小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com课时作业(九)Unit3SectionⅢExtendedreading&Project阅读理解AThecookandrestaurantownerCeciliaChiangwasbornintoarichfamilyinShanghaiwithtwofulltimecooks—onefromthenorthandtheotherfromthesouth.In1959,ChiangwenttotheUS,whereshepaid$10，000tohelptwomenrentarestaurant.Buttheybackedoutofthedealandthemoneycouldn'tbereturned.Ratherthanlosingthefunds,Chiangdecidedtomakeitherself.ChiangwasshockedbythefoodmostAmericansconsideredtobeChinese—likechopsuey(炒杂碎)andchowmein(炒面).“TheythinkthesearetheonlyfoodwehaveinChina，”shesaidwithalaugh.SheintroducedAmericanstoanentirelynewsetofdishesfromnorthernChina,Sichuan,andHunan.HerhighendrestaurantTheMandarinopenedonPolkStreet.AtTheMandarin,visitorscouldenjoydishesthatareverycommontodaybutmanyAmericanshadnevertriedbefore—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．CeciliaChiangPopularizedChineseFoodintheUS小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.comBDuringmyfirstyearlivinginLosAngeles,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'swhyeveryonewaslaughingsohardwhenIfirsta...