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课时作业(九)Unit3SectionⅢExtendedreading&Project阅读理解AThecookandrestaurantownerCeciliaChiangwasbornintoarichfamilyinShanghaiwithtwofull­timecooks—on

efromthenorthandtheotherfromthesouth.In1959,ChiangwenttotheUS,whereshepaid$10，000tohelptwomenrentarestaurant.Buttheybackedoutofthedealandthemoneyc

ouldn'tbereturned.Ratherthanlosingthefunds,Chiangdecidedtomakeitherself.ChiangwasshockedbythefoodmostAmericansconsideredtobeChinese—likecho

psuey(炒杂碎)andchowmein(炒面).“TheythinkthesearetheonlyfoodwehaveinChina，”shesaidwithalaugh.SheintroducedAm

ericanstoanentirelynewsetofdishesfromnorthernChina,Sichuan,andHunan.Herhigh­endrestaurantTheMandarinope

nedonPolkStreet.AtTheMandarin,visitorscouldenjoydishesthatareverycommontodaybutmanyAmericanshadnevertriedbefore—potstickers(锅贴),

Pekingduckandhotandsoursoup.Therestaurantwasn'timmediatelysuccessful,butaboutayearafteropening.TheMandarinreceivedament

ionfromSanFranciscoChronicle'sHerbCaen.Theeffectofthewriter'sarticlewaspowerful.Tourists,officialsandfamousstars—fromMaeWesttoJohnLennon—crowdedThe

Mandarinforthen­unfamiliarfoodliketea­smokedduckandtwice­cookedspicyporkslices.“Chiangsingle­handedlybroughttraditionalregional

ChinesefoodtotheAmericantable，”saidMartinYan,acookandlong­timehostofthePBScookingprogramme“YanCanCook”.InFood&Wine,directorofMuseumofFoodandDr

ink,PeterKimcalledChiang“arolemodelofparadigmshift”.“Herinfluencecontinuestoinspiretoday'scooks，”hes

aid.Chiangremainedactiveafterherofficialretirement,helpingherson,Philip,asheco­foundedthesuccessfulP.F.Chiang'srestaurantchain.OnOct28,2020,C

hiangdiedatherhome.1．WhatdoweknowaboutCeciliaChiang?A．Shehadagiftforcookingwhenyoung.B．ShewenttotheUStopopularizeChinesefood.C．Shedidn'

tmeantostartarestaurantbyherselfatfirst.D．HertwofamilycooksrefusedtoworkforherintheUS.2．HowcanwebestdescribethedishesinCh

iang'srestaurant?A．Simple.B．Diverse.C．Healthy.D．Affordable.3．Whoplayedanimportantroleinattractingmorecus

tomerstoTheMandarin?A．HerbCaen.B．MartinYan.C．PeterKim.D．Philip.4．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．CeciliaChia

ngIsaCookGoodatCookingChineseFoodB．CeciliaChiangRanChineseChainRestaurantsintheUSC．CeciliaChiangWasaFamousChineseCookintheUSD．CeciliaChiangPopulariz

edChineseFoodintheUSBDuringmyfirstyearlivinginLosAngeles,Iwasabirthday­partyclown.Istruggledalotwithmyidentity,becauseIviewedmyselfasan

artistwhileothersassociatedmewiththisridiculousjob.Tomakemattersmoreconfusing,beingaclownisitselfanidentity­ma

skingjob.Onenight,IwasaskedtoplayBatman.AtthetimeIhadagiantmoustache.ButIdidn'twanttochangemyphysicalappearance,becausethatwouldmeanIwasmor

eofaclownthananartist.SoIchosenottoshave.Thenextday,Iwenttoaparty.OnceIgotcloseenoughforthekidstomakeoutthefeaturesofmyface,theentirepartyburstintola

ughter.Iwassoembarrassed.Butthencameloudapplause.Feelingkindofwarm,Iwasthinking,“Isthiswhatencourageme

ntfeelslike?It'ssonew.”Iwasstillabout20yardsawayfromthepartywhenIstartedrunning.Theyallstartedcheeringlouder,andatth

atmoment,IwasBatman.“Yousee,son.ItoldyouBatmanhasamoustache.”saidthefatherofthebirthdayboy.IsawahugebirthdaycakewithafrostingBatmandrawnonit,

andtheBatmanhadamoustache.Istaredatitindisbelief.That'swhyeveryonewaslaughingsohardwhenIfirstarrived,becausewhentheybro

ughtthecakeout,allthekidslaughed,“Batmandoesn'thaveamoustache.”Insteadofadmittingthecakewasmessedup,theparentstriedtosavefaceandsaid,“No,Batmanalway

