I've handled chopsticks skillfully for decades. While it used to amuse me, it mildly annoys me now that Chinese react with astonishment to see a foreigner handle them—as if someone from a country that put a man on the moon would somehow be incapable of handing two simple sticks. As you can see, China’s influence stretched far and wide long before opening-up in the late 1970s or today’s Belt and Road Initiative. So the idea that most foreigners cannot use chopsticks is, simply put, fiddlesticks.
My first exposure to chopsticks came way back in the 1960s via the elementary piano tune known as Chopsticks, which aroused my curiosity as to what the word meant. Not long afterward, my parents introduced me to Chinese food at King Fong Cafe in Omaha, Nebraska, which, I only learned recently, was among the landmarks of the heartland city’s once-thriving Chinatown in the early 1900s.
In fact, I have undergone special kuaizi training (improving skills, for example, by constantly picking up peanuts when I lived with my Chinese tai chi master) and experimentation (exploring the use of chopsticks to snap up popcorn and donuts; I’m working on ice cream).
But there’s one western food for which chopsticks are truly a godsend: salads. After moving to China in 2014, I bought a salad at a convenience store, and the clerk handed me kuaizi. I refused at first, but then thought, “All right” and gave it a try.
Amazingly useful! I could pick and choose each small piece much more carefully, without having to move awkwardly trying to spear (刺) the crispy carrot or cherry tomato and then move it mouth ward.
Another clear advantage of these simplest of tools is that they regulate the pace and volume of eating. It's much harder to “pig out” by shoveling food with chopsticks than with a fork and spoon.
However, in the spirit of globalization, let’s not overlook the finer points of knife and fork. In fact, a handy thing about the fork is that everyone can basically use it with each hand. I dare to say that, for Chinese and foreigners alike, switching hands while using chopsticks is not so readily done with confidence.
1.What makes the author feel unhappy about using chopsticks?
A.The comments on chopsticks from foreigners.
B.Incapacity to handle two simple sticks.
C.The idea that foreigners don't like chopsticks.
D.Reaction of Chinese on seeing him using chopsticks.
2.What does the underlined word “fiddlesticks” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.nonsense B.reasonable
C.acceptable D.shameful
3.What is the advantage of chopsticks according to the passage?
A.They can let people wolf down food easily.
B.They can spear the crispy carrot or cherry tomato.
C.They can be amazingly useful to eat western food.
D.They can help users control the pace and volume of eating.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Me and Chopsticks B.Chinese Kitchen Culture
C.The Globalization of Chopsticks D.Two Sides of Chopsticks
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I've handled chopsticks skillfully for decades. While it used to amuse me, it mildly annoys me now that Chinese react with astonishment to see a foreigner handle them—as if someone from a country that put a man on the moon would somehow be incapable of handing two simple sticks. As you can see, China’s influence stretched far and wide long before opening-up in the late 1970s or today’s Belt and Road Initiative. So the idea that most foreigners cannot use chopsticks is, simply put, fiddlesticks.
My first exposure to chopsticks came way back in the 1960s via the elementary piano tune known as Chopsticks, which aroused my curiosity as to what the word meant. Not long afterward, my parents introduced me to Chinese food at King Fong Cafe in Omaha, Nebraska, which, I only learned recently, was among the landmarks of the heartland city’s once-thriving Chinatown in the early 1900s.
In fact, I have undergone special kuaizi training (improving skills, for example, by constantly picking up peanuts when I lived with my Chinese tai chi master) and experimentation (exploring the use of chopsticks to snap up popcorn and donuts; I’m working on ice cream).
But there’s one western food for which chopsticks are truly a godsend: salads. After moving to China in 2014, I bought a salad at a convenience store, and the clerk handed me kuaizi. I refused at first, but then thought, “All right” and gave it a try.
Amazingly useful! I could pick and choose each small piece much more carefully, without having to move awkwardly trying to spear (刺) the crispy carrot or cherry tomato and then move it mouth ward.
Another clear advantage of these simplest of tools is that they regulate the pace and volume of eating. It's much harder to “pig out” by shoveling food with chopsticks than with a fork and spoon.
However, in the spirit of globalization, let’s not overlook the finer points of knife and fork. In fact, a handy thing about the fork is that everyone can basically use it with each hand. I dare to say that, for Chinese and foreigners alike, switching hands while using chopsticks is not so readily done with confidence.
