The English translations of the names of traditional Chinese dishes on menus(菜單) across the country have caused public discussion about the precision(準(zhǔn)確) of the translations.
Since more and more foreigners come to China every day, many restaurants around China are providing English translations of their menus. They want to make it easier for foreigners to order Chinese dishes when they travel. Some restaurants also hope that the translations will increase foreigners’ knowledge of Chinese cuisine(烹飪).
But an article in China Youth Daily says the English menu translations haven’t live up to public expectation（期望）. It argues most of the English names of Chinese dishes lack the cultural meaning and attraction of the dishes they describe. Instead, the translations only provide a list of each dish’s ingredients（配方）, the article notes. For example, one English name of a Chinese dish appears as “stir-fried mutton slice with Chinese onion and green scallion(蔥爆羊肉)”.
Because the English translation focuses only on the ingredients, it fails to describe the dish’s rich cultural meaning and charm(魅力). The dish’s beautiful Chinese name, “Fo Tiao Qiang(佛跳墻)”, has a story behind it. Buddhist monks (和尚) are required to eat vegetables only , but they can’t resist(忍住)the delicious dish. So they jump over the temple walls to get a taste of the dish.
The article suggests that translators provide more beautiful translations of the names of Chinese dishes. It also notes a more vivid(生動(dòng)的) English translation is very important to provide international visitors with a better understanding of Chinese cuisine.
【小題1】Why do many restaurants provide English translations of their menu ?

A．Because they want to show their ingredients in dishes.
B．Because the public expect them to do so.
C．Because Chinese dishes are popular.
D．Because it is convenient for foreigners to order food.
【小題2】According to China Youth Daily, what is the main problem of the English menu translation?
A．They are too long to remember.
B．Many of them are not correct.
C．They lack cultural meaning and attraction.
D．They are difficult to learn.
【小題3】What can we infer from the story of “Fo Tiao Qiang” dish?
A．Monks can jump high.
B．Monks lived a poor life.
C．Old China had little meat for people.
D．The dish attracted many people because it’s delicious.


【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】D

解析試題分析：本文講述的是很多中國(guó)餐廳所提供的英文菜名缺乏中國(guó)的文化氣息，文章中還列舉了多個(gè)例子進(jìn)行詳細(xì)說(shuō)明。
【小題1】D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段第2句They want to make it easier for foreigners to order Chinese dishes when they travel可知餐廳這樣做的目的就是為外國(guó)人點(diǎn)菜提供方便。故D正確。
【小題2】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第四段1,2行Because the English translation focuses only on the ingredients, it fails to describe the dish’s rich cultural meaning and charm(魅力).可知這些翻譯過(guò)來(lái)的菜名缺少文化的魅力。故C正確。
【小題3】D 推斷題。推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后3行Buddhist monks (和尚) are required to eat vegetables only , but they can’t resist(忍住)the delicious dish. So they jump over the temple walls to get a taste of the dish.可以推斷主要是因?yàn)檫@道菜太好吃了。故D正確。
考點(diǎn)：考察社會(huì)現(xiàn)象類短文閱讀
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述的是很多中國(guó)餐廳所提供的英文菜名缺乏中國(guó)的文化氣息，文章中還列舉了多個(gè)例子進(jìn)行詳細(xì)說(shuō)明。文章基本上是考查細(xì)節(jié)題，對(duì)此類題型考生可以首先從問(wèn)題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運(yùn)用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細(xì)節(jié)，找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細(xì)閱讀一遍，仔細(xì)比較所給選項(xiàng)與文中細(xì)節(jié)的細(xì)微區(qū)別，在準(zhǔn)確理解細(xì)節(jié)的前提下，最后確定最佳答案。

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