1 . According to the report released by Meituan-Dianping, China’s largest on-demand service platform, there are over 600,000 Chinese restaurants overseas.     1     :

Staple of Chinese Street Food: BBQ Meat

One of the meals you can find wandering the streets of China is kao rou (or barbecued meat). You can find this skewered meat in restaurants, as well as street vendor carts.     2     Kao rou can consist of almost any kind of meat, including braised pork, chicken, beef, and even other internal organs!

Cold Vegetable Dish

This dish, named liang cai, literally translates to “cold dish”. So, it makes sense that it would be a hodge-podge of ingredients. It’s usually an assortment of cold vegetables,     3     But there is no fixed recipe for it. For flavor, the vegetables are usually topped with a sauce, as well as tofu and peanuts. If you’re in the mood for something healthy, this is a great choice!

Tofu Pudding

Tofu, all by itself, is quite bland, tasteless, and requires spices to make it flavorful.     4     A popular dessert is tofu pudding, which consists of soft tofu covered in either sugar or a sweet ginger sauce. If you want your pudding to be a little more savory, you can top it off with soy sauce, chili, and peanuts.

The Most Versatile of Dishes: Baozi

    5    ...why not both? Baozi are traditional Chinese steamed buns that are known for being delightfully fluffy. The buns are usually filled with vegetables and meat, usually barbecue pork. However, if you’re looking for something a little sweeter, baozi can be filled with red bean paste or custard. If you’re ever feeling indecisive about what to eat, this meal is versatile and satisfying.

A．includes rice, wheat, buckwheat, corn and varieties of fruit.

B．such as cucumbers, green beans, and cabbage.

C．When it comes to choosing whether to have a meal or dessert

D．In fact, the following are the iconic Chinese dishes

E．This staple comfort food is a signature sweet dish sold by peddlers all over the country.

F．However, tofu is a staple of Chinese cuisine and can even be found in their desserts!

G．They’re known for being quite spicy and cooked over coals.

2 . 很多外国朋友对中国的传统美食很感兴趣，请你简单介绍中国传统美食——饺子，包括以下内容：
1.历史：大约1,800年；
2.文化习俗：家庭团聚,新年食物,对未来的祝愿；
3.做法：蒸(steam)、煎（fry）、煮等。
注意事项：词数不少于80
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3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The city of Zibo has never seen so many visitors.

As the sun begins to set, the aroma of sizzling meat falls the air and draws in more     1     (hunger) customers. On each street, queues stretch outside restaurants for more than a hundred meters. Some restaurants even run out of key ingredients as early as 7p.m.     2     the night. All hotels are also operating at full capacity.

The city was barely known by outsiders     3     it went viral on Chinese social media platforms recently. Most visitors are young people, who share their experience of traveling to Zibo to experience the city’s barbecue culture on social platforms,     4     (attract) even more visitors.

Zibo- style barbecue’s classic three-piece set contains roast lamb, green onions, and nan bread, which,     5     (combine), make a mouth-watering combo (组合). The fame of Zibo barbecue used to be limited to just Shandong Province.     6     (previous), barbecue in Northeast China was much more popular across the country.

Behind Zibo’s sudden fame     7     (be) the efforts and services of the local government, as well as a good reputation of local businesses,     8     receive favorable reviews from visitors who share their experiences online.

To promote Zibo-style barbecue, Zibo has launched two dozen “special barbecue trains,” where local tourism officials would serve tourists     9     (they). At the city’s train station, shuttle buses transport tourists to various barbecue stalls directly. Netizens joke that the high-speed trains     10     (pack) with visiting tourists and that the air onboard is filled with cumin.

4 . It seems a bit strange to imagine ancient Egyptians celebrating their birthdays with layered cakes topped with lighted candles.    1    

The first birthday cakes were nothing of what they are today and weren’t even called birthday cakes.    2    At that time only they could afford to celebrate with something sweet. That is how cake became associated with special occasions.

Ancient Egyptians are credited with“inventing”the birthday celebration. And ancient Greeks borrowed the tradition but rightfully realized that a dessert would make the celebration all the more meaningful. So they baked moon-shaped cakes to offer up to the moon.    3    

It wasn’t just the ancient Egyptians and Greeks who celebrated with sweet cakes.    4    And it’s believed that the original birthday cake came from them. Rather than just celebrating birthdays, though,ancient Rome was known for celebrating all things with a cake including wedding,but there was an exception—the birthdays celebrated were only for men who were citizens,and they had to be famous.

