1. (2021八下·九龙坡期中) 阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

The Dragon Boat Festival is coming in June. Do you still remember the debate（辩论） between sweet and salty zongzi during Dragon Boat Festival? It seems that the differences between northerners and southerners have always been a popular topic among Chinese. Now another difference gets wide attention（关注）: The way northerners and southerners shop for food at markets.

People from southern China might say they like to buy what they need for just one or two meals. It is normal for them to buy just half a Chinese cabbage, two potatoes and 0.25 kilograms of beef at a time.

However, if he does this in the north, other people will laugh at him. Instead, buying vegetables and meat enough for a week is usual, reported China Daily.

Also, when you go to the market in the south, you can buy a small amount of fruit, such as an apple or pear. Shop owners even help you peel and cut them. But hardly do shop owners in the north offer such service.

The difference could be because of the different climate(气候). Food can be kept for a long time in the north, as it is usually cold and dry there. Many northerners have the habit of stocking up (囤货) on food. But because of the hot and wet weather in the south, southern Chinese enjoy buying just enough food for one meal or one day, or the food may go bad.

Maybe these debates about differences help us Chinese know more about each other.

1. （1） The passage is mainly about _____.

   A . the debate between sweet and salty zongzi B . the likes of southerners and northerners C . the different shopping habits of southerners and northerners D . the different food at southern and northern markets
3. （2） What do northerners think of a person who buys only two potatoes?

   A . Smart. B . Poor. C . Funny. D . Boring.
5. （3） Why do southerners and northerners shop so differently?

   A . Because northerners are much busier than southerners. B . Because the local climate influences(影响) the way they do the shopping. C . Because southerners usually eat less at each meal. D . Because there are more shops in the south than in the north.
7. （4） Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A . The northerners like salty zongzi and the southerners like sweet zongzi. B . The northerners and southerners like shopping and stocking up of food.. C . Shop owner in the north don't always peel and cut fruit for customers. D . Food can be kept for long in the north because of the warm weather there.