Many American children love their mothers’apple pies(苹果派). So do adults! Apple pie is one of the most famous desserts (甜食)in America.

You can buy it in lots of restaurants. The apple pie is easy to make, so many people cook it at home, too. You just need apples, flour (面粉), sugar, butter and spices(香料).

To make an apple pie, first peel and cut up the apples into pieces. Then mix them with spices and put them in a pie tin. Next, mix butter, sugar and flour. Put the mixture on the apple pieces and bake the pie for about 45 minutes. The smell of apple pie cooking is great. People usually eat apple pie with ice cream or cream.

In winter, a piece of warm pie is a wonderful way to warm up on a cold day. In summer, a plate of cold pie is a good way to cool down.

There are many different ways to make apple pies. Some families have their own secret ways and don’t tell other people about them.

Pies made with berries (浆果) are also very popular in America. But apple pie perhaps is the dessert that everyone loves most.

1.This passage mainly tells us ______.

A. why people like apple pies around the world

B. apple pie is very popular in America

C. about different kinds of apple pies

D. different ways to make apple pies

2.What should you have in your kitchen if you’re going to make apple pies?

A. Apples, flour, sugar, salt and spices. B. Berries, flour, butter, sugar and spices.

C. Berries, flour, sugar, butter and salt. D. Apples, flour, sugar, butter and spices.

3.Which is the correct step(步骤)to make an apple pie?

a. Mix them with spices and put them in a pie tin.

b. Put the mixture on the apple pieces and bake the pie for about 45 minutes.

c. Peel and cut up the apples into pieces.

d. Mix butter, sugar and flour.

A. a-b-c-d B. c-d-a-b C. c-a-d-b D. d-c-b-a

4.From this passage, we can say a plate of cold pie is _________.

A. a good way to cool down in winter

B. a terrible way to warm up in winter

C. a wonderful way to warm up in summer

D. a good way to cool down in summer

5.The last paragraph tells us that _________.

A. the writer likes the apple pies most

B. the writer loves pies made with berries

C. the writer doesn’t love the apple pies at all

D. the writer thinks pies made with berries are more popular

Do you like eating ice cream?Do you know how ice cream spread in the world?

The earliest ice was eaten in China many years ago. People put fruit juice into ice. Later,this idea spread to Italy. Nero,the emperor of Roma between 54 AD and 68 AD,liked to eat ice between violin lessons. He ordered runners to run to the mountains,get snow and quickly run back to the palace. The snow was mixed with fruit juice and honey.

Around 1660,coffee shops serving ice cream were very popular in Paris. Most of the coffee shops were owned by Italians. The first successful one was opened by a man from Italy named Francesco Procopio.

Ice cream was probably to America in the early 1700s,and it quickly became the favorite of American presidents. George Washington had ice cream machines in his kitchen. Dolly Madison,the wife of President Madison,was the first one to serve her guests ice cream in the White House.

Before ice cream was sold in stores,it was made and frozen(冷冻) at home. It took lots of work to mix cream,eggs,fruit,ice and salt,and then to freeze it. Nancy Johnson,an American woman made the hand-turned ice cream freezer in 1846.Five years later,Jacob Flusell opened the first ice cream business in Baltimore,Maryland. His business quickly spread to other states.

1.People in China and Italy ate ice with ________ many years ago.

A. cream B. coffee C. fruit juice D. eggs and salt

2.From the passage we know that Francesco Procopio ________.

A. was a Frenchman

B. made an ice cream machine

C. opened the first ice cream shop in Paris

D. opened the first successful coffee shop serving ice cream in Paris

3.We can learn from the passage that Dolly Madison ________.

A. brought ice cream to America

B. was once the president of America

C. opened the first ice cream business in Baltimore

D. was the first one to serve the guests ice cream in the White House

4.How did ice cream spread in the world?

A. China→Italy→France→America.

B. China→France→America→Italy.

C. Italy→China→France→America.

D. America→France→Italy→China.

5.The passage mainly talks about ________.

A. how to make ice cream

B. the history of ice cream

C. why people like eating ice cream

D. ice cream shops around the world

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Smashed cucumber(拍黄瓜)salad is one of the most popular cold dishes in China. You can find the green dish anywhere from restaurants to homes. 1.

According to The New York Times, smashed cucumber salad is "everywhere" in New York. Some restaurants have even added the dish to their menus. 2. But American cooks are trying yogurt , honey , lemon and other common western ingredients.

Why is this dish becoming so popular? 3.Smashed cucumbers can hold onto (锁住)tastes more than cucumbers which are cut into fixed shape and size. "Just changing the way you break down an ingredient...changes the way it feels and tastes. It's cool." said Danny Bowien, a cook at a New York restaurant.

4. .The cook smashes fresh cucumbers with the flat side of a knife.5.Then other ingredients (原料)can be added. Also, it takes only five minutes to make the salad. Cook Julia Goldberg said it's really "satisfying"

The success of smashed cucumber salad abroad shows that we should try to fit into local conditions when spreading Chinese culture across the world, said The Beijing News.

A.This summer, even Americans are trying it.

B.Most people like the special taste it makes.

C.The way the dish is prepared also draws people's attention.

D.The strong smash makes the cucumbers different shapes and sizes.

E.Americans have expressed their opinions on the taste of this salad.

F.In China , people use garlic, vinegar and oil to make the cucumber tastier.

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