2025中考英语阅读考点专项突破训练：食习俗（学生版+解析）

【考点突破】阅读理解：10饮食习俗专项练一2025中考英语

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Whafsyourcupoftea?

Whatisthemostpopulardrinkintheworldafterwater?Theansweristea.Itisnotonly

goodforourhealth,butalsoakeypartofmanycultures.Whatdoesteameantoyou?

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FengTao

16Feb2023

InChengdu,wehaveasmanyteahousesasleavesinacupoftea!Grandpausedtotakeme

totheteahouse.Heandhisfriendsdrankteaandsharedtheirnews.NowIstudyabroad.Mostof

myclassmatesprefercoffee,butIwillalwayschoosegreentea.Ifsmorethanadrinkforme.A

cupofwarmteaalwaysmakesmefeellikeI'mbackhome.

。噬3鼐

EmmaJones

16Feb2023

It'snosecretthatBritsloveafternoontea.Butactually,wedrinkteaallday.Myhusband

candrinkeightcupsaday!Whenmykidswereyoung,Ialwaysmadeteaforthemafterschool.

Nowthey'readults,buttheycomebackeveryweekend.Wechatandrelaxintheyardwithblack

teaandbiscuits.Ifsourwayofconnecting.

1.Whatisthemostpopulardrinkintheworldafterwater?

A.Coffee.B.Tea.C.Milk.

2.WhodoesEmmaJonesusuallydrinkteawith?

A.Friends.B.Family.C.Classmates.

3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Strongteaisgoodforourhealth.

B.AllBritishpeopledrinkafternoontea.

C.Teaisconnectedwithcultures.

4.WhyisdrinkingteapopularwithpeoplebothinChinaandBritain?

A.Becauseitisawaytoconnectwithnatureandhavefun.

B.Becauseitisatimetostayawayfromthebusyworkandlife.

C.Becauseitisatimetoenjoythemselveswithfamiliesandfriends.

Chineseculturecoversquitedifferentkindsofthings.Ifsveryoldandhasdeepmeaning

Foodcultureplaysanimportantpartinit.DifferentplacesinChinahavetheirownspecialfoods.

ChongqingisagreatcityinChinaandithasaveryfamousfood-ChongqingHotPot.

ChongqingHotPotappearedinChongqingalongtimeago.Anditdatesbackinthelate

QingDynasty.Atthattime,someworkerslikedock（码头）workersandboattrackers（纤夫）

cookedmanykindsofthingstogetherinapot.Theydidthisbecauseitwastheeasiestandfastest

waytogetthefoodreadyandtheweatherinwinterofChongqingwaswetandcold.Andthis

slowlybecamethestartofhotpot.

Thehotpotisreallyspecial.Ithasaspicyandnumbing（麻的）taste.Thebottomofthepot

ismadebyboilingthingslikepeppers,Chinesepricklyash（花椒）andbeeftallow（牛油）.Peppers

makeitspicy,Chinesepricklyashmakesitnumbingandbeeftallowmakesthetasteniceand

thick.Therearesomanythingsyoucanputinthehotpot,liketripe,duckintestine,aorta,beef

andvegetables.Peoplesitaroundthehot,steamingpotandputthesethingsintotheboilingpotto

cook.Forexample,peopleusuallycookthetripe（牛肚）bymovingitupanddowninthepot

aboutseventoeighttimes.Thenitbecomesreallycrispyandyummy.Theduckintestine（鸭肠）

willcurlup（蜷缩）aftercookingforafewsecondsandittastesreallyfreshandcrispy,too.

Chongqinghotpotisamazing.Notonlydoesitshowthecity'spassion,butalsoit

expressestheChinesefoodcultureinahotway.Tasteitandletthedeliciousnessoffunbegin!

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto?

A.Chineseculture.B.ChongqingHotPot.C.Foodculture.D.Dockworkers.

6.WhatmadethetasteofChongqingHotPotnumbing?

A.Peppers.B.Beeftallow.C.Chinesepricklyash.D.Vegetables.

