B
How thin a noodle can be? Xian mian is a famous traditional Chinese food. These noodles are very thin—they are 0.6 to 0.7 millimetres wide! As they are so thin and nice, many people like them.
To make xian mian, people can make about 3,000 noodles by using just one bag of flour(面粉) (about 1 kilogram). Each noodle can be pulled to be as long as two metres. Making xian mian is a hard job. From mixing, pulling to drying, it needs quite a lot of skills and experience to make it so thin and long. Today, some people in Fuzhou still make xian mian in the old way, but new machines(机器) are also used in Fuzhou and other parts of China.
★ . It first starts in the Song Dynasty. In Fuzhou, there is a famous story: a kind daughter makes these thin noodles for her old mother so she can eat them easily. People love this story of kindness and love. They learn how to make the noodles, too. They are also called chang mian. It has the similar pronunciation with "long life" in Chinese. People always eat them on special days, like birthdays and New Year to wish for a healthy and long life.
In Fuzhou, there are three popular ways to cook xian mian. People can fry (炒) it with meat and vegetables, cook it with seafood, and prepare it with duck soup. No matter how you have it, the great taste always wins the hearts of people everywhere and shows the excellent Chinese cooking skills.
()56. How does the writer start the passage?
A. By telling a story.
B. By raising a question.
C. By solving a problem.
D. By showing some numbers.
()57. People make xian mian .
A. with just one bag of flour
B. into more than two metres long
C. by mixing, pulling and cutting
D. in both new and old ways today
()58. Which of the following can be put in ★ ?
A. Xian mian has a very long history
B. Xian mian has a special meaning in Chinese
C. People cook xian mian for special persons
D. People love xian mian for a reason
()59. In Paragraph 4, the writer mentions three ways to cook xian mian to .
A. teach people how to cook it
B. win the heart of people
C. show the great Chinese cooking skills
D. tell us how popular xian mian is
()60. Which would be the best title of the passage?
A. Old Tradition, New Life
B. The Noodle of Long Life
C. Make Food out of Love
D. Try Fuzhou Tradition

56.B 57.D 58.A 59.C 60.B

【分析】
1. 第56题：先关注文章开篇的表述形式，第一句以“How thin a noodle can be?”这个疑问句引出线面话题，由此判断作者是通过提出问题的方式开篇，对应选项B。
2. 第57题：需逐一比对选项与原文信息：A选项混淆了“一袋面粉可制作约3000根面条”的表述，并非制作线面只用一袋面粉；B选项原文是“每根面条能被拉到两米长”，并非超过两米；C选项原文制作步骤为搅拌、拉伸、晾干，无切割环节；D选项对应原文“如今福州部分人仍用古法制作，新机器也在福州及国内其他地区投入使用”，符合题意。
3. 第58题：空后内容提到“它始于宋朝”，明确是在介绍线面的历史起源，因此前文总起句应点明线面历史悠久，对应选项A。
4. 第59题：第四段介绍三种烹饪方式后，结尾总结“无论怎么吃，绝佳的口感总能俘获各地人们的心，也展现了精湛的中国烹饪技艺”，可见提及烹饪方式是为了展示中国的烹饪技艺，对应选项C。
5. 第60题：文章不仅介绍了线面的制作、烹饪方法，还重点提到它又名“长面”，谐音“长寿”，人们在特殊日子食用祈求健康长寿，B选项精准涵盖线面的核心寓意，是最合适的标题；其他选项要么片面，要么范围过宽。
【解析】
56. 文章开篇第一句是疑问句“How thin a noodle can be?”，作者通过提出问题的方式引出线面这一话题，因此选B。
57. 根据第二段最后一句“Today, some people in Fuzhou still make xian mian in the old way, but new machines are also used in Fuzhou and other parts of China.”可知，如今制作线面既有传统方法也有新方法，D选项正确。A选项错误，原文是一袋面粉可做约3000根面条，并非制作线面只用一袋面粉；B选项错误，原文是每根面条能被拉到两米长，不是超过两米；C选项错误，原文制作步骤无cutting环节。
58. 空后句子“It first starts in the Song Dynasty.”表明线面起源于宋朝，说明其历史悠久，A选项“Xian mian has a very long history”能作为总起句引出下文，符合逻辑。
59. 第四段末尾提到“No matter how you have it, the great taste always wins the hearts of people everywhere and shows the excellent Chinese cooking skills.”，作者介绍三种烹饪方式是为了最终展现中国精湛的烹饪技艺，因此选C。
60. 文章中提到线面又名“长面”，谐音“长寿”，人们在生日、新年等特殊日子食用它祈求健康长寿，B选项“The Noodle of Long Life”既点明了食物，又突出了其核心寓意，是最佳标题。A选项仅涉及制作方式的新旧，片面；C选项只对应文中一个故事，非主旨；D选项范围过宽，未突出线面。
【答案】
56.B 57.D 58.A 59.C 60.B
【知识点】
细节查找、主旨归纳、段落衔接推理
【点评】
本文围绕福州线面展开，介绍了它的特点、制作方式、历史起源、寓意及烹饪方法，题目覆盖了开篇方式判断、细节理解、段落逻辑衔接、写作目的分析和主旨归纳等常见阅读理解考点，需要学生熟练掌握阅读技巧，准确提取原文信息并进行合理推理。
【难度系数】
0.6