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【题目】Candy corn is one of the simple pleasures of Halloween. Around since the 1880s, these white, yellow and orange striped candies are made with sugar, corn syrup（糖浆）and other ingredients.

Of course, you can enjoy candy corn by the handful. But we came up with 5 fun ways to celebrate and enjoy this seasonal treat.

Fill your sugar bowl with candy corn. Use spoonfuls of the colorful candies to sweeten your coffee, tea or other hot drinks. The sugary candies will dissolve（溶解）in the hot liquid.

Make ice cream sandwiches perfect for Halloween by decorating the creamy edges with candy corn. Purchase ready-made ice cream sandwiches and roll the edges in a plateful of the corn. Or make your own by first spooning your favorite flavor of softened ice cream between two sugar cookies or chocolate cookies. Roll the ice cream side in candy corn. Wrap in plastic wrap or foil and freeze at least 6 hours until firm. Let stand about 10 minutes before eating.

Use them as decoration on the chocolate icing atop a cake, cupcakes or brownies (the colors look great against brown).

Make a seasonal party mix by combining 4 cups cereal（麦片）and 1/3 cup melted butter. Toss（拌）to coat. Add 1 cup raisins, 1 cup candy corn and 1 (12-ounce) jar dry-roasted peanuts. Toss to mix. Store in an airtight（密封的）container.

Make attractive candy corn cookies. Make your favorite sugar cookie recipe, roll it out, cut the dough with about a 1 1/2-inch triangular cookie cutter and bake then cool. Then using a fondant（软糖）rolling pin, roll out yellow fondant on paper until it is 1/8-inch thick. Cut the fondant into 1/2-inch-thick strips and set aside. Repeat with white and orange fondants. Place the strips side by side on the paper and roll until the strips become one piece. Cut out a candy corn shape from the fondant sheet with your triangular cutter. Press light corn syrup on the top of your cookies and place fondant sheets on the cookies. Let dry at least 1 hour.

【1】For how long have people enjoyed the pleasures from candy corn?

A．About thirty years.

B．Less than one hundred years.

C．About one hundred and thirty years.

D．Over one hundred and fifty years.

【2】How can we make ice cream sandwiches perfect for Halloween?

A．By decorating the creamy edges with candy corn.

B．By dissolving candy corn in the ice cream.

C．By making sweet cakes on the ice cream.

D．By putting corn syrup on the ice cream.

【3】What is the right order to make a seasonal party mix?

①Add 1 cup raisins, 1 cup candy corn and 1 jar dry-roasted peanuts.

② Toss to mix.

③ Toss to coat.

④ Store in an airtight container.

⑤Combine 4 cups cereal and cup melted butter.

A．⑤①②③④

B．①②③④⑤

C．③④⑤①②

D．⑤③①②④

【4】Where can the article be used?

A．News column.

B．Social activity column.

C．Life column.

D．Science column.

Answer 1

【答案】【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】【1】细节理解题。分析第一段“Around since the 1880s, these white, yellow and orange striped candies are made...”可知，最初制作玉米糖是在19世纪80年代，距今大约130年。

【2】细节理解题。分析第四段第一句“Make ice cream sandwiches perfect for Halloween by decorating the creamy edges with candy corn.”可知。

【3】细节理解题。分析第六段可知，选项D是正确的。

【4】推理判断题。本文主要讲解如何用玉米糖制作美味的食物，涉及生活饮食方面，应在Life column板块。