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A Bite of China

Are you an eating-lover? Do you want to eat every delicious food in the world? Then do you watch the popular program A Bite of China? It’s a TV program on Chinese delicious food which has been produced by CCTV. Is there any holiday that isn’t celebrated with special festival food? Here are several traditional Chinese foods:

Noodles are a symbol of long life in Chinese culture. They are as much a part of Chinese birthday celebration as a birthday cake with its candles lit in many western countries. Since noodles mean long life, it is considered very unlucky to cut it off.

Although westerners sometimes may be very sorry to see fish lying on the plate, in China a whole fish is a symbol of richness. In fact, at a party it is a tradition to serve the whole fish last, pointed towards the most valued guest. Fish also has a special meaning because the Chinese word for fish, yu, sounds like the word for richness or plenty, and it is believed that eating fish will help your wishes come true in the year to come.

A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat Festival is Zongzi. This tasty dish is made of rice dumplings with meat, peanuts or other delicious food in bamboo leaves. The tradition of Zongzi is meant to remind us of a great man, Qu Yuan in Chinese history.

1.A Bite of China is ______.

A．a magazine        B．a newspaper

C．a film              D．a TV program

2.According to the passage, in traditional Chinese culture, people will eat ______ on their birthdays.

A. eggs                 B. noodles

C. fish                D. cakes

3.Fish has a special meaning in Chinese culture mainly because ______.

A. it is served last at a party

B. it is pointed to the valued guest

C. it sounds like the word yu in Chinese

D. it is so delicious that all Chinese people like it

4. ______ in the Dragon Boat Festival makes us think of Qu Yuan.

A. Zongzi             B. Meat

C. Peanuts             D. Dumpling

5.The article mainly talks about ______.

A. Chinese food         B. Chinese history

C. Chinese festival    D. Chinese language

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本题主要介绍了三种传统的中国食物：面条、鱼和粽子。面条是长寿的标志，鱼是富裕的象征；粽子是为了纪念屈原的。

1.D 细节理解题。题意：《舌尖上的中国》是一个什么？A．a magazine杂志；B．a newspaper报纸；C．a film电影；D．a TV program电视节目。由第一段第二行第二句：It’s a TV program on Chinese delicious food which has been produced by CCTV.可知这是一个电视节目的名称。故选D。

2.2】B 推理判断题。题意：根据短文内容，在中国传统文化中，人们在生日将会吃什么？ A. eggs 蛋；B. noodles面条；C. fish鱼；D. cakes蛋糕。根据短文第二自然段可知，面条在中国是长寿的标志，人们生日吃传统食物“长寿面”，故选B。

3.3】C细节理解题。题意：鱼在中国文化中有特殊的含义，是因为什么？A. it is served last at a party在聚会上，鱼最后吃；B. it is pointed to the valued guest它指的是客人的价值； C. it sounds like the word yu in Chinese它吃起来像汉语的“余”； D. it is so delicious that all Chinese people like it它如此的可口，以致于所有的中国人喜欢吃。根据第三段里的：Fish also has a special meaning because the Chinese word for fish, yu, sounds like the word for richness or plenty, and it is believed that eating fish will help your wishes come true in the year to come.可知，中国人喜欢吃鱼是因为“鱼、余”同音：年年有余。故选C。

4.4】A 细节理解题。题意：端午节的什么使我们想起屈原？A. Zongzi粽子；B. Meat肉；C. Peanuts花生；D. Dumpling饺子。根据短文最后一句话可知，吃粽子使人们想起屈原。故选A。

5.5】A 主旨大意题。题意：本文主要谈论的是什么？ A. Chinese food中国食物；B. Chinese history中国历史；C. Chinese festival中国节日；D. Chinese language中国语言。由第一段最后一句：Here are several traditional Chinese foods:可知本文主要讲述的是中国的食物。故选A。

考点：考查文化类短文阅读。