高中英语课时作业（译林版选修第四册）课时作业 9

课时作业(九)Unit3SectionⅢExtendedreading&Project阅读理解AThecookandrestaurantownerCeciliaChiangwasbornintoarichfamilyinShanghaiwithtwofull­timecooks—onefromthenorthandtheotherfromthesouth.In1959,ChiangwenttotheUS,whereshepaid$10，000tohelptwomenrentatheybackedoutofthedealandthemoneycouldn'tbereturned.Ratherthanlosingthefunds,Chiangdecidedtomakeitherself.ChiangwasshockedbythefoodmostAmericansconsideredtobeChinese—likechopsuey(炒杂碎)andchowmein(炒面).“TheythinkthesearetheonlyfoodwehaveinChina，”shesaidwithalaugh.SheintroducedAmericanstoanentirelynewsetofdishesfromnorthernChina,Sichuan,andHunan.Herhigh­endrestaurantTheMandarinopenedonPolkStreet.AtTheMandarin,visitorscouldenjoydishesthatareverymontodaybutmanyAmericanshadnevertriedbefore—potstickers(锅贴),Pekingduckandhotandsoursoup.Therestaurantwasn'timmediatelysuccessful,butaboutayearafteropening.TheMandarinreceivedamentionfromSanFranciscoChronicle'sHerbCaen.Theeffectofthewriter'sarticlewaspowerful.Tourists,officialsandfamousstars—fromMaeWesttoJohnLennon—crowdedTheMandarinforthen­unfamiliarfoodliketea­smokedduckandtwice­cookedspicyporkslices.“Chiangsingle­handedlybroughttraditionalregionalChinesefoodtotheAmericantable，”saidMartinYan,acookandlong­timehostofthePBScookingprogramme“YanCanCook”.InFood&Wine,directorofMuseumofFoodandDrink,PeterKimcalledChiang“arolemodelofparadigmshift”.“Herinfluencecontinuestoinspiretoday'scooks，”hesaid.Chiangremainedactiveafterherofficialretirement,helpingherson,Philip,asheco­foundedthesuccessfulP.F.Chiang'srestaurantchain.OnOct28,2020,Chiangdiedatherhome.1．WhatdoweknowaboutCeciliaChiang?A．Shehadagiftforcookingwhenyoung.B．ShewenttotheUStopopularizeChinesefood.C．Shedidn'tmeantostartarestaurantbyherselfatfirst.D．HertwofamilycooksrefusedtoworkforherintheUS.2．HowcanwebestdescribethedishesinChiang'srestaurant?A．Simple. B．Diverse.C．Healthy. D．Affordable.3．WhoplayedanimportantroleinattractingmorecustomerstoTheMandarin?A．HerbCaen. B．MartinYan.C．PeterKim. D．Philip.4．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．CeciliaChiangIsaCookGoodatCookingChineseFoodB．CeciliaChiangRanChineseChainRestaurantsintheUSC．CeciliaChiangWasaFamousChineseCookintheUSD．CeciliaChiangPopularizedChineseFoodintheUSBDuringmyfirstyearlivinginLosAngeles,Iwasabirthday­partyclown.Istruggledalotwithmyidentity,becauseIviewedmyselfasanartistwhileothersassociatedmewiththisridiculousjob.Tomakemattersmoreconfusing,beingaclownisitselfanidentity­maskingjob.Onenight,IwasaskedtoplayBatman.AtthetimeIhadagiantmoustache.ButIdidn'twanttochangemyphysicalappearance,becausethatwouldmeanIwasmoreofaclownthananartist.SoIchosenottoshave.Thenextday,Iwenttoaparty.OnceIgotcloseenoughforthekidstomakeoutthefeaturesofmyface,theentirepartyburstintolaughter.Iwassoembarrassed.Butthencameloudapplause.Feelingkindofwarm,Iwasthinking,“Isthiswhatencouragementfeelslike?It'ssonew.”Iwasstillabout20yardsawayfromthepartywhenIstartedrunning.Theyallstartedcheeringlouder,andatthatmoment,IwasBatman.