Ⅴ. 短文填空
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These years we've seen a lot of costume dramas(古裝劇) that show common girls growing into princesses while falling in love with princes. Royal Feast(《尚食》) has a (1)
different/special
story. The girl, Yao Zijin, in the drama is an excellent cook—this (2)
means
that all kinds of ancient cuisines(佳肴) are presented on screen.
The 40-episode drama series shows more than 1,000 (3)
traditional
and creative dishes from the Ming Dynasty. They have become a big selling point for the series. The drama is now very popular at home and (4)
abroad
, including North America, Europe, Singapore and Malaysia. Viewers across the world discuss the dishes on social media. Some joke that they might stop watching late at night to avoid getting hungry (5)
before
bed.
A food replica(復(fù)制品) of poet and artist Wang Wei's landscape painting(山水畫) Wang Chuan Tu has (6)
impressed/interested
viewers deeply. A cook in the drama carves (雕刻) vegetables into mountains, buildings and clouds, recreating the painting in a mouth-watering way.
Most of the dishes are inspired by traditional Chinese culture or show our ancestors' knowledge of the harmonious (7)
relationship
between people and nature, according to the director Wang Wei. For example, a dish called "24 Solar Terms(節(jié)氣) wonton" is based on the traditional Chinese (8)
calendar
. The wonton, another kind of small dumplings, has different fillings, which are made only from foods that are in season.
Wang said he had a special team studying (9)
ancient
cuisine from old books and historians. Then they invited 20 cooks to make these special dishes for a month.
As the famous Chinese saying goes, "To the people, (10)
food
is heaven." Chinese people take food as an important part of traditional culture. "We hope this drama will help overseas viewers learn more about China's cuisine culture," said Wang.
