Question

    Chinese people are, quite rightly, proud of their food. However, when foreigners like Britons and Americans think of Chinese food, their impression of it is different to what you might think.

Growing up in the UK, the Chinese food I was used to eating was food I now recognize as being from Guangdong. For example, a typical dish I would order would be pork in sweet and sour sauce, probably with some rice and spring rolls on the side. This is the type of food we generally eat because most Chinese immigrants(移民) to the UK have come from Guangdong. You can tell, because when most British people try to copy the sound of Chinese, they actually copy the sound of Guangdong people—hearing the real Putonghua is sometimes a shock to British people who have grown up thinking it sounds completely different!

British attitudes to Chinese food may be changing, though. Chinese-American chef Ken Hom has been on British TV for 30 years, and he told BBC Food: “Chinese food at the beginning of the 80s (in the UK) was sweet and sour pork, mainly. Most Brits had the unchangeable view of Chinese food. Now you are seeing more local Chinese food from Sichuan, Hunan and other areas of China. It is no longer just Guangdong food.” Similarly, to most Americans, Chinese food doesn’t go too far past orange chicken and fortune cookies, but more Chinese local dishes are becoming successful, especially in big cities like New York.

Attitudes have not quite changed completely, though. Many foreigners who live in China will be familiar with this question from a relative back at home: “Have they given you dog yet?” Yes, perhaps because people still know too little about Chinese culture, many people believe that Chinese people love to eat dog meat. And of course, some people do eat dogs, which to Americans is like “eating a member of one’s family” according to Vision Times. Also, Chinese people eat many other things people in the West do not—chicken claws, duck heads and some animals’ organs.

But what do foreigners think when they come to China and taste real Chinese food? You’ll be glad to know that in my experience, the impressions have been very good.

1.Why are some British people surprised when they hear the real Putonghua?

A. Because it sounds too funny to believe.

B. Because it’s different from what they hear.

C. Because they all find it hard to learn.

D. Because nobody has been to China before.

2.What does chef Ken Hom think of the present Chinese food?

A. Popular. B. Tastier.

C. Richer D. Best.

3.How does Paragraph 3 develop?

A. By giving examples. B. By making inferences.

C. By analyzing. D. By reasoning.

4.What can we infer from “Have they given you dog yet?”?

A. Foreigners don’t like eating dog meat at all.

B. Chinese hate dogs so they often eat them.

C. Chinese eat everything including dog meat.

D. There are differences between cultures.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本篇是一篇说明文，介绍了国外对于中国食品的刻板印象有些已经变化，由于文化差异的缘故，有些刻板印象仍然存在。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“This is the type of food we generally eat because most Chinese immigrants(移民) to the UK have come from Guangdong. You can tell, because when most British people try to copy the sound of Chinese, they actually copy the sound of Guangdong people—hearing the real Putonghua is sometimes a shock to British people who have grown up thinking it sounds completely different!”可知当一些英国人听到真正的普通话时，他们发现它和他们听到的不同，因为那些外国人接触的大多数中国移民来自广东，故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段中的"Chinese food at the beginning of the 80s (in the UK) was sweet and sour pork, mainly. Most Brits had the unchangeable view of Chinese food… Now you are seeing more local Chinese food from Sichuan, Hunan and other areas of China. It is no longer just Guangdong food"，可知chef Ken Hom认为目前的中国食物应该是更丰富了，故选C。

3.概括归纳题。第三段为了反映主题句“British attitudes to Chinese food may be changing”英国人对中国菜的态度可能正在改变，举出了Chinese-American chef Ken Hom等例子，因此本段通过举例来展开。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Attitudes have not quite changed completely, though”不过，人们的态度并没有完全改变，然后提到了许多外国人仍然会问从中国归来的人他们给你狗了吗，说明了本段的主题句，即文化差异仍然存在，外国人对于中国食物的印象并未完全改变。故选D。