Question

 

Most of the time, fishermen catch more fish than they need for their immediate use. The extra fish can be dried or smoked for a later meal.  First, however, the fish must be cleaned and salted.

Put the cleaned fish in a mixture of 300g of salt and one liter of water to remove all of the blood from the fish meat. Keep them there for about 30 minutes. Then remove all the fish and wash them in clean water. Now, put them in a mixture which should be strong enough so that the fish float to the top. Cover the container with a clean piece of wood. Hold the wood down with a heavy stone. Leave the fish there for about 6 hours. Then, remove them from the salt water and lay them on a clean place. Cover them with a clean piece of white cloth. Let them dry.

Another method of salting fish is called dry salting. After cleaning the fish, put a few of them on the bottom of a wooden box or basket. Cover them with salt. Continue putting fish and salt in the container until it is full. (Do not use too much salt when using the dry salt method. You should use 1 part salt to 3 parts fish.) Remove the fish after a week or 10 days. Wash them in a mixture of water and a small amount of salt. Let them dry.

A.   With all this talk about salt, remember that doctors advise people to limit the sodium(钠) in their diet. It can raise blood pressure, and some people have a greater reaction than others.

1.Which of the following serves as the best title of this passage?

A.   How to clean fish      

B.   How to salt fish

C.   How to dry fish      

D.   How to smoke fish

2.Which is the correct order of salting fish according to the passage?

① Remove all the fish and wash them in clean water. 

② Put the cleaned fish in a mixture of salt and water to remove all of the blood.

③ Leave the fish in a strong mixture of salt and water for about 6 hours. 

④ Remove them from the salt water and lay them on a clean place.

⑤ Keep the fish in the mixture with a piece of clean wood and a heavy stone.

⑥ Cover them with a clean piece of white cloth and let them dry.

A. ②①⑤③④⑥      B. ②①⑥③⑤④   C. ①②⑥⑤③④  D. ①②③⑤④⑥

3.If you have 3kg of fish, how much salt should you use while dry salting them?

A.   About 300g.           B. About 30g.   About 3kg.            D. About 1kg.

4.Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?

A. We need 2 differently strong mixtures of salt and water to salt fish.

B. Dry salting method takes longer time.

C. No matter which method we use, a wooden box is needed to salt fish.

D. Sodium in our diet can cause problems to everybody’s blood pressure.

5.This passage is an excerpt from a radio program “Do It Yourself”,

what do you think the next topic of the program will be?

A.   The different customs of eating the salted fish.     B.The detailed method of cleaning the fish.

C. The methods of drying and smoking fish.         D.The doctor’s research about salt and blood pressure.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.D    

4.B

5.C