1.What makes the author feel unhappy about using chopsticks?
A.The comments on chopsticks from foreigners.
B.Incapacity to handle two simple sticks.
C.The idea that foreigners don't like chopsticks.
D.Reaction of Chinese on seeing him using chopsticks.
2.What does the underlined word “fiddlesticks” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.nonsense B.reasonable
C.acceptable D.shameful
3.What is the advantage of chopsticks according to the passage?
A.They can let people wolf down food easily.
B.They can spear the crispy carrot or cherry tomato.
C.They can be amazingly useful to eat western food.
D.They can help users control the pace and volume of eating.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Me and Chopsticks B.Chinese Kitchen Culture
C.The Globalization of Chopsticks D.Two Sides of Chopsticks
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--Can you use chopsticks, John?
--_________. I once stayed in China for two years.
A. It all depends B. No problem
C. I’m sorry, but yes D. You can forget it
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“I’ve never used that road,” I said doubtfully. After a weekend of camping, it’s time for us to go home. The question was, which way?
The campsite in the mountainous Nyanga District of Zimbabwe was an hour and a half’s drive from our house in Mutare. There’s one road between Mutare and Nyanga that everyone uses. We’d driven on it many times. But just before we left for our holiday, a friend had emailed to say she’d heard of another route. So now here we were, with two roads from which to choose.
“Let’s try it,” I said to my husband. “Surely it can’t be too bad.”
Unlike me, an English girl who would never forget her four years in Paris, my husband grew up in this part of the world. He knew the fear of breaking down miles from anywhere with no cellphone signal. But to my surprise, he turned right at the Bonda Mission sign. Almost immediately, the magic began.
“Look, Mum,” Sam, who was 10, cried. “It’s that famous school!”
Sure enough, just past Bonda Mission there was a road sign to Knows tics Academy, a small rural school that nobody had heard of until last year when two of its pupils got the best results in the world for their history final exams, set by the University of Cambridge. We’d read about it in Zimbabwe’s main state-run newspaper but had no idea we’d see it today!
Sometimes I think of what my life might have been like if I’d stayed in Paris, if I’d kept to the main road, the one almost certain to have taken me where I thought I wanted to go. And then I remember what coming across the unknown in Zimbabwe has given me: wonderful experiences I could never have dreamed of.
1.What puzzled the author’s family at the moment of leaving the campsite?
A. How to get home. B. Which route to take.
C. Which city to go to first. D. How to contact their friend.
2.What did the author’s husband do after hearing her suggestion?
A. He expressed his strong fear. B. He found their car broke down.
C. He put it into practice. D. He turned to his cellphone for help.
3.What can we infer from Paragraph 6?
A. It was an unexpected experience to see Knows tics Academy.
B. It was a part of their travel schedule to see Knows tics Academy.
C. Knows tics Academy inspired the author’s son to study harder.
D. Seeing Knows tics Academy was a suggestion given by the author’s friend.
4.What does the author feel according to the last paragraph?
A. She regrets giving up the main road.
B. She can’t help missing her life in Paris.
C. She dreams of settling in Zimbabwe one day.
D. She likes her experiences in Zimbabwe.
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—Hi, Terry, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon?
—Sorry. .
A. It’s repaired B. It has been repaired
C. It's being repaired D. It had been repaired
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–Hi, Terry, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon?
–Sorry. ______.
A. It’s repaired B. It has been repaired C. It’s being repaired D. It had been repaired
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. –Would you mind if I used your computer for a while?
-- ___________
A. Yes, please use it if you want to B. I’m glad you like my computer
C. Can’t you see I’m using it now? D. No, please go ahead.
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---Hi, Terry, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon?
---Sorry．______．
A．It’s repaired B．It has been repaired
C．It’s being repaired D．It had been repaired
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—Can I use your laptop for a while?
—________; anyhow I am not using it now．
A．That's OK B．By all means C．It doesn't matter D．Use it
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—Can I use your laptop for a while?
—________; any how I am not using it now.
| A．That’s OK | B．By all means | C．It doesn’t | D．Use it. |
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--- Hi, Terry, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon?
--- Sorry.________.
A. It' s repaired B. It has been repaired
C. It's being repaired D. It had been repaired
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