1 . Ahmad was lying on his back under two coconut (椰子) trees. He was sleeping. “Boom!” A coconut fell onto his head, waking him up. As he felt pain on his head he heard his mother calling out to him to pick up something for dinner.
Suddenly, he had a good idea. He brought the coconut home with a plan to cut it open for all its flesh (果肉). Ahmad was cooking when he heard a stranger speaking outside. Ahmad went to check and saw an old gentleman, who greeted him and
Ahmad’s mom explained her son was preparing dinner and
After
Little did Ahmad know that would be the turning point in his
A.added | B.proved | C.reported | D.explained |
A.need | B.view | C.peace | D.reality |
A.expected | B.imagined | C.remembered | D.believed |
A.liked | B.suggested | C.risked | D.forgot |
A.record | B.discuss | C.decide | D.see |
A.frightened | B.comforted | C.attracted | D.moved |
A.acting | B.talking | C.relaxing | D.eating |
A.job | B.experience | C.impression | D.worry |
A.habit | B.rule | C.purpose | D.pleasure |
A.find | B.teach | C.encourage | D.challenge |
A.race | B.competition | C.support | D.position |
A.useful | B.excellent | C.common | D.necessary |
A.heart | B.mind | C.plan | D.life |
A.hold | B.enter | C.win | D.finish |
A.cook | B.waiter | C.manager | D.partner |
2 . It’s funny—as a writer, it’s easy to share your knowledge, or your personal stories with an unknown listener of many. You think your friends and family may not read your articles. But as I began to talk more openly about Chinese traditions and food, I learned that they were interested, curious and really hungered for it. Their interest and curiosity grew and the culmination of their interest and curiosity was this past Spring Festival. They would like to spend the Spring Festival with me. It was an inconvenient Monday. I’d never had the Spring Festival when anyone but my father cooked.
I took the day off work in a madness of last-minute preparation. I drove 45 minutes out of town to a Cantonese BBQ shop where I bought a whole roast duck (烤鸭) and watched, fascinated, as it was changed into bite sizes. I shopped at a faraway international market like madwoman, looking for Chinese vegetables and other foods that would be new for my guests I called my dad, asking for six-second pointers on how to make dishes I’d never made. I texted him pictures of the sea fish I picked out, and the red clothing they threw on for luck.
In just a few hours, I cooked a dinner of 15 dishes for six friends who cared enough about me and my culture to come over on a cold winter Monday night to celebrate my tradition with me. We drank, ate and toasted the beautiful night. And that night, I felt what it was to be loved for my culture as well as our food.
1. What does the underlined word “culmination” mean in paragraph 1?A.Top. | B.Celebration. | C.Tradition. | D.Trouble. |
A.She ate a whole roast duck. | B.She took a roast duck. |
C.She asked to cook a duck herself. | D.She took beautiful photos of the duck. |
A.The shops the author went to. | B.The author’s love of Chinese food. |
C.The author’s preparation for dinner. | D.The suggestions the author’s father gave. |
A.She is living with her father. | B.She is a madwoman. |
C.She is a world famous writer. | D.She is proud of Chinese culture. |
Today I tried cooking a simply dish myself. I like eating frying tomatoes with eggs, and I thought it must to be easy to cook. My mom told me how to preparing it. First I cut the tomatoes into pieces but put them aside. Next I broke the eggs into a bowl and beat them quickly with chopstick. After that I poured oil into a pan and turned off the stove, I waited patiently unless the oil was hot. Then I put the tomatoes and the beaten eggs into pan together. “Not that way,” my mom tried to stop us but failed. She was right. It didn’t turn out as I had wished.
In her new cookbook, Petra Paredez writes, “Making pies is a naturally generous act because the pie is a dish
5 . Daily News—San Francisco chef Cecilia Chiang, who first changed the stereotypes about Chinese cuisine in the United States, died Wednesday. She was 100.
Chiang was the owner, chef and mastermind behind the game-changing San Francisco restaurant, the Mandarin. She is widely credited with bringing real Chinese food to America and was a celebrity chef before celebrity chefs were popularized.
Chiang, who was born near Shanghai, came from an upper-class Chinese family. Although she wasn't shy about admitting her good fortune, she faced other, perhaps more hard-won obstacles. To convince the dining public that Chinese food didn't have to be Thursday's cheap take-out option, Chiang had her work cut out for her, when she moved to the Bay Area in 1959. She insisted on showing diners the refined side of Chinese food and wanted to upgrade the Chinese dining experience. To do this, she also needed to be aware of aesthetics.
The Mandarin did not serve chop suey or chow mien, two standard dishes on every Chinese restaurant in the US at the time. But this is exactly what Chiang wanted to avoid. In fact, her early encounter with Chinese food in America had left her determined to show San Francisco what Chinese food was really like.
“She deliberately and constantly supported outsiders trying to make their mark in food,” her granddaughter, Siena Chiang said. “I hope she is a signal and an inspiration to people with marginalized identities to always believe in your own worth and knowledge, and not to give into other cultures.”
