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  3. During McDonald’s early years French fries were made from scratch every day. Russet Burbank potatoes were【1】, cut into shoestrin

During McDonald’s early years French fries were made from scratch every day. Russet Burbank potatoes were【1】, cut into shoestrin

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问题     During McDonald’s early years French fries were made from scratch every day. Russet Burbank potatoes were【1】, cut into shoestrings, and fried in its kitchens. 【2】the chain expanded nationwide, in the mid-1960s, it sought to cut labour costs, reduce the number of suppliers, and【3】that its fries tasted the same at every restaurant. McDonald’s began【4】to frozen French fries in 1966—and few customers noticed the difference.【5】, the change had a profound effect on the nation’s agriculture and diet. A familiar food had been transformed into a highly processed industrial【6】.
    McDonald’s fries now come from huge manufacturing plants【7】can process two milion pounds of potatoes a day. The expansion【8】McDonald’s and the popularity of its ,ow-cost, mass-produced fries changed the way Americans eat.
    The taste of McDonald’s French fries played a crucial role in the chain’s success —fries are much more profitable than hamburgers—and was【9】praised by customers, competitors, and even food critics. Their【10】taste does not stem from the kind of potatoes that McDonald’s【11】, the technology that processes them, or the restaurant equipment that fries them: other chains use Russet Burbank. buy their French fries from the【12】large processing companies, and have similar 【13】in their restaurant kitchens. The taste of a French fry is【14】determined by the cooking oil. For decades McDonald’s cooked its French, fries in a mixture of about 7 percent cottonseed oil and 93 per cent beef fat. The mixture gave the fries their unique【15】
选项 A、scaled
B、stripped
C、peeled
D、sliced
答案C
解析 此处指削去土豆的外皮，因此要用peel。它表示“剥去或削去……的皮或外皮，剥落或脱落表皮、树皮或其他覆盖物”，如：These potatoes don’t peel easily．(这些土豆的皮很难剥。)其余三个词语的意思分别为：“刮去……鳞，剥去……的介壳，除去……积垢，给……去锈”；“脱掉(衣服等)”；“把……切成薄片”。
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