Question

  Do you know the benefits (好处) of potatoes? It is nearly the king of all vegetables and all foods.

  As we know potatoes were first grown in Africa. Africa is the hometown of potatoes. Later potatoes were grown all over the world. First people only ate them uncooked (未煮熟的) .As the time passed,people learned to cook them delicious.

  Now potatoes have become delicious food or cooked vegetables at table. Men and women,the young and the old enjoy eating them very much. It is said potatoes can be cooked into 400 kinds of cooked vegetables.

  In the past some people thought they could make people fat and were afraid of eating them too often. But in fact,they do not make people fat but keep people thin. So you can enjoy them as often as possible if you like.

(   ) 1.        are the king of the food and the vegetables.

   A. Tomatoes   B. Potatoes

   C. Fish   D. Fruits

(   ) 2.        is the hometown of potatoes.

   A. Asia   B. Europe

   C. America   D. Africa       

(   ) 3. Now people often eat       potatoes.

   A. uncooked

   B. cooked

   C. either uncooked or cooked

   D. neither uncooked or cooked

(   ) 4. In fact,potatoes cannot make people

       but keep people         .

   A. fat;poor   B. thin; bad

   C. healthy; die   D. fat;thin

(   ) 5. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Potatoes were first grown in Asia.

   B. Potatoes can make people fat.

   C. People can't eat potatoes too often.

   D. First people ate potatoes uncooked.

Answer 1

内容简介：本文记叙了土豆的发展史。早期在非洲种植，后传入世界各地。过去，一些人认为吃土豆会变胖，但事实上，它能使人保持苗条。

1. B从短文第一段第二句"It is nearly the king of all vegetables and all foods."可知土豆几乎是所有蔬菜和食物之王。

2. D从短文第二段第二句"Africa is the hometown of potatoes."可知非洲是土豆的故乡。

3. B由第二段最后一句和第三段最后一句可知目前人们吃煮熟的土豆，故选B.

4. D从短文第四段第二句"But in fact,they do not make people fat but keep people thin."可知土豆不会使人变胖，反而能使人保持苗条。

5. D从短文第二段第四句"First people only ate them uncooked."可知早期人们吃土豆是生吃的。故选D.