Question

Are you a gourmand(吃货)? Do you want to eat every delicious food in the world? Then do you watch the popular program? “A Bite of China” is a documentary on Chinese delicious food which has been broadcast by CCTV. Can you find any holiday celebrated without a special festival food? Food is very important in China.  Here are several traditional Chinese foods:

Eggs hold a special meaning in many cultures. Chinese believe that eggs mean producing something new. For example, after a baby is born, parents may hold a " feast party," where they pass out eggs to announce the birth. In some areas of  China the number of eggs represents the sex of the child, the number(1,3,5…) for a girl, and (2,4,6…) for a boy.

Noodles are a symbol of long life in Chinese culture. They are as much a part of a Chinese birthday celebration as a birthday cake with lit candles(蜡烛) in many countries. Since noodles represent long life, it is considered very unlucky to cut them off.

Although westerners sometimes may be very sorry to see fish lying on a plate, in China a whole fish is a symbol of richness. In fact, at a party it is traditional to serve the whole fish last, fish head pointed toward the valued guest. Fish also has a special meaning because the Chinese word for fish, yu, sounds like the word for richness or plenty, and it is believed that eating fish will help your wishes come true in the future.

Another very popular food during the Dragon Boat Festival is Zongzi. This tasty food is made of rice with meat, peanut or other delicious food in bamboo leaves. The tradition of Zongzi is meant to remind us of a great man, Qu Yuan.

The 50-minute program tries to bring something new by presenting more cultural elements(元素),such as eating habits and the quality of eating.

1.A bite of China is _______.

A. a history          B. a TV program

C. a guide book        D. a radio talk

2.The underlined phrase means_____ .

A. give presents    B. get  presents

C. ask  for        D. stand for

3.In this part the documentary tells us about Chinese food ______ in the history.

A. cooking        B. eating            C. making           D. meaning

4.How many kinds of traditional food are mentioned in the passage?

A．two B．three       C．four  D．five

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一个著名的电视纪录片《舌尖上的中国》，文中详细地介绍了四种中国传统美食。

1.B句意理解题。根据“A Bite of China(舌尖上的中国)” is a documentary on Chinese delicious food which has been broadcasted by Chinese central television. 描述，可知舌尖上的中国是一部关于中国饮食的纪录片。故选B。

2.D 词意猜测题。根据短文中的句子In some areas of China the number of eggs represents the sex of the child, the number(1,3,5…) for a girl, and (2,4,6…) for a boy.可知，在中国的某些地区鸡蛋的数量代表孩子的性别。故答案为D。stand for代表。

3.D短文介绍了四种中国传统美食，每种美食都具有特定的含义，例如：中国人相信鸡蛋意味着创造新的东西；面条是中国文化中长寿的象征；鱼象征着吉利等等。故答案为D。

4.C:细节理解题。阅读短文可知，本文主要提到了面条，鸡蛋，鱼和粽子四种传统美食。故选C。

考点：社会文化类短文阅读。