Question

Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)

The hot dog is popular. It’s not a dog, but a cooked sausage in a long piece of bread. Here are some stories and facts about it.

HISTORY of the Hot Dog The 1600s A German called Johann Georghehner created the “dachshund” sausage. “Dachshund” is a small German dog with a long body and short legs. The 1860s The very first hot dog — the “dachshund” sausage in a roll — was sold by Germans in New York. It became popular in the US later. 1871 Charles Feltman, a German, started the first Coney Island hot dog stand. It made hot dogs known to more people. 1893 Chris Von Der Ahe started the American tradition of eating hot dogs at baseball parks, making hot dogs more popular. 1901 A New York cartoonist, Tad Dorgan, saw the red hot “dachshund” sausages sold on streets. He wanted to draw a picture of it, but he wasn’t sure how to spell “dachshund”, so he simply wrote “Hot Dog”. It is widely believed how the hot dog had its name. 1949 The first vegetarian hot dog came out.	HOT DOG FUN FACTS
The world record for eating hot dogs: 73 in ten minutes.
	The hot dog was one of the first foods eaten on the moon!
About 150 million hot dogs are eaten by Americans on each July 4 th.
	About 21 million hot dogs were sold at American  baseball parks in 2010.
New Yorkers eat more hot dogs than any other city population in the US.

1.“Dachshund” is a name for ________ at the very beginning.

A.a kind of dog B.a person

C.a kind of sausage D.a hot dog

2.The underlined word roll in the passage probably means ________.

A.a piece of paper B.a list of names

C.a piece of bread D.a kind of jam

3.The Americans started the tradition of eating hot dogs at baseball parks in ________.

A.1871 B.1893 C.1901 D.2010

4.________ is believed to be the man who created the name “Hot Dog”.

A.Johann Georghehner B.Charles Feltman

C.Chris Von Der Ahe D.Tad Dorgan

5.Which of the following is TRUE about hot dogs?

A.There is still no vegetarian hot dog now.

B.An American sold the very first hot dog in Germany.

C.Someone has once finished eating 73 hot dogs in ten minutes.

D.New York people like eating hot dogs best throughout the world.

6.The passage is most probably from a magazine on ________.

A.plants and animals B.food and drinks

C.history and society D.earth and space

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.B

【解析】

本文介绍了热狗的历史以及关于它的故事和事实。

1.细节理解题。根据““Dachshund” is a small German dog with a long body and short legs.”可知，Dachshund刚开始是一种狗的名字，故选A。

2.词义猜测题。根据“It’s not a dog, but a cooked sausage in a long piece of bread.”和文中的图片可知，热狗是面包夹腊肠的，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据“1893 Chris Von Der Ahe started the American tradition of eating hot dogs at baseball parks, making hot dogs more popular.” 可知，1893年，美国人开始在棒球公园吃热狗。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据“A New York cartoonist, Tad Dorgan, saw the red hot “dachshund” sausages sold on streets. …… It is widely believed how the hot dog had its name.”可知，据说是Tad Dorgan创造了“热狗”这个名字，故选D。

5.推理判断题。根据“1949 The first vegetarian hot dog came out.”可知，现在有素食热狗，因此A项不正确。根据“The very first hot dog — the “dachshund” sausage in a roll — was sold by Germans in New York.”可知，德国人在纽约出售了世界上第一个热狗卷——“腊肠”香肠，不是美国人在德国出售的，因此B项不正确。根据“The world record for eating hot dogs: 73 in ten minutes.”可知，有人在10分钟吃了73个热狗。因此C项正确。根据“New Yorkers eat more hot dogs than any other city population in the US.”可知，纽约人比美国其他城市的人吃的热狗多，热狗在纽约受欢迎，不是在全世界范围作比较，因此D项不正确，故选C。

6.推理判断题。根据“The hot dog is popular. It’s not a dog, but a cooked sausage in a long piece of bread. Here are some stories and facts about it.”可知，本文主要介绍的是热狗这种食物，故选B。