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07 中华文化之美食

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More Than Just A Noodle Shop

Guo Zhanglong, a Chinese young man, has lived in France     1     12 years. In 2022, he     2     (begin) selling traditional Shanxi sliced noodles in France. Sliced noodles are also     3     (call) Daoxioomian in Chinese. Guo shared some videos of his noodle shop online, and the shop     4     (quick) became popular. So far, he has already had     5     (million) of fans all over the world.

At first, Guo was     6     (worry) about whether his noodles would be popular with French customers.     7    , he found the French customers not only could eat it, but also accepted it with gusto (津津有味). “Many French friends have added     8     (we) noodles to their daily diet now,” Guo said. “Food knows no borders (国界).”

Since the noodle shop opened. Guo has hosted (招待) many French people     9     are interested in China. Over dinner, Guo often shares his knowledge of China with them. “I want more and more     10     (foreigner) to learn about Chinese food and Chinese culture, so that they can better understand China,” he said.

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Mooncakes are one of the most popular foods during the Mid-Autumn Festival. But let’s be honest: not many of us really like to eat them, mainly     11     they are made in factories and often several months old by the time they     12     (buy). Now here’s the thing: homemade mooncakes. They’re amazing, whether you’re eating them     13     (you) or giving them to your friends as gifts. Yes, they require a lot of effort, but they’re worth it.

    14     (produce) mooncakes, you’ll need a mold (模具). Molds are available in different sizes and depths. I usually use a traditional large     15     (wood) mold. But a plastic mold in a similar size will do just line.

Before cooking, I prepare several kinds of ingredients (原料) and make them into balls separately. The key to     16     (make) proper mooncakes is to gather each ball in layers (层). In my way, the middle ball is made of nut (坚果) pieces. The     17     (two) layer is made of mashed red bean mixed with sugar, which is lastly covered with a layer of pastry (油酥面团). It is then pressed into a mold and carefully taken out into the oven.

It’s important to follow the cooking     18     (instruction) carefully. To prevent breaking up, I first cook mooncakes     19     a high temperature to set the pattern and shape. Then, I lower the temperature and remove them     20     (regular) to brush the surface with egg wash.

Just look at my mooncakes! Not bad. right?

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Hotpot, Mapo Tofu and Fish Filets in Hot Chili Oil (水煮鱼) —these dishes are well-known names in China. And they all have one thing    21    common: They’re very numbing (麻的) and spicy (辣的).“Numbing and spicy” is a special phrase which is used    22    (describe) Sichuan food. Generally, Sichuan cooks are good at using Pixian Broad Bean Paste (郫县豆瓣). It    23    (see) as “the soul (灵魂) of Sichuan dishes” by many people. As    24    result, they are quite different from the dried and spicy Hunan food and the sour and spicy Guizhou food.

However, to Sichuan dishes, there is much more than    25    (they) numbing and spicy flavor (味道) because Sichuan cooks are able to create all kinds of flavors. So people praise Sichuan dishes, “Each dish    26    (have) its own style; a hundred dishes have a hundred different flavors.” There are at    27    (little) 24 kinds of flavors in Sichuan dishes and only one-third of them are spicy. Some dishes are neither numbing    28    spicy, like sweet and sour fish.

Visitors to Sichuan are surprised at so many    29    (choice) they have for food. Sichuan is    30    (certain) a great place to start your Chinese food journey.

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Mantou, Chinese steamed buns (小圆面包), appeared in the bread festival in Paris from May 7 to May 16.

On May 9, a Chinese attending the festival put a video on Douyin. In the video, a line of mantou was lying among the baked foods on show.

The video quickly went viral on the Internet. In no time, “Chinese Steamed Buns Compete at the French Bread Festival” became a hot topic. It brought much attention to mantou. As a main food, it is seen every day on Chinese dinner tables. It is amazing that mantou had such a chance to go to France and compete with the foods from different countries.

Mantou is made with wheat flour (面粉) and yeast (酵母). And then it is steamed for about half an hour. When it is freshly cooked, it produces a nice smell and feels soft. And most people cannot wait to have a bite (咬一口) . Mantou can be also enjoyed in many ways. For example, it can be fried or baked to golden brown.

Montou, a traditional Chinese food, now serves more people around the world. Can you see the smile on its face?

31．When did a Chinese put a video about mantou on Douyin?

A．On May 6.                                          B．On May 7.

C．On May 9.                                          D．On May 16.

32．What does the underlined words “went viral” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Went bad.                                           B．Was forgotten.

C．Got lost.                                             D．Became popular.

33．Which of the following is NOT true about mantou?

A．It is made with wheat flour and yeast.

B．It is steamed for about half an hour.

C．It can be enjoyed in only one way.

D．It can be fried or baked to golden brown.

34．What kind of feeling does the writer probably show by asking “Can you see the smile on its face”?

A．Being proud.    B．Being sorry.            C．Being funny.           D．Being worried.

