福建省部分市2023-2024学年高二上学期期末英语汇编：阅读理解

福建省部分市2023-2024学年高二上学期期末英语试题分类汇编 阅读理解 福建省厦门市2023-2024学年高二上学期期末英语质检卷（含解析） 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Food books can bring a culture to life. The following food books are bursting with delicious food, as well as entertaining and engaging storytelling. Pierre Thiam’s latest book aims to share everyday, easy-to-cook recipes like baked ginger-chili plantain kelewele. He explains how so many dishes and ingredients from the American South and other regions can trace their origin to West Africa. The 80 recipes are accessible and present a range of traditional and modern takes on the cuisine. Fuchsia Dunlop’s book examines classic Chinese dishes, like mapo tofu, soup dumplings and Dongpo pork. This book includes history, philosophy, cooking techniques, and Dunlop’s on-the-ground research conducted over three decades to present a fascinating exploration of this ever-changing cuisine. Tamar Adler seeks to make leftovers more appealing and lower food waste in the process with her latest book, which contains around 1,500 recipes. This isn’t what you’d call a beautiful coffee table-style cookbook — it’s practical and the creative secrets within are truly mind-blowing. Natasha Pickowicz is an innovative chef. More Than Cake is her first cookbook, full of invaluable tips like how to build a layer (层) cake. Aside from great baking recipes, this cookbook tries to live up to its name by sharing how baking can provide so much more than just tasty sweets — it can give community, purpose, joy and love. 1. Who explores Chinese food culture in the cookbook? A. Pierre Thiam. B. Fuchsia Dunlop. C. Tamar Adler. D. Natasha Pickowicz. 2. What do Simply West African and The Everlasting Meal Cookbook have in common? A. They are the writers’ latest books. B. They advocate lower food waste. C. They have the same number of recipes. D. They aim to share West African dishes. 3. Which book favors cake-baking lovers? A. Simply West African. B. Invitation