Question

Do you go to the movies during the holidays? What do you eat there? Popcorn (爆米花)? Yes, of course! More and more Chinese youth now like to eat popcorn when they watch movies at the theater.

　 However, it may be the Americans who love popcorn the most. Americans do fun things with their popcorn. They like to put butter on their popcorn. But that's not all; they also like other kinds of things like chocolate, and even cheese! Americans like to eat popcorn as a snack (小吃). These days, there are a lot of "low -fat" kinds of popcorn in US shops to keep people healthy.

　 Americans started eating popcorn in movie theaters in the 1930s. Before this, they couldn't because movies were silent (無(wú)聲的) and popcorn made too much noise. When movies got noisier, people could eat noisier food.

　 Next time you eat popcorn, why not try to eat it American style.

41. Young people like to eat　　　　 at the cinema.

　 A. popcorn　　　　 B. chocolate　　　 C. sweets　　　　 D. cheese

42. Americans couldn't eat popcorn in cinemas before 1930s because　　　　 .

　 A. popcorn at that time wasn't healthy

　 B. people were too poor to buy popcorn

　 C. other foods were more popular than popcorn

　 D. movies were silent and popcorn made noise

43. What is the best title for the passage?

　 A. The holiday's coming, pop some corn!

　 B. The movie's starting, pop some corn!

　 C. The holiday's coming, eat some snacks!

　 D. The movie's starting, eat some snacks!

Answer 1

   41. A  42. D  43. B