中考英语阅读理解专项练习：饮食文化

0中考英语阅读理解专项练习（常考+热门话题）

专题29饮食文化

一、阅读单选

（2022•山东邹城市第H中学二模）AncientChinesepeoplehadhotpotasearlyastheShangDynasty

（16th-llthcenturyBC）.Atthattime,peopleboiledfoodsandsoupsinbronzecauldrons（青铜鼎）.Thecauldron

hadtwoparts-onewasthepottocookfoodsinsoup,theotherpartwasalayer（层）oraspaceinsidethe

cauldrontoholdfirewood（材火）.Butatthattime,thecauldronwasonlyforasinglepersontoeatfrom.

DuringtheHanDynasty（202BC-AD220）,peopledividedapotintoseveralpartstoenjoydifferentflavors

（口味）.

DuringtheTangDynasty（618-907）,havinghotpotwasatrendy（流彳亍的）thing.Whenpeopleheldfamily

feasts（宴席）,theywouldpreparehotpot.PeopleoftheSongDynasty（960-1279）hadhotpottowelcomewinter.

Huoguo,theChinesenameforhotpot,wasmentionedbyYuanMei,poetandfoodieintheQing

Dynasty（1644-1912）,inabookaboutallkindsoffood.Atthattime,hotpotwasverypopular.Peopleputallkinds

ofmeatsandvegetablesintopotsmadeofdifferentmaterials,suchascopper（由冈）andiron（铁）.

Hotpotalsobecameafamousroyal（宫廷的）dish,calledreguo（热车品）.IfssaidthatEmperorQianlongof

theQingDynastylovedhotpotsomuchthathehaditforalmosteverymeal.Heonceheldabighotpotfeast,

invitingmorethan5,000peopletoenjoyabout1,550hotpots.

1.Inwhichdynastydidpeoplehavehotpottowelcomewinter?

A.TangDynasty.B.SongDynasty.C.ShangDynasty.D.QingDynasty.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthehotpot?

A.ThehotpotwaspopularintheTangandQingDynasties.

B.Thehotpotwasmadeofdifferentmaterials.

C.PeopleintheShangDynastywerefirstonestousehotpot.

D.IntheTangDynastypeopledividedapotintoseveralpartstoenjoydifferentflavors.

3.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thedeliciousfoodinthehistory.B.Someinformationaboutdifferentdynasties.

C.Thehistoryabouthotpot.D.Differentmaterialsusedtomakehotpot.

4.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A.HealthyDiet.B.SchoolActivities.C.MedicalCare.D.SportsWorld.

（2022•河南南阳•模拟预测）Whentheideaofhavingsomesnackfoodscomestomind,there9sagood

chancethatyouwillthinkofabagofpotatochipsatonce.Yes,potatochipsareoneofthemostcommonsnacks

inourdailylife.Theyareverypopularamongbothchildrenandadults.Ifsveryeasyforustoeatawholebagof

chipsinafewminutes.Buthaveyoueverstoppedandthoughtaboutwhatexactlyhappenstoyourbodywhen

youeatpotatochips,especiallyifyoueatabigbageveryday?

Ifyoueatpotatochipseveryday,youarelikelytoputonweight.Astudyshowsthatpeoplewhohavepotato

chipsasapartoftheirdietsgainweighteasily.Ifsnowondertheyareonthelistofsnacksthatcauseyoutogain

weight.

Studieshavealsoshownthatahighintakeofsodium（钠的大量摄入）isconnectedwithahigherriskofhigh

bloodpressure.Oneofthemaincomponents（成分）ofpotatochipsissodium.Ifyouofteneatpotatochips,over

time,you9regoingtoendupdevelopinghighbloodpressure.

Besides,youcouldincreasetheriskofgettingcancer.Thisseemsabitextreme（极端的）.However,

accordingtotheAmericanCancerSociety,potatochipshaveacrylamide,somethingthatiscreatedinhigh-starch

（高淀粉）foodswhenthey'recookedinhotoil,overafire,orinanoven.Studiesonmicehaveshownthatithas

somethingtodowithcancer.

