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【題目】Ying Dishes In North and South China

There have been many discussions about the differences in diet between the North and South in China. For example, the northern Chinese may wonder why southerners must have stir-fried vegetables as the last dish for a meal, while the southerners may be surprised to know that people from north are used to hoarding cabbages before winter.

Recently, different understandings of ying dishes caused another round discussion on the internet.

In northern China, ying dishes refer to those which are special and delicious enough to show your warmth when you treat guests.Dishes with plenty of meat and fish are often considered as ying dishes which are usually served in basins rather than plates.Some said that ying dishes are quite common in the North, which are usually made of completely beef, lamb and pork and other kinds of meat. People cook these kinds of meat together with sauce in a large pot.

For most southern Chinese, however, ying dishes are quite unfamiliar. Seven out of eight styles of Chinese cuisine （菜系）come from southern parts of China, which have different kinds of cooking methods.The dishes are put on the fine plates . There are a large number of ying dishes in South China with perfect colors, smells and tastes.

In Guangdong province for example, soup is an important part of Guangdong cuisine. It stress exquisite (精致的) preparations and provides enjoyment with well-chosen ingredients and beautiful presentation. Soup is usually stewed (燉)for several hours with vegetables or seafood rather than meat, and is often considered as the ying dish . It is said that soup should always be served first on the table with great expectations and people will comment after trying. A restaurant which is unable to provide satisfying soup is often considered a failure.

After the heated discussion, people from different provinces willingly and proudly shared the ying dishes in their hometown. What about you? Would you like to share some ying dishes in your hometown?

The Discussion about Ying Dishes in North and South China

Background of the discussion about ying dishes	※Northerners and southerners hardly understand each other in diet . For example , it’s 【1】 for people in North to hoard cabbages before winter, while people in South must have stir-friend vegetables as the last dishes for a meal. ※ A new heated discussion appeared on the Internet.
【2】 of ying dishes	Areas	In North	In South
	Ying dishes	※ Hosts must show their warmth by 【3】which are made of completely many kinds of meat, such as beef, lamb to guests. ※ People cook these kinds of meat together with sauce in a large pot.	※There are many kinds with great colors , smells and tastes. ※Soup is often considered as the ying dish; It must be 【4】 and stewed for several hours with vegetables or seafood. ※If the soup in a restaurant satisfies customers , people will consider the restaurant is a 【5】.
	Tableware(餐具)	Basins	Plates
Influence of the discussion	The discussion caused many people from different provinces to share ying dishes in their hometown.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】common

【2】Different ideas/ opinions / thoughts

【3】serving dishes

【4】well-prepared

【5】success

【解析】

短文大意：本文是文化類閱讀，介紹了中國北方和南方關(guān)于硬菜的討論背景和對硬菜的不同看法。

【1】句意：例如，北方人在冬天前囤積大白菜是很常見的，而南方人必須在一頓飯的最后一道菜是炒青菜。

考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。本句是固定句型“It + be + adj. for sb. to do sth.”結(jié)構(gòu)，缺表語形容詞；根據(jù)people from north are used to hoarding cabbages before winter北方人習(xí)慣于在冬天前囤積大白菜，可知北方人在冬天前囤積大白菜是很常見的，故填common。

【2】句意：對硬菜的不同看法。

考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)表格對應(yīng)內(nèi)容，結(jié)合原文Recently, different understandings of ying dishes caused another round discussion on the internet最近，對硬菜的不同理解在網(wǎng)上引發(fā)了新一輪的討論，可知討論的是對硬菜的不同看法，故填Different ideas/ opinions / thoughts。

【3】句意：主人必須通過向客人提供完全由多種肉類如牛肉、羊肉制成的菜肴來顯示他們的熱情。

考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)In northern China, ying dishes refer to those which are special and delicious enough to show your warmth when you treat guests在中國北方，硬菜指的是那些特別的、美味的、能在款待客人時表現(xiàn)出熱情的菜肴，可知通過向客人提供硬菜來顯示主人的熱情，故填serving dishes。

【4】句意：它必須精心準(zhǔn)備，與蔬菜或海鮮燉幾個小時。

考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。系詞be后接形容詞，根據(jù)It stress exquisite preparations and provides enjoyment with well-chosen ingredients and beautiful presentation它強調(diào)精致的準(zhǔn)備，并提供精心挑選的成分和美麗的介紹享受，exquisite preparations（精心準(zhǔn)備）義同well-prepared，可知填well-prepared。

【5】句意：如果一家餐館的湯令顧客滿意，人們就會認(rèn)為這家餐館是成功的。

考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。不定冠詞a修飾單數(shù)名詞，根據(jù)A restaurant which is unable to provide satisfying soup is often considered a failure不能提供令人滿意的湯的餐館通常被認(rèn)為是失敗的，failure（失敗的）和success（成功）詞義相反，可知填success。