Question

【题目】

Pasta is one of the most popular foods in the world． People love pasta because it is cheap， quick and easy to make． You can eat pasta on its own with cheese， or with sauce． Pasta comes in

so many different shapes and sizes． There are at least 200 different types of pasta． One of the reasons there are so many types of pasta is that each part of Italy has its own pasta． Pasta has been an important part of Italians' diet since the 13 th century． It started as a food for the rich． But by the 17 th century， all Italians enjoyed pasta． This is when the first pasta machines were invented． As pasta became easier to make， it became cheaper to buy． Pasta is still an important part of the Italian diet． But now it is an important part of many other people's diet too．

Many people buy pasta， but it's easy to make． You only need flour， salt and eggs． It takes some time to mix the pasta dough together． Then you can choose which type of pasta shape to make． A pasta machine is very useful for this， but you can also cut the pasta by hand．

【1】Why is pasta so popular？_____

【2】How many types of pasta in the world？_____

【3】Pasta is a food just for the rich， isn't it？_____

【4】What happened after the pasta machine was invented？_____

【5】Would you like to buy pasta or make it by hand？ Why？_____

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Because it is cheap， quick and easy to make．

【2】At least 200．

【3】No．

【4】All Italians enjoyed pasta．

【5】I would like to make it by hand．Because it's easy to make．

【解析】

这篇短文主语介绍了意大利面是世界上最受欢迎的食物之一。

【1】根据People love pasta because it is cheap， quick and easy to make．人们喜欢意大利面，因为它便宜、快捷、容易做，可知因为它便宜、快捷、容易做。故填Because it is cheap， quick and easy to make。

【2】根据There are at least 200 different types of pasta．至少有200种不同类型的意大利面。可知至少有200种不同类型的意大利面，故填At least 200。

【3】根据It started as a food for the rich．它一开始是作为富人的食物． But by the 17 th century， all Italians enjoyed pasta．但是到了17世纪，所有的意大利人都喜欢吃意大利面．所以答案是否定的，故填No。

【4】根据But by the 17 th century， all Italians enjoyed pasta． This is when the first pasta machines were invented．但是到了17世纪，所有的意大利人都喜欢吃意大利面，这就是第一台面食机被发明的时候，可知所有的意大利人都喜欢吃意大利面。故填All Italians enjoyed pasta。

【5】因为我认为意大利面很容易做，所以我喜欢手工制作意大利面。故填I would like to make it by hand．Because it's easy to make。