Thinkingaboutallthese,whatshouldyoudothen?Justtakeiteasy.Youneedn,tworrytoomuch.Ifyoucan

limityourselftoasmall,snack-sizebagofpotatochipsonceinawhile,insteadofeatingalargebageveryday,

you'llbefine.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

5.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?

A.Manypeoplelikeeatingpotatochipseveryday.

B.Potatochipsareverypopularsnacksinourdailylife.

C.Therearefewpotatochipsinabagsowecaneatthemupeasily.

D.Allthepeopleknowtheinfluencesofeatingpotatochips.

6.Howmanyhealthriskscouldbecausedbyeatingpotatochipsaccordingtothetext?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

7.Whichofthefollowingfoodsmayhaveacrylamide?

8.Whatisthestructure（结构）ofthetext?

A.Whatistherightwayofeatingpotatochips?B.Howmanypotatochipsshouldwehaveeveryday?

C.Whydosomanypeoplelikepotatochips?D.Whathappenswhenweeatalotofpotatochips?

（2022•河南驻马店•二模）Leeksaresocommonthatyouhaveprobablyneverthoughtmuchaboutthem.

Theygroweasilyinourgardensanddon'tlookveryspecial,butthatdoesn'tmeantheyarenotinteresting!Leeks

belongtotheAlliumfamilyofvegetables,whichalsoincludesonions.Likeonionsandothermembersofthe

Alliumfamily,leeksareakindofvegetablewithwhitesoftpartsandleafygreentops.Thebulb,however,isnot

round,butjustslightlylargerthanthestemnearesttheroots.Themoreroundedthebulb,theoldertheleek.Leeks

areusuallyabout30cmlong,buttheycangrowmuchbigger.Doyouknowgrowingleekscanwinyouaprize?

Somegardenersgrowbigleeksandholdcompetitionstofindthebiggesttypeofleek.Theheaviestleekever

weighedmorethan8kg.

Peoplehavebeeneatingleeksforthousandsofyears.TheAncientRomanEmperorNeroorderedhiscooks

toservehimleekseveryday,ashebelievedtheywouldimprovehissingingvoice!PeopleinWaleslovedtheleek

somuchthattheymadeittheirnationalsymbol.Asthestorygoes,about400yearsago,Welshsoldierswere

fightinginawar.Theyputleeksintheirhatssothattheycouldtelltheirfriendsfromtheirenemies.

Leeksareespeciallylovedbycooksallovertheworld,astheygiveflavortolotsofdishes.Leekstasteabit

likeonions,buttheirflavorismuchweaker.Theytasteespeciallygoodinsoups.InFrancealeekandpotatosoup

iseatencold.Leeksgowellwithmeat.

Sonowweknowthatleeksaredelicious,butaretheygoodforyou?Yes!Leeksarefullofiron.Expertsnow

believethateatingleeksandothermembersoftheAlliumfamilycanalsohelppeoplekeeptheirbloodpressure

undercontrolandtheirheartshealthy.

WordBank

bulb鳞茎

stem茎

flavor味道

iron铁

theme主题

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

10.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofgrowingleeks?

A.Itrequireslittleskill.B.Ifsnotinteresting.

C.Ittakeslotsoftime.D.It'snotcommon.

11.Whichofthefollowingisthepictureofleeks?

b

C.'D.

12.What'sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

A.EmperorNerolovedleeksverymuch.B.Leeksarepopularforalongtime.

C.Welshsoldiersfoughtwithleeksinawar.D.PeopleinWalesmadeleekstheirnationalsymbol.

13.Whichparagraphstellthetasteandgoodofleeks?

A.①②B.②③C.②④D.③④

14.What9sthethemeofthetext?

A.History.B.Technology.C.Nature.D.Education.

（2022•重庆市育才中学二模）SomeChinesedisheshavebecomepopularduringtheBeijing2022

Olympics,afterathletes（运动员）sharedthemonTikTok（抖音）andinmediainterviews.

