Brains as a food were invented more than 300 years ago by Fu Shan, an artist whose mother had been ill for a long time. To help her become well again, he studied medicine and invented a kind of soup made of meat, vegetables and a number of Chinese medicines. Rice wine was also used in the soup to help illnesses caused by old age. After taking the soup his mother got better little by little and lived a long life.

Fu’s soup became the talk of the town. Many people came to see him. One day a restaurant owner asked him what was in the soup. “I’ll tell you, ” Fu said. “But if your restaurant is going to sell the soup, you must call it brains because of its shape（形状）and color. And your restaurant should be renamed after my mother. ”

1. Why is the food called “brains”?

A. Because it looks like brains.

B. Because it has animal brains in it.

C. Because Fu’s mother liked the name.

D. Because it makes one clever and live longer.

2. Before Fu told the restaurant owner what was in the food, what was one of the things he demanded(要求)？

A. The food must be used to help sick people.

B. The restaurant shouldn’t offer any other food.

C. The restaurant should use his mother’s name.

D. The shape of the food must never be changed.

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A. The restaurant owner refused Fu’s demands.

B. The name cost the restaurant too much money.

C. Fu sold the secret to other restaurants, too.

D. The restaurant owner agreed to Fu’s demands.

4. What has made brains a popular food in Shanxi?

A. They are served in many restaurants there.

B. They are good for health and have a strange name.

C. The food must be used to help the sick.

D. They are made of Chinese medicines and wine.

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A. A Good Son

B. A Special Soup

C. How to Make Brains

D. How to Live a Long Life

In Shanxi province you may be offered brains to eat. Frightened? You shouldn’t be, because these brains are only a kind of food, which is famous for its unusual name and rich nutrition（营养）.

Brains as a food were invented more than 300 years ago by Fu Shan, an artist whose mother had been ill for a long time. To help her become well again, he studied medicine and invented a kind of soup made of meat, vegetables and a number of Chinese medicines. Rice wine was also used in the soup to help illnesses caused by old age. After taking the soup his mother got better little by little and lived a long life.

Fu’s soup became the talk of the town. Many people came to see him. One day a restaurant owner asked him what was in the soup. “I’ll tell you, ” Fu said. “But if your restaurant is going to sell the soup, you must call it brains because of its shape（形状）and color. And your restaurant should be renamed after my mother. ”

1. Why is the food called “brains”?

A. Because it looks like brains.

B. Because it has animal brains in it.

C. Because Fu’s mother liked the name.

D. Because it makes one clever and live longer.

2. Before Fu told the restaurant owner what was in the food, what was one of the things he demanded(要求)？

A. The food must be used to help sick people.

B. The restaurant shouldn’t offer any other food.

C. The restaurant should use his mother’s name.

D. The shape of the food must never be changed.

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A. The restaurant owner refused Fu’s demands.

B. The name cost the restaurant too much money.

C. Fu sold the secret to other restaurants, too.

D. The restaurant owner agreed to Fu’s demands.

4. What has made brains a popular food in Shanxi?

A. They are served in many restaurants there.

B. They are good for health and have a strange name.

C. The food must be used to help the sick.

D. They are made of Chinese medicines and wine.

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A. A Good Son

B. A Special Soup

C. How to Make Brains

D. How to Live a Long Life

　　In Shanxi province you may be offered brains to eat. Frightened? You shouldn't. Because the brains is only a kind of food, which is famous for its unusual name and rich nutrition（营养）.

　　Brains as food was invented more than 300 years ago by Fu Shan, an artist whose mother had been iii for a long time. To help her become well again, he studied medicine and invented a kind of soup made of meat, vegetables and a number of Chinese medicines.

　　Rice Wine（酒）was also used in the soup to help treat illnesses caused by old age. After taking the soup his mother got better little by little and lived a long life.

　　Fu's soup became the talk of the town, many people came to see him. One day a restaurant owner asked him what was in the soup. “I'll tell you,”Fu said.“but if your restaurant is going to sell the soup, you must call it brains because of its shape and colour. And your restaurant should be renamed after my mother.”

(1) The best headline（标题）for this newspaper article is________.

