生活冷知识：为什么中国人喜欢“多喝热水”？

If you go to a restaurant in western countries, they usually serve you a cup of cold water, sometimes even with ice. And every time when Chinese people ask the waiter if they can change to hot water, actually they may receive a strange look from the waiter or people nearby. Hot water? Seriously? Many Westerners scratch their heads at this practice. But for many Chinese people, nothing is more common than drinking hot water every day. Why?  

Chinese people all believe that hot food is better to the stomach. Based on the traditional Chinese medicine, cold food may decrease the temperature of your internal organs which causes chill into your body, and makes you easily suffer from cold. But hot water can warm your stomach, making your stomach function well, which gives less chance to gastrointestinal (肠胃的) diseases and is better for digestion.

On the contrary, for most Westerners, they believe that drinking hot water may weaken your body protection. If you used to drink hot water, the body is unable to stand water below your body temperature after a long period of time. That is to say, the body endurance (耐力) decline, which goes against to the state of natural survival.

In addition to drinking hot water, Chinese people are also accustomed to warm food. This is the reason why waiters always serve you a glass of hot water or hot tea when you are in a Chinese restaurant. While in western countries, they prefer “raw” food, so they also prefer their water “raw”. At the same time, they are fond of hamburgers, cheese and fried stuff, which are all with high calorie. As a matter of fact, they need cold drinks to cool them off.

Fitting warm water into our daily routine can be a simple and effective way to support overall health and well-being. And an increasing number of Chinese doctors are encouraging more people outside China to take on the habit of drinking hot water, especially for women during their period, as it is more soothing to the stomach than cold water.

1.Which of the following can replace the underlined part “scratch their heads at”?

A Are confused about.

B Are interested in.

C Are curious about.

D Are addicted to.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据划线部分所在句的前面内容“Hot water? Seriously?”以及后文“But for many Chinese people, nothing is more common than drinking hot water every day. Why?”可知，西方人对于中国人每天喝热水的做法感到很困惑。故选A。

2.According to traditional Chinese medicine, hot water ________.

A improves body temperature

B repairs internal organs

C increases body endurance

D aids in digesting food

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“But hot water can warm your stomach, making your stomach function well, which gives less chance to gastrointestinal (肠胃的) diseases and is better for digestion.”热水可以温暖胃，使胃功能良好，从而减少患胃肠道疾病的机会，有利于消化。由此可知，中医认为喝热水有助于消化食物。故选D。

3.What’s mainly talked about in Para. 4?

A Water quality.

B Eating habits.

C Medical basis.

D Weight loss.

解析：选B。B段落大意题。根据第四段中的关键词“warm food”“in a Chinese restaurant”“raw food” “hamburgers, cheese and fried stuff”可知，本段主要讲的是中西方的不同饮食习惯。故选B。

4.What’s the author’s attitude to drinking hot water?

A Supportive.

B Objective.

C Negative.

D Unconcerned.

解析：选A。A观点态度题。根据最后一段内容，在我们的日常生活中加入温水是一种简单而有效的方法，可以保持整体健康和幸福。越来越多的中国医生正在鼓励更多的外国人养成喝热水的习惯。由此可知，作者对喝热水持支持态度。故选A。