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Sugar painting, as the name means, is a painting made of sugar. It’s the sugar for us to taste, and the painting for us to admire.

Since the Warring States Period (战国时代), the ancient people loved sweets and developed methods of producing sugar. In the Tang Dynasty, there was huge progress in the technology of sugar making. And sugar, the precious product once only served to the emperors and princes, also went into common people’s homes. With the cultural and economic (经济的) development of Song and Yuan Dynasties, people became less interested in only tasting sweetness. In the Ming Dynasty, some people added pictures with good luck into the bowl of sugar, and sugar painting appeared.

Sugar painting is different from normal painting. Sugar painters use syrup (糖浆) as the material, a spoon as the “paintbrush”, and a smooth table as the “paper”. To make syrup, they have to make sugar hot before painting. Since syrup may become hard if it cools, the painters have to produce the work very quickly. They move the spoon full of syrup up and down, left and right. Soon a sugar painting is done.

However, it’s a pity that this folk art is dying recently. The sugar painting that used to be rich in shapes has become poorer and poorer because of fewer needs. What’s worse, few people seem to be willing to pass on the art except those aging sugar painters.

For most people, painting is a kind of art and difficult to understand. However, sugar painting has pulled the art down into people’s daily lives. Through it, we may see the spiritual support of the ancient people across centuries. Now, sugar painting has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in China. Therefore, the art should be remembered, missed and passed on.

35．What does the underlined word “precious” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Valuable and expensive.                       B．Useful and cheap.

C．Special but worthless.                          D．Simple but priceless.

36．When did sugar painting appear?

A．In the Warring States Period.                B．In the Tang Dynasty.

C．In the Yuan Dynasty.                            D．In the Ming Dynasty.

37．Why should sugar painters make the work very quickly?

A．To show their excellent skills.               B．To avoid syrup becoming hard.

C．To protect the spoon and the table.         D．To reduce people’s waiting time.

38．What’s the writer’s attitude (态度) towards today’s sugar painting according to Paragraph 4?

A．Uncaring.         B．Doubtful.               C．Worried.                 D．Unclear.

39．Which can be a suitable title for the passage?

A．Exploring the Art of Sugar Painting      B．Improving the Taste of Sugar Painting

C．Effects of the Sugar Producing Technology    D．Ways to Change the Future of Sugar Painting

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China is famous for its delicious food. Especially during festivals, there are different traditional foods. Among them is Niangao.

Niangao, a kind of Chinese New Year’s Rice Cake, is made from glutinous rice (糯米). It is very popular during the Spring Festival.

The pronunciation of Niangao sounds like year and high, which means higher income (收入), better jobs, higher marks, the growth of children, and generally the promise of a better year.

Niangao is usually made from glutinous rice flour (糯米粉), wheat starch (麦粉) salt, water and sugar. The tastes can be divided into two main kinds: sweet Niangao in northern China, while sweet or salty Niangao in the south. Salty and sweet tastes are both fantastic. In the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, people can put different things inside Niangao, such as flower sugar, oil, and sweet red beans.

 ▲  The ways to make Niangao include braise (炖), stir-fry(炒), deep-fry, piece-fry, soup cooks and so on. Stir-fried Niangao with sugar is quite popular. Stir-fried Niangao with Shepherd’s Purse (荠菜) is also very delicious. Chicken soup Niangao should appear in every family on Chinese New Year’s Eve.

Niangao is not only delicious but also meaningful. Do you want to learn to cook it or just want to eat it?

40．From Paragraph 3, we can know the ________ of Niangao.

A．taste                B．meaning                 C．preparation             D．shape

41．Which of the following sentences can be put in the “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 5?

A．Niangao is the most delicious traditional food.

B．Niangao is popular with all the young people.

C．People cook Niangao in many different ways.

D．People like giving Niangao to friends on holidays.

42．Niangao with ________ is necessary on Chinese New Year’s Eve from the passage.

A．chicken soup                                       B．Shepherd’s Purse

C．red beans                                            D．flower sugar

43．What will the writer talk about in the next paragraph?

A．The history of Niangao.                       B．The steps to cook Niangao.

C．The behind meaning of Niangao.           D．The shapes of Niangao.

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44．On which pages of the book can you find more information about jianbing?

A．Pages 1-2.        B．Pages 3-4.              C．Pages 11-14.           D．Pages 1-4.

45．Which is TRUE according to the editor of this book?

A．Children in the US and UK love tanghulu.

B．Roujiamo is eaten in both China and Russia.

C．Foreigners living in China introduced these foods abroad.

D．Almost no one likes eating latiao in foreign countries.

46．Match the popular Chinese foods ①-③with their similar Western foods A-C

①roujiamo  ②tanghulu  ③youtiao

A．candy apples   B．churro   C． hamburgers

A．①-C; ②-B; ③-AB．①-B; ②-A; ③-C   C．①-C; ②-A; ③-B  D．①-A; ②-C; ③-B

47．Who will more possibly buy this book?