XRedbeanbun（红豆包）

SnowboarderJeniseSpiteri,theonlyathletestandingfbrMalta,isabigfanofChinesefood.ccOnemorningI

wastoonervoustoeatanyfood.SoIputsomeredbeanbunsinmybackpack.Ididn'trealizethatIstillhadone

inmypocketwhenIdidtherun,soIwaslike4Ohokay!NowIcanfinallyeat,,^^sherecalled.

XKungPaoChicken（宫保鸡丁）

AmericansnowboarderTessaMaudbasbecomepopularinChinaforsharingallkindsofdeliciousChinese

foodsuchasKungPaoChicken.Beijing2022wasanewandenjoyableexperienceforMaud.Whattoeatwasn

dailyhardchoiceforherinChina.

Chinesedumplings

AmericanathleteJuliaMarino,whowonasilvermedalinwomen'ssnowboardslopestyle,toldNBCNews

thatherfavoritefoodintheWinterOlympicsvillagewasdumplings.

XSpicyhotchpotch（麻辣烫）

JuttaLeerdampostedherfavoritespicyhotchpotchonsocialmedia."ThisisthefamousChinesesnackspicy

hotchpotch,whichishealthierthanburgersandfries,9,saidLeerdam.

15.Whydidn'tJeniseSpiterieattheredbeanbunbeforetherace?

A.Becauseshegottooworriedtoeatanything.B.Becauseshewasn'thungryatall.

C.Becausesheplannedtocatitaftertherace.D.Becausesheforgotallaboutit.

16.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedpart“WhattoeatwasadailyhardchoiceforherinChina”?

A.Shedidn'tknowwheretofindthefoodsheliked.

B.ShehatedChinesefoodsoshedidn'tknowwhattoeat.

C.Shedidn'tknowwhattochoosebecausethereweremanychoices.

D.Shewastoopicky（挑剔的）aboutthefood.

17.Wholikesspicyhotchpotchaccordingtothepassage?

A.JeniseSpiteri.B.TessaMaud.C.JuliaMarino.D.JuttaLeerdam.

18.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.OnlyoneathletefromMaltacompetedinBeijing2022.

B.TessaMaudwonasilvermedal.

C.JuliaMarino'sfavoritefoodwasdumplings.

D.JuttaLeerdamthinksthatspicyhotchpotchisjunkfood.

（2022•重庆八中模拟预测）Ashortcookingvideopostedbyanetizen（网民）onTikTokhasrecently

becomeapopularhitonthewebsite.Withthetag（标签）“Chinesefbod”,thevideonotonlyshowedoffthechefs

excellentskillsinmakingChinesedishes,butitalsogotnetizensabroadwantingtogetatasteofChina5sunique

foodculture.

Inadditiontopraisingthechef,netizenswonderedwhysuchasimpleChinesedishcouldlooklikeafancy

cuisine（菜肴）."EventhemostbasicChinesedishneedstohavethreeelements:color,smellandtaste.For

example,colornotonlyrequiresacheftohavesharpeyes,butalsovaluableexperience,9,saidWang,an

experiencedChinesechefinGuangzhou.

Itisnottheonlytypecoveredbythetag.Otherpopularvideosunderthetaginclude"strangefdod”

challenges,traditionalChinesedishesandChinesesnacktastingwhichhasbecomeparticularlypopularamong

theyoungvloggers(视频博主)aroundtheworld.

“IhavebeenafanofChinesefoodeversincemyChinesefriendcookedmedisanxianatuniversity.Iwas

surprisedbythedish'stasteanditslook,whichwasverydifferentfrommyhomefood,butfeltitwasvery

familiartomebecauseInoticedwesharesimilarcookingskills,9,saidBianca,anItalianAsianfoodfan.

“Istartedmychannelbyrecordingmyroommatetastingmycooking.Thesevideosgetlikesandcomments

gradually.SeeingsomepeoplecommentinginGermanorEnglishandsaying'Iwanttotryit',.SoI'm

surethattheycanmakeadifferencetoculturalcommunication.^^saidMr.Bear,avloggeronBilibili.

19.Theunderlinedword"It"inParagraph3refersto"

A.colorB.valuableexperienceC.ChinesefoodD.basicChinesedish

20.BiancafindsChinesefoodis.

