Many people in America love Chinese food, but probably nobody loves it as much as David R Chan does. Mr Chan, 72, lives in Los Angeles. He has eaten at almost 8,000 Chinese restaurants across the US since he was 30. If you visit one Chinese restaurant a day, it would take more than 20 years to catch up with him.

Though Mr Chan’s grandparents were from China, when Chan first tried Chinese food as a young child, he did not eat much, for it tasted terrible for him.

Chinese food was cooked in the US for the first time in the mid 19th century. However, early Chinese food in the US, made with local ingredients(原料), was similar to American food to meet Americans’ taste. But in the late 1960s, things started to change. With a new law allowing Asians to come to the US, more and more Chinese people moved here. They brought in not only Cantonese food, but also different kinds of food from other parts of China. From then on, Mr Chan became a Chinese restaurant diner(食客).

“It was my interest in the history of Chinese in the US that brought me to Chinese food. And it helped me see what it was like to be Chinese in different parts of the country,” said Mr Chan. Through this, he learnt a lot about Chinese food and the culture behind it. “The best place to find the most delicious Chinese foods in America is the San Gabriel Valley in LA,” Mr Chan said.

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1.How many years has Mr Chan been eating Chinese food in the US?

A 72 years.

B 30 years.

C 42 years.

D 20 years.

解析：选C。C 数字计算题。根据第一段第二句“Mr Chan, 72, lives in Los Angeles.”可知陈先生现年72岁；根据第三句可知他是30岁开始吃中国菜的，即到现在陈先生已经吃了(72-30=)42年中餐。故选C。

2.Mr Chan first didn’t like Chinese food because __________.

A he didn’t enjoy delicious food

B it tasted like American food

C he was too young to try it

D it did not meet his taste

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第二段的“for it tasted terrible for him”可知，陈先生小时候第一次尝试中国菜时觉得不好吃，即不符合他的口味。故选D。

3.Why were lots of Chinese food introduced into the US?

A A new law about food was made.

B Many Chinese came to the US.

C There were fewer local restaurants.

D Mr Chan became interested in it.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第三段的“With a new law allowing Asians to come to the US, more and more Chinese people moved here. They brought in not only Cantonese food, but also different kinds of food from other parts of China.”可知新法律的颁布使越来越多的中国人移居到了美国，他们不仅带去了广东菜，还带去了各种各样的来自中国其他地方的菜，故选B。

4.What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refer to(指)?

A What it was like to be Chinese.

B Mr Chan’s eating at Chinese restaurants.

C Different kinds of Chinese food in the US.

D Mr Chan’s interest in the history of Chinese.

解析：选B。B 词意指代题。全文讲述了72岁的华裔陈先生在美国的中餐馆吃中国菜的故事，通过吃中国菜，他学习到很多关于中国菜的知识以及中国菜背后的文化，故选B。

5.The passage probably comes from __________.

A a science book

B a food magazine

C a fashion newspaper

D an English dictionary

解析：选B。B 文章出处题。本文围绕华裔陈先生在美国的中餐馆吃中国菜展开，与美食相关，最有可能来自与食物相关的杂志，故选B。