7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Dockworkersandboattrackersputmanythingsintodifferentpotstocook.

B.Peopleusuallystandaroundthepotandputthethingsintotheboilingpot.

C.Cookingtheduckintestinedoesn'ttakemuchtime.

D.Ifsnecessarytocookthetripeintothepotforquiteafewminutes.

8.Whafsthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheTastyChongqingB.HotPot:ASpecialChineseFood

C.FoodsinChongqingD.ChineseCultureandHotPot

MostEnglishpeoplehavefourmeals（餐）aday.Theyarebreakfast,lunch,afternoontea

anddinner.Peopleusuallyhavebreakfastinthemorning.Englishpeoplewouldlikesomeeggs

andbread.Theydrinkmilkforbreakfast.Theywouldlikesomesandwichesandhamburgersfor

lunch.Theyhavesometeaandcakeintheafternoon.Theywouldlikesomesoup,beefand

vegetablesfordinner.Afterthattheyeatsomeotherthingssuchasbananas,applesandoranges.

Whatfunitis!

根据短文内容选择正确答案。

9.MostEnglishpeoplehave________mealsaday.

A.3B.4C.5.

10.Peopleoftendrink_______forbreakfast.

A.juiceB.teaC.milk

11.Theywouldlikesomeintheafternoon.

A.sandwichesandhamburgersB.eggsandbreadC.tea

andcakes

12.Peoplewouldlikesomebeeffor________.

A.breakfastB.lunchC.dinner

13.Afterdinner,peopleeatsome.

A.fruitB.vegetablesC.sandwiches

Americansusuallyeatthreemealsaday.Breakfastusuallycomesbeforeeighto'clockin

themorning.Theyusuallyhaveeggs,somemeat,bread,fruitjuiceandcoffee.Lunchisbetween

twelveandoneo?clock.Itislikealightmealandworkingpeoplemusttakelunchwiththemor

getitneartheworkplace（工作地点）.Thestudentsatschooltakesandwiches,fruit,andcookies

withthemtoeatatschool.Dinneristhemostimportantmeal,betweensixandeightinthe

evening.Peoplecookitcarefully.Theymayhavemeatorchicken,potatoesorrice,vegetablesor

fruit.Thedrinkiscoffee,teaormilk.Thencomesthedessert（甜食）.

InChina,peopleusuallyhavethreemealsaday,too.Theyarebreakfast,lunch,anddinner.

Breakfastisusuallysimple.Manypeopleliketohaveabowlofporridge,someMantouor

deep-frieddoughsticks（油条）,andacupofDoujiang.Itgivespeopleenergy（能量）tostartanew

day.Lunchisanimportantmeal.Peopleofteneatriceornoodles.Therearemanykindsofdishes,

suchasfriedchicken,fish,andallkindsofvegetables.Peoplecanchoosewhattheyliketoeat.

Dinnerisusuallyafamilymeal.Thefamilysitstogetherandenjoysthefood.Thefoodisoften

lighter（清淡）thanlunch.Theremaybesoup,somevegetables,andalittlemeat.Threemealsa

dayaredeliciousandfullofvariety（不同种类）.Chinesepeoplehardlyeatsweetfoodinthe

eveningbecausetheybelieve（相信）itisbadforhealth.

14.WhendoAmericansusuallyhavebreakfast?

A.Beforeseveno'clockinthemorning.

B.Betweentwelveandoneo'clock.

C.Beforeeighto5clockinthemorning.

D.Betweensixandeightintheevening.

15.WhatdoAmericansusuallyhaveforbreakfast?

A.Eggs,somemeat,bread,fruitjuiceandcookies.

B.Eggs,somemeat,bread,fruitjuiceandcoffee.

C.Eggs,somemeat,bread,fishandcoffee.

D.Eggs,somemeat,deep-frieddoughsticks,fruitjuiceandcoffee.

16.WhatisthemostimportantmealinAmerica?

A.Breakfast.B.Lunch.C.Dinner.D.Dessert.

17.WhatdoChinesepeopleusuallyhaveforlunch?

