Question

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

At home, ordering food from a menu is a normal, everyday routine. I don’t even give it a second thought. In China, it’s a whole other story! Here, ordering is a fun game of trial and error, and the adventure begins before the food is even served!

Many restaurants in central Beijing advertise “English language menus”, but the translations can just add to the confusion. Although accompanying pictures can be a helpful relief, the translations often make the whole experience even more amusing. During my first few weeks in China I tried some delicious dishes with off-the-wall names. As an experiment, my friends and I would order things like “students addicted to chicken gristle (软骨)” and “red burned lion head”. It was always fun to see what landed on our table. Eventually we learned that “lion head” was actually pork, and “students” are “addicted” to diced (切碎的) chicken with green pepper.

Recently, I came across a busy restaurant down a narrow side street in a Beijing hutong. It was lunchtime and the small room was packed with people sitting on small stools (凳子) eating noodles. I was hungry and cold, and the steaming bowls looked irresistible! I sat myself down and called out for a “caidan!” In response, the waitress pointed to a wall at the back of the restaurant. The wall was full of Chinese characters describing numerous dishes. There was only one sentence in English: “crossing over the bridge noodles”.

I had never heard of the dish and had no idea what it would taste like. I took a gamble and ordered one bowl of “crossing over the bridge noodles”. A few minutes later the waitress carried over a heavy bowl full of broth (肉汤) and I quickly dug in. It was the best bowl of noodles I had ever tasted! I have been back again and again and each time I point at the one English sentence – “crossing over the bridge noodles”. I always enter a restaurant in China feeling excited and a little nervous. Who knows what the next ordering adventure will show?

1.How does the writer find the English-language menus in many of Beijing’s restaurants?

A. Confusing but amusing.  B. Easy to understand.

C. Boring and annoying.   D. Accurate and helpful.

2.The underlined word “gamble” in the last paragraph probably means ______.

A. taste  B. look       C. step     D. risk

3.The passage deals with ______.

A. the author’s favorite Chinese dishes

B. the fun the author had ordering food in China’s restaurant

C. a comparison between Western food and Chinese food

D. the correct way to translate the names of Chinese dishes into English

4.The passage is developed mainly in the form of _____________.

A. examples and statements

B. comparison and conclusion

C. causes and effects

D. time and description

Answer

【小题】A

【小题】D

【小题】B

【小题】A

【解析】

1.1】根据题干关键词the English-language menus in many of Beijing’s restaurants找到文章的对应段落是第二段，其中的第一、二句Many restaurants in central Beijing advertise “English language menus”, but the translations can just add to the confusion. Although accompanying pictures can be a helpful relief, the translations often make the whole experience even more amusing中的confusing和amusing判断选A。

2.2】A. taste味道；B. look表情；C. step措施；D. risk危险。根据该划线单词前的那句话I had never heard of the dish and had no idea what it would taste like和其后的ordered one bowl of “crossing over the bridge noodles”可推断应是“冒险”点餐，因为不知道这道菜是什么味道。故选D。

3.3】通读全文，根据文章的第二、三、四段可知文章主要讲述的就是作者本人在中国餐馆点菜的有趣经历。故选B。

4.4】A. examples and statements举例和陈述；B. comparison and conclusion比较和结论；C. causes and effects原因和结果；D. time and description时间和描述。根据文章主要讲述的就是作者本人在中国餐馆点菜的有趣经历判断文章是采用举例和陈述的方式展开的。故选A。