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【題目】 Do potatoes play a small role on your dinner table？If so，get ready for a_big_change!

Potatoes are becoming China's fourth staple food(主食)after rice，wheat and corn.Using potatoes as a staple can make our diets healthier and more balanced(均衡的)．They are good for us in many ways.

Potatoes are nutritious(有營養(yǎng)的)．They are rich in vitamin C．A potato's vitamin C is as rich as 10 apples. Potatoes are also low in calories(卡路里)—they have just 75 percent of the amount of calories that wheat and corn have.

Also，potatoes are easy to grow. People can grow them in almost every part of China. Potatoes don't need much water to grow. China is facing water shortage(不足)problems，so potatoes are a good choice.

Many Chinese people think potatoes are like vegetables. They cook potatoes along with other ingredients(原料)．But as a staple, potatoes can be cooked differently. Scientists have found ways to make potato flour，noodles and other staple foods，just like how we use rice or wheat.

【1】What does the phrase “a_big_change” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.Potatoes play a small role on the dinner table.B.Potatoes will be eaten more often.

C.People will stop eating potatoes.D.There will be many new kinds of potatoes.

【2】Which of the following plants is China's fourth staple food?

A.B.C.D.

【3】Why are potatoes better than other staple foods?

A.Because they are low in vitamin C.

B.Because they do not have very many calories.

C.Because they are heavier than other staple foods.

D.Because they can make people feel full more easily.

【4】Paragraph 4 mainly tells us that ______.

A.potatoes can be grown all over the countryB.potatoes do not need much water

C.China doesn't have much waterD.potatoes are easy to grow

【5】What have scientists tried to do?

A.Make potatoes taste like real vegetables.B.Use potatoes to cook new dishes.

C.Use potatoes to create staples like noodles and flour.D.Cook potatoes along with rice and wheat.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

本文講述了土豆。土豆繼大米、小麥和玉米之后，正在成為第四主食。使用土豆作為主食可以使我們的飲食更健康，更平衡的。土豆在很多方面都對我們有好處，土豆是有營養(yǎng)的，它們富含維生素C；土豆也是低熱量，土豆很容易種植。作為主食，土豆可以用不同的方式烹飪。科學家已經(jīng)找到了制作馬鈴薯面粉、面條和其他主食的方法。

【1】詞句猜測題。根據(jù)“Potatoes are becoming China's fourth staple food(主食)after rice，wheat and corn”在大米、小麥和玉米之后，土豆正在成為中國第四主食。故選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一幅圖是大米，第二幅圖是西紅柿，第三幅圖是土豆，第四幅圖是玉米，故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Potatoes are also low in calories(卡路里)—they have just 75 percent of the amount of calories that wheat and corn have.”土豆也是低熱量，比小麥和玉米少，故選B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Also，potatoes are easy to grow… Potatoes don't need much water to grow”土豆很容易種植。不需要太多的水來生長，故選D。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Scientists have found ways to make potato flour，noodles and other staple foods，just like how we use rice or wheat.”科學家已經(jīng)找到了制作馬鈴薯面粉、面條和其他主食的方法，就像我們使用大米或小麥一樣。所以此處是用土豆做主食，比如面條和面粉。故選C。