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Chef Zhang Xuesi lowered the fire on the stove where he was cooking his Cantonese meal. He added all the necessary foods. He quickly lowered the fire and turned toward a phone camera as hundreds of people watched him online. ''It ruins the dish if you burn the breadcrumbs, '' he advised his livestream video watchers.
Many people in China are restricted to their homes in the effort to stop the spread of coronavirus. Millions of them are finding a new interest in cooking. People watching television and online cooking shows are learning how to make Chinese and Western foods. They are also pushing up the sale of special cookware on online markets. Downloads of the top five recipe apps doubled in February, said research company Sensor Tower.
Billibilli said it has had more than 580 million views of its cooking videos in the two months since the coronavirus began to spread in China. Another online cooking show producer DayDayCook told Reuters its numbers of new users increased 200 percent from January to February. A recipe for bean curd and shrimp received the most watchers.
Many new home cooks are young people living in cities. This group is used to eating out or getting food delivery. Now these people are cooking at home. Wu Shuang is a 30-year-old who works and lives in Beijing. She was among those trapped at home in February. She says she spent a lot of time online, learning how to make bread and other foods.
Chef Zhang Xuesi explained that many of his online viewers expressed interest in discussing more than just food. In the past, users were only interested in learning cooking tricks, but now we talk about all kinds of subjects.
1. What was Zhang Xuesi doing according to paragraph 1?
A. He was learning how to make Cantonese foods.
B. He was downloading the top five recipe apps.
C. He was pushing up the sale of special cookware.
D. He was making online cooking shows.
2. Which of the following is NOT true about Wu Shuang?
A. She becomes a new home cook.
B. She was trapped at home in February.
C. She learned cooking foods online.
D. She was interested in discussing food online.
3. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Many people are restricted to their homes because of coronavirus.
B. Many people turn to cooking at home because of coronavirus.
C. Many people push up sales on online markets because of coronavirus.
D. Many people spend a lot of time online because of coronavirus.
【答案】1. D 2. D 3. B
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了新冠肺炎疫情使很多中国年轻人爱上做饭，很多人通过网上视频在家学习烹饪。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的He quickly lowered the fire and turned toward a phone camera as hundreds of people watched him online.(他迅速关小了火，转向了手机上摄像头，此时，数百人正在在线观看)可知，张学思正在做在线烹饪节目。D. He was making online cooking shows.(他在制作在线烹饪节目)符合以上说法，故选D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段的Wu Shuang is a 30-year-old who works and lives in Beijing. She was among those trapped at home in February. She says she spent a lot of time online, learning how to make bread and other foods.可知，吴霜30岁，在北京居住和生活。她是二月份被困在家里的人之一。她说她花了很多时间上网，学习如何制作面包和其它食物。D. She was interested in discussing food online.(她对网上讨论食物感兴趣)文章未提及，不符合以上说法，故选D项。
【3题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其第二段的Many people in China are restricted to their homes in the effort to stop the spread of coronavirus. Millions of them are finding a new interest in cooking. People watching television and online cooking shows are learning how to make Chinese and Western foods.(在中国，很多人为了防止冠状病毒的传播而被限制呆在家里。他们中很多人找到了烹饪这种新的乐趣。人们通过观看电视或者网上的烹饪视频学习制作中餐或者西方食物)可知，本文主要讲述了新冠肺炎疫情使很多中国年轻人爱上做饭，很多人通过网上视频在家学习做饭。B. Many people turn to cooking at home because of coronavirus.(由于新冠肺炎很多人在家学习烹饪)符合以上说法，故选B项。