A.commonanddearB.specialandfamiliarC.strangeanddeliciousD.similaranddisconnected

21.Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputinthe?

A.Ifeelthesevideoscanshortenthegapbetweenthetwocultures.

B.IhopemoreandmorefanscantastethedeliciousfoodIcooked.

C.myroommatesencouragemetocookChinesefood.

D.ImadeadecisiontobecomeanexcellentChinesechef.

22.Thispassagemainlywantstotellusthat.

A.advancedtechnologyplaysagreatpartinmodernsociety.

B.onlinevideoscanmakeyoungpeoplearoundtheworldfamous.

C.Chinesecookinghasbecomepopularamongyoungvloggers.

D.master-levelChinesedishesareattractingmoreforeignfans.

(2022•吉林四平•一模)HappyFamilySalad

Ingredients:

Twoadults(married,responsibleandlovingparents)

Onechild(ormore)

Twolargebowlsoftolerance

Acupofunderstanding

Fourleavesoffunandgames

Twotablespoonsofsaladcreamofkindness

Awholeheapofsharingandcaring

Abagofhappythoughts

Abagofsmiles

Methods:

1.Putalltheingredientsexcepttheleavesoffunandgames,creamofkindness,happythoughtsandsmiles,

inamixingbowl.

2.Pourinthecreamofkindnessandmixwell.

3.Arrangetheleavesoffunandgamesinasaladbowl.

4.Sprinklethehappythoughtsandsmilesontopandserve.

Servingsuggestions:

Don'trefrigerate（冷藏）.Alwaysservefreshsaladandeatimmediately,andtogetherasafamily.

Stale（不新鲜的）saladshouldbediscarded（丢弃）beforeitbreedsunhappiness.TheHappyFamilySalad

canbeeatenatanytimeaspartofbreakfast,lunchordinner.

阅读上面的信息，选择正确答案。

23.HowmanyfamilymembersareneededtomaketheHappyFamilySalad?

A.Twoparentsandatleastachild.B.Twoparentsandnochildren.

C.Aparentandtwochildren.D.Aparentandachild.

24.,weshouldpourthecreamofkindnessintothesalad.

A.Afterputtingtheingredientsontheleaves.

B.Afterplacingthemixedingredientsinamixingbowl.

C.Afterarrangingtheleavesoffunandgamesinasaladbowl.

D.Aftersprinklingthehappythoughtsandsmilesontopoftheingredients.

25.HowshouldwepreparetheadultstomakeHappyFamilySalad?

A.Weshouldbeparentsandmanychildren.

B.Weshouldbehealthyandlovingparents.

C.Weshouldbeoldandlovingparents.

D.Weshouldbemarried,responsibleandlovingparents.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?

A.Responsibleparentsareimportantatalltimes.B.Ahappyfamilyshouldeateverymealtogether.

C.Ahappyfamilycanbeenjoyedatalltimes.D.Asaladcanbeeatenateverymeal.

27.Whydoesthewriterwritethepassage?

A.Totellfamilieshowtomakeasalad.

B.Toteachparentshowtobehappy.

C.Toadvisefamilymembersonhowtohaveahappyfamilylife.

D.Toshowparentshowtoplaywiththeirchildren.

（2022•浙江台州•二模）Tosomepeople,thereisnothingmoreappetizing（开胃的）thanthesmellofmeat

cookingoveranopenair.Throughouttheworld,peoplelovetoeatbarbecue（烧烤），becauseithelpsbringfriends

andfamiliestogether.Havingabarbecuemakespeoplethinkabouthowthingswerewiththeirancestors.Cooking

overcoalsoranopenflamemakespeoplefeelmoresocial.

Mostcountrieshavebarbecuetraditionsandtheyusuallytakeplaceonnationalholidays.IntheUnitedStates,

itisatraditiontohaveabarbecueofhamburgersandhotdogsonJuly4,whichisIndependenceDay.

InSouthAmerica,especiallyinArgentina,barbecueisawayoflife.Allsortsofmeatsandsausagesareput

onalargegrill（烤架）togetheroverhotcoals.BarbecueisevenconsideredthenationaldishinArgentina,andit

isgiventhenameasadoinPortuguese.Thismeansnotonlythedish,butalsothesocialeventthatsurroundsan

Argentineanbarbecue.