Modern birthday parties are said to get their roots from the 18th-century German celebration. On the morning of a child’s birthday, he or she would receive a cake with lighted candles that added up to the child’s age plus one.    5    The birthday child would make a wish,try to blow out all the candles in one breath,and dig in.

A．Ancient Romans also had their traditions.

B．Rather,they were symbolic of the noble class.

C．Ancient Greeks made the first birthday cakes.

D．On birthday,children would eat cakes made by their mums.

E．They also decorated the cakes to make them shine like the moon.

F．This extra candle was called the light of hope for another new year.

G．However, they’re the ones who first came up with the idea to do so.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Why do Chinese people drink hot water? Many westerners find it so interesting that they always see Chinese people carry a vacuum cup(保温杯) no matter which season it is.

For lots of Chinese people, nothing is     1    (common) than drinking hot water every day. But for most of the Westerners,     2     idea of drinking plain hot water is really odd since they drink cold water even in winter. Why do Chinese people drink hot water? Hot water vs cold water, which one is better? Follow us     3    (find) an ideal answer.

It is well known     4     Chinese people prefer hot meals every day, and they’re also used to     5    (have) hot drinks with it. Moreover, some parents always teach     6    (they) children to drink hot water with meals, because they think mixing cold liquids with hot meals     7    (be) really bad for the stomach. And cold liquids may solidify fats in your stomach, which cause digestive problems, whereas hot liquids aid in     8    (digest).

According to the eating habits in western countries, they prefer “raw” food,     9     they also prefer their water “raw”. At the same time, they are fond     10     hamburgers, cheese and fried stuff, which are all with high calorie. As a matter of fact, they need cold drinks to cool them off.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

My mother is crazy about Sichuan hotpot, which reminds her     1     lots of sweet memories. I like nothing     2     (good) than Sichuan hot pot. My father is a British. After many years of marriage to my mother, he still dare not     3     (try) Sichuan hot pot. Dad can cook a typical Sunday roast. The whole family are     4     (addict) to it. However, mum suggests that I     5     (not eat) too much as it may make us suffer from heat inside our bodies.

7 . Spaghetti bolognese (意大利肉酱面) appeared to me during a Year 8 home science lesson. Our home teacher told the class to tie back our hair and start cutting the vegetables into pieces. Spaghetti bolognese made a world of difference to mealtimes.

This meal became a weekly food at our house - especially since the job of making spaghetti Bolognese fell to me or one of my three sisters, giving my mother a break from cooking. But finding that this “Italian” food was mouth-wateringly delicious and could be made in our own kitchen, wasn’t just happening at our house. In many places around the world, people were discovering just how delicious Italian food could be.

So by 2014, a survey done by the Germany-based company Apetito found that spaghetti bolognese was the third most popular dish eaten in their workplace cafeterias (自助餐厅). And in 2018, research in Britain to find out how new diets were changing what families ate at mealtimes, commissioned(委托) by British cooking appliance-maker Belling, discovered that spaghetti bolognese had won the competition and was the all-time favourite meal of Brits. “It has been interesting to see dishes, which we now consider very closely connected with family mealtimes, rising from relative unknown dishes, like everyone’s favourite spag bol, to take the top place,” said a Belling spokesperson at the time. This Italian favourite isn’t just popular in the West. In the 1980s, spaghetti bolognese was getting a workout in Malaysian home kitchens, according to chopinandmysaucepan. com, and is still often found on the menu of many local restaurants there.

However, not all Italians love what we’ve done to their cultural cuisine. Many pasta lovers rail at the idea that spaghetti bolognese is the same dish as ragù alla Bolognese, as it is known in Italy, or that it in fact comes from Bologna. In 2019, the then Bolognese mayor, Virginio Merola, started a debate on Twitter saying that it was not true that spaghetti bolognese originated from his great city. They believe the sauce should not be served with spaghetti.

1. What purpose does the first paragraph serve?

A．To give suggestions on meals.

B．To remember a teacher.

C．To make a comparison.

D．To bring up the topic.

2. How was the spaghetti bolognese in the author’s family?

A．It was hated by his mother.

B．It became a common dish.

C．It was an unaffordable dish.

D．It made him interested in cooking.

3. What did both the survey in 2014 and the research in 2018 find?

A．Spaghetti bolognese was as acceptable in the West as it was in Malaysia.

B．Spaghetti bolognese totally changed people’s eating habits.

C．Spaghetti bolognese was unknown to most families.