“Yousee,son.ItoldyouBatmanhasamoustache.”saidthefatherofthebirthdayboy.IsawahugebirthdaycakewithafrostingBatmandrawnonit,andtheBatmanhadamoustache.Istaredatitindisbelief.That'swhyeveryonewaslaughingsohardwhenIfirstarrived,becausewhentheybroughtthecakeout,allthekidslaughed,“Batmandoesn'thaveamoustache.”Insteadofadmittingthecakewasmessedup,theparentstriedtosavefaceandsaid,“No,Batmanalwayshasamoustache.Hejustshavesitforhismovies.”Naturally,thechildrenweredoubtful.Buttheywereattheperfectagewhentheystillbelievedinmiracles.MymoustachebecamethedetailthatconfirmedwhattheparentshadsaidandconvincedthekidsthatIwasactuallyBatman.Thatyear,Istruggledalotwithmyidentity:WasIanartist,orwasIaclown?Butthatday,atleast,therewasnodoubtinmymindwhatIwas.5．Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisworkasaclownatthebeginning?A．Hewasenthusiasticabouthisjob.B．Hehadtodependonittofeedhimself.C．ltmadehimconfusedabouthisidentity.D．Beingaclownisthefirststeptobeeanartist.6．Whydidtheauthorrefusetoshavehismoustache?A．TherealBatmanhadamoustache.B．Hewantedtogivethebirthdayboyasurprise.C．Thebirthdayboy'sfatheraskedhimnottoshave.D．Heregardedhimselfasanartistratherthanaclown.7．HowdidthekidsreactwhenseeingBatmanwithamoustache?A．Theyapplaudedbutlostinterestsoon.B．TheybelievedBatmanhadamoustacheatonce.C．Theyignoredhismoustacheandplayedasnormal.D．Theylaughedloudlybecauseofhisridiculousmoustache.8．Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Everyeffortyoumakewillpayoffintheend.B．Nevergiveupstrugglingwiththeunfairworld.C．Wecanfindourownidentityeveninanordinaryjob.D．Everychildisanangelthatbelievesinallgoodthings.CEverseenagreatchampionboxerlikeMannyPacquiao?Withhisspeedandpower,hehasconqueredlotsofothergreatboxersofthe21stcentury.Hekeepshistrainingbetweenfightsandstrengthensitwhenanotherfightapproaches.Justlikeaboxer,wetoo,efacetofacewithmanypetitorsinthearenaoflife—problemsanddifficulties.Thebadnewsisthatwedon'treallyknowwhentheyoccur.Hereareseveralreasonswhyyoushouldtrainyourselfforsuccesslikeachampionboxer!Youdon'tpractiseinthearena;that'swhereyourskillsandyourabilitiesareevaluated.Thisalsomeansthatyoudon'tpractisesolvingproblemsanddevelopingyourselfwhenproblemsoccur;youprepareyourselftofacethemlongbeforeyouactuallyfacethem.Talentisgoodbuttrainingisevenbetter.Backincollege,oneofmyclassmatesinPoliticalSciencedidn'tbringanytextbookornotebooktoourclasses;hejustlistenedandparticipatedindiscussions.WhatIdidn'tunderstandwashowhebecameatopstudent!Obviously,hewasgiftedwithagreatmemoryandanalyticalskills.Inshort,hewastalented.Ifyouaretalented,youprobablyneedlesspreparationandtrainingtimeinfacinglife'schallenges.Butevenforpeoplewhoaretalented,trainingandlearningareimportant.Avoidthelazyperson'smaxim:“Ifitisn'tbroken,whyfixit？”Whywaitforyourrooftoleakintherainyseasonwhenyoucanfixitrightaway?Trainingenablesyoutogainintuitionandreflexes.Withouttraining,youwillmessup.Withouttraining,youwon'tbeabletoanticipatehowyourenemywillhityou.Youwilllosecontrolofyourracecarafterthefirstlap.Withtraining,youlowerthepossibilityoftheseaccidents.Keepinmindthattrainingisbornoutofself­mandandstrongwill.Evenifyoumeetsomesetbacksinyourtraining,ifyoukeepatitandpersevere,youwillsoonseeresultsinyourlifeandwhenproblemse,youwillbelikethechampionboxerwhostandstallandfightsuntilthefinalroundisoverandyou'reproclaimedthech