李子柒的作品是否为“文化输出”引热议
李子柒的作品是否为“文化输出”引热议

Who is Li Ziqi? For 7 million watchers on YouTube and 20 million micro bloggers on Sina Weibo, that's an easy question to answer. She holds an account on each of the two platforms where she uploads her videos about the detailed cooking processes of various kinds of traditional Chinese food.
She and her team are fond of showing the whole process from the field to the table. For example, in her video about spicy tofu, she starts with harvesting the soybeans, grinding them into powder and making the powder into tofu, then to cook it. In another video clip about soy sauce, she shows how to plant the soybean in the field.
Yet recently a question about her has become hot on micro blog: "Are Li Ziqi's works a kind of cultural export?" Many argue that her videos are about daily life, and therefore she is not a symbol of Chinese culture. In fact, Chinese culture has many aspects and very few people dare proclaim themselves to be a "symbol" of it. Li has never said anything about that.
Of course, via her videos Li lets the world know that Chinese people love good food and are good at making art out of even simple raw materials. She lets the world see one of the most important aspects of the Chinese people—how they live their daily lives, and it is these that have captured the hearts of her global audience.
Her videos have little words or conversations, and at first they were without any English subtitles or English headlines, yet they appeal to English readers. That shows the charm of the Chinese culture in every detail of daily life. It is unnecessary to debate whether Li's videos are cultural export or not. She just let the world know and love Chinese culture.


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1.What does Li Ziqi make a name for?

A Her art talents.

B Her well-produced videos.

C Her Chinese cooking skills.

D Her wide range of knowledge.

解析:选B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句She holds an account on each of the two platforms where she uploads her videos about the detailed cooking processes of various kinds of traditional Chinese food.可知, 李子柒因为上传了关于各种传统中餐烹饪工艺介绍的视频而走红,故选B。

2.Which is not mentioned in the video about spicy tofu?

A How to make tofu.

B How to cook tofu.

C How to plant the soybeans.

D How to harvest the soybeans.

解析:选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句For example, in her video about spicy tofu, she starts with harvesting the soy beans, grinding them into powder and making the powder into tofu, then to cook it.可知,在李子柒关于麻婆豆腐的视频中,她从收获大豆开始,将它们磨成粉末,然后制成豆腐再烹饪,没有提到种大豆,故选C。

3.What does the author think about Li?

A She talks too much in her video.

B She is the symbol of Chinese culture.

C She makes a lot by selling her videos.

D She has promoted traditional Chinese culture.

解析:选D。观点态度题。根据文章第四段She lets the world see one of the most important aspects of the Chinese people—how they live their daily lives...以及最后一段It is unnecessary to debate whether Li's videos are cultural export or not. She just let the world know and love Chinese culture.可知,李子柒让世界了解和热爱中国文化,作者认为她是在宣扬中国传统文化,故选D。

4.What can we learn from Li’s works?

A They attract foreigners with English headlines.

B They show us people’s daily life in many aspects.

C They include all traditional Chinese food.

D They make people better understand ancient China.

解析:选B。推理判断题。根据全文可知,李子柒和她的团队制作并上传了大量的视频作品,详细介绍了各种传统中餐的烹饪工艺,记录了中国人民日常生活各个方面,故选B。