Look at the foods around you.From grapes and wainuts(核桃)to cucumbers and spinach(菠菜),they make our diets special.But did you know that none of the foods above are native to China?They came to China through the Silk Road hundreds of years ago.Are there any foods that are native toChina?Of course there are.Rice,soy beans,chestmuls栗子),Chinese cabbage and hawthorns(山植)were all grown in China first.
Where are these foods from?
Food |
Home country |
Time to enter China |
Luffa |
India |
Tang Dynasty(AD 618﹣907) |
Eggplant |
India and Southeast Asia |
Han Dynasty(206BC﹣AD220) |
Cucumber |
South Asia |
Han Dynasty(206BC﹣AD202) |
Watermelon |
Africa |
Tang Dynasty(AD 618﹣907) |
(1) came to China through the Silk Road.
A. Watermelons and rice
B. Grapes and walnuts
C. Cabbage and hawthorns
(2) came to China at the same time.
A. Cucumbers and eggplants
B. Watermelons and eggplants
C. Cucumbers and watermelons
(3)From the text, we know that .
A. luffas are from Africa
B. eggplants are from China
C. none of the foods above in the chart are native to China