3 . Cecilia Chiang died on Wednesday at her home in San Francisco. She was 100. Her San Francisco restaurant, the Mandarin, __________American diners in the 1960s to the richness and________of authentic Chinese cuisine(菜系).

Ms. Chiang was born in a__________family. When she was little, children were not allowed in the _________, but she paid close attention on trips to the __________ markets with her mother and listened carefully as__________ instructions were given to the cooks. After her parents died, she __________the family business in her teens.

After the Japanese occupied Beijing in 1939, she was__________to join relatives in Chongqing, where she married Chiang Liang, a professor.

Ms. Chiang sailed to San Francisco in 1960 to help her sister. There she met two women who wanted to__________ a restaurant that __________Chinese diets. Later, when the two women __________, Ms. Chiang decided to open a restaurant herself. The early days were __________ . But little by little, customers came__________for hot and sour soup and pan-fried potstickers. One evening, Herb Caen, the popular columnist(专栏作家)for The Chronicle, __________at the restaurant. In a __________column, Herb Caen__________it “a little hole-in-the wall” that was offering “some of the best Chinese food east of the Pacific.”

Overnight the __________filled. The Mandarin was on its way. In 1968, Ms. Chiang moved the restaurant to __________quarters, where she could__________300 diners. “I think I__________what average people know about Chinese food,” Ms. Chiang told The Chronicle in 2007, “They didn’t know China was such a big country.”

1.

A．attached

B．introduced

C．presented

D．opposed

2.

A．goal

B．trend

C．variety

D．fashion

3.

A．wealthy

B．poor

C．typical

D．powerful

4.

A．kitchen

B．restaurant

C．market

D．hotel

5.

A．countryside

B．food

C．talent

D．city

6.

A．mistaken

B．formal

C．amazing

D．detailed

7.

A．handed over

B．gave up

C．took up

D．took over

8.

A．forced

B．warned

C．trapped

D．recovered

9.

A．support

B．open

C．promote

D．arrange

10.

A．ate

B．ordered

C．served

D．learned

11.

A．gave out

B．carried on

C．backed out

D．went up

12.

A．difficult

B．serious

C．obvious

D．lucky

13.

A．fluently

B．regularly

C．relatively

D．sincerely

14.

A．recovered

B．explored

C．dined

D．cooperated

15.

A．becoming

B．training

C．voting

D．following

16.

A．showed

B．told

C．allowed

D．called

17.

A．targets

B．bills

C．tables

D．street

18.

A．smaller

B．larger

C．tighter

D．cleaner

19.

A．disappear

B．participate

C．benefit

D．serve

20.

A．changed

B．approved

C．forced

D．received

4 . Important Things to Know When Dining Out

Cultural dining etiquette (礼节) might surprise you with some of its important rules.     1    . Knowing some tips will help ensure that you have an enjoyable meal with friends or family — no matter where you are in the world.

Chopstick Rules

The way you handle chopsticks is important to avoid annoying your companions. When you put them down between bites, always put them down together so they are parallel with the edge of the table in front of you.     2    .

Hands or Utensils (餐具)

In India and the Middle East, it’s considered very rude to eat with your left hand. People in France expect you to eat with a utensil in each hand.     3    , instead preferring to use their hands. In Chile, you may never touch any food with your fingers. People in Thailand generally use their forks only to push food onto their spoons.

Making Requests

    4    . In Portugal, this would be a serious mistake, because it shows the chef that you don’t like their seasoning skills. Similarly, in Italy, never ask for extra cheese to add to your food.

Some of these cultural dining etiquette rules may seem random and strange, but they are important in various countries.     5    , the more comfortable you’ll begin to feel with its foreign cultural practices.

A．The more friends you make in your lifetime

B．The more time you spend in any given country

C．Mexicans consider it inappropriate to eat with utensils

D．Don’t get caught making an embarrassing mistake at a restaurant

E．It’s a good sign for the chef if you make a mess around your plate

F．Never stick them upright in your food or cross them as you use them

G．It may seem like a simple request to ask for salt and pepper at a meal

5 . Guilin rice noodles

Guilin rice noodles have a history of more than 2, 300 years. It is said that Oin Shi Huang, the founder of the Qin Dynasty (221 B C-206 B. C), took his army to southern China to wage war, aiming to unify southern China. However, the soldiers are from northern China and got used to eating wheat. They could not adapt to eating rice, which is the staple food in southern China, and couldn't digest it. In order to solve this problem. The chef had the idea to combine rice with wheat. They first inflated the rice and ground (把……磨成粉) it into rice syrup .After filtering the water from the rice syrup the chef smashed the rice into rice dough and steamed it, and then pulled it into noodles. The noodles were cooked with some special brine made from traditional Chinese medicine that cured the soldiers' digestive problems. The soldiers regained their energy after eating the cooked rice noodles, and finally unified southern China, according to reports .

