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【题目】Pizza: the World's Favorite Food

Food, and the way we eat it, is always changing. As society develops, we learn new ways of growing, processing and cooking food. What we ate 200 years ago was very different from what we eat today. Also, when people travel to live in other countries, they take their knowledge of cooking with them. And food must fit modern lifestyles and local tastes, too. One food that has done this successfully is pizza.

The pizza we recognize today first appeared in Italy in 1889. A famous baker from Naples made a special Pizza for the Italian royal (皇室的) family. He was very worried they wouldn't like it, but they did. Queen Margherita loved the dish so much, and the baker named it after her. Since then, this simple meal of bread, cheese and tomato has traveled the world, and it has adapted (适应) to local cultures. The pizza began its journey in the 1890s, when many Indians moved to New York in search of a better life. There they continued to make pizzas, and the first pizzeria opened in 1905.

At first it was only popular with Indians, but by the late 1940s, Americans discovered a taste for it. Today they spend $37 billion a year on pizzas. That's more than $100 per American.

The Pizza continued its travels around the world, adapting all the time. In Sweden, for example, it is usual to have bananas on pizzas. In Belgium, people eat chocolate pizzas with marshmallows on top. Japan is a nation of seafood lovers, so not surprisingly, they love octopus and squid, as well as roasted seaweed, toppings. Australians sometimes choose kangaroo or crocodile on their pizza.

The popularity of the pizza is also related to our changing lifestyles. In today's super-fast society, people often don't have the time or energy to cook. So, they order take-out and very often, it's a pizza. Sometimes you don't even have to pick it up, it's delivered (递送) to your home. If you don't even have time to sit down, buy a single slice and eat it standing up.

The Pizza has come a long way. From its beginnings in an Italian city, it has grown to become one of the world's favorite foods.

【1】What do people like taking when they travel to live in other countries?

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【2】Did the Italian royal family like the pizza?

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【3】When did the pizza move to New York?

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【4】In which country do people love pizzas with bananas?

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【5】What does the passage mainly talk about?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Their knowledge of cooking.

【2】Yes, they did.

【3】In the 1890s.

【4】In Sweden.

【5】How the pizza gets popular.

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了披萨的起源，发展和传播，到最后流行全世界，成为全世界最为人喜爱的食物的过程。

【1】细节理解题。根据“..when people travel to live in other countries, they take their knowledge of cooking with them.”可知，当人们到其他国家生活的时候，带去的是烹饪的知识。故填：Their knowledge of cooking.

【2】细节理解题。根据“He was very worried they wouldn't like it, but they did.”可知，意大利的皇族是喜欢披萨的。故填：Yes, they did.

【3】细节理解题。根据“The pizza began its journey in the 1890s, when many Indians moved to New York in search of a better life.”可知，在19世纪90年代的时候，披萨随着意大利人一起“搬”到纽约了。故填：In the 1890s.

【4】细节理解题。根据“In Sweden…it is usual to have bananas on pizzas.”可知，是在瑞典这个国家的人喜欢吃用香蕉制成的披萨。故填In Sweden.

【5】主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了披萨的发展，传播到最后风靡全世界的过程。故填How the pizza gets popular.

本题阅读理解难度中等偏下，但是以“回答问题”的形式答题又增加了拿分的难度。此类回答问题的解答形式，同学们需注意两点：第一，题目问什么，答什么，回答关键词句即可。只要题目不做要求，可以不用完整的句子回答问题，以免写多错多。例如小题4，题干问题是“which country”，就可以简单回答“In+国家”。第二，誊写答案时要注意对照原文，不要出现拼写错误。