There are many TV programs on Chinese cuisines(烹饪、美食)，but few are like A Bite of China. It tries to bring something new by introducing more cultural features related to dishes, such as eating habits and wonderful stories about food.
It’s said that more than 100 million Chinese people are watching the program. Most Chinese people see this program as more than just the regular food shows. They see it as an amazing documentary providing a special view of Chinese as well as the relations between people and food and between people and society.
On the other hand, the documentary also stimulates(刺激)Chinese people’s consumption. Taobao, one of China’s biggest online shopping sites, reports that the search(搜索) on food items that were introduced by the documentary has increased to 4 million times within one week, and sales have increased to 5.82 million, or 20%.
To get enough good stories, the production team spent three months doing research and interviews in about 60 cities before they started making the documentary last July. Filming lasted about nine months.
Liu Wen, the director, says “As CCTV-9 serves as a window allowing the world to better understand China, the documentary aims to help the world not only appreciate the beauty of Chinese cuisines, but also learn Chinese customs.”
1.A Bite of China is a .
A. film B. TV show C. book
2.This program is quite different from other food shows because it has more features of .
A. culture B. cuisine C. news
3.The main idea of the 3rd paragraph is that the program brings a new opportunity on .
A. Internet communication
B. film making
C. food business
4.It took the production team about to complete the whole program.
A. 3 months
B. six months
C. a year
5.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?
A. Most people watch the program because they want to learn how to cook.
B. There’re many wonderful stories about Chinese cuisines in “A Bite of China”.
C.You can buy some food that is more delious and cheaper through the program.
One afternoon, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early, so I my car by a small park, and for her.
As I looked outside the car window, I saw a little boy, around two years old, running on the grass as his mother from a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been free from some sort of prison. The boy would then fall to the grass, up, without looking back at his mother, run as as he could, again, still with a smile on his face, as if nothing had happened .
At that moment, I thought to myself, “Why aren’t most adults this way?” Most adults, when they fall down, make a big deal out of it and don’t even a second attempt. They would be so that they would not try again if someone saw them fall. Or, because they fall, they would find a good for themselves that they’re not fit for it. They would end up too afraid to attempt again for fear of failure.
However, with kids, when they fall down, they don’t consider their falling down as a failure, instead, they treat it as a experience. They try again and again until they . The answer must be that they have not connected “falling down” with the word “failure”. As a , they are not discouraged in any way. Besides, they _ think to themselves that it’s quite okay to fall down and that it’s not wrong to do so. In other words, they allow themselves to make , so they remain energetic.
I was deeply impressed by the boy’s persistence (坚持不懈) and the manner in which he did.
1.A. left B. stopped C. repaired
2.A. waited B. cared C. prepared
3.A. carefully B. anxiously C. freely
4.A. watched B. noticed C. surveyed
5.A. cut B. kept C. set
6.A. hold B. get C. end
7.A. well B. long C. fast
8.A. make B. provide C. practice
9.A. confused B. embarrassed C. excited
10.A. cause B. sign C. excuse
11.A. learning B. running C. teaching
12.A. progress B. improve C. succeed
13.A. decision B. result C. reason
14.A. hardly B. perfectly C. probably
15.A. mistakes B. choices C. plans
--I’m always feeling stressed out before a big exam.
--____.You can go out for a walk or listen to some light music.
A. Take it easy
B. Make a decision
C. Work it out
The island , to the main land by a bridge , is easy to go to.
A.join B.joined C.joining
Many countries are setting up nation parks animals and plants can be protected.
A. when B.which C.where
It is good to know the dogs will be well cared for while we are away.
A. what B.whose C.that
