18.My interest in Chinese food started years ago,when I was a young reporter for the Washington Post.Our office wasn't far from Chinatown,where I found some very good Chinese restaurants.
The first time I ever ate Chinese food I loved it.I noticed the fresh taste of the meat and vegetables.When I learned more about the food,I began to understand why it has this special feature.
Many years ago,China had an energy crisis because it lost much of its wood due to overpopulation and poor management of its forests.This loss was very bad for the country,of course,but it turned out to be very good for the food.Wood became very expensive and hard to get,so the Chinese had to either find a substitute for their valuable wood,or learn how to use it better.There weren't any substitutes,so people found ways to economize.
In order to economize in cooking,they had to use very little wood.So they started cutting their meat and vegetables into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil.That way,the food cooked faster and they saved their fuel.The food prepared in this way kept its fresh flavor-and it's this flavor that attracts people from other countries to the art of Chinese cooking.
29.This text is mainly aboutA.
A.what caused Chinese food to taste fresh
B.how Chinese food is cooked in the US
C.when the author started to make Chinese food
D.why most foreigners like cooking Chinese food
30.The author mentioned the energy crisis to showC.
A.it is important to protect the forests
B.it is necessary to find substitutes for wood
C.why the Chinese changed their way of cooking
D.what problems a big population caused for China
31.It can be inferred from the text that before the energy crisis Chinese foodD.
A.didn't taste good at all
B.didn't look so fresh as now
C.was cooked in water instead of oil
D.was cooked in rather large pieces.
分析 本文主要說明了中國美食吃起來很鮮的原因.
解答 29:A 主旨題.由第二段第二句"When I learned more about the food,I began to understand why it has this special feature."可知本文主要說明了中國美食吃起來很鮮的原因.故正確答案為A.
30:C 細節(jié)題.由第三段第二句"This loss was very bad for the country,of course,but it turned out to be very good for the food."可知,能源危機使得中國人改變烹飪的方式來節(jié)約能源,故正確答案為C.
31:D 推斷題.第三段提到由于能源危機,木材短缺,人們開始想辦法節(jié)省木材.根據最后一段第二句"Sothey started cutting their meat and vegetables into small pieces before theyput them in the hot oil."可知,他們開始把肉和蔬菜切成小塊,然后再放到熱油里.由此可以推測,在能源危機出現之前,由于木材充足,人們不用節(jié)省,所以會將食材切成大塊來烹飪.故正確答案為D.
點評 本文是一個人生感悟類,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析,結合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據.