14．Who hasn't enjoyed eating peanuts Did you know that although peanuts look like nuts and taste like nuts，they aren't nuts at all They belong to the pea family，so they are called peanuts．The peanut grows flowers above ground，butits"fruit"grows underground．It grows in more countries than most other"nuts"．
The peanut is a native South American plant．Scientists believe that it grew wild in Brazil long ago．They think thatfor several thousand years the early peoples of South Americamade it a part of their diet．These peoples were nomads who moved on when a natural food could no longer be found in one area．Along the way they probably let fall some peanuts，which got into the ground and grew．This is believed to be the way the plant reached the place where the Incas（印加人）lived．The Incas，from about 1100to 1532，thought highlyof peanuts．The peanuts were eaten in several forms and used as sacrificial offerings（祭品）to the Incan Sun God．Later in the 16th century，Europeansoldiers had brought peanuts to other parts of the world，including North America，Africa，Asia，Europe，and Pacific Islands．
Although peanuts were found native in South America，they are now grown in almost every country that has warm weather．India produces the most peanuts．China's production is next，followed by the United States．
The peanut is special in more ways than one．It can be eaten raw，boiled，roasted，or fried．Hundreds of widely different products have been made from it．Carver，an American scientist，set himself the task of discovering new uses for eating and for many other products．
Peanuts are very highly nutritious and are also high in protein （蛋白質(zhì)）．Americans use about seven-tenths of their protein in the form of meat．In India，where the poor can't pay for meat or milk，peanut meal and peanut milk have been produced．These have been a great help to the poor．
New products are continually being made from peanuts，among them peanut cheese and a powder that becomes peanut butter when water is added．The fact is that peanuts are so healthy that they were used by astronauts．The unusual nut that isn't a nut is one of nature's most amazing gifts．
46．Although we like eating peanuts，many of us don't know peanuts belong toA family．
A．the pea
B．the nut
C．both the pea and the nut
D．neither the pea nor the nut
47．Which paragraph（落）mainly talks about the history of the peanutC
A．Paragraph Four
B．Paragraph Three
C．Paragraph Two
D．Paragraph One
48．What does the underlined word nutritious meanA
A．Helpful for staying healthy．
B．Helpful to the poor．
C．Delicious and tasty．
D．Rich in fat and oil．
49．Which of the following is TRUE according to the articleB
A．Nomads always stayed in the same place．
B．The peanut was first found in South America．
C．Astronauts ate lots of peanuts to keep healthy．
D．China grows fewer peanuts than the US．
50．What is the purpose of the articleD
A．To show that peanuts belong to the pea family．
B．To advise us to use more peanut products．
C．To tell us some new uses of peanuts．
D．To let us know more about peanuts．
分析 短文詳細的介紹了花生的歷史，及其花生的好處，告訴我們花生是非常有營養(yǎng)的食物．
解答 答案：46．A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段第二行句子They belong to the pea family．它們屬于豌豆家族，可知花生屬于豌豆家族．故選A．
47．C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容及其句子The peanut is a native South American plant．Scientists believe that it grew wild in Brazil long ago．They think that for several thousand years the early peoples of South America made it a part of their diet．花生是一種原產(chǎn)于南美洲的植物．科學家認為，很久以前它生長在巴西．他們認為在幾千年的時間里，南美洲早期的人們將其作為飲食的一部分．可知第二段主要說的是花生的歷史，故選C．
48．A 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)上文Peanuts are very highly nutritious and are also high in protein （蛋白質(zhì)）．Americans use about seven-tenths of their protein in the form of meat．花生非�！鞍踪|(zhì)含量也很高，美國人的蛋白質(zhì)大約有十分之七是以肉類的形式存在的．及下文peanut meal and peanut milk have been produced．花生粉和花生牛奶已經(jīng)被生產(chǎn)出來了．可知結(jié)合選項，應(yīng)說花生非常有助于保持健康，蛋白質(zhì)含量也很高，所以nutritious意為有助于保持健康．故選A．
49．B 細節(jié)判斷題．根據(jù)第二段第一句The peanut is a native South American plant．花生是一種原產(chǎn)于南美洲的植物．可知花生在南美第一次被發(fā)現(xiàn)．故選B．
50．D 主旨歸納題．根據(jù)整篇文章內(nèi)容及其第一段句子Who hasn't enjoyed eating peanuts Did you know that although peanuts look like nuts and taste like nuts，they aren't nuts at all They belong to the pea family，so they are called peanuts．誰不喜歡吃花生，你知道嗎，雖然花生看起來像堅果，嘗起來像堅果，他們不是堅果，他們屬于豌豆的家族，所以叫花生．可知這篇文章作者的意圖是告訴我們有關(guān)花生的信息，故選D．
點評 在通讀全文的基礎(chǔ)上，根據(jù)全文大意，展開邏輯思維，瞻前顧后，認真觀察選項，仔細推敲，確定最佳答案．
