Question

You may have had Chinese food in Chinese restaurants in your country.Have you noticed some differences that you may not know between Chinese and western eating?

1.Chopsticks vs.knives and forks.Chinese usually share their dishes with others.Chinese cooks usually cut everything into bite size pieces,thus people don't need knives to cut it,and just pick up their food with chopsticks.  Westerners usually enjoy individual（个人的）servings1..

2.Seasoning bottles.2..But if you have breakfast at a dumpling and steamed bun shop,you can increase the flavor with soy sauce or vinegar from a bottle poured into a dipping dish.

3.3..Sweet desserts are served after western dinners,while Chinese have fresh fruit or tea for dessert.

4.Round tables vs.square tables.Chinese traditionally eat at round tables,particularly family meals,as it's convenient to share dishes with others,especially with a lady.Roundness symbolizes unity in China.4..

5.Cooking methods.Where westerners limit themselves to boiling,frying,roasting,and baking usually,Chinese use more methods of cooking,like steaming and quick-frying.5..However,westerners use more butter,sunflower oil,and olive oil.

Hopefully sharing these differences will help you prepare for your experience,and has given you some insights into Chinese and western culture.

A.Desserts.

B.Fresh fruit and tea.

C.Chinese usually use animal or peanut oil to fry food.

D.Chinese usually don't remove bones,and just cut them and the meat into pieces.

E.They cook food in big pieces and serve it with knives and forks for cutting it up.

F.You usually won't find any salt,pepper.or tomato sauce on the table in a Chinese restaurant.

G.Westerners eat at square tables,which is much easier for individual meals,with long tables for bigger groups.

Answer

1.E

2.F

3.A

4.G

5.C

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。我们经常在自己的国家的中餐馆用餐，那么你是否注意到了中华饮食和西方饮食间鲜为人知的差别呢?本文将为你一一阐明。

1.由标题中的“Chopsticks vs.knives and forks.”可以得知，本段主要是说筷子与刀叉之间的区别，而“Chinese cooks usually cut everything into bite size pieces,thus people don't need knives to cut it,and just pick up their food with chopsticks. ”可以得知这是中式吃法，后面应该紧接着介绍类似的西式吃法。故选E

2.后文中有“But”做转折，意为你可以在吃饺子或者蒸馒头的时候加上一些调味品，但是大部分的情况下你是不会用到这些调味品的。故选F

3.根据后文的“Sweet desserts are served after western dinners,while Chinese have fresh fruit or tea for dessert.”可以得知，这一段是在介绍中西式甜品间的区别。故选A

4.由本段的标题“Round tables vs.square tables”可以得知，本段着重介绍的是中西方用圆桌和方桌的区别，后面紧接着介绍了中式家庭之所以用圆桌的原因，同样，也会介绍西方家庭为什么会用圆桌的原因。故选G

5.由后文的“However,westerners use more butter,sunflower oil,and olive oil.”可以得知，西方人在做饭时会用黄油、橄榄油等，而中国家庭则有所不同。故选C

【名师点睛】：

不同的文章有不同的结构形式，在七选五阅读中确定文章体裁有利于我们确定各段之间的关系。一般说来，记叙文的语言是按时间发展顺序或因果关系排列的，常用的连接词有：then, later, after that, soon, after a while, in the end, so, as a result, because of that等。说明文常采用总—分-总的结构形式，第一段说明要说明的主题，下面几段多是从不同的角度来说明问题，最后总结，所以各段之间多是平行关系，经常出现举例说明的现象。议论文先抛出议题，然后从正反两个方面进行讨论，最后得出结论。新闻体裁的应用文首句为主题句，下面展开细节性的报道。

本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中西方饮食文化中的一些差别。在做题时，只要抓住“差别”进行并结合语境进行选择，便很容易得出答案。

例如本文的第1题，先根据标题中的“Chopsticks vs.knives and forks.”可以得知，本段主要是说筷子与刀叉之间的区别。而“Chinese cooks usually cut everything into bite size pieces,thus people don't need knives to cut it,and just pick up their food with chopsticks. ”可以得知这是中式吃法，思考中西方饮食中的差别，可以很容易知道西方则使用刀叉。在选项中很容易选出E