WhenapersonspeaksaboutTurkishandMiddleEasternbarbecue,theKebabimmediatelycomestomind.

Thetraditionoftakingdifferentmeats,andsometimesvegetablesaswell,andspearing（月尖物束U穿）themwitha

sharpstickhascrossedculturallinestoday.PracticallyanywhereintheEnglish-speakingworld,thethoughtof

shish-kebabwillmakebarbecuelovers'mouthwater.

Whereveryougointheworld,youarealmostcertaintocomeacrossalocalmethodofpreparingbarbecue.

Ifyouvisitdifferentplaces,beboldandtrywhateverthelocalspecialties（特色菜）are.

28.Whichofthefollowingisthekebab?

29.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.

A.barbecueisahealthywayofeatingmeatB.barbecueisconsideredawayoflifeintheUSA

C.thetraditionofhavingabarbecuewillstopsoonD.localbarbecuespecialtiesisfoundallovertheworld

30.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?

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31.Whafsthewriter'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tostoppeoplefromeatingbarbecue.B.Toencouragepeopletoeatmorebarbecue.

C.Totellpeopletheworldbarbecuetraditions.D.Tointroducebarbecueloversindifferentplaces.

（2022•江苏镇江•二模）①BritishgourmetFuchsiaDunlop'sposts（帖子）onWechatorInstagram,serveup

adietofhumor.Mostofthepostsareaboutherexperiencewithfoodfromaroundtheworld.Butsincethe

COVID-19pandemicbrokeoutinLondoninFebruary,2020,cookinghasbecomingawayforhertomanagethe

“endlesslockdown^^.Shesaysshecooksinaveryrelaxedway,goingtothefarmers5marketattheweekendtobuy

seasonalproductsforeverydaycooking-amixtureofJiangnan,Hunan,Guangdong,andSichuandishes.

②"Forme,therearesomanywonderfulthingsaboutChinesefood.ThethingthatIfindisgreatestaboutit

isthatyoucaneatfoodthatisbothreallydeliciousandincrediblyhealthy,Dunlopsays."TheChineseare

expertsatcookingvegetables,soitisveryeasyformetoeatChinesefoodalmosteveryday.”

（3）GrowingupinOxford,Dunlopdreamedofbecomingacookwhenshewaslittle.However,herdreamdid

notstarttomaterializeuntilshecametoChengdu,capitalofSichuanprovince,asauniversitystudentin1994.

ThatwaswhenshebeganlearninglocalcookingskillsattheSichuanHigherInstituteofCuisine.

④Alwayskeepinganotebookonhandwherevershewent,shewrotedowntherecipesofthedishesshe

tasted.BasedonherknowledgeofSichuancuisine,Dunloppublishedherfirstbook,SichuanCookery,in2001,

whichwashailedbytheObserverFoodMonthlyas“oneofthetop10cookbooksofalltime”.

⑤Sincethen,shehaspublishedfourbooksaboutSichuancuisine,andonein2016aboutrecipesfrom

Jiangnan,calledLandofFishandRice.

@Now,aChineseversionofLandofFishandRice,translatedbyHeYujia,isavailable.Inthebook,Dunlop

displaysherdeepunderstandingofthefoodculturethatrunsdeepinthebloodofChinesepeople.

⑦HavingstudiedChinesefoodculturefornearlytwentyyears,sheseestheJiangnanareaastheheartland

ofthenation'sgastronomy.

⑧“AlthoughyouhavereallyinterestinganddeliciousfoodalloverChina,inthisarea,especially,many

peoplewroteaboutitanddiscussedit.Manyoftheoldclassicfoodbookscamefromthisarea,forexample.Soif

youtalkaboutgastronomy,thenJiangnanisareallyimportantarea,“shesays.

⑨Dunlopspent10yearsresearchingthebook.

32.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwordsiswronglyexplained?

A.Theword“gourmet“means“apersonwhoknowsalotaboutgoodfood^^.

