Question

My interest in Chinese food started many years ago, when I had my first job. I was a young reporter for the Daily Journal in San Francisco. Our office wasn’t far from Chinatown. I usually managed to arrange my time so that I could go there at least two or three times a week for a good meal.

When I ever ate Chinese food the first time, I loved it. And since then, it just tastes better and better to me. The first thing I noticed was the fresh tastes of the meat and vegetables. When I learned more about the food, I began to understand why it has this special feature.

About 5000 years ago, China lost much of its wood because of over population and poor management of its forest. This loss was very bad for the country, of course, but it turned out to be very good for the food. Wood became very expensive and hard to get, so the Chinese had to learn how to use it better.

In order to use less wood in cooking, they started to cut their meat and vegetables into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil. That way, the food cooked faster and they saved their fuel. The food prepared in this manner kept its fresh flavor(风味)—and it’s this flavor that attracts people to the art of Chinese cooking.

I often wonder if the Chinese appreciated their solution to that ancient energy problem as much as I do now –whenever I eat Chinese food.

1.This passage is mainly about _______________.

A. why Chinese food tastes fresh

B. what Chinese food tastes like

C. how Chinese food is cooked

D. who makes Chinese food special

2.The author got to know Chinese food __________.

A. when he worked as a reporter in China

B. from a news story in the Daily Journal

C. after he got a taste of it in the Chinatown

D. before he got his first job in San Francisco

3.The author thought the Chinese cut their meat and vegetables into small pieces in order to________.

A. keeping its fresh flavor

B. saving their hard-to-get wood

C. producing a different kind of food

D. attracting westerners to their food

4.The word “fuel” in the 4th paragraph most probably means ______

A. fresh flavor       B. meat and vegetable

C. hot oil           D. firewood

5.According to the passage, the special freshness of Chinese food is the result of _______.

A. the wood used to make the cooking fire

B. the fast speed at which it is cooked

C. the high quality of Chinese meat and vegetable

D. the well-developed art of Chinese cooking

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了中国食品为什么很新鲜的原因。原来是古时候，人们为了节省木柴，而改变了烹饪方式。正是这种快速的烹饪方式让食品保持了它的新鲜。

1.A主旨大意题。阅读短文可知，本文主要讲述了为什么中餐风味独特的原因。故选A。

2.2】C细节理解题。阅读第二段可知，作者第一次在唐人街品尝了中餐之后，才开始了解中餐。故选C。

3.3】B细节理解题。阅读第四段In order to use less wood in cooking, they started to cut their meat and vegetables into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil. 描述，中国人把肉和蔬菜切成小块是为了节省木材。故选B。

4.4】D猜测题。联系前两句描述，可知此处指的是，他们节省了木柴。故选D。

5.5】B细节理解题。根据短文倒数第二段That way, the food cooked faster and they saved their fuel.描述，可知正是这种快速的烹饪方式保持了食物的新鲜。故选B。

考点：考查广告类短文阅读。