Question

My interest in Chinese food started many years ago, when I had my first job. I was a young reporter for the Daily Journal in San Francisco. Our office wasn’t far from Chinatown. I usually managed to arrange my time so that I could go there at least two or three times a week for a good meal.
The first time I ever ate Chinese food I loved it. And since then, it just tastes better and better to me. The first thing I noticed was the fresh tastes of the meat and vegetable. When I learned more about the food, I began to understand why it has this special feature.
About 5000 years ago, China lost much of its wood because of over population and poor management of its forest. This loss was very bad for the country, of course, but it turned out to be very good for the food. Wood became very expensive and hard to get, so the Chinese had to learn how to use it better.
In order to use less wood in cooking, they started to cut their meat and vegetables into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil. That way, the food cooked faster and they saved their fuel. The food prepared in this manner kept its fresh flavor(風味)—and it’s this flavor that attracts people to the art of Chinese cooking.
I often wonder if the Chinese appreciated their solution to that ancient energy problem as much as I do now –whenever I eat Chinese food.
【小題1】This passage is mainly about _________.

A．why Chinese food tastes fresh

B．what Chinese food tastes like

C．how Chinese food is cooked

D．what makes Chinese food special

【小題2】The author got to know Chinese food __________.

A．when he worked as a reporter in China

B．from a news story in the Daily Journal

C．after he got a taste of it in the Chinatown

D．before he got his first job in San Francisco

【小題3】The author thought the Chinese chop their meat and vegetable into small pieces in order to ________.

A．keeping its fresh flavor

B．saving their hard-to-get wood

C．producing a different kind of food

D．attracting westerners to their food

【小題4】The word “fuel” in the 4th paragraph most probably means ______

A．fresh flavor

B．meat and vegetable

C．hot oil

D．firewood

【小題5】According to the passage, the special freshness of Chinese food is the result of _______.

A．the wood used to make the cooking fire

B．the fast speed (速度) at the cooking

C．the high quality of Chinese meat and vegetable

D．the well-developed art of Chinese cooking

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】D
【小題5】B

解析試題分析：短文大意：這篇短文主要介紹了中國食品為什么很新鮮的原因。原來是古時候，人們為了節省木柴，而給變了烹飪方式。正是這種快速的烹飪方式讓食品保持了它的新鮮。
【小題1】主旨大意題。閱讀短文可知，本文主要講述了為什么中餐風味獨特的原因。故選A。
【小題2】細節理解題。閱讀第二段可知，在作者第一次在唐人街品嘗了中餐之后，才開始了解中餐。故選C。
【小題3】細節理解題。閱讀第四段In order to use less wood in cooking, they started to cut their meat and vegetables into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil. 描述，額控制中國人把肉和蔬菜切成小塊是為了節省木材。故選B。
【小題4】詞義猜測題。聯系前兩句描述，可知此處指的是，他們節省了木柴。故選D。
【小題5】細節理解題。根據短文倒數第二段That way, the food cooked faster and they saved their fuel.描述，可知正是這種快速的烹飪方式保持了食物的新鮮。故選B。
考點：考查日常生活類短文閱讀。