B.Theword“materialize“means“cometrue,takeplace^^.

C.Theword"hailed“means"thoughtlittleof,laughedat”.

D.Theword“gastronomy“means"theartofcookingandeatinggoodfbod”.

33.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutFuchsiaDunlop?

A.Shepreferssupermarketsforshoppingfoodtofarmers5markets.

B.Herinterestandhardworkarethemainreasonsforherachievements.

C.SheneverthoughtaboutbeingacookuntilshecametoChina.

D.ShethinkspeopleintheJiangnanareacookthebestfoodinChina.

34.WhafsthemainideaofParagraph7andParagraph8?

A.DunlophasstudiedChinesefoodcultureforalongtime.

B.There'sinterestinganddeliciousfoodalloverChina.

C.ManypeopletalkedandwroteaboutfoodinJiangnan.

D.TheJiangnanareaistheheartlandofChina'sgastronomy.

35.Whatmaybewrittenaboutifthewritercontinuesthewriting?

A.WhyJiangnanistheheartlandofChina9sgastronomy.

B.HowDunlopdidresearchforthebookLandofFishandRice.

C.HowsuccessfulandpopularthebookLandofFishandRiceis.

D.WhatcontributionsDunlophasmadetoChinesefoodculture.

（2022•安徽合月巴•二模）Inmanycountriesaroundtheworld,streetfoodispopularwithnotonlylocal

peoplebutalsooutsiders.

InColombia,thefavouriteisarepas（王米饼）,akindoflovelybreadcake.InIndia,youcangetwonderful

ricedisheswithvegetables.Theseareoftenservedwithpuri（〃、麦饼），madeofflour（面粉）andwater.Onthe

streetsofThailand,youcanbuyfishsoup,chickenandlotsofdifferentkindsofnoodles.Fordessert,youcan

havefriedbananas,freshfruitpancakesorThaisweets.InGermany,sausagesarepopularandinFrance,ithas

lovelypancakescalledcrepes（薄煎饼）.

Inmanyways,streetfoodisbetterthanrestaurantfood.Firstly,ifscheaperandyouknowifsfreshbecause

youcanwatchthecookmakeitinfrontofyou.Secondly,it'salsomuchmorefuntoeat.Peopleoftenbuyandeat

foodoutsideatplaceslikemusicfestivalsandalsoatsportseventslikefootballmatches.Besides,attheseasidein

manycountries,peopleeatchips,icecreamandseafood.Seafoodrunsdirectlyfromtheseatothetable

everywhere.Streetfoodcanstandforthecultureofthearea.Soforthetravelersitisanecessaryparttoenjoy.

36.Wherecanweenjoythefriedbananas?

A.InColombia.B.InIndia.C.InThailand.D.InGermany.

37.Howmanycountriesarementioned（被提及）inthispassage?

A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.

38.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thepriceofthestreetfood.B.Thekindsofthestreetfood.

C.Thetasteofthestreetfood.D.Theadvantagesofthestreetfood.

39.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthestreetfoodaccordingtothepassage?

A.Funny.B.Interesting.C.Popular.D.Lovely.

（2022•山东泰安•二模）Itwasabout10yearsago,onacold,graywinterday.Therainsoaked（浸湿）my

clothesandchilledmybones.Iwaswalkingtovisitmydad.Iknockedonhisdoorandsteppedintohishouse.

Warmsteam（蒸汽）camefromthekitchen.IttouchedmynoseandsuddenlyIfeltlikeIwas8yearsoldagain.

DadwasmakingNana'sspecialsauce.

Growingup,Nana（外婆）wouldmakeusanItalianfeasteverySundayafterchurch.Shewouldslowlycook

herspaghettisauceforhours,throwinginoliveoil,salt,sugar,pepper,bayleaves（香叶），andgarlic（大蒜）.Then

shewoulddropinpotatoes,chicken,meatballsandsometimesevensteak.Whenitwasready,wewouldmixitin

thespaghetti,serveitonplates,andsprinkle（撒上）cheeseontop.Italwaysleftourbelliesfull,ourheartshappy

andourhousesmellingyummy.

