D
Many may remember the 1998 film Mulan, the story of a young Chinese girl pretending to be a man to take her father’s place in the army. After this film was released, McDonald’s began to serve a sauce called Mulan SzeChuan Sauce. Also in 2017,a cartoon show Rick and Morty, which featured a mad scientist and his adventures with his grandson, mentioned the SzeChuan sauce. Many fans have queued up for hours to buy it. Packets of the sauce have even appeared on eBay selling for up to $250 each.
However, the sauce created by McDonald’s lacks any original Sichuan flavor. As one of the eight great cuisines of China, Sichuan cuisine is famous for its spicy dishes. But Dunlop says it’s a common misunderstanding that the cuisine focuses only on heat.“Sichuan cuisine is about complex multilayered flavors,” she says. “The really interesting thing about Sichuan cuisine is its variety of flavors. A really good Sichuan meal is like a rollercoaster ride—you have spicy notes, sweet and sour notes, and numbing and gentle flavors,” she says.
From the 1990s,Sichuan food took off. Currently, Sichuan hot pot is a hugely popular dish in China and the West, and dishes such as Mapo Tofu and Kung Pao Chicken are all famous and express the techniques and flavors of Sichuan cooking. Chef Key Chan, 65, born in Hong Kong into a family of chefs originally from Sichuan, is keen on passing down how to cook Sichuan cuisine. “Sichuan cuisine allows the tip of your tongue to feel a ‘dancing sensation’,” says Chan.
12.Why are Mulan and Rick and Morty mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A.To inform kids of wonderful films.
B.To remind people of the cartoon characters.
C.To show how popular the SzeChuan sauce was.
D.To indicate how expensive the SzeChuan sauce was.
13.What can we know about Sichuan cuisine from Paragraph 2?
A.It only focuses on heat.
B.It involves various flavors.
C.It is the greatest cuisine in China.
D.It is best represented by the SzeChuan sause.
14.Which of the following best explains “took off” underlined in Paragraph 3?
A.Left in a hurry.
B.Was quickly forgotten.
C.Began to fly.
D.Became popular quickly.
15.How does Chan feel about Sichuan cuisine?
A.Amazing. B.Just so-so.
C.Simple. D.Strange.
D
本文是一篇说明文。很多人还记得1998年上映的迪士尼动画电影《花木兰》,在这个故事中,中国少女木兰扮作男子替代她年迈的父亲从军。在配合这部电影的联合推广活动中,麦当劳限时推出了一款名为“川味赞酱”的调味酱。
12.C 推理判断题。第一段主要是向读者介绍了“川味赞酱”调味酱的受欢迎程度。文章以Mulan和Rick and Morty两部动画作品为例证明了这一点,因此,第一段提及Mulan和Rick and Morty这两部动画作品是为了表明“川味赞酱”调味酱很流行,很受欢迎。
13.B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的The really interesting thing about Sichuan cuisine is its variety of flavors.可知川菜真正令人感兴趣的是它味道的多样性。
14.D 词义猜测题。根据后句Currently, Sichuan hot pot is a hugely popular dish in China and the West可推断出川菜从20世纪90年代开始流行起来。take off在这里意为“迅速流行起来”。
15.A 推理判断题。根据Chan所说的Sichuan cuisine allows the tip of your tongue to feel a “dancing sensation”可知Chan感觉四川菜让你的舌尖有种跳舞的感觉,因此Chan应该是非常认同四川菜。amazing令人大为惊奇的;just so-so一般;simple简单的;strange奇怪的。结合选项可知A项最能反映Chan的态度。
Many may remember the 1998 film Mulan, the story of a young Chinese girl pretending to be a man to take her father’s place in the army. After this film was released, McDonald’s began to serve a sauce called Mulan SzeChuan Sauce. Also in 2017,a cartoon show Rick and Morty, which featured a mad scientist and his adventures with his grandson, mentioned the SzeChuan sauce. Many fans have queued up for hours to buy it. Packets of the sauce have even appeared on eBay selling for up to $250 each.
However, the sauce created by McDonald’s lacks any original Sichuan flavor. As one of the eight great cuisines of China, Sichuan cuisine is famous for its spicy dishes. But Dunlop says it’s a common misunderstanding that the cuisine focuses only on heat.“Sichuan cuisine is about complex multilayered flavors,” she says. “The really interesting thing about Sichuan cuisine is its variety of flavors. A really good Sichuan meal is like a rollercoaster ride—you have spicy notes, sweet and sour notes, and numbing and gentle flavors,” she says.
From the 1990s,Sichuan food took off. Currently, Sichuan hot pot is a hugely popular dish in China and the West, and dishes such as Mapo Tofu and Kung Pao Chicken are all famous and express the techniques and flavors of Sichuan cooking. Chef Key Chan, 65, born in Hong Kong into a family of chefs originally from Sichuan, is keen on passing down how to cook Sichuan cuisine. “Sichuan cuisine allows the tip of your tongue to feel a ‘dancing sensation’,” says Chan.
12.Why are Mulan and Rick and Morty mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A.To inform kids of wonderful films.
B.To remind people of the cartoon characters.
C.To show how popular the SzeChuan sauce was.
D.To indicate how expensive the SzeChuan sauce was.
13.What can we know about Sichuan cuisine from Paragraph 2?
A.It only focuses on heat.
B.It involves various flavors.
C.It is the greatest cuisine in China.
D.It is best represented by the SzeChuan sause.
14.Which of the following best explains “took off” underlined in Paragraph 3?
A.Left in a hurry.
B.Was quickly forgotten.
C.Began to fly.
D.Became popular quickly.
15.How does Chan feel about Sichuan cuisine?
A.Amazing. B.Just so-so.
C.Simple. D.Strange.
D
本文是一篇说明文。很多人还记得1998年上映的迪士尼动画电影《花木兰》,在这个故事中,中国少女木兰扮作男子替代她年迈的父亲从军。在配合这部电影的联合推广活动中,麦当劳限时推出了一款名为“川味赞酱”的调味酱。
12.C 推理判断题。第一段主要是向读者介绍了“川味赞酱”调味酱的受欢迎程度。文章以Mulan和Rick and Morty两部动画作品为例证明了这一点,因此,第一段提及Mulan和Rick and Morty这两部动画作品是为了表明“川味赞酱”调味酱很流行,很受欢迎。
13.B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的The really interesting thing about Sichuan cuisine is its variety of flavors.可知川菜真正令人感兴趣的是它味道的多样性。
14.D 词义猜测题。根据后句Currently, Sichuan hot pot is a hugely popular dish in China and the West可推断出川菜从20世纪90年代开始流行起来。take off在这里意为“迅速流行起来”。
15.A 推理判断题。根据Chan所说的Sichuan cuisine allows the tip of your tongue to feel a “dancing sensation”可知Chan感觉四川菜让你的舌尖有种跳舞的感觉,因此Chan应该是非常认同四川菜。amazing令人大为惊奇的;just so-so一般;simple简单的;strange奇怪的。结合选项可知A项最能反映Chan的态度。
