Question

   People eat different things in different parts of the world.

   In South China we eat rice every day. Sometimes we eat it twice or three times a day for breakfast,lunch and supper. We usually eat it with fish,meat and vegetables.

   The Japanese eat rice,too. They also eat a lot of fish. They sometimes eat raw (生的) fish. In Africa,maize (玉米) is the most important food. People there make maize into flour (面粉) .From this flour they make different kinds of bread and cakes.

   In western countries such as Britain,Australia and the US,the most important food is bread and potatoes. People there usually make their bread from wheat flour. They cook potatoes in different ways. In England the most popular food is fish and chips.

   Sometimes people eat this food at home,in their workplaces,in the park or even on the road. People call it “take-away”food.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.What is this passage about?

2. Who sometimes eat fish when it isn’t cooked?

3. What is the most important food for African people?

4. Is Australia called “a western country”？

5. English people eat “take-away” food at home,on their way to school or in their offices,don't they?

Answer 1

   本文主要介绍了不同的国家食物的不同。第二、三段介 绍了中国、日本、非洲等国家人们的主食;第四段介绍了西方 国家，如美国和英国的食物。

详析

1. This passage is about food. 通读全文可知，整篇文章都

在讲述食物。

2. People in Japan. 由第二.段第二句可得出答案。

3. Maize. 从第三段第四句可直接找到答案。

4. Yes,it is. 从第四段第一句可得出答案。

5. Yes,they do. 从最后一段倒数第二句可得出答案