IsatdownwhenDadmademeaplate.Ifeltlikeaboyagain.Wetalkedaboutthoseoldtimesandlaughed

overthememories,bothgoodandbad.AndInoticedsomethingtoo.Ididn'tfeelcoldanymore.Myheartwas

warm,andmyspiritlight.

DadandNanahavebeengoneforyearsnow.Istillmissthembotheverysingleday.Althoughmydaughter

andIbothknowhowtomakeNana'sspecialsauce,wedon'tcookitasoftenasweshould.NomatterhowhardI

try,Icannevergetitquiteright.MaybeIammissinganingredient.Ormaybe,itwasjustthelovewithwhich

theycookeditthatmadeitsodelicious.Eitherway,thiswinter,Iamgoingtomakeitagain.Ineeditswarmth.I

needitsgoodness.

40.Whatbroughtthewriterbacktohischildhood?

A.Acold,graywinterday.B.Hiswetclothesandchilledbones.

C.Thefamiliarsmellofthespaghettisauce.D.Aheart-to-hearttalkwithhisdad.

41.WhichinformationisNOTmentionedinParagraph2?

A.Whytheauthorlikedgoingtochurch.B.WhatNanausedtomakethesauce.

C.Howtheauthoratethesauce.D.Howtheauthorfeltaftereatingthefeast.

42.Howdidtheauthorfeelafterhavinghisdad'smeal?

A.Funandmoved.B.Happyandsurprised.

C.Sadanddisappointed.D.Warmandrelaxed.

43.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmadethesaucetastebetter?

A.Theingredients.B.Thepersonhecookeditwith.

C.Thecareandloveputintoit.D.Thetimeofyear.

（2022•海南省直辖县级单位・二模）

TomandTimareinarestaurant

Menu

SandwichDrinks

Chicken$5.20Yogurt$2.00

Egg$3.60OrangeJuice$1.70

Beef$4.50Coke$2.50

Turkey$6.50Coffee$2.80

RiceDesserts（甜食）

Fried$3.50Pizza$2.50

Withchicken$4.80Bananamilkshake$3.50

Withmeat$4.50chocolate$5.50

44.Therearekindsofsandwichesintherestaurant.

A.threeB.fourC.five

45.Ofallthedrinksintherestaurant,isthecheapest.

A.coffeeB.yogurtC.orangejuice

46.Timhasonlytwodollars,andhecanhave________intherestaurant.

A.yogurtororangejuiceB.cokeC.pizza

47.Tomwantstohavethericewithchickenandaglassoforangejuice,heshouldpayfor.

A.$1.70B.$4.80C.$6.50

48.Wemightgettheinformationabovefrom________ofarestaurant.

A.anadB.areportC.asciencebook

Everyday,peopleinventnewthings.Someinventorsworkhardforyearstocreatesomethingnew.Butsome

ofthebestinventionshappenbyaccident.

Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolatechipcookies?Backin1930,RuthWakefieldandherhusband

openedarestaurantinMassachusetts.ItwascalledtheTollHouseInn.Ruthworkedasthecook.Therestaurant

held30guests.Ruthoftenhadtorushtofeedthemallontime.

Oneday,Ruthwasmixingupsomechocolatecookiesinthekitchen.Therecipesaidtomelt（融化）squares

ofchocolate.Thenextstepwastopour（倾倒）themeltedchocolateintothepalecookiebatter（面糊）.

Youhavetomeltchocolateslowlyoritwillburn.Ruthwasinahurry.Shedecidedtobreakthechocolate

squaresintolittlepieces.Thenshethrewthepiecesintothebatter.Afterall,thecookieshadtobeputintoahot

oven（烤箱）.Shethoughtthechocolatewouldjustmeltintotherestofthebatter.

Whenshetookthecookiesoutoftheoven,shecouldstillseebigpiecesofchocolate.Shecouldneverserve

thesetoherguests!

Then,Ruthtastedthecookies.Theyweredelicious!Herguestsagreed.

Ruthbeganbuyinglotsofchocolateandcuttingitup.Thensheaskedthecandymakersiftheycouldmake

thechocolateeasiertobreaki