Question

【題目】 How many Chinese cuisines (菜肴) do you know? The most influential and typical known by the public are the “8 Chinese Cuisines”. Here are three of them which have been widely accepted around.

Chuan Cuisine Originated（起源） in Southwest China, Sichuan cuisine is the most popular cuisine in China. Sichuan cooks prefer Sichuan pepper and chili（辣椒）,【1】, which is the soul of Sichuan dishes. Hot Pot is the most popular Sichuan dish in China and is the first choice when dining together with friends.

Cantonese Cuisine

It originates from Guangdong, a food paradise in southern China. Most Cantonese dishes taste fresh, keeping the natural taste of food materials. The food materials are very rich, including birds, sea food, land animals and various vegetables and fruits. The majority of overseas Chinese people are from Guangdong, 【2】.

Shangdong Cuisine

【3】, most of its cuisines’ history is as old as Confucius himself, making it the oldest existing（現(xiàn)有的） major cuisine in China. Shandong dishes pay much attention to the quality and natural taste of food. Soup and scallion(大蔥) are key and sea food plays an important role in Shandong cuisine.

【4】, leading to the differences in cooking methods and flavor, and forming the different cuisines.

A.As the birthplace of many famous ancient scholars such as Confucius and Mencius

B.so it is perhaps the most popular Chinese cuisine outside of China

C.so it is famous for its thick and special spicy taste, called “ma” in Chinese

D.It is well known for its careful selection of ingredients and the sweet taste

E.China is large and the climate, ingredients, history and dining customs differ from place to place

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】E

【解析】

文中大意：短文主要介紹了中國的三大菜系。

【1】根據(jù)前句Sichuan cooks prefer Sichuan pepper and chili（辣椒）.四川廚師更喜歡四川的辣椒可知，下句應(yīng)是“所以它以其濃烈而特別的辛辣味而聞名”，故答案為C。

【2】根據(jù)前句The majority of overseas Chinese people are from Guangdong,大多數(shù)的華僑來自廣東可知，下句應(yīng)是“粵菜可能是中國以外最受歡迎的中國菜”，故答案為B。

【3】根據(jù)后句most of its cuisines’ history is as old as Confucius himself, making it the oldest existing（現(xiàn)有的） major cuisine in China.它的菜系歷史大多和孔子一樣悠久，使它成為中國現(xiàn)存最古老的主要菜系可知，前句應(yīng)是說明原因，即“因為孔子和孟子等許多著名學(xué)者的誕生地”，故答案為A。

【4】根據(jù)后句leading to the differences in cooking methods and flavor, and forming the different cuisines.導(dǎo)致烹調(diào)方法和烹調(diào)風(fēng)味的差異，形成不同的菜系可知，前句應(yīng)是說明形成差異的原因，即“中國幅員遼闊，氣候、原料、歷史和飲食習(xí)俗因地而異”。故答案為E。