首页
登录
职称英语
Before the mid-nineteenth century, people in the United State eat most foods
Before the mid-nineteenth century, people in the United State eat most foods
游客
2025-05-04
41
管理
问题
Before the mid-nineteenth century, people in the United State eat most foods only in season. Drying, smoking, and salting could preserve meat for a short time, but the availability of fresh meat, like that of fresh milk, was very limited. There was no way to prevent spoilage. But in 1810, a French inventor named Nicolas Appert developed the cooking-and-sealing process of canning. And in the 1850’s an American named Gail Borden developed a means of condensing and preserving milk. Canned goods and condensed milk became more common during the 1860’s, but supplies remained low because cans had to be made by hand. By 1880, however, inventors had fashioned stamping and soldering machines that mass-produced cans from tinplate. Suddenly all kinds of food could be preserved and bought at all times of the year.
Other trends and inventions had also helped make it possible for Americans to vary their daily diets. Growing urban populations created demand that encouraged fruit and vegetable farmers to raise more produce. Railroad refrigerator car enabled growers and meat packers to ship perishables great distance and to preserve them for longer periods. Thus, by the 1890’s, northern city dwellers could enjoy southern and western strawberries, grapes and tomatoes, previously available for a month at most, for up to six month of the year. In addition, increased use of iceboxes enabled families to store perishables. An easy means of producing ice commercially had been invented in the 1870’s, and by 1900 the nation had more than two thousand commercial ice plants, most of which made home deliveries. The icebox became a fixture in most homes and remained so until the mechanized refrigerator replaced it in the 1920’s and 1930’s.
Almost every one now had a more diversified diet. Some people continued to eat mainly foods that were heavy in starches or carbohydrates, and not everyone could afford meat. Nevertheless, many families could take advantage of previously unavailable fruits, vegetables, and dairy products to achieve more varied fare. [br] The author implies that in the 1920’s and 1930’s home deliveries of ice ______ .
选项
A、were on an irregular schedule
B、decreased in number
C、increased in cost
D、occurred only in the summer
答案
B
解析
可从文中的“The icebox became a fixture in most homes and remained so until the mechanized refrigerator replaced it in the 1920’s and 1930’s.”推知,即机械化的冰箱在20世纪20年代和30年代逐渐取代了原来的冰盒,从中暗示了家庭用冰量的减小。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/4062282.html
相关试题推荐
FewpeoplewoulddefendtheVictorianattitudetochildren,butifyouwere
Tomanypeople,ahusbandandwifealonedonotseemaproperfamily--theyneed
Somepeoplewantonlyrealflowersontheirtableswhileothersliketohave___
Thepeopleofthevillagefoughtfortherightto______cattleonthegrassland
Mostgreatartistsareexceptionally______people.A、sensitizedB、sensitiveC、se
TheOlympicGameswerewatchedby______billionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.A、v
Beforethemid-nineteenthcentury,peopleintheUnitedStateeatmostfoods
Beforethemid-nineteenthcentury,peopleintheUnitedStateeatmostfoods
Beforethemid-nineteenthcentury,peopleintheUnitedStateeatmostfoods
The______actionofthepolicemensavedthepeopleinthehousefrombeingburn
随机试题
•ReadthearticlebelowaboutAuctionsales.•Choosethebestsentencetofille
ASpearorarobothasthequalityoftechnologyonlywhenit______.[br]Theau
Atfirsttheinstituterefusedtopurchasethetelescope,butthisdecisionwas
承包人按约定接受了( )后,应被认为已无权再提出在该接收证书颁发前所发生的任何
制定质量管理计划的主要依据是质量方针、项目范围说明书、产品描述以及()。A:质
战略投资者应当承诺获得配售的股票持有期限不少于()个月。A.3 B.6 C
患儿,7岁,2周前患上呼吸道感染,近日自觉双下肢进行性无力,肌肉疼痛,伴发热,体
2021年1—4月份,全国规模以上工业企业实现营业收入37.78万亿元,同比增长
下面()不是基金份额持有人必须承担的义务。A:承担基金亏损或终止的全部责任B:
七、男,60岁,发热4天,37.5℃左右,伴左脚拇趾痛。检查:血压114/70m
最新回复
(
0
)