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【题目】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 (炖)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：本文是文化类阅读，介绍了中国北方和南方关于硬菜的讨论背景和对硬菜的不同看法。

【1】句意：例如，北方人在冬天前囤积大白菜是很常见的，而南方人必须在一顿饭的最后一道菜是炒青菜。

考查细节理解。本句是固定句型“It + be + adj. for sb. to do sth.”结构，缺表语形容词；根据people from north are used to hoarding cabbages before winter北方人习惯于在冬天前囤积大白菜，可知北方人在冬天前囤积大白菜是很常见的，故填common。

【2】句意：对硬菜的不同看法。

考查细节理解。根据表格对应内容，结合原文Recently, different understandings of ying dishes caused another round discussion on the internet最近，对硬菜的不同理解在网上引发了新一轮的讨论，可知讨论的是对硬菜的不同看法，故填Different ideas/ opinions / thoughts。

【3】句意：主人必须通过向客人提供完全由多种肉类如牛肉、羊肉制成的菜肴来显示他们的热情。

考查细节理解。根据In northern China, ying dishes refer to those which are special and delicious enough to show your warmth when you treat guests在中国北方，硬菜指的是那些特别的、美味的、能在款待客人时表现出热情的菜肴，可知通过向客人提供硬菜来显示主人的热情，故填serving dishes。

【4】句意：它必须精心准备，与蔬菜或海鲜炖几个小时。

考查细节理解。系词be后接形容词，根据It stress exquisite preparations and provides enjoyment with well-chosen ingredients and beautiful presentation它强调精致的准备，并提供精心挑选的成分和美丽的介绍享受，exquisite preparations（精心准备）义同well-prepared，可知填well-prepared。

【5】句意：如果一家餐馆的汤令顾客满意，人们就会认为这家餐馆是成功的。

考查细节理解。不定冠词a修饰单数名词，根据A restaurant which is unable to provide satisfying soup is often considered a failure不能提供令人满意的汤的餐馆通常被认为是失败的，failure（失败的）和success（成功）词义相反，可知填success。