Ⅳ.阅读理解。
China covers a large land and there are 56 ethnic groups in it. So China has many types of Chinese food with different but mouth-watering flavour(风味). In general, Chinese food can be mainly divided into eight cuisines(菜系). Let's have a look at some of them.

()1. In which SECTION of the newspaper can we read the passage?
A. TRAVEL. B. FESTIVAL. C. FOOD. D. CULTURE.
()2. Because of , Sichuan cuisine is hot.
A. the history reason B. people's character
C. people's eating habits D. the climate
()3. What can we know about Zhejiang cuisine?
A. It smells pleasant and tastes fresh. B. Mapo tofu is welcome there.
C. It's not simple to cook. D. It's famous for soup.
()4. Fujian cuisine and Shandong cuisine both .
①come from the sea ②look beautiful ③have a light taste ④taste sweet
A. ①② B. ②③ C. ③④ D. ①③
()5. The passage is written to .
A. encourage people to try different kinds of food
B. introduce four main kinds of Chinese cuisine
C. show the long history of Chinese food culture
D. tell people different ways of cooking food

1—5 C D A D B

【分析】
这是一篇介绍中国部分菜系的阅读理解题，需根据每道题的题型，回到原文定位关键信息，逐一分析选项：第1题考查文章所属板块，需判断内容主题；第2题考查川菜辣的原因，定位原文第一段相关描述；第3题考查浙菜的特点，定位第二段内容；第4题考查闽菜和鲁菜的共同点，分别定位两者的特点再找重合点；第5题考查文章写作目的，需总结全文主要内容。
【解析】
1. 文章主要介绍中国的菜系相关内容，属于美食类话题，因此应在报纸的FOOD板块，故选C。
2. 根据原文第一段“Sichuan cuisine is hot, spicy and sour. It has something to do with the wet weather of that area...”可知，川菜辣是因为当地的潮湿气候，故选D。
3. 原文第二段明确提到“Food in Zhejiang has a pleasant smell and it tastes fresh.”，与选项A表述一致；B选项麻婆豆腐是川菜代表，C选项未提及，D选项是闽菜的特点，故选A。
4. 闽菜特点：用海鲜原料、味道淡；鲁菜特点：含大量海鲜、味道淡。两者共同点是①来自海洋、③味道淡，故选D。
5. 全文主要介绍了四川、浙江、福建、山东四个中国菜系的特点，写作目的是介绍这四个菜系，故选B。
【答案】
1—5 C D A D B
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题围绕中国菜系展开，考查学生快速定位原文信息、理解文章主旨的能力，题型以细节理解为主，难度适中，需学生准确抓取各菜系的关键特征。
【难度系数】
0.6