1. What is the best title of the passage?A.Celilia brought real Chinese food to America. |
B.Celilia opened a game-changing restaurant in San Francisco. |
C.Celilia, a great chef of Chinese cuisine, died at the age of 100. |
D.Celilia, a chef celebrity. |
A.Cut her work into small parts. | B.Had lots of work to do. |
C.Reached out for help. | D.Was out of her job. |
A.To be an aesthetician. | B.To stop offering takeout food on Thursday. |
C.To serve chop suey or chow mien. | D.To improve the Chinese dining experience. |
A.Celilia encouraged outsiders to value their own culture. |
B.Celilia is a signal and an inspiration to Americans. |
C.Celilia adjusted Chinese food according to American culture. |
D.Celilia competed with outsiders in making their mark in food. |
1. What can't the woman stand about cooking?
A.The noise. |
B.The cleaning work after the meal. |
C.The preparing job ahead. |
A.Because he has nothing else to do. |
B.Because cooking is his career. |
C.Because he can get a sense of satisfaction. |
A.English food. | B.Korean food. | C.Chinese food. |
7 . For decades, television networks have produced no shortage of entertaining shows featuring food. The success of these shows is a clear indication of the strong appeal of the cookery experience to people. Whether it’s recipe instructions, review of a restaurant or coverage (专访) of a chef, people are hungry to find out more about the food they eat.
One of the latest entries among the food programs is the Emmy-nominated Award Netflix series, Chef’s Table, which features more than just ways to prepare fine food. Viewers tune in to each episode (一集) to hear a personal story from a distinguished chef. Each chef’s tale is heart-touching with their own unique life experience. Take American chef Grant Achatz for example. The journey to operating one of the highest ranked restaurants in North America took a very personal turn. In 2007, Achatz was diagnosed with mouth cancer and lost his sense of taste. Amazingly, he regained it, and has gone on to pioneer a new “progressive American” style of cooking.
Each chef has his own fascinating story, and the series highlights an important common thread among them: culture. Because food is so connected with the culture it comes from, each chef represents whatever traditions and cooking techniques they’ve come out of. They combine their culture’s traditional cooking with new tastes. In fact, many chefs work tirelessly at redefining an entire culture’s expectation for eating.
Despite having a number of unconventional elements associated with their cooking, one thing is clear: Cooking is an incredibly meaningful experience for each chef. One guest described his time at one chef’s restaurant by saying “Eating there is like looking at someone who has put his soul into the food”.
1. What does the success of the food programs show?A.More and more chefs are in demand. |
B.These programs are a new fashion trend. |
C.People are hungry to find out what they eat. |
D.People are interested in the cookery experience. |
A.It is the latest entry among the food programs. |
B.It is an award-winning TV series featuring unique chefs. |
C.People watch it just to hear the heart-touching stories. |
D.Grant Achatz is the most famous chef in the program. |
A.Culture counts a lot in cooking and eating. |
B.The chefs are trying to change the eating culture. |
C.A good chef should highlight traditional cooking. |
D.Each chef has his own attractive story about culture. |
A.Chef’s Story | B.Food and Culture |
C.A Popular Entertaining Program | D.Chef’s Table: Food with a Story |
8 . Summer is in full swing, and as the temperature rises our food choices cool down. During the hot days, hot dishes just do not taste as appetizing as they normally do. Fortunately, there are many foods that taste just as good, and even better, when eaten cold.
In recent years, many different kinds of cold noodles have appeared on Chinese menus, including those from foreign countries. They are widely available in restaurants. They are also easy to cook and delicious when eaten straight out of the fridge. Let’s take a look at the options!
Sichuan spicy cold noodles. A popular appetizer on Chinese tables, especially in Sichuan. The tongue-numbing noodles are pungent, richly sauced and mouth-watering. It’s one of the best foods to wake up a sleepy stomach in summer.
Shanghai cold noodles. Shanghai cold noodles are much milder in taste. While the noodles are cooled, seasonings, such as peanut butter and vinegar, are added. Toppings usually come in many varieties, served in small dishes.
Naengmyeon. Naengmyeon means “cold noodles” in English, and refers to a dish made of long, thin buckwheat noodles and served cold with half an egg and vegetables. The dish is widely available in Korean restaurants.
Japanese cold noodles. Soba is the Japanese name for buckwheat. Cold soba noodles are enjoyed for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Japan. Actually, this is one of those dishes that are perfect anywhere on a hot summer’s day.
Ital an cold noodles. Cold pasta is less heavy and tastes less greasy(油腻的)than the regular hot dish. You can go light on the sauce and dressings without making the taste less pleasant. Pasta is also easy to cook, and tastes good straight out of the fridge.
1. What do the noodles mentioned in the passage have in common?A.They are all tasty food. | B.They are all frozen food. |
C.They don’t cost you much. | D.They are available everywhere. |
A.Naengmyeon. | B.Italian cold noodles. |
C.Shanghai cold noodles. | D.Japanese cold noodles. |
A.It is popular in Japan. |
B.You can eat it only in a restaurant. |
C.It doesn’t take much time to cook. |
D.It tastes more greasy than hot noodles. |
A.Five most delicious foods in the world. |
B.Five popular cooled foods in hot days. |
C.Different countries have different foods. |
D.Cooled noodles are the best food in hot days. |
9 . How to Make a Chinese Hot Pot
Eating a Chinese hot pot is a very common experience. People gather around the pot, dipping their food, waiting for it to cook, mixing their own seasonings (调味品) and enjoying each other's company.
Firstly, prepare a large pot of soup. There is no right or wrong way to prepare a soup, so feel free to make your own. A simple soup can be made by boiling water with the addition of meat bones or fish heads and a mixture of herbs, seasonings and vegetables.
Then, cut a variety of meats and fish into thin slices.
A.Finally, arrange the seating reasonably |
B.Now comes the turn to enjoy your hot pot |
C.It will guarantee that the items will cook quickly and fully |
D.Here are some easy steps to make a Chinese hot pot at home |
E.For more variety, consider dumplings, rice cakes and tangyuan |
F.Popular choices include: cabbage, pea leaves, winter melon and tomato |
G.You can eat them easily |