shasamoustache.Hejustshavesitforhismovies.”Naturally,thechildrenweredoubtful.Buttheywereattheperfectagewhe

ntheystillbelievedinmiracles.MymoustachebecamethedetailthatconfirmedwhattheparentshadsaidandconvincedthekidsthatIwasactuallyBatman.That

year,Istruggledalotwithmyidentity:WasIanartist,orwasIaclown?Butthatday,atleast,therewasnodoubtinmymindwhatIwas.5．Howdidth

eauthorfeelabouthisworkasaclownatthebeginning?A．Hewasenthusiasticabouthisjob.B．Hehadtodependonittofeedhimself.C．ltmadehimconfusedabouthisidentity.D．B

eingaclownisthefirststeptobecomeanartist.6．Whydidtheauthorrefusetoshavehismoustache?A．TherealBatmanhadamoustache.B．Hewantedtogivethebirthdaybo

yasurprise.C．Thebirthdayboy'sfatheraskedhimnottoshave.D．Heregardedhimselfasanartistratherthanaclown.7．HowdidthekidsreactwhenseeingBat

manwithamoustache?A．Theyapplaudedbutlostinterestsoon.B．TheybelievedBatmanhadamoustacheatonce.C．Theyignoredhismoustacheandplayedasnormal.D．Theylau

ghedloudlybecauseofhisridiculousmoustache.8．Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Everyeffortyoumakewillpayoffintheend.B

．Nevergiveupstrugglingwiththeunfairworld.C．Wecanfindourownidentityeveninanordinaryjob.D．Everychildisanangelthatbelievesinallgoodthings.CEverseenagre

atchampionboxerlikeMannyPacquiao?Withhisspeedandpower,hehasconqueredlotsofothergreatboxersofthe21stcentury.Hekeepshistrainingbetwe

enfightsandstrengthensitwhenanotherfightapproaches.Justlikeaboxer,wetoo,comefacetofacewithmanycompetitorsinthearenaoflife—problemsanddifficulties.The

badnewsisthatwedon'treallyknowwhentheyoccur.Hereareseveralreasonswhyyoushouldtrainyourselfforsuccesslikeachampio

nboxer!Youdon'tpractiseinthearena;that'swhereyourskillsandyourabilitiesareevaluated.Thisalsomeansthatyoudon'tpractisesolvingproblems

anddevelopingyourselfwhenproblemsoccur;youprepareyourselftofacethemlongbeforeyouactuallyfacethem.Talentisgoodbuttrainingisevenbetter.

Backincollege,oneofmyclassmatesinPoliticalSciencedidn'tbringanytextbookornotebooktoourclasses;hejustlistenedandp

articipatedindiscussions.WhatIdidn'tunderstandwashowhebecameatopstudent!Obviously,hewasgiftedwithagreatmemory

andanalyticalskills.Inshort,hewastalented.Ifyouaretalented,youprobablyneedlesspreparationandtrainingtimeinfacinglife'

schallenges.Butevenforpeoplewhoaretalented,trainingandlearningareimportant.Avoidthelazyperson'smaxim:“Ifitisn'tbroken,whyfixit？”Whywaitfor

yourrooftoleakintherainyseasonwhenyoucanfixitrightaway?Trainingenablesyoutogainintuitionandreflexes.Withouttrain

ing,youwillmessup.Withouttraining,youwon'tbeabletoanticipatehowyourenemywillhityou.Youwilllosecontrolofyourracecarafterthefirstlap.Withtrainin

g,youlowerthepossibilityoftheseaccidents.Keepinmindthattrainingisbornoutofself­commandandstrongwill.Evenifyo

umeetsomesetbacksinyourtraining,ifyoukeepatitandpersevere,youwillsoonseeresultsinyourlifeandwhenproblemscome,youwillb

elikethechampionboxerwhostandstallandfightsuntilthefinalroundisoverandyou'reproclaimedthechampion!9．Whatdoesthete

xtmainlytellus?A．Tobecomeatopboxerisn'teasy.B．Weshouldtrainourselvesforsuccess.C．Lifeisfullofproblemsanddifficulties.D．Talentismorei

mportantthantrainingforsuccess.10．Whydoestheauthormentionhisclassmate?A．Tointroducehisclassmate'slearningmethods.B．Toproveanaveragepersondoesn't

needmoretraining.C．Toproveeventalentedpeoplealsoneedtraining.D．Toshowrespectforhisclassmate.11．Whichistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“anticip

ate”inParagraph7?A．Predict.B．Avoid.C．Understand.D．Defeat.12．Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．Victorydependsonthepositiveattit

udetotraining.B．It'snormaltomeetsomedifficultiesintraining.C．Boxersoftenwinthevictorybypersevering.D．Perseveranceintrainingisv

eryimportant.