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【題目】For many Chinese people, potatoes are considered as a kind of vegetable. But in the future, this will no longer be the case（情況）. Potatoes will be added to China’s list of food products, like rice, wheat and corn. And potato starch（淀粉） will be mixed into bread, steamed buns（饅頭）and noodles to suit（適合） Chinese people’s tastes and eating habits.

In fact, potato is more than just a main food of diet in America. In many ways, it’s an integral（不可或缺的）part of the American pop culture.

“Mashed Potato Dance” began in 1962. The name of the dance came from the song, Mashed Potato Time. American R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp sang this song. The move(舞步) is something like Twist dance style.

“Hot Potato!” is an action puzzle video game released（發(fā)行）in 2001. In the game the player must drive a bus and clear the road of alien potato begin at the same time. The potato beings are either red or blue. When two like-coloured potatoes touch each other, they disappear. Over the years, this game has been welcomed by many players, especially children.

“Mr Potato Head” is an American toy invented by George Lerner in 1949. The toy is made up of a plastic potato model and plastic parts like hands, feet, ears and a mouth. In 1952, this toy became the first toy advertised on television.

閱讀以上信息，用恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~完成下面的表格，每空一詞。

Potatoes in China	Many Chinese people consider potatoes as a kind of vegetable. In the future, bread, steamed buns and noodles with some popato starch will 【1】 at dinner table as main food.
Potatoes in America	A kind of main food of diet
	An integral part of pop culture	Mashed Potato Dance	Its name came from the song , Mashed Potato Time, 【2】 by Dee Dee sharp. The move of the dance is something like the Twist dance style.
		Hot Patoto	The game has been played since the 【3】 of the 21st century. The players have to obey the game rules while playing. The game is popular 【4】 children.
		Mr Potato Head	The 【5】 of the toy was George Lerner. The toy is made up of a plastic potato model and some plastic parts. It was the first toy advertised on TV.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】appear

【2】sung

【3】beginning

【4】among/with

【5】inventor

【解析】

試題分析：在許多中國(guó)人眼中，土豆被看作一種蔬菜，但是將來(lái)這種情況將不復(fù)存在，中國(guó)人的食物中將加入土豆，土豆淀粉里也會(huì)加入面包、饅頭和面條里。在美國(guó)，土豆遠(yuǎn)不止是一種食物，而是一種不可或缺的通俗文化。本文主要講述的是土豆與美國(guó)的文化：開(kāi)始于1962年的土豆舞Mashed Potato Dance；2001年開(kāi)始發(fā)行的游戲：Hot Potato；1949年發(fā)明的玩具：Mr Potato Head等等。

【1】appear 句意：將來(lái)，有土豆淀粉的面包、饅頭和面條將要在餐桌上出現(xiàn)。由第一段的最后一句：potato starch（淀粉） will be mixed into bread, steamed buns（饅頭）and noodles to suit（適合） Chinese people’s tastes and eating habits.土豆淀粉將會(huì)以中國(guó)人的口味和飲食習(xí)慣混入面包；饅頭和面條。可知這些食物將會(huì)在中國(guó)餐桌上出現(xiàn)。故填：appear.

【2】sung句意：它的名字源于歌曲：Dee Dee sharp唱的Mashed Potato Time由文中的American R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp sang this song.可知這首歌是 Dee Dee Sharp 唱的，用過(guò)去分詞作定語(yǔ)，故填sung。

【3】beginning句意：游戲從21世紀(jì)初開(kāi)始玩。由文中的：“Hot Potato!” is an action puzzle video game released（發(fā)行）in 2001.可知游戲發(fā)行于2001年，即21世紀(jì)初，故填：beginning。

【4】among/with句意：游戲受孩子們歡迎。由文中的：Over the years, this game has been welcomed by many players, especially children.（近年來(lái)，這個(gè)游戲被許多選手，特別是孩子們歡迎），被……歡迎，受……歡迎：be popular with/among。故填：among/with

【5】inventor句意：玩具的發(fā)明者是George Lerner. 由文中的：“Mr Potato Head” is an American toy invented by George Lerner in 1949.可知這是1949年George Lerner發(fā)明的玩具。即其發(fā)明者是George Lerner.故填：inventor.