B
China is famous for its delicious food. Especially during festivals, there is different traditional food, including niangao.
Niangao, a kind of Chinese New Year's Rice Cake, is made from glutinous rice(糯米). It is very popular during the Spring Festival.
The pronunciation of niangao sounds like “year” and “high” in Chinese, which means higher income(收入), better jobs, higher marks, the growth of children, and generally the promise of a better year.
Niangao is usually made from glutinous rice flour, wheat starch, salt, water and sugar. The tastes can be divided into two main kinds: sweet niangao in northern China, while sweet or salty niangao in the south. Salty and sweet tastes are both fantastic. In the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, people can put different things inside niangao, such as flowers, sugar, oil and sweet red beans.
▲ The ways to make niangao include braising(焖), stir-frying, deep-frying, pan-frying in pieces, soup cooking and so on. Stir-fried niangao with sugar is quite popular. Stir-fried niangao with shepherd's purse(荠菜) is also very delicious. Chicken soup niangao should appear in every family on Chinese New Year's Eve.
Niangao is not only delicious but also meaningful. Do you want to learn to cook it or just want to eat it?
()41. From Paragraph 3, we can know the of niangao.
A. taste
B. meaning
C. preparation
D. cook
()42. Which can be put in “▲ ”?
A. Niangao is the most delicious traditional food.
B. Niangao is popular with all the young people.
C. People cook niangao in many different ways.
D. There are many ways to learn about niangao.
()43. Niangao with is necessary on Chinese New Year's Eve from the passage.
A. chicken soup
B. shepherd's purse
C. sweet red beans
D. flowers
()44. What will the writer talk about in the next paragraph?
A. The history of niangao.
B. The steps to cook niangao.
C. The meaning behind niangao.
D. Other food like niangao.

41.B 42.C 43.A 44.B

【分析】
这是一篇关于中国传统食物年糕的阅读理解，共4道题，需结合原文段落内容逐一分析：
1. 第41题：题干要求从第3段获取年糕的信息，定位第3段可知，该段主要介绍年糕发音的寓意，对应选项B；
2. 第42题：空格位于第5段开头，后文详细列举了制作年糕的多种方法，因此空格需引出“制作方法多样”的内容，对应选项C；
3. 第43题：题干问除夕必备的年糕搭配，定位第5段最后一句可知选A；
4. 第44题：最后一段提到“想学习做年糕或吃年糕”，结合前文内容，可推断下一段会讲制作年糕的步骤，对应选项B。
【解析】
41. 细节理解题：定位第3段，内容为年糕发音类似中文“年”和“高”，寓意更好的一年，即介绍年糕的意义，故选B。
42. 推理判断题：空格后列举了焖、炒、炸等多种制作年糕的方法，因此空格需总起“制作方法多样”，选项C符合语境，故选C。
43. 细节理解题：定位第5段最后一句“Chicken soup niangao should appear in every family on Chinese New Year's Eve”，可知鸡汤年糕是除夕必备，故选A。
44. 推理判断题：最后一段以“是否想学做年糕或吃年糕”结尾，前文已介绍年糕的意义、制作方法，故下一段应围绕“制作年糕的步骤”展开，故选B。
【答案】
41.B 42.C 43.A 44.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节理解，推理判断
【点评】
本题围绕中国传统食物年糕展开，考查学生对文章细节的定位能力和逻辑推理能力，题目难度适中，只要仔细阅读原文、找准对应信息即可解答。
【难度系数】
0.3