A.Fruitjuice,rice,andallkindsofvegetables.

B.Friedchicken,Doujiang,andallkindsofvegetables.

C.Dessert,fish,andnoodles.

D.Friedchicken,fish,andallkindsofvegetables.

18.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Americanpeoplecookbreakfastcarefully.

B.TherearemanykindsofdishesinChineselunch.

C.Chinesepeoplealsoeatsweetfoodintheevening.

D.LunchisanimportantmealinAmerica.

Theworldhasbecomeclosernow.ApersoncanflyfromNewYorkatlunchtimeand

arriveinLondonintimefordinner.Peopleliketoenjoylocalfoodwhentheyareindifferent

countries.Thefollowingtipswillhelpyouavoidmakingmistakeswhilehavingamealaroundthe

world.

France♦Keepyourhandsabovethetable.Donotrestthemonyourlap.

♦ItisOKtousebreadtosoakupsauce（吸收酱汁）.

♦Ifyouhaven'tfinishedeating,crossyourknifeandforkonyourplatewiththeforkoverthe

knife.

♦Finisheverythingonyourplate.Leaveyourwineglassnearlyfullifyoudonotwantmore.

Japan♦Drinkdirectly（直接地）fromasoupbowlbecausespoonsareuncommon.

♦Donotcrossyourchopsticksorstickthemintoabowlofrice.

♦Makealoudpoisewhileeatingtoshowthatyoulikethefood.

♦Donotpassfoodwithchopsticks,whichtakesplaceatfunerals（葬礼）only.

Italy♦Alwaysfollowtheleadofthehost.

♦Anhonoredguestshouldmakeatoast（祝酒）laterinthemeal.

♦Thehostisthefirsttosit,eat,giveatoastandgetupattheendofthemeal.

♦Ifsimpolitetoputmorecheeseontopofyourpizza,anddon'taddittoseafood.

19.WhichofthefollowingisimpoliteinFrance?

A.Eatingupyourfood.B.Puttingyourhandsonthelap.

C.Soakingupsaucewithbread.D.Crossingyourknifeandfork.

20.WhatcanyoudowhiledininginJapan?

A.Havesoupwithaspoon.B.Crossyourchopsticks.

C.Makeanoisewhileeating.D.Passfoodwithchopsticksattable.

21.InItaly,whousuallyeatsfirst?

A.ThehostB.TheoldestguestC.AnhonoredguestD.Theyoungestguest

22.WhichkindoffoodshouldbeavoidedtoputcheeseoninItaly?

23.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Tosharetipsonflyingaroundtheworld.

B.Toteachtablemannersindifferentcountries.

C.Tohelpfinddeliciousfoodinsomecountries.

D.Toshowhowtoavoidmistakeswhilecookingfood.

①Weoftensay,"WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.^^SowhenyoueatWesternfood,do

asWesternersdo.Herearesomethingsthatyoumayneedtoknowabouteatingtogetherinthe

West.

②Duringthemeal,youmaybeinvitedtoserveyourselfbysomeonewhosays,“Help

yourself."Oryouwillbeservedbysomeonewhoasks,“Wouldyoulikesome...?^^Youcantakeit

andsay,“Thankyou."Ifyouaregivensomethingyoudonotlike,youcanjustsay,forexample,

'Tmsorry.Idon'teatmeat",or"Idon'teatfish”.Don'tworry.Noonewillbecross.Ifyouare

offeredmorefoodbutcannoteatanymore,justsay,“No,thanks.Itwasdelicious,butI'vehad

enough.9,

(3)Rememberthatitispolitetosaythatyouenjoyeverydishwhenitisserved,andthat

youhaveenjoyedthefoodattheendofameal.

④Itissometimesdifficulttoknowwhenthemealisover.Ifyouareinvitedtodinnerby

Westernfriends,youwillbeexpectedtosayandtalkaroundthedinnertablelongafterthelast

dishisserved,anditisnotpoliteifyouleaveassoonasyoufinisheating.

