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Food serves as a form of communication in two fundamental ways. Sharing bread or other foods is a common human tradition that can promote unity and trust. Food can also have a specific meaning, and play a significant role in a family or culture's celebrations or traditions. The foods we eat—and when and how we eat them—are often unique to a particular culture or may even differ between rural (農村的) and urban areas within one country.

Sharing bread, whether during a special occasion (時刻) or at the family dinner table, is a common symbol of togetherness. Many cultures also celebrate birthdays and marriages with cakes that are cut and shared among the guests. Early forms of cake were simply a kind of bread, so this tradition hits its roots in the custom of sharing bread.

Food also plays an important role in many New Year celebrations. In the southern United States, pieces of corn bread represent blocks of gold for prosperity (興旺) in the New Year. In Greece, people share a special cake called vasilopita. A coin is put into the cake, which signifies (預示) success in the New Year for the person who receives it.

Many cultures have ceremonies to celebrate the birth of a child, and food can play a significant role. In China, when a baby is one month old, families name and welcome their child in a celebration that includes giving red-colored eggs to guests. In many cultures, round foods such as grapes, bread, and moon cakes are eaten at welcome celebrations to represent family unity.

Nutrition is necessary for life, so it is not surprising that food is such an important part of different cultures around the world.

261．According to the passage, sharing bread______.

A．indicates a lack of food

B．can help to develop unity

C．is a custom unique to rural areas

D．has its roots in birthday celebrations

262．What does the coin in vasilopita signify for its receiver in the New Year?

A．Trust.                                                       B．Success.

C．Health.                                                     D．Togetherness.

263．The author explains the role of food in celebrations by______.

A．using examples                                          B．making comparisons

C．analyzing causes                                        D．describing processes

264．What is the passage mainly about?

A．The custom of sharing food.

B．The specific meaning of food.

C．The role of food in ceremonies.

D．The importance of food in culture.

【回答】

261．B

262．B

263．A

264．D

【分析】

這是一篇説明文。文章主要講的是食物和文化的關係。不同的文化包含着不同的飲食傳統和慶祝方式。食物通過兩種基本的方式在扮演着溝通的角*。

261．細節理解題。由第一段Sharing bread or other foods is a common human tradition that can promote unity and trust.可知，分享麪包或其他食物是人類共同的傳統，可以促進團結和增加信任。所以分享食物可以促進團結。故選B。

262．細節理解題。由第三段A coin is put into the cake, which signifies (預示) success in the New Year...可知，一枚硬*放入蛋糕,這預示着在新的一年裏取得成功。所以硬*預示着來年的成功。故選B。

263．推理判斷題。由第三段“Food also plays an important role in many New Year celebrations. In the southern United States, pieces of corn bread represent blocks of gold for prosperity (興旺) in the New Year. In Greece, people share a special cake called vasilopita.”可知，食物在許多新年慶祝活動中也扮演着重要的角*。在美國南部，一塊塊的玉米麪包代表着新的一年的繁榮昌盛。在希臘，人們分享一種叫做vasilopita的特殊蛋糕。所以作者主要使用了舉例的方法來解釋食物在慶祝中的角*。故選A。

264．主旨大意題。通讀全文尤其是“Nutrition is necessary for life, so it is not surprising that food is such an important part of different cultures around the world. ”可知，營養是生命所必需的，所以食物是世界各地不同文化的重要組成部分也就不足為奇了。所以這篇文章主要講了食物在文化中的重要*。故選D。

知識點：飲食

題型：閲讀理解