Question

Rice Rice is one of the oldest foods in history and probably first grew wild in Asia. From Asia,rice spread to other parts of world. When Romans travelled to India around 326 BC. they took rice back to Greece.Later,it spread to North Africa.	Tomatoes Tomatoes first grew in Mexico and Central America around 700 AD. Later. in the the l6th century,they were taken to Spain, Italy and France. Soon they became very popular. The French even gave tomatoes a special name,love apples.
Chocolate Chocolate was first made from the seeds（籽) of cocos（可可） trees in Central America.Christopher Columnbus took the seeds back to Spain in 1493.However, chocolate wasn’t popular until it was made as sweets int France in the 1600s.	Ice cream Ice cream was first created from milk of goats(山羊）in China ' Tang Dynasty.Later, travellers took the method back to Europe.In 1547. Queen of France asked a cook to make ice cream.Soon.more and more people began to try it.

1.Which of the following was first taken to Europe?

A.Rice. B.Tomatoes C.Chocolate. D.Ice cream.

2.Who called tomatoes love apples?

A.The Spanish. B.The Italians. C.The French. D.The Mexicans

3.When did chocolate become popular?

A.In the 700s B.In the 1400s. C.In the 1500s D.In the 1600s.

4.The text is mainly about____________

A.what foods people like best B.where the foods come from

C.how people make the foods D.why the foods become popular

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了大米、番茄、巧克力及冰激凌这几种食物的来源。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段“When Romans travelled to India around 326 BC. they took rice back to Greece.”可知大米在公元前326年，由罗马人带到欧洲；根据第二段“Later. in the the l6th century, they were taken to Spain, Italy and France.”可知番茄在16世纪，番茄被带到欧洲；根据第三段“Christopher Columnbus took the seeds back to Spain in 1493.”可知可可树的种子在1493年被带到欧洲；根据“In 1547. Queen of France asked a cook to make ice cream.”可知冰激凌在1547年由法国的女王要求厨师做出来。根据以上可知，大米是最早被带到欧洲的，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段“The French even gave tomatoes a special name, love apples.” 法国人甚至给西红柿起了一个特别的名字，爱苹果。可知，是法国人把番茄叫做love apple。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段“However, chocolate wasn’t popular until it was made as sweets int France in the 1600s.” 然而，巧克力在17世纪60年代作为甜点在法国制造之前并不受欢迎。可知巧克力在17世纪60年代在法国变得流行。故选D。

4.主旨大意题。根据文意可知，本文分别描述了大米，番茄，巧克力和冰激凌的来源，以及后来逐步传播到了欧洲和其他地区。故选B。