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【题目】 Do you have a headache? Eat some bird brains for dinner, and your headache will go away. Is your hair turning gray? Eat black rice every day. And you won't have gray hair.

Eat bird brains and black rice? "Some people ask. "How strange!" But for many Chinese people, bird brains and black rice are not strange things to eat, they are good things to eat. They are good medicines, too.

Many Chinese believe that food can be medicine. Food that is medicine is called medicinal food. The Chinese have eaten medicinal food and spices(调味料)for hundreds of years. Ginger(姜), for example, is a common spice in Chinese cooking now. Ginger gives food a nice favor(味道). The Chinese began to use ginger many years ago. At that time, they used ginger not because it tasted good. They used it because it was medicinal Ginger, they thought, was good for the digestion (消化). It also helped people who had colds.

Not everyone approves of the medicinal food. Some people think that food and spices are not medicines. They want to buy their medicine in drug stores, not in supermarkets. Other people want to try medicinal food. They say, "Maybe medicinal food can't help me, but it can't hurt me, either.”

People can try medicinal food at a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco, California .The restaurant serves only medicinal food. Queen's Secret", for example, is one dish at the restaurant. Meat from a chicken with black skin is in the dish. It is for women who want to look young.

Alan Lau is the owner of the restaurant,, He says, "Some people try medicinal food only once and then say, 'It didn't work. But think about this: When your doctor prescribes (开药方) medicine. you take the medicine for five days, or for ten days, or maybe for weeks. It's the same with medicinal food. You have to eat the food many times before it begins to help. "Mr. Lau believes that medicinal food works, he eats medicinally every day.

【1】Why did the Chinese use ginger many years ago?

A.Because it had a good taste

B.Because it was good for health

C.Because it made people feel cold

D.Because it gave food a different flavor.

【2】The words “approves of” in Paragraph 4 probably mean “___________”.

A.agrees toB.cares aboutC.hears ofD.gives up

【3】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Can Food Be Our Medicine?

B.Can Spices Change Our Cooking?

C.What Is the Best Medicine for a Headache?

D.What Can People Eat in a Chinese Restaurant?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【解析】

这篇短文给我们介绍的是中国传统的药膳，不光味道好，还对人的身体健康有利。而且中国人吃药膳的历史很悠久。现在很多外国人都想了解中国的药膳，尝试中国的药膳。

【1】细节理解题。根据“Ginger(姜), for example, is a common spice in Chinese cooking now. Ginger gives food a nice favor(味道). The Chinese began to use ginger many years ago. At that time, they used ginger not because it tasted good. They used it because it was medicinal Ginger, they thought, was good for the digestion (消化). It also helped people who had colds.”例如，生姜是现在中国烹饪中常用的调味料。生姜对食物很有帮助。中国人很多年前就开始用姜了。那时，他们用姜不是因为味道好。他们用它是因为它是药用姜，他们认为，它有利于消化。它也帮助感冒的人。可知，姜这种调味料，中国人很久以前就开始使用了，不仅是因为它的味道好，还因为它是有药物作用的，对人的身体健康有利。故选B。

【2】词意猜测题。A. agrees to同意；B. cares about关心；C. hears of听说；D. gives up放弃。根据“Not everyone approves of the medicinal food.”不是每个人都赞成这种药用食品。可知，approves of是“赞成；同意”的意思。故选A。

【3】最佳标题。根据短文的内容我们知道这篇短文给我们介绍的是中国传统的药膳，不光味道好，还对人的身体健康有利。而且中国人吃药膳的历史很悠久。现在很多外国人都想了解中国的药膳，尝试中国的药膳。因此选项A. Can Food Be Our Medicine? 食物能成为我们的良药吗？符合短文的内容。故选A。

本题的第2小题是词义猜测题。词义猜测题是阅读理解中常见的一种题型，所猜测词汇可以是生词，也可以是熟词新义，还可以是人称代词的指代内容。词义猜测题主要考查考生根据上下文推测词义和语义的能力，突出考查对语境的分析和把握能力。本题可以利用上下文语境来猜测词意。猜测任何词义都离不开上下文，所以要借助上下文对需要猜测的词或短语进行合乎逻辑的推测。