⑤Theruleis:Watchtheotherpeople.Doastheydo.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cross“probablymeaninParagraph2?

A.Angry.B.Serious.C.Shy.D.Satisfied.

25.WhichofthefollowingbehaviorsispolitewhileeatingtogetherintheWest?

A.Sayingyouhaveenjoyedeverydish.B.Leavingassoonasyoufinisheating.

C.Keepingsilentafterthelastdishcomes.D.Watchingtheotherpeopleeatallthetime.

26.Whomaythetextbewrittenfor?

A.Romans.B.Westerners.C.

27.Howisthetextorganized?

(①二Paragraph1②二Paragraph2,...)

StartofWinterisoneofthe24solartermsinChina.Itisthebeginningofwinter.Chinese

peopleusuallyhaveabigmealonthatday.Inthenorth,peopleusuallyloveeatingdumplings

verymuch.Inthesouth,peopleeatchicken,duckandfish.Itissaidthateatingwellcanhelp

peoplekeepwarmoncolddays.

Duringtheolddays,theStartofWinterwasalsoatimeforpeopletokeepvegetables.At

thattime,therewerenotmanyfreshvegetablestoeatduringthewinterinthenorth.Therewere

alsonosupermarketsliketoday.Peoplehadnoplacetobuyfreshvegetablesinwinter,sotheyput

lotsofvegetablesinthecellar.Itwasundertheirhouseandpeopleusedittokeepvegetablesfresh.

Theyalsomadetomatoesintotomatosauce(酱).Itwasdeliciousifpeopleputsomesaltintoit,

andtheycaneatittogetherwithnoodlesinwinter.

28.WhatdoesthesolartermStartofWintermean?

A.Thenewyearisnotfaraway.B.Winterbeginsfromthisdayon.

C.Therearenoleavesonthetrees.D.Weshouldeatalotandhaveaparty.

29.InNorthChina,whatisthetraditionalfoodfortheStartofWinter?

A.Fish.B.Chicken.C.Dumplings.D.Hamburgers.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cellar“inParagraphTwoprobablymean?

A.Bigfridge.B.Newbottle.C.Amazingbox.D.Undergroundroom.

31.Whafsthetextmainlyabout?

A.WhyChinesepeopleeatwellinwinter.

B.HowChinesepeoplekeptvegetablesinthepast.

C.WhoChinesepeopleusedtoeatwithduringthewinter.

D.WhatChinesepeopleusuallydoduringtheStartofWinter.

AfternoonTea（Thetraditional4o'clocktea）

Thisisasmallmeal,notadrink.Nowmanypeopleseldom（不常）haveafternoontea

becausetheyhavetogoouttowork.Butyoucanstillhaveafternoonteaatthetearoomsaround

Britain.

Afternoonteabecamepopularabout150yearsago.Atthattime,richladiesinvitedtheir

friendstotheirhousestoenjoytea.Theyalsogavetheirvisitorssandwichesandcakes.Soon

everyonewasenjoyingafternoontea.

HighTea（Thetraditional6o'clocktea）

TheBritishworkingpeopledidn,thaveafternoontea.Theyseldomhaveamealatnoon,

buttheywouldliketohaveamealafterwork,betweenfiveandseveno'clock.Thismealiscalled

“HighTea”.

Peoplealwayseatsweetfoodsuchascakesandbread,withnicesavories（咸味的食品）

suchascoldmeatandeggs.Thismealisnowoftenreplacedwith（被替代）adinnerbecause

peopleeattheirmainmealintheevenings.

32.Whatisafternoontea?

A.Adrink.B.Asmallmeal.C.Abigmeal.D.Adinner.

33.Whydopeopleseldomhaveafternoonteanow?

A.Becauseitisnotpopularanymore.B.Becausetheyhavetowork.

C.Becausetheydon'tlikeit.D.Becausethereisnogoodplacetoenjoyit.

34.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentioned（提至U）intheafternoontea?

A.Wine（酒）.B.Cake.C.Tea.D.Sandwiches.

35.WhattimedoBritishworkingpeopletraditionallyhavehightea?

