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【題目】 Most Americans love Chinese food. However, the Chinese food served in most American restaurants is very different from the authentic cuisine enjoyed daily by people living in China. 【1】Then many Chinese immigrants had trouble landing a job in America. To make a living, some of them opened restaurants. Over these years, Chinese cuisine has been adapted to reflect Western influences.

【2】The Chinese food found in Western restaurants is mainly cooked through frying. Many dishes are cooked using various frying methods. However, traditional Chinese food is rarely cooked through frying. Instead, methods such as baking, steaming, boiling and fermenting (發(fā)酵) are more commonly used.

Another big difference between authentic and westernized Chinese food is the ingredients used. 【3】 Some ingredients — like carrots, onions and tomatoes — are not often used in authentic Chinese cooking. In addition, while you can find some Western cuisines that use strange meats — like pig ears — most Western cultures are pretty conservative about the meats they consume. Authentic Chinese food, in contrast, uses a wider variety of protein sources, including tofu, snake, chicken feet, duck blood and many more that Westerners generally wouldn’t choose to eat.

【4】Sweet and Sour Chicken, for example, has no equivalent（同等物）in traditional Chinese cuisine. Similarly, the fortune cookie is a completely American invention.

Indeed, there are numerous differences between authentic and westernized Chinese cuisine, but Western palates (味覺) adapt to new flavors easily. 【5】

A.The history of westernized Chinese food started in the mid-1800s.

B.Westernized Chinese food features vegetables that are common in Western cuisines.

C.There are so many regions of China, and they all prepare their dishes a little bit differently.

D.So it may only be a matter of time before authentic Chinese food becomes popular in America.

E.Many of the most popular Chinese dishes in the West are not served in Chinese restaurants at all.

F.Deep frying food is quick, which is why you can usually get your Chinese food in just a few minutes.

G.One of the main differences between authentic and westernized Chinese food lies in cooking methods.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】G

【3】B

【4】E

【5】D

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。中國菜到了西方以后受到了西方的影響，文章介紹了西化的中國菜和傳統(tǒng)中國菜的不同之處。

【1】根據(jù)空后的Then many Chinese immigrants had trouble landing a job in America. To make a living, some of them opened restaurants. Over these years, Chinese cuisine has been adapted to reflect Western influences.（當(dāng)時(shí)，許多中國移民在美國找不到工作。為了謀生，他們中的一些人開了餐館。這些年來，中國菜已經(jīng)適應(yīng)了西方的影響）可知，A選項(xiàng)（西化的中國食物的歷史始于19世紀(jì)中期）和下文內(nèi)容相呼應(yīng)，in the mid-1800s和下文的then相呼應(yīng)，westernized Chinese food和Western influences相呼應(yīng)，故選A。

【2】根據(jù)下文的The Chinese food found in Western restaurants is mainly cooked through frying.（西餐廳的中餐主要是油炸的）和traditional Chinese food… Instead, methods such as baking, steaming, boiling and fermenting (發(fā)酵) are more commonly used.（中國傳統(tǒng)食物以烘烤、蒸、煮和發(fā)酵等方法更常用。）可知，G選項(xiàng)主要說明了正宗中國菜和西化中國菜的區(qū)別之一是烹飪方法。G選項(xiàng)可以承接下文，且根據(jù)下文的Another big difference和選項(xiàng)中One of the main differences相呼應(yīng)，故選G。

【3】根據(jù)下文的Some ingredients — like carrots, onions and tomatoes — are not often used in authentic Chinese cooking.（一些配料，如胡蘿卜、洋蔥和西紅柿，在正宗的中國菜中并不常用）可知，B選項(xiàng)中的vegetables和like carrots, onions and tomatoes相呼應(yīng)，且語義（西化的中國菜以西餐中常見的蔬菜為特色）承接上下文，故選B。

【4】根據(jù)下文的Sweet and Sour Chicken, for example, has no equivalent（同等物）in traditional Chinese cuisine.（糖醋雞在中國傳統(tǒng)烹飪中就沒有類似的食物）可知，E選項(xiàng)的語義（許多在西方最受歡迎的中國菜在中國餐館里根本不存在）可以承接下文，且Sweet and Sour Chicken和the most popular Chinese dishes in the West相呼應(yīng)，are not served和has no equivalent相呼應(yīng)，故選E。

【5】根據(jù)前文的Indeed, there are numerous differences between authentic and westernized Chinese cuisine, but Western palates (味覺) adapt to new flavors easily. （的確，正宗的中國菜和西化的中國菜有很多不同之處，但是西方人的口味很容易適應(yīng)新的口味）可知，D選項(xiàng)在語義（所以，正宗的中國菜在美國流行也許只是時(shí)間問題）上與前文是因果關(guān)系，故選D。

七選五常用的做題方法之一是單詞復(fù)現(xiàn)法。這種復(fù)現(xiàn)法可以是同一個(gè)單詞重復(fù)出現(xiàn)，也可以同源單詞或者上下義單詞的前后呼應(yīng)，比如第3小題，就屬于上下義單詞的前后呼應(yīng)，B選項(xiàng)中的vegetables和下文的like carrots, onions and tomatoes屬于上下義單詞，由此可以判斷是B選項(xiàng)。