Question

【题目】Hot Dog is popular. It's not a dog, but a cooked sausage in a long piece of bread. Here are some stories and facts about it from English websites.

HISTORY of Hot Dog The 1600s A German called Johann Georghehner created the "dachshund" sausage. "Dachshund" is a German small long thin dog. The 1860s The very first hot dog - the "dachshund" sausage in a roll - was sold by Germans in New York. It became popular in the US later. 1871 Charles Feltman, a German, started the first Coney Island hot dog stand. It made hot dogs known to more people. 1893 Chris Von Der Ahe started the American tradition of eating hot dogs at baseball parks, making hot dogs more popular. 1901 A New York cartoonist. Tad Dorgan, saw the red hot "dachshund sausages sold on streets. He wanted to draw a picture of it, but he wasn't sure how to spell "dachshund, so he simply wrote "Hot Dog". It is widely believed how Hot Dog had its name. 1949 The first vegetarian hot dogs came out.

HOT DOG FUN FACTS World record for eating hot dogs: 73 in ten minutes. Hot dogs were one of the first foods eaten on the moon ! About 150 million hot dogs are eaten by Americans each July 4th. About 21 million hot dogs were sold at American baseball parks in 2010. New Yorkers eat more hot dogs than any other city population in the US.

【1】Americans started the tradition of eating hot dogs at baseball parks in ___________.

A. 1871B. 1893C. 1901D. 1949

【2】It's believed that the name "Hot Dog" was created by _______________.

A. Tad DorganB. Charles Feltman

C. Chris Von Der AheD. Johann Georghehner

【3】What can we know about hot dogs from the passage?

A. New Yorkers like eating hot dogs most in the world.

B. Germans eat about 150 million hot dogs each July 4th.

C. A world record says someone ate 73 hot dogs in 10 minutes.

D. About 21 million hot dogs were sold in America in the 1860s.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【解析】

文章大意：本文向我们介绍了热狗——一根夹在长面包里的熟香肠。并讲述了英语网站上一些的关于热狗的历史和趣事。

【1】细节理解题。根据文中的信息1893 Chris Von Der Ahe started the American tradition of eating hot dogs at baseball parks, making hot dogs more popular.可知，1893年，美国人开始在棒球场吃热狗的传统，故答案选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据文中的信息1901 A New York cartoonist. Tad Dorgan, saw the red hot "dachshund sausages sold on streets. He wanted to draw a picture of it, but he wasn't sure how to spell "dachshund, so he simply wrote "Hot Dog". It is widely believed how Hot Dog had its name.可知，“热狗”这个名字是由Tad Dorgan创造的，故答案选A。

【3】理解判断题。根据文中的信息World record for eating hot dogs: 73 in ten minutes.可知，C选项A world record says someone ate 73 hot dogs in 10 minutes.“一项世界纪录显示，有人在10分钟内吃了73条热狗”符合题意，故答案选C。