小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com课时作业(九)Unit3SectionⅢExtendedreading&Project阅读理解AThecookandrestaurantownerCeciliaChiangwasbornintoarichfamilyinShanghaiwithtwofulltimecooks—onefromthenorthandtheotherfromthesouth.In1959,ChiangwenttotheUS,whereshepaid$10,000tohelptwomenrentarestaurant.Buttheybackedoutofthedealandthemoneycouldn'tbereturned.Ratherthanlosingthefunds,Chiangdecidedtomakeitherself.ChiangwasshockedbythefoodmostAmericansconsideredtobeChinese—likechopsuey(炒杂碎)andchowmein(炒面).“TheythinkthesearetheonlyfoodwehaveinChina,”shesaidwithalaugh.SheintroducedAmericanstoanentirelynewsetofdishesfromnorthernChina,Sichuan,andHunan.HerhighendrestaurantTheMandarinopenedonPolkStreet.AtTheMandarin,visitorscouldenjoydishesthatareverycommontodaybutmanyAmericanshadnevertriedbefore—potstickers(锅贴),Pekingduckandhotandsoursoup.Therestaurantwasn'timmediatelysuccessful,butaboutayearafteropening.TheMandarinreceivedamentionfromSanFranciscoChronicle'sHerbCaen.Theeffectofthewriter'sarticlewaspowerful.Tourists,officialsandfamousstars—fromMaeWesttoJohnLennon—crowdedTheMandarinforthenunfamiliarfoodliketeasmokedduckandtwicecookedspicyporkslices.“ChiangsinglehandedlybroughttraditionalregionalChinesefoodtotheAmericantable,”saidMartinYan,acookandlongtimehostofthePBScookingprogramme“YanCanCook”.InFood&Wine,directorofMuseumofFoodandDrink,PeterKimcalledChiang“arolemodelofparadigmshift”.“Herinfluencecontinuestoinspiretoday'scooks,”hesaid.Chiangremainedactiveafterherofficialretirement,helpingherson,Philip,ashecofoundedthesuccessfulP.F.Chiang'srestaurantchain.OnOct28,2020,Chiangdiedatherhome.1.WhatdoweknowaboutCeciliaChiang?A.Shehadagiftforcookingwhenyoung.B.ShewenttotheUStopopularizeChinesefood.C.Shedidn'tmeantostartarestaurantbyherselfatfirst.D.HertwofamilycooksrefusedtoworkforherintheUS.2.HowcanwebestdescribethedishesinChiang'srestaurant?A.Simple.B.Diverse.C.Healthy.D.Affordable.3.WhoplayedanimportantroleinattractingmorecustomerstoTheMandarin?A.HerbCaen.B.MartinYan.C.PeterKim.D.Philip.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.CeciliaChiangIsaCookGoodatCookingChineseFoodB.CeciliaChiangRanChineseChainRestaurantsintheUSC.CeciliaChiangWasaFamousChineseCookintheUSD.CeciliaChiangPopularizedChineseFoodintheUS小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.comBDuringmyfirstyearlivinginLosAngeles,Iwasabirthdaypartyclown.Istruggledalotwithmyidentity,becauseIviewedmyselfasanartistwhileothersassociatedmewiththisridiculousjob.Tomakemattersmoreconfusing,beingaclownisitselfanidentitymaskingjob.Onenight,IwasaskedtoplayBatman.AtthetimeIhadagiantmoustache.ButIdidn'twanttochangemyphysicalappearance,becausethatwouldmeanIwasmoreofaclownthananartist.SoIchosenottoshave.Thenextday,Iwenttoaparty.OnceIgotcloseenoughforthekidstomakeoutthefeaturesofmyface,theentirepartyburstintolaughter.Iwassoembarrassed.Butthencameloudapplause.Feelingkindofwarm,Iwasthinking,“Isthiswhatencouragementfeelslike?It'ssonew.”Iwasstillabout20yardsawayfromthepartywhenIstartedrunning.Theyallstartedcheeringlouder,andatthatmoment,IwasBatman.“Yousee,son.ItoldyouBatmanhasamoustache.”saidthefatherofthebirthdayboy.IsawahugebirthdaycakewithafrostingBatmandrawnonit,andtheBatmanhadamoustac...