河南省部分市2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题汇编：阅读理解

河南省部分市 2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编 阅读理解 河南省南阳市2022-2023学年高二上学期2月期末英语试题 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分) 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C 和D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。 A Make stew and dumplings This hearty dish is your perfect winter holiday warmer. What you need ● The original materials: 1 onion, 2 carrots, 1 parsnip, 1 celery stick, 1 small swede, 1tbsp olive oil, 175g pearl barley, 1 litre vegetable stock, 1 handful of herbs (thyme and rosemary), 150g self-raising flour, 75g vegetable suet, 1tsp salt, water. ● Tools: Chopping board, knife, casserole dish, wooden spoon, large bowl. Instructions 1. Cut the vegetables into small pieces(about 2cm). You may need to ask a grown-up for help. 2. Heat the olive oil in the casserole dish and brown the onions for a few minutes. Pop in the rest of the vegetables and the pearl barley. Stir for a minute or two before adding your herbs and stock. Then cover the pan with a lid. Leave to simmer on a low heat for 45 minutes. 3. Meanwhile, make your dumplings. Combine self-raising flour, suet and salt in a bowl. Slowly add water until your mixture forms a dough(生面团). 4. Using your hands, mix it all together. Divide the dough into 10 balls and pop them on top of your stew 20 minutes before the end. 5. You're done when the vegetables and pearl barley have softened and your dumplings have expanded. How does it work? To make the perfect, fluffy dumplings, you need suet. Traditionally, suet is made from the fat that surrounds the kidneys of animals, such as cows or sheep. However, you can also get vegetarian suet, which is made out of vegetable oils. As the suet melts, it traps air bubbles from the self-raising flour, causing the dumplings to puff up(膨胀). For a fat, suet has quite a high melting point, which means it stays solid longer and melts later in the cooking process, making light and fluffy dumplings. Try not to overwork the dough, because warmth from your hands can melt the fat. 21. Who is the passage mainly intended for? A. A grown-up B. A housewi