单选题
Dorm Food More Comfy

Once upon a time, eating in an American college dorm meant soup in a hotpot or getting pizza delivered. The most interesting thing about the campus dining hall was often the salad bar.
No more. These days, US college students have refined tastes and a growing interest in preparing their own food. Mini-refrigerators and microwaves in dorm rooms are as essential as laptops.
"The cooking awareness of college students is increasing," said Tom Post, president of campus dining for Sodexo, a major food service company. "Students today grew up watching celebrity chefs on TV, eating organic food and valuing good nutrition."
In response, cafeteria menus have changed. Sodexo"s top campus foods for 2009 include Vietnamese noodle soup, goat cheese salad, and Mexican chicken. But colleges are also catering to student demands for more flexible and personalized dining options.
Chartwells, the company that prepares food for dining halls at Ohio Wesleyan University in the state of Ohio, offers microwaveable meals that students can take away, as well as a program where students can have food individually prepared. Or they can even do their own cooking.
This fall, Sarah Lawrence College in New York will offer students on its meal plan a chance to pick up groceries in the cafeteria as an alternative to a cooked meal.
"Students want things that are easy to make, things that don"t take long and will still taste good," said Rachel Holcomb, a University of Massachusetts-Amherst student who updated recipes for the new edition of The Healthy College Cookbook.
Angelo Berti, a chef at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, teaches cooking in dorm kitchens. But Berti says he"s not just teaching recipes. He"s encouraging students to use dining together as a way to socialize and as a means of self-expression. "The meal is your canvas," Berti said. "You paint what you want."
That"s why at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, students produce a cooking show filmed in a dorm called "Everyday Gourmet". One episode was "Date Night Cooking: A 3-Course meal for under $20", featuring grilled chicken stuffed with goat cheese and basil.
单选题 Which of the following statements is not mentioned as a basic equipment in today"s student dorms?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 三正一误的细节考查题。参见文章第二段最后一句:在美国的大学宿舍里,小冰箱、微波炉和笔记本电脑都是必需品,并未提及电视。故答案为D。
单选题 Which of the following statements is true according to the author?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 三误一正的细节考查题。参见文章第四段最后一句:美国的大学在尽量满足学生对于饮食更加灵活和个性化的要求。
单选题 The following food are among Sodexo"s top campus foods for 2009 EXCERT ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 三正一误的细节考查题。参见文章第四段,选项B、C、D均包括。
单选题 Which of the following statements about Angelo Berti is NOT true?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 三正一误的细节考查题。参见倒数第二段。Angelo Berti教授厨艺的地点并非烹饪学校,而是大学生寝室的厨房。
单选题 What does Angelo Berti mean by saying "The meal is your canvas"?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 猜词题。根据上下文可知,该句表达的是做饭是自由表达自我的一个很好的方式。