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【题目】Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

As dusk falls at the Lehua Night Market, the fluorescent (荧光的) lights flicker on and the hungry customers start trickling in, anxious for a taste of the local delicacies that give this island its reputation as one of Asia’s finest cookery 【1】 .

Nearly arranged pyramids of plump fish balls, bowls filled with tapioca balls 【2】 in lightly sweetened sauce, sizzling oyster omelets, hot off the griddle, deep-fried sweet potato puffs (冒热气), still 【3】 with oil. Take a bite of any of these dishes and you’ll discover a unique texture. But how exactly do you 【4】 that perfect “mouth feel” so sought after by local cooks and eaters alike? Slippery? Chewy? Not exactly.

Luckily, the people in Taiwan have a word for this texture. Well, actually, it’s not a word, it’s a letter—one that even non-Chinese speakers can pronounce.

It’s “Q.” Basically, it means springy, soft, elastic.

Andre Chiang, a Michelin-star chef and owner of RAW in Taipei, said he has been 【5】 with the texture at his restaurant, which uses only local materials. “It’s like aldente (筋道) but not quite,” Mr. Chiang said.

Q is so well 【6】 in Taiwan that many in Hong Kong and across the Taiwan Strait in mainland China use the term as well.

There are many other uses for the term Q in Chinese as well. It could be used, for example, as short form for the English word “【7】”, or to refer to the once-popular QQ messaging service from Tencent.

Among the local people, the 【8】 for Q texture starts at a young age. On a recent sticky evening at the Lehua Night Market, a group of people gathered at stand with a sign that 【9】 “QQ ice lolly.” Asked why Q texture was so 【10】 to Taiwanese, Lu Wei-chen, the owner of the stand, smiled as she handed a bright red jelly bar to a delighted toddler.

“It’s simple,” she said. “When you eat it, you will be in a good mood.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】CD

【4】BC

【5】AC

【6】C

【7】B

【8】ABC

【9】AD

【10】AB

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“Q”一词起源于台湾美食，这种口感得到了包括游客，年轻群体和厨师的认同，并讲述了大家喜爱如此口感的原因。

【1】考查名词。句意：夜幕降临时，乐华夜市的荧光灯亮了起来，饥肠辘辘的顾客开始陆续进来，他们渴望品尝当地的美食，正是这些美食让台湾成为亚洲最美味的烹饪目的地之一。分析可知，“As dusk falls at the Lehua Night Market, the fluorescent lights flicker on and the hungry customers start trickling in, anxious for a taste of the local delicacies”在讲述乐华夜市的荧光灯亮了起来，饥肠辘辘的顾客开始陆续进来，他们渴望品尝当地的美食，因此可知，这里为食客的目的地。选项A. destinations，名词，意为“目的地”。故选A项。

【2】考查非谓语动词。句意：碗里装满了浸泡在微甜酱汁里的木薯球。分析可知，所填空应是动词，根据前文“Bowls filled with tapioca balls ___2__ in lightly sweetened sauce.”讲述在碗里的东西，碗里有汤汁，因此木薯球应是被浸泡在碗里的。选项D. bathed，过去分词，意为“浸洗， 浸泡”。故选D项。

【3】考查非谓语和动词。句意：炸过的甘薯泡芙，上面还滴着油。分析可知，所填空应是非谓语作状语，且结合之前“Deep-fried sweet potato puffs(油炸红薯泡芙)”冒着热气，可知，油炸泡芙应该还在滴着油。选项CD. dripping，动词，意为“滴落”，可构成drip with“往下滴”，符合句意。故选CD项。

【4】考查动词。句意：但你如何准确地描述那种被当地厨师和食客追捧的完美“口感”呢?分析可知，所填空应是动词原形。结合后文“Slippery? Chewy?(滑吗？耐嚼的？)”可知，应是对其进行描述。选项BC. describe，动词，意为“描述”，符合分析。故选BC项。

【5】考查动词。句意：米其林星级厨师、台北RAW餐厅老板江俊辉(Andre Chiang)说，他一直在自己的餐厅里尝试这种口感，餐厅只使用当地材料。分析可知，所填空应是动词，且与空后with连用。结合句意可知，experiment with sth.意为“体验”，用在句中表达“品尝”含义，与空前has been构成现在完成进行时。故选AC项。

【6】考查动词。句意：“Q”这个词在台湾很流行，在香港和海峡对岸的中国大陆也有很多人使用。分析可知，所填空应是动词，且应是被动，结合句意可知“Q”一词是在台湾创立的。选项C. established，动词过去分词形式，意为“建立，确立”，与空前is 构成被动语态。故选C项。

【7】考查形容词。句意：例如，它可以被用作英语单词“cute”的缩写，也可以用来指代一度流行的腾讯QQ即时通讯服务。结合句意可知，“Q”一词可以是英文单词“cute”的缩略形式。选项B. cute符合句意表达。故选B项。

【8】考查名词。句意：在当地人中，对“Q弹”的欣赏开始于年轻的时候。分析可知，所填空应是名词，且与之后for构成固定搭配结构。结合句意可知，选项ABC. appreciation，名词，appealing for意为“对……的欣赏”。故选ABC项。

【9】考查动词。句意：最近一个闷热的夜晚，在乐华夜市，一群人聚集在摊位前，手上举着一个牌子，上面写着“QQ冰棍”。分析可知，that ___9__ “QQ ice lolly.”应是之前名词a sign的定语从句，先行词在从句中作主语，即所填动词意为“上面写着”，选项AD. read，动词，意为“写着”，符合句意表达。故选AD项。

【10】考查形容词。句意：当被问及为什么Q的口感对台湾人如此有吸引力时，摊主卢维晨笑着把一个鲜红色的果冻棒递给一个开心的小孩。分析可知，所填空应与之后to构成固定结构，且结合句意可知，“Q弹”对于台湾人有吸引力。选项AB. appealing，形容词，意为“有吸引的”，符合句意表达。故选AB项。