Question

China has a history of over 5000 years and has created a wonderful traditional culture. And cooking has taken an important place in Chinese culture.

China started the cooking as early as the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Chinese dishes began to divided into Southern and Northern tastes.

During the period of Tang and Song Dynasties, people began to care for the medical uses of different plants. Many kinds of “medicinal (药用) food ” had been cooked to cure diseases for health care.

   As time went by, local tastes were added to the Chinese dishes, such as the Northern food, the Southern food, the Chuan food and so on. Records about each kind of dishes have been handed down. The four oldest types of Chinese food were those of Sichuan, Guangdong, Shandong and Huaiyang. Later on, eight types by little after the Dang Dynasty. Each of these groups had its own long history and special traditional techniques.

The Chinese cooking culture has been developed for many centuries. With the growth and development of society during different periods, people have been always working on new way of cooking.

1.When did China start cooking?

From the ________ and _______ Dynasties.

2.What happened during the period of the Tang and Song Dynasties?

People began to ________ the medical uses of different plants.

3.What does the underlined phrase “handed down” mean in Chinese?

It means “___________”in Chinese.

4.How many types of Chinese food were there during the Yuan Dynasty according to the passage?

There were ______ types of Chinese food during the Yuan Dynasty.

5.How long has the Chinese cooking culture been developed?

It has been developed for _______________.

Answer

1.Shang Zhou

2.care for

3.传承

4.four

5.many centuries

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述中国菜系的发展历史。中国开始做菜开始于商周时期，在唐宋时期，人们开始关心不同植物的药用。中国从四大菜系发展到八大菜系。

1.根据文中第二段提到China started the cooking as early as the Shang and Zhou Dynasties.中国开始做菜开始于商周时期，可知商周时期。故用Shang Zhou。

2.根据文中第三段提到During the period of Tang and Song Dynasties, people began to care for the medical uses of different plants在唐宋时期，人们开始关心不同植物的药用。故用care for。

3.根据第四段提到The four oldest types of Chinese food were those of Sichuan, Guangdong, Shandong and Huaiyang. Later on, eight types by little after the Dang Dynasty.从四大菜系发展到八大菜系，可知是传承发展。故用传承。

4.根据第四段提到Later on, eight types by little after the Dang Dynasty可知是八大菜系。故用eight。

5.many centuries 根据最后一段提到The Chinese cooking culture has been developed for many centuries.菜的历史有许多年的历史。故填写many centuries

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