A Bite of China,featuring delicious Chinese food,has attracted countless viewers,and moves many people to tears.

A Bite of China is a serious documentary providing a unique view of Chinese as well as the relations between people and food and between people and society from the view of food. The touching documentary reminds some people of their mother,and makes some realize that every grain comes from hard and laborious work. Some people see patriotism (爱国精神) in the documentary,and some consider it a great cultural export.

How did this documentary achieve a great influence beyond its subject matter in such a short time?

"It is not empty propaganda        (宣传) about China's splendid food culture. Instead,it shows the techniques used in making food and their production process as well as the lives of ordinary people,thus siriking a chord (共鸣) with the audi?ence ,"an Internet user said. The success of the documentary should be owed to sincerity and reality. Nowadays,many works of art that have high investment,high technology,and magnificent scenes lack nothing but sincerity and reality.

A Bite of China shows that a commercial documentary promoting patriotism can be full of touching details,that the emotions of ordinary Chinese people should be ex?hibited even in publicizing (宣传) China overseas,and that even a completely com?mercial programme can achieve both artistic and commercial success.

"We made this documentary with our respect and love for food," said director Chen Xiaoqing. Being sincere is the most important thing for artists because they cannot move others unless they themselves are first moved,and cannot convince others unless they themselves are first convinced. Sincerity is the "secret" for making this documentary so popular,and every cultural creator should learn from its success.

5. According to the passage,A Bite of China is       

A. a book   B. a film

   C. a newspaper   D. a TV programme

6. What can you find in A Bite of China?

   A. Relations between people and food.

   B. Real lives of all Chinese people.

   C. Patriotic stories of Chinese people.

   D. Processes of preparing food.

7. From the passage,it can be inferred that         

   A. the documentary is so successful that no one can surpass (超越) it

   B. different people can get different messages from the documentary

   C. the documentary should have shown China's splendid food culture

   D. many art works fail to reflect (反映) reality and high technology

8. The main idea of the last paragraph is that         

   A. director's respect and love for food

   B. the secret of the documentary's success

   C. the influence of the documentary

   D. the popularity of the documentary

Say you meet with difficulty: What's the first thing you do? Call your best friend and ask for help? It turns out that doing this may be better for you than you think. Researchers find that friendship has a big influence on your health,wellbeing and business.

One study from scientists recently found that old people with a large circle of friends were22%less likely to die during a10-year period than those with fewer friends. Other researchers discovered that having a strong social network could im?prove brain health as we age.

Even more interesting,feeling close to your friends may give you a different view on things. Researchers gathered 34 college students outside and asked them to estimate the steepness of a hill after climbing it. Those standing with friends gave lower estimates,and the longer the friends had known each other,the less steep the hill appeared.

What is the reason that friends can make obstacles seem less difficult? "People with stronger friendship networks feel that there is someone they can turn to," said Karen A. Roberto,director of the centre of the hospital at Virginia Tech. "Friend?ship is a valued resource."

It is truly the fact. Friends make your life better. They provide support in hard times. They inspire you to make changes in your life,encourage you to set goals and cheer you on every step of the way until you reach them.

1. According to the author,if you've lost your job you should       ,

   A. turn to your best friend

   B. ask for advice from your teacher

   C. face it bravely by yourself

   D. ask your parents for help

2. We can learn from the study in Paragraph 2 that       .

   A. people with a lot of friends can stay away from illnesses

   B. people with many friends may enjoy a longer life

   C. 22 %of the people who have fewer friends have a short life

   D. those who have fewer friends may die 10 years earlier

3. The underlined word "obstacles" in Paragraph 4 probably refers to something

   A. that you are hoping to achieve by a plan

   B. that happens to you when you are working

   C. that makes it difficult for you to achieve something

   D. that you have been trying to do

4. The last paragraph was probably meant to tell us that       .

A. only friends can help us out   B. true friendship lives long   C. friendship has changed us   D. friendship is of great value

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