Question

The history of tofu inChina 

Tofu is very popular in the east today but tofu was first eaten inChinaover 2 ,000 years ago. The oldest evidence of tofu production is an ancient Chinese picture. It shows a kitchen scene that proves soymilk (豆桨) and tofu were being made inChina. The oldest history of tofu appeared inChinain about 164 B   C.

  The history of tofu inJapan 

  Kento,who went toChina,brought tofu back toJapan. Tofu was eaten as part of a vegetarian diet. The word "tofu" is first mentioned inJapanin the diary of Nakaomi.

  In 1489 the word "tofu" was first written in the actual Japanese characters (文字) .Tofu gradually became popular inJapan. The cooking book Tofu Hyakuchin was published in 1782 and sold very well.

  The history of tofu in Western world 

  In 1603 the Spanish Dictionary was the first European document (文献) with reference to the word "tofu". Domingo Fernandez de Navarrete described in his book A Collection of Voyages and Travels how tofu was made. The first English reference to tofu was in 1704,when Navarrete's book was published in English. Tofu was first produced inFranceby Paillieux in 1880. Hirata Co started to make tofu in San Francisco in 1895.

(   ) 1. As food,tofu was first eaten in         .

   A. China   B. England   C. Japan   D. France

(   ) 2. The underlined word "evidence" means "         ” in Chinese.

   A. 成果    B. 功效   C. 质量   D. 证据

(   ) 3. The word "tofu" first appeared in Western world in         .

   A. 1603   B. 1704   C. 1880   D. 1895

(   ) 4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. The oldest history of tofu appeared in about 164 B   C.

   B. The word "tofu" first appeared inJapanin Kento's diary.

   C. Hirata & Co first began to make tofu in theUnited States.

   D. Domingo Fernandez de Navarrete described how to make tofu.

(   ) 5. The main idea of the passage is         .

   A. there are many books about tofu   B. how to make tofu

   C. the history of tofu            D. there are all kinds of tofu

Answer 1

1. A细节理解题。由题目中的关键词tofu was first eaten.定位于第一段第一句。根据第一段第一句可知，豆腐作为食物，最早是在中国被人们食用的。

2. D词义猜测题。由题目中的关键词evidence,定位于第一段第三句。根据第一段第三句可知，图画显示了豆浆和豆腐在厨房被制作的情景，因此，此处表示豆腐被制作的最古老的证据， evidence的意思是"证据"。

3. A细节理解题。由题目中的关键词The word "tofu" . .. appeared in Western workl,定位于第四段第一句。根据"In 1603 the Spanish Dictionary was the first European document with reference to the word 'tofu'".可知，豆腐最早出现在西方世界是在1603年。

4. B 细节理解题。由题目中的关键词NOT true,定位于第二段第三句。豆腐在日本最早出现在Nakaomi 的日记里,而不是Kento的日记里。根据第一段最后一句可知，最古老的豆腐的历史出现在大约公元前164年，排除A;根据第四段最后一句可知， Hirata &. Co最先在美国制造豆腐，排除C;根据第四段第二句可知,Domingo Fernandez de Navarrete 描述了如何制作豆腐，排除D 。5. C主旨大意题。由题目中的关键词The main idea of the passage ,定位于对全文的理解。文章主要讲述了豆腐在中国、日本和西方国家的历史。