A.Atabout4:00pm.B.Atabout9:00pm.C.Atabout6:00pm.

D.Atabout10:00pm.

36.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat

A.afternoonteaisalwaysat6:00pm.

B.peopleonlyeatsweetfoodwhentheyhavehightea.

C.peoplelikehavingafternoonteaathome.

D.thetwokindsofteaarebothtraditionsofBritain.

Whatisthemostpopulardrinkintheworldafterwater?Theansweristea.Itisnotonly

goodforourhealth,butalsoakeypartofmanycultures.Whatdoesteameantoyou?

FengTao16Feb2023

InChengdu,wehaveasmanyteahousesasleavesinacupoftea!Grandpausedtotakeme

totheteahouse.Heandhisfriendsdrankteaandsharedtheirnews.NowIstudyabroad.Mostof

myclassmatesprefercoffee,butIwillalwayschoosegreentea.Ifsmorethanadrinkforme.A

cupofwarmteaalwaysmakesmefeellikeI'mbackhome.

EmmaJones16Feb2023

It'snosecretthatBritishpeopleloveafternoontea.Butactually,wedrinkteaallday.My

husbandcandrinkeightcupsaday!Whenmykidswereyoung,Ialwaysmadeteaforthemafter

school.Nowthey'readults,buttheycomebackeveryweekend.Wechatandrelaxintheyardwith

blackteaandbiscuits.It'sourwayofconnecting.

37.WhatkindofteadoesFengTaodrink?

A.Greentea.B.Blacktea.C.Yellowtea.D.Whitetea.

38.DrinkingacupofwarmteamakesFengTaothinkofhis.

A.friendsB.futureC.familyD.classmates

39.WhatdoesteameantoEmma?

A.Awayofworking.B.Awayofthinking.C.Awayoflearning.

D.Awayofconnecting.

40.Whatdothetwostorieshaveincommon?

A.Theyareaboutthecultureofteainancienttimes.

B.Theyareaboutthehistoryofteainwesterncountries.

C.Theyareabouttheimportanceofteainpeople'slives.

D.Theyareaboutthedevelopmentofdifferentkindsoftea.

Lunchesaroundtheworld

SimonisfromEngland.Hetakesalunchboxtoschooleveryday.Inhislunchbox,there

areusuallytwosandwiches,somefruitandapieceofchocolate.Today,Simonatehislunchwith

hisfriendBruceontheplayground.Simonhadsomecheesesandwiches,anorangeandsome

applejuice.Buthewasnothappybecausehedidn'thaveanychocolate.

JulietteisfromFrance.Shelikestohaveahotlunchintheschooldininghallwithher

friends.Theyusuallyhavesoup,somemeatorfishwithvegetablesandasalad.Fordessert（甜点）,

theyhavesomeice-creamorfruitcakes.JuliettehadlunchwithherfriendAimeetoday.Theyhad

tomatosoup,chickenwithcarrots,anapplesaladandsomeice-cream.

KazuyoisfromJapan.Sheoftentakesalunchboxtoschool.Init,thereisusuallysome

rice,vegetablesandfishormeat.Shethinksifshealthyandfun.Japaneseparentsmaketherice

intodifferentshapes:popularcartooncharacters,animals,flowersandbuildings!Thechildren

havefuneatingthem.Asusual,Kazuyohadlunchintheclassroomtoday.Shehadsomericeand

fish.Herricewasintheshapeofapanda.Itwasreallycute!

41.SimonhadthefollowingthingsforlunchtodayEXCEPT.

A.anorangeB.chocolateC.applejuiceD.cheesesandwiches

42.WheredoesJulietteliketohavelunchwithherfriends?

A.AthomeB.Ontheplayground

C.IntheclassroomD.Intheschooldininghall

43.WhatdoesKazuyothinkofherlunch?

