There are many TV programs on Chinese cuisines(烹饪、美食)，but few are like A Bite of China. It tries to bring something new by introducing more cultural （文化）features related （叙述）to dishes, such as eating habits and wonderful stories about food.
It’s said that more than 100 million Chinese people are watching the program .Most Chinese people see this program as more than just the regular food shows. They see it as an amazing documentary providing a special view of Chinese as well as the relations between people and food and between people and society（社会）.
On the other hand ,the documentary also stimulates(刺激)Chinese people’s consumption (消耗). Taobao, one of China’s biggest online shopping sites, reports that the search(搜索) on food items that were introduced by the documentary has increased to 4 million times within (在...之内) one week, and sales have increased to 5.82 million, or 20%.
To get enough good stories, the production team spent three months doing research and interviews in about 60 cities before they started making the documentary last July. Filming lasted about nine months.
Liu Wen, the director, says “As CCTV-9 serves as a window. allowing the world to better understand China, the documentary aims to help the world not only appreciate the beauty of Chinese cuisines ,but also learn Chinese customs.”
小题1:A Bite of China is a.
A．film
B．TV show
C．Book
D．newspaper小题2:This program is quite different from other food shows because it has more features of.
A．culture
B．cuisine
C．news
D．place小题3:The main idea of the 3rd paragraph is that the program brings a new opportunity on.
A．Internet communication
B．film making
C．food business
D．talking小题4:It took the production team aboutto complete the whole program.
A．3 months
B．six months
C．a year
D．two years小题5:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?
A．Most people watch the program because they want to learn how to cook.
B．There’re many wonderful stories about Chinese cuisines in “A Bite of China”.
C．You can buy some food that’s more delicious and cheaper through the program.
D．There’re few wonderful stories about Chinese cuisines in “A Bite of China”.
