《2025年学霸组合训练八年级英语下册人教版浙江专版》

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（2024·杭州一模改编）Chopsticks are used by billions of people around the world，and they have an old past. The Chinese have been using them for at least 3，000 years. 1
Early chopsticks were mainly used for cooking and were able to reach deep into boiling pots of water or oil. 2 This happened when a fast population growth across China made cooks develop cost - saving habits. They began cutting food into smaller pieces that asked for less cooking fuel（燃料）. Chopsticks are perfect for holding these smaller pieces of food.
As food was ready to be eaten in one bite，knives became less popular. Confucius believed that knives at the dinner table would remind eaters of the slaughterhouse（屠宰场）. He also thought that knives' sharp points will kill the happiness during the meal. 3
Whenever and wherever Chinese people are，they find it difficult to have a meal without chopsticks. In addition，chopsticks can be used as a gift for people to express their feelings.
According to a survey，over 1.8 billion people use chopsticks. 4 It has become a common cultural symbol of Chinese food culture. There are many activities to suggest using chopsticks，such as “Chopsticks Day” in Japan，“Golden Chopsticks Award” in France and the trend of “For your health，please pick up your chopsticks” in Western countries.
A. The culture of chopsticks is very important around the world.
B. Thanks to his teaching，the use of chopsticks quickly became wild spread throughout Asia.
C. About 1，500 years ago，chopsticks were taken to some other Asian countries.
D. Later，people used chopsticks to have meals.
E. Different cultures went with different chopstick styles.
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________
5. 新趋势 开放式设问 Why did cooks cut food into small pieces?（Answer with no more than 8 words.）

答案： 1. C；2. D；3. B；4. A；5. To cut down cooking fuel use./For cost saving.