A.PopularandtraditionalB.HotandsweetC.Healthyandfun

D.Deliciousandcute

44.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.SimonmadehislunchhimselftodayB.Juliettenevereatstomatosoup

C.Kazuyo'sparentsmakelunchforherD.bothJulietteandKazuyolikeice-cream

Somepeoplesaythatteaisthenationalbeverage（饮品）ofChina.MostChinesepeople

drinkitalmosteveryday.IntheUnitedStates,peoplealsodrinktea.Sweetteaispopularin

southernstateslikeGeorgiaandAlabama.Itismadewithblacktea,sugarandice.Manyyears

ago,onlyrichpeopledrankit.Blackteaandsugarcostalotofmoney.Butnow,anyonecandrink

it.

IntheUK,peopleliketoputmilkintheirtea.Thisgivesitaverynicetaste.Theyusually

drinkitintheafternoonandthisiscalled“teatime”.Theyliketoeatbiscuitswhiletheydrinktheir

tea.Duringteatime,peopletakeabreakfromworkandrelax（放松）.

45.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTincluded（包含）inAmericansweettea?

A.Blacktea.B.Ice.C.Sugar.D.Milk.

46.Whycouldonlyrichpeopledrinksweetteamanyyearsago?

A.Becauseonlyrichpeoplelivedinsouthernstates.

B.Becauseteaandsugarwereveryexpensivethen.

C.Becausetheteahadtocomefromfaraway.

D.Becauserichpeoplelikedsugar.

47.IntheUK,"teais.

A.whenpeoplehavelunchB.usuallyintheearlymorning

C.aperiodoftimeforrelaxingD.atimewhenpeoplecaneatbiscuits

48.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.HowteabecamethenationaldrinkofChina.B.HowAmericanteaisdifferentfrom

Chinesetea.

C.Howpeopleinothercountriesdrinktea.D.Howhealthydrinkingteaeverydaycanbe.

①Whatwouldpeopleliketoeatontheirbirthdays?Theanswerswouldbedifferentin

differentcountries.

②Inmanycountries,peoplehavebirthdaycakeswithcandles.Thenumberofcandlesis

theperson'sage.Thebirthdaypersonmustmakeawishandblowoutthecandles.Ifheorshe

blowsoutallthecandlesinonego（k口气），thewishwillcometrue.IntheUK,people

sometimesputacandyinabirthdaycake.Thechildwiththecandyislucky.

（3）InChina,itisgettingpopulartohavecakeonone'sbirthday.Butmanypeoplestilleat

verylongnoodlesontheirbirthdays.Theynevercutup（切断）thenoodlesbecausethelong

noodlesareasymbol像征）oflonglife.Insomeplaces,Chinesepeoplealsoeateggsontheir

birthdays.Theeggsareasymbolofgoodluck.

④Allofthesebirthdayfoodsmaybedifferent,buttheideasarethesame.Theybringgood

lucktothebirthdayperson.

49.WhydopeoplenevercutupbirthdaynoodlesinChina?

A.Becausethenoodlesareverydelicious.B.Becausenoodlescanbringahappylife.

C.Becausethelongnoodlesmeanlonglife.D.Becausethelongnoodlesmeangoodluck.

50.Whatdoweprobablyknowaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thebirthdayfoodsbringgoodlucktothebirthdayperson.

B.Peopleshouldeateggsontheirbirthdays.

C.AllthebirthdayfoodsinChinaaredifferent.

D.Theideasofallthebirthdayfoodsaredifferent.

51.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GoodLuckonBirthdayB.BirthdayCakesforBirthday

C.ABirthdayPerson'sWishD.BirthdayFoodsAroundtheWorld

52.Whafsthestructureofthepassage?

A.B.^0

C.PlP4

胞回、P3N

D.

Chilistir-friedpork（辣椒炒肉）isoneofHunanProvince'sbest-knownandmost

commonlyseenfoods.ThedishhasmadeChefFeioneofthemostpopularrestaurantsinChina.

ChefFeisoldmorethan5millionservings（一份食物）ofchilistir-friedporklastyear.Its

totalsalesweremorethan138milliondollars.

