专题30 甘肃天水麻辣烫火遍全网-2024届高三英语一轮复习时文阅读与强化练习

2024年高考英语时文阅读专项 专题30 Ⅰ.甘肃天水麻辣烫火遍全网 Ⅱ.丝绸之花魅力绽放 Ш.少林功夫走向世界 【原文·外刊阅读】 Burst of flavor puts city in Gansu under spotlight It took six hours for Liu Yi, 26, to get to Tianshui, Northwest China's Gansu province, by train. It took another two hours of waiting in a queue before he could finally get his hands on a bowl of local mala­tang — a mix of foods boiled in hot, spicy broth. While choosing the ingredients he wanted, Liu picked wide, thin rice noodles and a lot of chillies, along with the usual vegetables and meat. Spicy food is a must for Liu, a native of Southwest China's Sichuan province. The malatang did not disappoint. "It has a kind of rich fragrance," Liu said, after wiping his bowl clean. The popularity of the dish is suddenly soaring. Thousands of diners like Liu have been making their way to the little-known northwestern city to try malatang, overwhelming local restaurant owners and contributing to local wealth. These days around 7 am, Ga Haiying's restaurant in Qinzhou district becomes crowded with diners, some still rubbing their sleepy eyes. Earlier, the restaurant would open at 11 am. To serve the surging number of customers, Ga and her family now work from 6:30 am to 10 pm every day. They are too busy to pause for lunch. "I have sold malatang for 30 years," Ga said. "I never dreamed that one day it would be so popular." Recently, more than 1,000 customers have been trooping into her restaurant daily, despite an average waiting time of about two hours. The restaurant's revenue has tripled. Ma Yulin, a malatang restaurant owner in the city's Maiji district, said that over the last 10 days, the establishment was packed with diners, more than half of whom were from other cities. Many young customers not only come to eat but also take photos. Ma has hired more workers and added seats to cut the waiting time. "I'm exhausted," he said. "I'm overwhelmed that our malatang is suddenly recognized by so many." In a typical malatang restaurant, customers select