Su Shi, one of the greatest poets, lived during the Song dynasty (960-1279). Unlike most other poet of the time, Su wrote ____1____ (extensive) on food. He often wrote poems for his favorite dishes. Below are some of the dishes he enjoyed:
Dongpo Pork
Su Shi ____2____ (praise) for creating the famous Dongpo Pork named after him. By ____3____ (cook) the meat slowly over low heat for many hours, it becomes very tender. ____4____ (patient) was important in making this dish, just as it was in Su’s way of thinking about life. In his poem “Ode to Pork,” Su wrote, “Waiting patiently, rushing has no meaning / When the pork is braised long enough, it will become delicious (待他自熟莫催他,火候足时他自美).”
Fugu (河豚)
When Dongpo worked in Changzhou, he began to favor fugu. A cook made it, and Su Dongpo tried it. After chewing for a while, he stopped talking, ____5____ worried the host. Then, Dongpo suddenly put ____6____ his chopsticks and exclaimed, “My life is ____7____ (worth) without this!”
In 1085, Huichong, a painter and monk, ____8____ (request) Su to write a poem for his artwork River Scenes on a Spring Evening (《春江晚景》). There were no fugu in the painting, ____9____ Su still wrote: “The land overrun by weeds and water studded with reeds, it’s time for globefish to swim upstream (蒌蒿满地芦牙短,正是河豚欲上时).”
Su Dongpo found ____10____ (inspire) in his “ordinary” life to creating extraordinary poetry.
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解析:选extensively。extensively 考查副词。用副词修饰动词wrote。故填extensively。
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解析:选was praised。was praised 考查被动语态。句意:苏轼因创造了著名的以他的名字命名的“东坡肉”而受到称赞,这里应用被动语态。故填was praised。
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解析:选cooking。cooking 考查动词。介词后用动名词形式。故填cooking。
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解析:选Patience。Patience 考查名词。这里应用名词形式作主语,句首首字母大写。故填Patience。
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解析:选which。which 考查先行词。which引导非限制性定语从句,修饰前面整句话。故填which。
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解析:选down。down 考查固定搭配。句意:东坡忽然放下筷子惊叹……。put down表示“放下”。故填down。
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解析:选worthless。worthless 考查形容词。结合东坡对河豚的喜爱可推知,他觉得,如果没有河豚他的人生是“不值得的”。故填worthless。
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解析:选requested。requested 考查动词。结合全文时态可知用过去时。故填requested。
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解析:选but。but 考查连词。画中没有河豚,苏轼仍然写下了“蒌蒿满地芦牙短,正是河豚欲上时”。前后两句存在逻辑上的转折关系。故填but。
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解析:选inspiration。inspiration 考查名词。句意:苏东坡在他“平凡”的生活中找到了创作非凡诗歌的灵感,这里应用名词表示“灵感”。故填inspiration。