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小升初时文阅读(12):A French Chef with a Chinese Stomach
小升初时文阅读(12):A French Chef with a Chinese Stomach"Hello, I'm Guangtan!" This friendly greeting comes from a French chef. In his online videos, he speaks Chinese and cooks with great passion. With his hands, home-style dishes turn into wonderful meals. Today, "Chef Guangtan" has over six million fans on Chinese social media. He even calls himself "a French chef with a Chinese stomach". Guangtan grew up in a small city in northern France. When he was seven, he tried Chinese food for the first time and fell in love with it. Years later, he came to Beijing as a student. He enjoyed his classes, but his favourite lessons came outside the classroom—through food. He learned to cook Chinese food from a kind cleaning lady in his dormitory. In the following four years, Guangtan travelled across China as a backpacker. He ate his way through every city he visited. In 2010, during the Shanghai World Expo (上海世博会), Guangtan came back to China. There, he began mixing Chinese and Western dishes in new ways. Since then, Shanghai has become his home. Soon, he started posting his cooking videos online. At first, Guangtan felt a little nervous. "I was worried that people might say, 'How can a foreigner cook Chinese food?' " he said. But to his surprise, he soon got many fans and they loved his videos very much. "I've learned so much from the comments," the man said with a smile. Guangtan has now lived in China for 18 years. He is married to a Chinese woman, and they enjoy their life in Shanghai. "Food is a wonderful way for East and West to understand each other," he said. "Don't be afraid to taste something new. Who knows? You might find a new favourite dish and learn about a new culture, just like I did!" Choose the best answer. 1. Why does Guangtan call himself "a French chef with a Chinese stomach"? A. He was born in China but grew up in France. B. He loves Chinese food and has adapted to Chinese eating habits. C. He can only digest Chinese food now. D. He cooks French food for Chinese people. 2. The underlined word "backpacker" in the third paragraph probably means that Guangtan ______. A. opened a food store while travelling B. travelled simply while carrying his belongings C. studied cooking in different schools D. worked as a chef in various cities 3. What was Guangtan's initial (最初的) worry when he started posting cooking videos? A. That his Chinese wasn't good enough. B. That people wouldn't like his mixing of different foods. C. That people might doubt a foreigner's ability to cook Chinese food. D. That the video quality wasn't professional enough. 4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the article? A. How Guangtan first learned to cook Chinese food. B. The number of fans Guangtan has on social media. C. The name of Guangtan's restaurant in Shanghai. D. Where Guangtan grew up in France. 5. What is the main message Guangtan wants to share through his story? A. Chinese food is the most delicious in the world. B. French cooking techniques are better than Chinese ones. C. Everyone should become a chef to understand different cultures. D. Food can help people from different cultures understand each other. 上期答案：CBDBB 更多练习：