Question

So you thought the hamburger was the world’s most popular fast food? After all, McDonald’s Golden Arches span the globe. But no, there is another truly universal fast food, the ultimate（极好的）fast food. It’s easy to make, easy to serve, much more varied that the hamburger, can be eaten with the hands, and it’s delivered to your front door or served in fancy restaurants. It’s been one of America’s favourite foods for over 50 years. It is, of course, the pizza.

It’s kind of silly to talk about the moment when pizza was “invented”. It gradually evolved over the years, but one thing’s for certain—it’s been around for a very long time. The idea of using pieces of flat, round bread as plates came from the Greeks. They called them ‘plakuntos’and ate them with various simple toppings such as oil, garlic, onions, and herbs. The Romans enjoyed eating something similar and called it ‘picea’. By about 1000 a.d. in the city of Naples, ‘picea’ had become ‘pizza’ and people were experimenting with more toppings: cheese, ham, anchovies, and finally the tomato, brought to Italy from Mexico and Peru in the sixteenth century. Naples became the pizza capital of the world. In 1889, King UmbertoⅠand Queen Margherita heard about pizza and asked to try it. They invited pizza maker, Raffele Esposito, to make it for them. He decided to make the pizza like the Italian flag, so he used red tomatoes, white mozzarella cheese, and green basil leaves. The Queen loved it and the new pizza was named ‘Pizza Margherita’ in her honour.

Pizza migrated to America with the Italians at the end of the nineteenth century. The first pizzeria in the United States was opened in 1905 at 53 Spring Street, New York City, by Gennaro Lombardi. But the popularity of pizza really exploded when American soldiers returned from Italy after World WarⅡ and raved about ‘that great Italian dish’. Americans are now the greatest producers and consumers of pizza in the world.

1.When did pizza become really popular in the United States?

A. After 1945.      B. At the end of nineteenth century.

C. In 1905.         D. In 1889.

2.What do the Italian flag and a Pizza Margherita have in common?

A. There is a picture of a Pizza Margherita on the flag.

B. They have the same colours.

C. Both of them represent Italy.

D.They are as popular as each other in Italy.

3.Which one is the correct timeline of the evolvement of pizza?

A. pizza, plakuntos, picea

B. picea, plakuntos, pizza

C. plakuntos, pizza, picea

D. plakuntos, picea, pizza

4.Why are Mexico and Peru important in the development of pizza?

A. Because pizza was invented in these countries.

B. Because the people in these countries are the greatest consumers of pizza in the world.

C. Because one kind of toppings was brought to Italy from these countries.

D. Because pizza first became popular in these two countries.

5.Which one is the best title for the passage?

A. McDonald’s and Pizza.

B. The Popularity of Pizza in the United States.

C. Global Pizza.

D. How to Make Pizza.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是披萨的由来，披萨的名称的变化以及披萨在欧美流行的发展情况。

1.A 细节题。根据最后一段3,4行But the popularity of pizza really exploded when American soldiers returned from Italy after World WarⅡ and raved about(夸赞) “that great Italian dish”.说明在二战以后披萨在美国才真正流行起来，故A正确。

2.B 推理题。根据第二段倒数2，3,4行He decided to make the pizza like the Italian flag, so he used red tomatoes, white mozzarella cheese and green basil leaves.说明B正确。

3.D 细节题。根据第二段3,4,5,6行They called them “plakuntos” and ate them with various simple toppings（配料）such as oil, garlic（大蒜）, onions and herbs. The Romans enjoyed eating something similar and called it “picea”. By about 1000 AD in the city of Naples, “picea” had become “pizza” and people were experimenting with more toppings说明D项的顺序是正确。

4.C 细节题。根据第二段8,9行cheese, ham, anchovies and finally the tomato, brought to Italy from Mexico and Peru in the sixteenth century.说明C项正确。

5.C 主旨大意题。本文讲述的是披萨的由来，披萨的名称的变化以及披萨在欧美流行的发展情况，故C正确。

考点：考查历史文化类阅读。