(B)
Western people often greet others by saying “How are you?” while Chinese people might ask “Did you eat?” instead. Eating has long been a big part of China and its food culture has connected many people from other countries, including Sarah from Madagascar.
When Sarah was little, her family often went to Chinese restaurants on weekends, which sparked her love for Chinese food. In 2010, the then 20-year-old studied in China. Since then, she has tasted many more different foods and drinks from different places in the country like hot dry noodles in Hubei and morning tea in Guangdong.
Besides these delicious foods, what impressed Sarah most was the culture behind them.
Take Sichuan food as an example. Since the province sits in a basin（盆地）, Sichuan is quite wet. To get the dampness（湿气）out of the body, the people there prefer spicy（辣的）food. Similarly, Yangzhou which sits on the north bank of the Yangtze River, is “a land of fish and rice”. Huaiyang food, typical of Yangzhou, matches the personality of the land—fresh, balanced and tolerant（宽容的）. While in Guangdong, morning tea is not only about snacks, but also about the pleasant time that we share with our friends and family.
“Traditional Chinese philosophy（哲学）has gone into every side of Chinese food culture,” said Sarah. “And this philosophical thinking also shows that people’s diet should fit in with the natural environment in which they live.”
（ ）4. Chinese people saying “Did you eat?” might be ______.
A. inviting people to have a meal B. finding out if they’ve had a meal
C. greeting each other in a special way D. checking if they were still hungry
（ ）5. The underlined word “sparked” in Paragraph 2 probably means “______”.
A. ran out of B. led to C. picked up D. took in
（ ）6. What interested Sarah most about China according to the passage?
A. Delicious foods. B. Different environment.
C. Culture behind different foods. D. Different drinks from different places.
（ ）7. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. Sarah is moved by traditional Chinese philosophy.
B. People’s diet changes with their different living environments.
C. People from other countries are all interested in Chinese food.
D. People who eat Huaiyang food will be fresh, balanced and tolerant.
（ ）8. The writer’s purpose is to ______.
A. ask people to taste more Chinese food
B. show her taste in Chinese food
C. tell readers about Chinese philosophy
D. show a foreigner’s connection with Chinese food

三、信息还原(10分)
If you love reading,you may want to begin reading novels in English.But if you're a
language learner,how do you find something that's at the right level(水平)?1. But if
a story is too difficult,you may give up before you finish.Here are some tips that will help you
find the right book !
2. You'll be more likely to enjoy it,and it might help you get through vocabulary
(词汇)difficulties.For example,if you're a sports fan,there may be many sports words that
are shared by both your first language and English.
What if you're not sure whether the book is at the right level?3 Begin reading
the book,and every time you get to a new word,raise a finger.If you raise four or five fingers
on one page,maybe the book is too difficult.But if you only raise one finger,or don't raise
any,maybe it is too easy ! This test is usually used to help parents choose good books for their
children.4
Moreover,an expert suggests choosing a novel you've already read in your first language.
“5" she says.“ Another idea,” she adds,“ is to read the book of a fi ilm that you've
already watched before."
A.I suggest you use the “ five−finger test ". B.Count how many fingers you've raised.
C.The first thing is to find something you're interested in.
D.Read it again in English,and the story will be easy to follow.
E.You may get bored easily if the book is too childish.
F.You should look up every new word in the dictionary while reading.
G.It's also helpful for language learners to choose suitable books S.