解析：选B　细节理解题。由第三段描述的工作程序可知B正确。

　　2．What does the underlined word "it" (in Paragraph 5) refer to?

　　A．French food.

　　B．French language.

　　C．The process of cooking and learning.

　　D．The process of listening and translating.

　　解析：选C　代词指代题。结合上文讲烹饪和本段第一句讲把语言学习从教室带到真实的生活中可知，此处指代的是烹饪与学习合一的过程。

　　3．It can be expected that the "talking kitchen" ________.

　　A．will be produced in France by the end of 2018

　　B．will help different foreign language learners

　　C．will reduce the building costs

　　D．will be sold at quite low prices

　　解析：选B　推理判断题。最后一段说现在正在开发其他语言的程序，故可推知B正确。

　　4．In which section of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage?

　　A．Science and technology.

　　B．Food and health.

　　C．Education and culture.

　　D．Environment and society.

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。本文主要讲智能厨房系统的功能、工作原理与科技因素，故最可能出现在报纸的科技版块。

　　B

　　Bahamas Emancipation Day

　　The English settled in the Bahamas during the mid­17th century and brought African slaves with them to work in the cotton fields.Slavery was formally overthrown in the British Empire by the Abolition Act of 1833, but it wasn't until 1838 that the slaves in the Bahamas were freed.Emancipation Day in the Bahamas is observed on the first Monday in August.Businesses are closed, and a boat race is held at Black Point, near Staniel Cay, in the Exuma island group.

　　Bahamas Independence Day

The Bahama Islands gained independence from Great Britain in 1973.The islands had been a British colony for nearly 250 years, but are now a commonwealth (英联邦国家), with their own prime minister and parliament.Businesses are closed on July 10, a legal holiday, but festivities go