Directions: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
l.T 2. T 3.F 4.F 5. F 6.F 7.F 8. T
Part 2 Passage
Frozen Ethnic Foods（冷冻的民族食品）
1） Two years ago, there were three freezers in the store that catered to people
from the Indian subcontinent and now there are 55.
2） A few blocks away at the Pacific Supermarket, which specializes in Chinese
and Thai food, frozen dinners fill two long aisles.
3）Other ethnic groceries are enjoying explosive growth in sales of frozen meals to immigrant and second-generation customers with less time, inclination or ability to cook the foods of their homeland.
4） By 2010, the Hispanic-American population in the United States is expected to grow 96 percent and the Asian-American population is expected to grow 110 percent.
5） Europe is ahead of the United States in terms of big companies but the trend could grow here.
At Patel Brothers' grocery, you can almost get lost these days in the frozen food section. Two years ago, there were three freezers in the store that catered to（为…服务） people from the Indian subcontinent in New York's Jackson Heights neighborhood. Now, there are 55, aisle after aisle crammed with inexpensive, ready-to-eat versions of chicken, chickpeas（鹰嘴豆） and vegetable balls in sauces and spices.
A few blocks away at the Pacific Supermarket, which specializes in Chinese and Thai food, frozen dinners fill two long aisles.
Other ethnic groceries, including those offering Mexican food, are enjoying explosive growth in sales of frozen meals to immigrant and second-generation customers with less time, inclination or ability to cook the foods of their homeland.
Filling the frozen food racks are rapidly growing food companies, many of them local or regional, which find that serving ethnic shops is easier and more profitable than selling to grocery chains. As their profits increase, they are attracting the attention of major corporations.
The market for ethnic frozen foods reached US$2.2 billion in 2001, according to the American Frozen Food Institute.
The biggest market is for Italian food, totaling US$1.28 billion in 2001, up 6.1 percent from 2000. The overall frozen food market also grew by 6.1 percent, totaling US$26.6 billion.
But Mexican frozen food sales grew 20.6 percent to US$488 million. Asian
frozen entrees, which include Chinese, Thai and Indian, were up 12.3 percent, totaling US$463 million.
The steady growth in popularity of ethnic frozen foods is partly a result of changing demographics* - by 2010, the Hispanic-American population in the United States is expected to grow 96 percent and the Asian-American population is expected to grow 110 percent.
But other Americans are also enjoying dishes once considered exotic. The busy lives of many people help sales.
Making the food are mostly small businesses closely linked to immigrant populations from Asia, Latin America and Africa. Still, some are expanding beyond their own ethnic origins.
Deep Foods* of Union, New Jersey, is adding frozen Thai and Chinese entrees even as it markets its Green Guru* line of Indian dishes.
Deep Foods started out in the late 1970s as a family-owned snack business, and then started making vegetarian frozen food in the mid-1980s. It has since diversified into non-vegetarian, natural and low-sodium* dishes.
Heinz sees frozen dishes as a growth area along with organic and natural foods. Just before acquiring Ethnic Gourmet*, Heinz bought a Mexican food manufacturer, Delimex.
Europe is ahead of the United States in terms of big companies. But the trend could grow here.
A: Pre-listening Question
The development and diversity of the delights of Chinese cuisine are representative of China's long history. With each dynasty new recipes were created until the art of food preparation reached its peak during the Qing Dynasty. The dinner called Man Han Quan Xi that incorporates all the very best of Man and Han Cuisines is held in high esteem as it does countless dishes, each with its own distinctive flavor and appeal.
The diversity of geography, climate, customs and products have led to the evolution of what are called the \
Cuisine in China is a harmonious integration of color, redolence, taste, shape and the fineness of the instruments. Among the many cooking methods they use are boiling, stewing, braising, frying, steaming, crisping, baking, and simmering and so on.
Cuisine can rise to many different occasions from luxury court feasts, fetes, holy sacrificial rites, joyous wedding ceremonies to simple daily meals and snacks. The art of a good cook is to provide a wholesome and satisfying dish to suit the occasion.
Besides the various Han cuisines, the other 55 ethnic groups each have their own. With their peculiar religions and geographical zones, their diets differ respectively and are full of interest.
B: Sentence Dictation
Directions: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.
C: Detailed Listening
Directions: Listen to the passage and fill in the following chart about the growth of the ethnic foods' market shares in the United States in 2001 and then answer the questions.
Nationality Amount Percentage Total
1.Making the food are mostly small businesses closely linked to immigrant populations from Asia, Latin America and Africa.
2.Deep Foods started out in the late 1970s as a family-owned snack business, then started making vegetarian frozen food in the mid-1980s. It has since diversified into non-vegetarian, natural and low-sodium dishes and is now adding frozen Thai and Chinese entrees even as it markets its Green Guru line of Indian dishes.
Italian US$1.28 billion 6.1 Mexican US$488 million 20.6 US$2.2 billion Asian countries US$463 million 12.3
D: After-listening Discussion
Directions: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.
施心远主编《听力教程》3-（第2版）Unit(00003)
