Question

    Do you still remember the debate(讨论) between sweet and salty zongzi during Dragon Boat Festival? It seems that the differences between northerners and southerners have always been a popular topic among Chinese. Now another difference has drawn wide attention: The way northerners and southerners shop for food at markets.

People from southern China might say they prefer to buy what they need for just one or two meals. It is normal for them to buy just half a Chinese cabbage, two potatoes and 0.25 kilograms of beef at a time.

However, one may be laughed at if he does this in the north. Instead, buying vegetables and meat enough for a week is usual, reported China Daily.

Also, when you go to the market in the south, you can buy a small amount of fruit, such as an apple or pear. Shop owners even help you peel and cut them. But hardly do shop owners in the north offer such service.

The difference could be because of the different weather.

Food can be kept for a long time in the north, as it is usually cold and dry there. Many northerners have the habit of stocking up（储存）on food.

But because of the hot and wet weather in the south, southern Chinese prefer to buy just enough food for one meal or one day. Otherwise, the food may go bad.

Maybe these debates about differences help us Chinese know more about each other.

1.Give the article a title.(within 9 words)____________________________________.

2.People from south buy_____________ than those in north at a time.

3.The ways of shopping are different in the two aspects(方面): ________and ________.

4.________________________causes the difference.

5.According to the writer, the advantage (好处) of these debates is possibly to________.

Answer

1.The different way northerners and southerners shop for food.

2.less food

3. amount service

4.The different weather

5.help us Chinese know more about each other

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中国南北方因为天气原因导致南方人和北方人在市场购物方式上的差异。

1.最佳标题题。根据第1大段“Now another difference has drawn wide attention: The way northerners and southerners shop for food at markets.”南方人和北方人在市场购物方式的差异。可知，本文的中心就是围绕南方人和北方人购物方式的差异。故答案填The different way northerners and southerners shop for food.

2.细节理解题。根据第2大段“People from southern China might say they prefer to buy what they need for just one or two meals.”南方人买1-2餐的食物；根据第3大段“Instead, buying vegetables and meat enough for a week is usual,”北方人通常情况下买一个礼拜的食物。可知，南方人比北方人买的食物更少。故答案填less food.

3.推测判断题。根据第2大段“People from southern China might say they prefer to buy what they need for just one or two meals.”南方人买1-2餐的食物；根据第3大段“Instead, buying vegetables and meat enough for a week is usual,”北方人通常情况下买一个礼拜的食物。可知，是数量上的不同；根据第4大段“Shop owners even help you peel and cut them. But hardly do shop owners in the north offer such service.”南方店主会帮你削皮和切但是北方店主不会提供这样的服务，可知是服务上的不同。故答案填amount，service。

4.细节理解题。根据第5大段“The difference could be because of the different weather.”天气差异引起了不同可知，是天气原因。故答案填The different weather。

5.细节理解题。根据第8大段“Maybe these debates about differences help us Chinese know more about each other.”这些差异的辩论能帮助中国人彼此了解。可知，是有助于相互了解。故答案填help us Chinese know more about each other。