Spring rolls

The spring roll is rolled from a thin pancake made of rice and filled with meat and vegetables. The rolls are very crispy after being deep fried.

The spring roll, a kind of traditional snack in northern China, is well known all over the world. Traditionally, the spring roll is very small.

According to reports, a man from the Song Dynasty (960-1279)studied very hard and often forgot to eat meals. His wife reminded him to eat meals on time but he failed. So she came up with the idea to make rice into a pancake, and filled it with meat and vegetables. By doing this, her husband could eat food from an entire meal in one roll, which was very convenient and nourishing.

1. According to the the first paragraph, the following are in Guilin rice noodles except________.

A．rice	B．Brine
C．wheat	D．energy

2. What can we learn from the passage about the Spring roll?

A．It was very small in old days.

B．It is filled with meat and fruits.

C．It is crispy after being steamed.

D．It is rarely seen in south China.

3. According to the passage, why did the wife make rice into a pancake with meat and and vegetables?

A．Her husband couldn't eat meals on time.

B．Her husband didn't think of any good idea.

C．Her husband couldn't eat all the food.

D．Her husband hardly studied.

6 . Why do some people eat too much? Is it because they’re hungry? Or is there a scientific     1    (explain)?

There are a number of theories to account    2    overeating. One factor depends on the time of day. “It’s all part of a routine,” says Randy Seeley,    3    professor of psychiatry in Cincinnati. “You’re hungry at noon because that’s the time you     4    (eat) lunch for the past 100 days.” Another reason we may eat more than necessary is that the body needs to satisfy a salt and sugar balance. Drinking alcohol also increases appetite, because the body wants something     5    (absorb) the alcohol.

    6    (basic), overeating can also be a question of more biological factors. For instance, your body temperature can tell your brain that you feel hungry. “Your body temperature    7    (drop) when it’s time to eat, and eating warms you up,” says Gina Harlow, a paediatrics professor at Harvard University. Also, the smell of certain foods can make us imagine subconsciously the pleasure of eating    8    . Harlow adds, “If you know you love French fires,     9    (smell) them will make you want to eat them because you know how good they are,    10     can lead to eating too many.”

So, the next time you realize you’ve eaten too much, don’t worry about it. You can always blame it on science.

7 . If you think American cooking means opening a package and throwing the contents into the microwave oven (微波炉), think again. On the one hand, it’s true that many Americans have cold cereal for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and instant (方便的) dinners. From busy homemakers to working people, many Americans enjoy the convenience of fast food that can be ready to serve in 10 minutes or less. On the other hand, many Americans realize the importance of cooking skills. Parents—especially mothers’—see the importance of training their children—especially daughter’s. Most Americans think that there’s nothing better than a good home-cooked meal. But with cooking, as with any other skill, good results don’t happen by accident.

Probably every cook has his or her own way of cooking. But there are some basic skills that most people follow. For example, baking is a main method of preparing food in America. For that reason, Americans would find it next to impossible to live without an oven. American cooks pay special attention to the balance of foods, too. In planning a big meal, they try to include meat, a few vegetables, some bread and often a dessert. They also like to make sure the meal is colorful. Having several different colors of food on the plate usually makes for a healthy meal.

For those who need guidance in their cooking, or for those who have just run out of ideas, recipes are a great help. Recipes list all the ingredients for a dish (generally in the order used), the amount of each to use, and a description of how to put them together.

1. This passage mainly tells us that ________.

A．Americans usually have fast food, but they pay special attention to cooking as well

B．without an oven, Americans find it impossible to live conveniently

C．Americans pay special attention to recipes and nutritious meals

D．Americans like to have several different colors of food on the plate

2. Many Americans have cold cereal for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and instant dinner because ________.

A．they like instant food very much

B．they don’t like cooking at all

C．most American working people are busy and don’t have time to cook

D．fast food is delicious and it usually contains a lot of vitamins

3. By saying “But with cooking, as with any other skill, good results don’t happen by accident”, the author means ________.

A．good cooking doesn’t come easily: it needs a lot of practice

B．just like any other skill, cooking may bring good results

C．cooking comes from one’s gift, not through practice

D．cooking can lead to accidents

4. From the passage, we know that ________.

A．Americans don’t care about food

B．Americans are not good at cooking because they like to use recipes

C．an oven plays an important role in cooking for Americans

D．while cooking, Americans usually run out of ideas