[　　]

A．A good son

B．A special soup

C．How to make brains

D．How to live a long life

(2) The food is called“brains”because________.

[　　]

A．it looks like brains

B．it has animal brains in it

C．Fu's mother liked the name

D．it makes one clever and live longer

(3) Before Fu told the restaurant owner what was in the food, one of the things he demanded was that________.

[　　]

A．the restaurant shouldn't offer any other food

B．the restaurant should use his mother's name

C．the shape of the food must never be changed

D．the food must be used to help sick people

(4) The food was first invented to________.

[　　]

A．help the aged in the town

B．improve people's health

C．make a restaurant famous

D．help a sick woman

(5) What has made brains a popular food in Shanxi?

[　　]

A．It is served in many restaurants there.

B．It is good for health and has a strange name.

C．It is made of Chinese medicines and wine.

D．It was invented a long time ago by an artist.

　　In Shanxi province you may be offered brains to eat. Frightened? You shouldn't. Because the brains is only a kind of food, which is famous for its unusual name and rich nutrition（营养）.

　　Brains as food was invented more than 300 years ago by Fu Shan, an artist whose mother had been iii for a long time. To help her become well again, he studied medicine and invented a kind of soup made of meat, vegetables and a number of Chinese medicines.

　　Rice Wine（酒）was also used in the soup to help treat illnesses caused by old age. After taking the soup his mother got better little by little and lived a long life.

　　Fu's soup became the talk of the town, many people came to see him. One day a restaurant owner asked him what was in the soup. “I'll tell you,”Fu said.“but if your restaurant is going to sell the soup, you must call it brains because of its shape and colour. And your restaurant should be renamed after my mother.”

(1) The best headline（标题）for this newspaper article is________.

[　　]

A．A good son

B．A special soup

C．How to make brains

D．How to live a long life

(2) The food is called“brains”because________.

[　　]

A．it looks like brains

B．it has animal brains in it

C．Fu's mother liked the name

D．it makes one clever and live longer

(3) Before Fu told the restaurant owner what was in the food, one of the things he demanded was that________.

[　　]

A．the restaurant shouldn't offer any other food

B．the restaurant should use his mother's name

C．the shape of the food must never be changed

D．the food must be used to help sick people

(4) The food was first invented to________.

[　　]

A．help the aged in the town

B．improve people's health

C．make a restaurant famous

D．help a sick woman

(5) What has made brains a popular food in Shanxi?

[　　]

A．It is served in many restaurants there.

B．It is good for health and has a strange name.

C．It is made of Chinese medicines and wine.

D．It was invented a long time ago by an artist.

In Shanxi Province you may be offered brains to eat. Frightened？You shouldn’t be, because these brains are only a kind of food, which is famous for its unusual name and rich nutrition（营养）.

Brains as a kind of food were invented more than 300 years ago by Fu Shan, an artist whose mother had been ill for a long time. To help her become well again, he studied medicine and invented a kind of soup made of meat, vegetables and a number of Chinese medicines. Rice wine was also used in the soup to help treat illnesses caused by old age. After taking the soup, his mother got better little by little and lived a long life.

Fu’s soup became the talk of the town. Many people came to see him. One day a restaurant owner asked him what was in the soup. “I’ll tell you, ” Fu said. “But if your restaurant is going to sell the soup, you must call it brains because of its shape and color. And your restaurant should be renamed after my mother. ”

1. Why is the food called “brains”？

A. Because it looks like brains.

B. Because it has animal brains in it.

C. Because Fu’s mother liked the name.

D. Because it makes one clever and live longer.

2. Before Fu told the restaurant owner what was in the food, what was one of the things he demanded（要求）？

A. The food must be used to help sick people.

B. The restaurant shouldn’t offer any other food.

C. The restaurant should use his mother’s name.

D. The shape of the food must never be changed.

3. What can we infer from the passage？

A. The restaurant owner refused Fu’s demands.

B. The name cost the restaurant too much money.

C. Fu sold the secret to other restaurants, too.

D. The restaurant owner agreed to Fu’s demands.

4. What has made brains a popular food in Shanxi？

A. They are served in many restaurants there.

B. They are good for health and have a strange name.

C. The food must be used to help the sick.

D. They are made of Chinese medicines and wine.