1、FOOD AND CULTUREREADING AND THINKINGGuess the Chinese food according to their English names.Beijing Roasted DuckKung Pao ChickenHot PotSweet and Sour PorkDumplingsDim SumMa Po TofuChar SiuChow MeinFried RiceDo You Know The 5 Key Flavors of Chinese Food?soursweetbitterspicysaltyWhat are the ingredien
2、ts below?peppercornchilivinegaroliveCULTURE AND CUISINEWHILEREADINGCULTURE AND CUISINE The French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote,“1Tell me what you eat,and I will tell you what you are.”Put more simply，this means“You are what you eat.”Most people today relate this saying to healthy
3、eating.However,Brillat-Savarin was actually referring to our personality,character,and culture.Certainly，in many ways this seems to be true.Chinese cuisine is a case in point.Prior to coming to China,my only experience with Chinese cooking was in America,with Chinese food 3that had been changed to s
4、uit American tastes.For example,Americas most popular Chinese dish is General Tsos chicken,4which consists of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce,flavoured with hot red peppers.This is probably not an authentic Chinese recipe,，however,so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese.On the other hand-
5、，it does tell us a lot about Americans.It tells us,for example,that Americans love bold.，simple flavours.And,5since the dish was also invented recently,it tells us that Americans are not afraid to try/new foods.Later,I had a chance to experience authentic Chinese food by coming to China.When my fami
6、ly and I 6had just arrived in China,we went looking for a good place to eat in Beijing.A Sichuan restaurant 7had been recommended to us1 by a friend,and finally,we found it.Tired,hungry,and not knowing a word of Chinese,we had no idea how to order,so the chef2 just began filling our table with3 the
7、best food we had ever eaten.With this,we had the pleasure of experiencing an entirely new taste:Sichuan peppercorns4.The food was wonderful and different,but what was even more important was the friendship offered us.We soon moved to Shandong Province in the eastern part of North China.My favourite
8、dish there was 8boiled dumplings served with vinegar5.I observed6 that family is important to the people there.It has become a favourite traditional7 dish of the people in North China,9where making dumplings8 has always been a family affair with everyonefrom the youngest to the oldestjoining in to h
9、elp.Later,I learnt that the most famous food in Shandong is pancake rolls 10stuffed9 with sliced:Chinese green onions;.Then we moved to northern Xinjiang.Some of our friends were Kazak and Inner Mongolian.These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses.As a result lamb kebab?.Our travel
10、s then took us to South China,and then on to central China.In each place 11we went,we experienced wonderful local dishes,from Guangdongs elegantA dim sumBsmall servingsC of food in bamboo steamersto the exceptionalD stewed noodles in Henan.Everywhere,the food was as variedE as the people.However,one
11、 thing is always true：Through food,Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness.12At a minimumF,the kinds of food local people consumeG tell us what they grow in their region,what kinds of lives they lead,and what they like and do not like.13Could we also say,for example,that those who lik
12、e bold flavours are bold themselves?Or,that those who like spicy food tend toH have a hot temperI?Maybe.Maybe not.14What we can say,however,is that culture and cuisine go hand in handJ,and if you do not experience one,you can never really know the other.Whatisthethemeofthetext?AFood from different p
13、laces.BRecipes for several delicious dishes.CThe influence of diet on human culture.DWhat you eat determines your character.Matchthemainideawitheachpart.Part 1(Para.1)_Part 2(Para.2)_Part 3(Paras.36)_Part 4(Para.7)_ ACulture and cuisine go hand in hand.BYou are what you eat.CMy experience of Chinese
14、 food in America.DMy chance to experience authentic Chinese food in different parts of China.BCDA 1Whydoestheauthorcite“Youarewhatyoueat”inparagraph1?ATo introduce the theme of the article.BTo persuade people to eat healthy food.CTo show the impact of food on health.DTo prove culture has little to d
15、o with cuisine.2WhatisthemostfamousfoodinShandong?ABoiled dumplings.BRoasted meat.CStewed noodles.DPancake rolls.3WhydopeopleinXinjiangprefertheirfoodtobecookedoveranopenfire?ABecause they like the flavour of boiled or roasted meat.BBecause they traditionally wandered the open range on horses.CBecau
16、se that way of cooking can bring the people together.DBecause that way of cooking can show their character.4What is the authors opinion about culture and cuisine?ACuisine has nothing to do with culture.BThe foods a person eats can reflect his personality vividly.CCulture and cuisine are closely rela
17、ted to each other.DCuisine only shows what people grow or raise in their region.PlaceKind of Chinese food Typical dishPeople or cultureAmericaBeijingShandongChinese food changedto suit American tastesSichuan cuisineShandong cuisineGeneral Tsos chickendishes with Sichuan peppercornsboiled dumplings s
18、erved with vinegar;pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onionsAmericans love bold,simple flavours,and are not afraid to try new foods.People there offered themgood friendship.Family is important to the people there.PlaceKind of Chinese food Typical dishPeople or cultureNorthwest ChinaSout
19、h ChinaCentral ChinaXinjiang and InnerMongolian cuisineGuangdong cuisineHenan cuisineboiled or roasted meat,such as lamb kebabdim sumstewed noodlesPeople there traditionally wandered the open range on horses so their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire.Through food,Chinese peop
20、le everywhere show friendship and kindness.Imagine that it is true that peoples personalities are closely linked to the foods they eat.What does eating the following foods tell you about a person?spicy food vegetarian food junk food seafood sweets chocolate rice noodles onion garlic bacon ham sausag
21、e cabbage mushroom bean curdFind words from the reading passage which have similar meaning to the words in italics.(1)Well need ten months at least to have the restaurant decorated.(2)Some traditional Chinese dishes from before the Ming Dynasty are still popular today.(3)My grandpas breakfast mainly
22、 includes wholegrain biscuits and a glass of milk.(4)People in this area would eat nearly a kilo of cheese per week.(5)We enjoyed a special dinner in a fancy restaurant where the waiters all wore attractive suits.(6)He prefer this brand of coffee which,as he said,has an unusually good flavour.at a m
23、inimumprior toconsists ofconsumeelegantexceptionalPractice(1)Italy,Greece,and Spain are famous for their olives,figs,and other ingredients,(2)She sliced off(3)A traditional Western dinner can consist of(4)Chinese cuisine is generally divided into(5)The French eat rich foods such asLearn more about f
24、oods around the world by matching the first and second halves of the following sentences.A a piece of sausage for her dinner.B an appetiser,a main course,soup,and dessert.C which have all contributed to centuries of cuisine development.D cream,butter,pastry and rich cheeses,and they also consume red
25、 wine and olive oil.E eight regional cuisines based on their geographic locations.CABEDdessert n.（饭后）（饭后）甜点甜点Practice(6)Simple,rich and with a focus on high-quality ingredients,(7)Sushi is vinegared rice,(8)Fusion cuisine is a combination of different cooking styles,F which is meant to be enjoyed by people who are experimental when it comes to food.G Italian cuisine is popular all over the world.H usually topped with other ingredients including fish(cooked or uncooked)and vegetables.GHFPracticeFOOD AND CULTUREREADING AND THINKING