D．Spaghetti bolognese had become popular.

4. What can the underlined words “rail at” in the last paragraph be best replaced by?

A．Speak out against.	B．Come up with.
C．Believe in.	D．Toy with.

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Dim sum (点心) must be one of the best breakfasts on Earth. Originally from Guangzhou in southern China, this Cantonese breakfast tradition has since spread all over China     1     the rest of the world. Today, there     2     (be) over a thousand dim sum dishes     3     (cover) every ingredient and cooking style imaginable.

While you can find a great dim sum dish almost anywhere in China, the     4     (great) still comes from the south, where it is known as Yum Cha (morning tea). Dim sum     5     (enjoy) with tea, Chinese style without milk or sugar.

“Breakfast tapas” is     6     (possible) the best description of dim sum. Most dishes are steamed and served in round bamboo baskets,     7    makes it easy to stack (撂) them on top of each other to save space on the table. Each basket typically contains three     8     (beauty) bite-sized dishes.

Dim sum is the core (核心) of every Cantonese family, and the best way     9     (have) it is to order many different dishes to share. According     10     Cantonese etiquette (礼仪), one dish per person should be ordered plus two dishes for the table, all of which are shared.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Tea is a healthy drink. Drinking tea in China could be considered as an art and to help people achieve a sense of calm and renewed energy. It is also     1     way to enjoy life better.

Stories     2     are about the discovery of tea are different depending on the people who you ask, but we know that Chinese people have been drinking tea since Shennong, 5,000 years ago. Usually, tea     3     (believe) to be medicinal, and is so central to     4     (day) life that an old Chinese saying includes tea in a list of seven important contents to be gathered each morning, along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy and vinegar.

Tea serves three primary     5     (purpose) traditionally in Chinese society: to show status, to bring people together and to improve wellness.

Drinking tea together is a sign of respect. In ancient times, “tribute tea”(贡茶) was     6     (special) kept for and presented to the Emperor. Tea still has a place in the life of the average people. It is common     7     (give) guests a cup of tea to welcome them into the home. But tea is more than a key of social customs. It is meant to act     8     a medium through which people can become much     9     (close) to nature. Drinking tea out in nature will create a spiritual connection to the environment and make people feel     10     (relax).

10 . July is National Ice Cream Month. This means it is your civil duty to consume a spoon or two of the delicious treat daily. In 1984 the former US president Ronald Reagan designated July 17 as National Ice Cream Day in honor of the nutritious food. Here are some ice cream anecdotes (轶事) to keep you entertained while enjoying the creamy dessert.

Origin of ice cream

The first records of milk-based ice cream, made using heated milk, flour, and camphor (樟脑), come from China’s Tang dynasty (618-907 AD). But the Arabs are credited with inventing the delicious treat, using milk, sugar as ingredients in the 9th century. By the 10th century, the modern-day recipe with milk, cream and dried fruits was widely available in West Asian countries.

The frozen treat did not arrive in the US until 1744 when Maryland Governor Thomas Bladen served strawberry ice cream to guests. Now, Americans are the world’s largest consumers of ice cream, eating an average of 48 pints (品脱) per person every year.

Ice-cream related Guinness World Records

The frozen dessert’s popularity makes it a favorite for setting new Guinness World Records. The latest one was set in 2021 by the Ice Cream Lab pop-up at the Yas Mall in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The temporary retail shop offered ice cream lovers 1,001 flavor options — setting a new world record for the most flavors offered.

Ice cream choice reveals personality traits

Most people believe their choice of ice cream flavor is due to taste preferences. But Dr. Alan Hirsch, founder of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, maintains it reflects the individual’s personality.

Vanilla ice cream fans are risk-takers who are great at relationships. Love chocolate ice cream? Then you are lively, charming, and slightly dramatic. Mint chocolate ice cream fans can be ambitious and argumentative. Surprisingly, those who enjoy the multi-colored rainbow sherbet (果汁冰糕) are labeled pessimists, while rocky road ice cream lovers are believed to be engaging speakers and even better listeners.

1. How many stages did ice cream experience before it arrived in the US?

A．2.

B．3.

C．4.

D．5.

2. Which ice cream is the favorite of adventure lovers?

A．Vanilla ice cream.

B．Chocolate ice cream.

C．Rainbow sherbet ice cream.

D．Rocky road ice cream.

3. What is the subject of the text?

A．Fun tradition.

B．Cultural heritage.

C．Nutrition and health.

D．Celebrity anecdotes.