Question

【题目】People all over the world make edible (可食用的) homes and villages out of gingerbread (姜饼). Gingerbread can be smooth, soft bread, but if you want to build a house out of it, you make it as a cookie.

Gingerbread probably came from the Middle East or Asia. People there have been making it for over a thousand years. It is said that gingerbread arrived in Europe in the tenth century. A man named Gregory Makar brought the recipe (食谱) from Armenia to France.

Although gingerbread became popular in many parts of Europe, it really caught on in Germany. After the Brothers Grimm wrote the story of Hansel and Gretel, Germans began to make gingerbread houses. Later, when Germans moved to America, they brought this tradition with them. And it became a tradition for many Americans, especially around Christmastime.

In 1991, the city of Bergen, Norway, started a gingerbread tradition of its own. Every winter, children aged eleven and under are invited to build a city out of gingerbread.

There is also a gingerbread house competition in North Carolina, America. It’s called the National Gingerbread House Competition. Anyone aged five or older can join in.

From cookies to houses, and from Armenia to America, gingerbread has changed a lot over the past one thousand years. And people keep imagining new uses for the delicious dessert.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

【1】We can learn from the passage that Gregory Makar ______.

A. was the first European to eat gingerbread

B. introduced gingerbread to Europe

C. built the first gingerbread house

D. made the first gingerbread

【2】What do the underlined words “caught on” mean?

A. Became cheap.

B. Became popular.

C. Became useful.

D. Became possible.

【3】Which of the following shows the correct order of the countries starting gingerbread traditions?

A. Armenia→France→Germany→America

B. Armenia→Germany→France→America

C. France→America→Armenia→Germany

D. France→America→Germany→Armenia

【4】Who can enter the National Gingerbread House Competition?

A. Only adults.??? B. Only kids.??? C. Anyone.??? D. People who are 5 or older.

【5】Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Gingerbread houses

B. How to make gingerbread

C. Why people eat gingerbread

D. The National Gingerbread House Competition

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】你听说过姜饼屋吗？这篇短文给我们介绍了姜饼屋的由来，它来源于哪里，又是如何在整个世界变得受欢迎，以及这一传统的发展变化。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文中It is said that gingerbread arrived in Europe in the tenth century. A man named Gregory Makar brought the recipe (食谱) from Armenia to France.可知，是Gregory Makar把姜饼的食谱从亚美尼亚带到了法国，法国是一个欧洲的国家。由此可知应选B。

【2】词义猜测题。根据这个短语所在的句子Although gingerbread became popular in many parts of Europe, it really caught on in Germany.可知，在德国姜饼尤其的受欢迎。划线的短语跟上句话的became popular是同义的，故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据短文中Gingerbread probably came from the Middle East or Asia. It is said that gingerbread arrived in Europe in the tenth century. A man named Gregory Makar brought the recipe (食谱) from Armenia to France、Although gingerbread became popular in many parts of Europe, it really caught on in Germany. After the Brothers Grimm wrote the story of Hansel and Gretel, Germans began to make gingerbread houses. Later, when Germans moved to America, they brought this tradition with them.可知，姜饼来自于亚美尼亚，后来传到了法国，然后是德国，后来又到了美国。因此应选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据短文中It’s called the National Gingerbread House Competition. Anyone aged five or older can join in.可知，五岁或以上的人都可以参加国家姜饼屋比赛。由此可知应选D。

【5】主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们介绍的是姜饼屋的传统以及它的历史和发展变化。整篇短文都是围绕Gingerbread House展开的，它是文章的主题，因此A选项最符合文章的大意，用它做题目是最合适的。