①Li Hua, who’s studying abroad, misses the taste of hotpot and jianbing.

②Cindy is writing a report about the differences between hamburgers and roujiamo.

③Dave has been interested in Chinese foods since he tried latiao given by his classmate.

④Liu Li who is studying in Qingdao No.7 Middle School.

A．Li Hua and Cindy.B．Li Hua and Dave.                                   C．Cindy and Dave.       D．Li Hua and Liu Li.

48．Which of the reviews by the readers is right about this book?

A．This book helps me understand why some Chinese live abroad.

B．I’ve learnt some simple Chinese food with this book. Worth buying it.

C．Great book! Can’t wait to travel in China to enjoy the wonderful culture.

D．This book helps me understand why some Chinese study English.

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In East China’s Jiangxi province, noodles are more than just a    49    — they’re almost a way of life.

In fact, most people here    50    the day with a bowl of rice noodles in the morning. This dish is so popular that some locals have    51    compared having rice noodles to enjoying fresh sea food.

Jiangxi is home to nearly 30,000 rice noodle restaurants. According to a report, Jiangxi produced more than 1.4 million    52    of rice noodles in 2020. More than 60% of the foreign sales of China’s rice noodles are from Jiangxi.

This dish is also    53    among people from other parts of China. The report shows that people aged between 18 and 24 make up about 33% of customers. They often    54    rice noodles and takeaway meals online. The percentage (百分比)    55    to over 65% for customers under 30 years old.

“Enjoying    56    a specialty (特产) is one way to get a real experience of local cooking culture,” said a local food expert. He added that more efforts should be made to find out the    57    behind Jiangxi rice noodles. The charm (魅力) of this common dish comes from its stories and    58    tastes—the noodles are prepared differently in each of Jiangxi’s 11 cities.

   59    these noodles are such an important part of Jiangxi culture, locals have done their best to protect its reputation (声誉) as a local specialty.

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Xiangyang is a city in central China, Hubei province and is also the hometown of the astronaut Nie Haisheng’s. Beef offal (牛杂) noodles, one of the most    60    breakfast foods in the city has become well-known after the astronaut Nie Haisheng return to Earth and said he was hungry for a bite of the beef offal noodles in his hometown.

Nie said these words in a video interview with China Central Television’s flagship TV program “First Class of the New Semester”    61    Sept. 1, when he was flying high in the country’s space station. Some beef noodle restaurants have put up banners saying “we are looking forward to your    62    homecoming, and we have enough beef offal noodles for you.” After that, more and more people from other    63    and provinces have started to learn some beef noodle-making skills, according to Zhang Hu,    64    of a local beef offal noodle restaurant, which also offers cooking courses in beef noodle-making skills. Zhang said over 1,000 people from outside the city have    65    to learn the skills every year during the past five years. Zhang Yu, a female learner from Nanyang city in central China’s Henan province, said she had been wanting to    66    up a beef noodle restaurant and became determined to learn how to make beef noodles in Xiangyang after    67    Nie’s interview. There are over 4,300 beef noodle restaurants in the city, with total yearly incomes hitting    68    3 billion yuan (about $464.9 million), said Li Wei, chairman of the Xiangyang beef noodle association, adding that there are also more    69    10,000 Xiangyang beef noodle restaurants in other places around China.

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Talking about Hunan Province, what comes to your mind first? Unquestionably, the answer goes to Hunan dishes, which are called as Xiang dishes.

Hunan dishes, with a history of more than two thousand years, are famous for its spicy taste. It is one of China’s eight schools of dishes.

Chili peppers (辣椒) are the most important and popular part in Hunan dishes. They were introduced from South America in the late 1690s. Since then, they have won the hearts of Hunan people.

While Sichuan dishes are famous for its classic “numbing-hot (麻辣)” taste, Hunan dishes are known for being “hot”. Hunan people invented many ways to cook chili peppers. For example, they eat fresh chili peppers into small pieces and mix them with salt, they use these salted chilli to steam (蒸) fish heads. Then it has become a classical dish around the world.

Some say Hunan people love chili because they can help people get used to the damp (潮湿的) weather. The chili can drive away the dampness in one’s body. Chilli has now become a part of Hunan culture. It is believed that the chili and the personality (个性) of Hunan people have something in common. Usually described as direct, brave and hard-working, Hunan people are famous for their “hot personalities”. It is clear that they would fall in love with chili.

70．How long is the history of Hunan dishes?

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71．When were chili peppers introduced into China?

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72．What are Hunan dishes well-known for?

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73．Can the chili reduce the dampness in one’s body?

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74．What do you think of Hunan people?

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参考答案

1．for    2．began    3．called    4．quickly    5．millions    6．worried    7．However    8．our    9．who/that    10．foreigners

【导语】本文主要介绍把中国山西刀削面带进法国的郭章龙的故事。

1．句意：郭章龙，一个中国年轻人，已经在法国生活了12年。根据“has lived in France…12 years”可知，此处强调时间段，用“for+段时间”，故填for。

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