B(2025·扬州江都区期末)
It's a lovely day. Sarah is going to have a picnic in the park with her friends. She has prepared a lot of food: meat and some vegetables. All are the daily food in our life. But do you know where some of them came from? Let me tell you.
Chicken
Chickens were birds in the forests of Asia. About 3,400 years ago, people began to keep chickens. But the birds were small and their meat was not delicious. So people only kept chickens to take part in sports races.
Chocolate
2,000 years ago, only people in Central America drank chocolate. In Europe, chocolate drinks started to get popular in the 1500s when sugar was put in it.
Tomatoes
In the beginning, people were afraid of eating tomatoes because they thought tomatoes were poisonous plants. One day, a brave man ate the first tomato. People were surprised that he didn't die. They tried the tomatoes and found that they tasted nice. Soon, tomatoes became one of the best vegetables in the market.
Ice cream
Long before ice cream, water ices were popular all over Asia. During the Tang Dynasty, some people made ice cream from milk. Later, travellers took this idea back to Europe. Soon, many people wanted to try it and it became popular everywhere.
4. Why did people start to keep chickens?
A. To enjoy their delicious meat.
B. To take part in sports races.
C. To sell them to make money.
D. To keep their home from danger.
5. What can you know about chocolate in the article?
A. Chocolate drinks were popular all over the world 2,000 years ago.
B. Chocolate drinks without sugar were popular in Europe in the 1500s.
C. People in Central America only drank chocolate 2,000 years ago.
D. People in Europe did not like chocolate at first because it was not sweet.
6. In the beginning, if someone ate tomatoes, people thought ______ .
A. he might become excited
B. he would feel afraid
C. he might die sooner or later
D. he would grow taller
7. 新考法 主旨归纳 What's the passage mainly about?
A. Sarah's preparations for a picnic.
B. Clever ways to grow food.
C. Ways on how to cook nice food.
D. The history of today's daily foods.
答案：B [文章大意]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些日常生活中常见食物的起源及发展历程。
4. B [解析]细节理解题。根据Chicken部分的“But the birds were small and their meat was not delicious. So people only kept chickens to take part in sports races.”可知,鸡的体型小且肉不好吃,所以人们养鸡只是为了让鸡参加体育比赛。故选B。
5. D [解析]推理判断题。根据Chocolate下的“2,000 years ago, only people in Central America drank chocolate. In Europe, chocolate drinks started to get popular in the 1500s when sugar was put in it.”可知,2000年前,只有中美洲的人喝巧克力,16世纪时,当糖被加入巧克力饮料中,它开始在欧洲流行起来。由此可推知,欧洲人一开始不喜欢巧克力饮品是因为它不甜。故选D。
6. C [解析]推理判断题。根据Tomatoes下的“In the beginning, people were afraid of eating tomatoes because they thought tomatoes were poisonous plants. One day, a brave man ate the first tomato. People were surprised that he didn't die.”可知,当有人吃了西红柿后没去世,人们感到惊讶。由此可推知,当时人们认为西红柿有毒而不敢吃,所以如果有人吃了它,他被认为可能迟早会去世。故选C。
7. D [解析]主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了一些日常生活中常见食物的历史,包括鸡肉、巧克力、西红柿和冰激凌的起源及发展历程。D选项(当今日常食物的历史)符合文意。故选D。