ChefFeistartedin2003inHengyang,HunanProvince.Sofar,ithasopenedmorethan100

restaurantsinBeijing,Shanghai,GuangzhouandShenzhenofGuangdongProvince,Suzhouof

JiangsuProvinceandHunanProvince.Itssignaturedish（招牌菜）一chilistir-friedpork-has

becomepopularnotonlywiththeHunanpeoplebutalsowithpeoplefromalloverthecountry.

In2018,thefirstChefFeirestaurantoutsideHunanwasopenedinShenzhen.Asthe

restaurantsbecamepopular,theyexpandedtoShanghaiin2021,Beijingin2022andGuangzhou

lastyear.

ThewaitingtimefortherestaurantinBeijingsometimesismorethantwohours.Whenthe

brand（品牌）openeditsfirstrestaurantinGuangzhoulastyear,thelinescontinuedfrom10a.m.

to10p.m.,accordingtoLuWenwei,publicrelationsmanageratChefFei.

LusaysChefFeiissopopularbecauseeachdishisfreshlycooked.Nopre-cookedfoodis

allowed.Also,moreyoungpeoplehavefalleninlovewithspicy（辛辣的）food,whichhas

becomepopularnationwide.

53.WhatcanweknowaboutChefFeifromParagraphs2and3?

A.ChefFeiistheinventorofChilistir-friedpork.

B.ChefFeihasopenedarestaurantinHenanProvince.

C.Chilistir-friedporkisChefFei9ssignaturedish.

54.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"expanded“meaninParagraph4?

A.扩张B.转移C.影响

55.WhyisChefFeisopopularaccordingtoLuWenwei?

A.Becauseofitscheapdishes.B.Becauseofitsfreshdishes.

C.Becauseofitsgoodservice.

56.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanweprobablyreadthispassage?

A.Culture.B.Science.C.Sports.

SinceteaspreadfromChinaworldwide,ithasbecomeoneofthemostpopulardrinksinthe

world.Differentcountrieshavetheirownteacultures,likeafternoonteainEngland.

ThetraditionofafternoonteaisaveryspecialpartofEnglishculture.Thecustomof

drinkingteabecamepopularinEnglandduringthe1660s.Itwasnotuntilthemid-19thcentury

thattheideaof（"afternoontea“firstappeared.

Afternoonteaisservedinthemid-afternoon,betweenlunchandalatedinner.Theidea

camefromAnna,theseventhDuchess（公爵夫人）ofBedford,in1840.Atthetime,manyfamilies

wouldeatalatedinneratabout8pm,whichwasoneofonlytwomainmealseachday,andthe

otherwasamid-morningmeal.

Withalongtimebetweenbreakfastanddinner,Annawouldbecomehungryaround4

o'clockintheafternoon.Sosheaskedsometea,bread,butterandcakestobebroughttoherroom

duringthelateafternoon.Thisbecameahabitofhersandshebeganinvitingfriendstojoinher.

Later,Annacontinuedit,sendingcardstoherfriendsaskingthemtojoinherfor“teaanda

walkinginthefields”.

Otherssoonpickedupon（注意至（J）theidea.Bythe1880s,afternoonteabecameanevent

formanyladies.Theywouldbedressedbeautifullytobeservedinthesittingroombetweenfour

andfiveo9clock,talkingaboutthelatestnews,theirdailylifeandfashion.

Today'safternoonteaissimplerthantraditionalafternoontea.Itisjustabiscuitorsmall

cakeandacupoftea.However,thereisonethingthathasneverchanged-themeaningof

afternoontea.

57.Whendidtheideaof'"afternoontea“firstappearinEngland?

A.Inthe1660s.B.Inthe1880s.

C.Inthemid-19thcentury.D.Inthe20thcentury.

58.InParagraph3,whatdoesthe“twomainmeals“probablyreferto?

A.Alunchandalatedinner.B.Abreakfastandalunch.

C.Abreakfastandamid-afternoonmeal.D.Amid-morningmealandalatedinner.

59.WhydidAnnaaskforteaandcakesintheafternoonatfirst?

A.Becausesheloveddrinkingtea