Question

    “Food is the first necessity of the people” is a famous Chinese old saying, which reflects that Chinese have paid much attention to food since the ancient times. The importance of food in people’s daily life in China can be seen in the way they send greetings to each other, “Have you eaten?”, which is far away from the way people greet in western countries and has been seen as a characteristic of Chinese culture.

Food in China generally includes rice, wheat, buckwheat, corn, potato, sweet potato, beans and varieties of vegetables. Besides, wheaten food such as Mantou (steamed bun), noodle, Youtiao (deep-fried dough stick), Xiaolongbao (steamed pork-stuffed dumpling in bamboo basket), and: many other local snacks, are commonly seen on the table in China.

Regionally, a general feature of spicy east food, sweet south food, sour west food and salty north food can be summarized, but flavors of food in places differ from each other as a matter of fact. Generally, people living in South China pay more attention to nutrition and prefer delicate, tasty and refreshing food such as rice porridge and soup; however, spicy hotpot is always people' s favorite in the southwest areas due to the wet and rainy climate. And, people living in North China prefer wheaten food such as Jiaozi, noodles, while all kinds of steamed bun and beef and mutton are most popular in northwest areas.

1.The expression “Have you eaten?” functions the same as_______________.

A.Are you hungry? B.What did you eat?

C.Hi! How are you doing? D.When will you eat?

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a general Chinese food?

A.steak and mutton B.rice and wheat

C.corn and potato D.beans and vegetables

3.Why do people in Sichuan province like spicy hotpot?

A.Because they live in the east of China. B.Because it is too cold in winter there.

C.Because it rains a lot and is too wet. D.Because spicy food makes them eat more.

4.The last paragraph is mainly about_______________.

A.people living in South China like sweet food B.Chinese food habits are different in areas

C.people in North China prefer wheaten food D.how people prepare food in different areas

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国人一般的食物类型和各地区不同的饮食习惯。

1.

推理判断题。根据第一段中The importance of food in people’s daily life in China can be seen in the way they send greetings to each other, “Have you eaten?”, which is far away from the way people greet in western countries and has been seen as a characteristic of Chinese culture.可知在中国人的日常生活中，食物的重要性可以从他们互相问候“吃了吗？”体现出来，这与西方国家的人们打招呼的方式相去甚远，但却被视为中国文化的一个特点。由此可推知，“你吃了吗?”这句话的功能相当于“嗨，你好吗？”。故选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段中Food in China generally includes rice, wheat, buckwheat, corn, potato, sweet potato, beans and varieties of vegetables.可知中国的食物一般包括大米、小麦、荞麦、玉米、马铃薯、甘薯、豆类和各种蔬菜。由此可知，一般的中国食物包括大米、小麦、玉米、土豆、豆类和蔬菜，故A选项提到的牛排和羊肉不是一般的中国食物。故选A。

3.

细节理解题。根据最后一段中however, spicy hotpot is always people' s favorite in the southwest areas due to the wet and rainy climate.可知然而，在西南地区，由于潮湿多雨的气候，麻辣火锅总是人们的最爱。由此可知，四川人喜欢吃麻辣火锅，因为下雨很多而且太湿了。故选C。

4.

主旨大意题。根据最后一段Regionally, a general feature of spicy east food, sweet south food, sour west food and salty north food can be summarized, but flavors of food in places differ from each other as a matter of fact. Generally, people living in South China pay more attention to nutrition and prefer delicate, tasty and refreshing food such as rice porridge and soup; however, spicy hotpot is always people' s favorite in the southwest areas due to the wet and rainy climate. And, people living in North China prefer wheaten food such as Jiaozi, noodles, while all kinds of steamed bun and beef and mutton are most popular in northwest areas.可知从地域上看，东方的辣、南方的甜、西方的酸、北方的咸，可以归纳为一个普遍的特点，但事实上，每个地方的食物的味道是不同的。一般来说，南方人更注重营养，喜欢清淡、可口、清爽的食物，如米粥、汤等；然而，在西南地区，由于潮湿多雨的气候，麻辣火锅总是人们的最爱。此外，生活在中国北方的人们更喜欢面食，如饺子、面条，而各种馒头和牛羊肉在西北地区最受欢迎。由此可知，最后一段主要是关于中国各地饮食习惯的不同。故选B。