Question

My interest in Chinese food started years a90, when l was a young reporter for the Washington Post. Our office wasn’t far from Chinatown, where I found some very good Chinese restaurants．

The first time I ever ate Chinese food I loved it. I noticed the fresh taste of the meat and vegetables. When I learned more about the food, I began to understand why it has this special feature.

Many years ago, China had an energy crisis because it lost much of its wood due to over population and poor management of its forests. 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 either find a substitute for their valuable wood，or learn how to use it better. There weren’t any substitutes so people found ways to economize.

In order to economize in cookin9, they had to use very little wood. So they started cutting 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 way kept its fresh flavor一and it's this flavor that attracts people from other countries to the art of Chinese cooking.

1.This text is mainly about________.

A. what caused Chinese food to taste fresh

B. how Chinese food is cooked in the US

C. when the author started to make Chinese food

D. why most foreigners like cooking Chinese food

2.The author mentioned the energy crisis to show________.

A. it is important to protect the forests

B. it is necessary to find substitutes for wood

C. why the Chinese changed their way of cooking

D. what problems a big population is causing China today

3.It can be inferred from the text that before the energy crisis Chinese food________.

A. was cooked in rather large pieces

B. was cooked in water but not oil

C. didn’t taste good

D. didn’t look fresh

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍中餐品尝起来新鲜的原因。

1.考查主旨大意题，结合文章第二段，可知，当我学到更多有关中餐食物的背景知识时，我才开始明白为什么它有新鲜的味道。随后第三、四两段集中介绍其相关背景知识。故应选A。

2.考查推理判断题，结合文章第三、四段，可知能源危机——森林的减少，使得做食物所需的木材变得昂贵而很难获取，同时人们没有找到木材的替代物，所以必须寻找一些节约木材的办法，于是人们改变了烹制食物的方式即在将肉和蔬菜放入热的油锅之前将其切成小块，进而保持食物新鲜的味道同时节省了燃料。故应选C。

3.考查推理判断题，结合文章第四段“That way，the food cooked faster and they saved their fuel. The food prepared in this way kept its fresh flavor—it's this flavor that attracts people from other countries to the art of Chinese cooking.”可知利用新的烹制方式，食物做的更快了，节省了燃料，并保持着新鲜的味道，正是这种味道，吸引着来自其他国家的人们关注烹饪艺术。故应选D。

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