Question

B

All around the world, everyone has to eat. But people in different areas eat different things. Sometimes, people use the same ingredients            cook them differently.

What people eat has something to do with where they  live. People look at the local         to decide what to grow in the fields. For example, the         weather near the North Pole(北极) means that         plants can grow there. Therefore, the local people, the Inuit, live only by fishing and          animals.

In Northern China, corn and wheat(小麦) grow well in the dry weather.

So the local people make steamed bread(馒头) and noodles from

66 or wheat. However, it is different in the         . There, lots of rain and land near the lakes and rivers mean that people can grow and eat rice.

The land and weather in Central America is          for growing cocoa trees. Chocolate is made from the seeds(种子) in the fruit of these trees. Almost every home in Central America has its own wa y of         chocolate. Chocolate has become a         that people cannot live without.

1.A．and    B．but       C．or

2.A．weather  B．animals      C．plants

3.A．warm B．hot         C．cold

4.A．few     B． a few     C．quit e a few

5.A．training B．feeding     C．catching

6.A．rice     B． chocolate     C．corn

7.A．north B．south         C．northwest

8.A．good     B．bad         C．difficult

9.A．picking B．planting     C．making

10.A．drink B． food     C．tree

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了不同地区饮食不同，因为不同地区，气候不同，种植的作物是不同的。中国北方干旱，适合种植小麦和玉米，当地的人们用小麦和玉米制作馒头和面条。然而，在中国的南方，雨水丰富，适合种植水稻，因此人们多吃米饭。

1.B考查连词及语境的理解。A．and 而且，表示递进；B．but 但是，表示转折；C．or 或者，表示选择。句意：有时，人们用同样的作料，但是却做法不同。the same与differently意思相反，故此处用转折连词but。故选B。

2.A考查名词及语境的理解。A．weather 天气，气候；B． animals 动物；C．plants植物。句意：人们根据当地的气候来决定在田里种什么作物。根据decide what to grow in the fields.可知决定种什么作物，要根据当地的气候。故选A。

3.C考查形容词及语境的理解。A．warm温暖的； B．hot 炎热的；C．cold寒冷的。句意：例如，北极附近寒冷的气候意味着很少植物能在那里生长。根据near the North Pole(北极)可知北极附近，因此气候寒冷。故选C。

4.A考查形容词及语境的理解。A．few 很少，表示否定意思；B． a few一些，表示肯定意思； C．quit e a few相当一些，表示肯定意思。句意：北极附近寒冷的气候意味着很少植物能在那里生长。根据the 63 weather near the North Pole(北极)可知北极附近寒冷的气候，因此不适合植物生长，因此很少植物在那里生长。故选A。

5.C考查动词及语境的理解。A．training 训练；B．feeding 喂养；C．catching抓住。句意：因此当地人，因纽特人只靠捕鱼和打猎为生。与fishing相并列的，应是打猎，catch animals“打猎”。故选C。

6.C考查名词及语境的理解。A．rice大米； B． chocolate 巧克力；C．corn玉米。句意：所以当地的人们用小麦和玉米制作馒头和面条。根据make steamed bread(馒头) and noodles可知制作馒头和面条用玉米。故选C。

7.B考查名词及语境的理解。A．north北方； B．south 南方；C．northwest西北。句意：然而，在南方是不同的。与In Northern China,中国北方相对应的应是南方。故选B。

8.A考查形容词及语境的理解。A．good 好的；B．bad坏的；C．difficult困难的。句意：美国中部的土地和气候有利于种植可可树。根据Almost every home in Central America has its own way of 69 chocolate.可知美国中部有利于种植可可树，be good for有利于，适合。故选A。

9.C考查动词及语境的理解。A．picking 摘；B．planting 种C．making制造。句意：美国中部几乎每家都有自己制作巧克力的方法。根据Chocolate is made from the seeds(种子) in the fruit of these trees.可知可可树的果实可以制作巧克力，因此此处指的是做巧克力。故选C。

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【考点定位】：日常生活类短文。