For 99% of human history, people took their food from the world around them. They ate all that they could find, and then moved on. Then around 10,000 years ago, about 1% of human history, people learned to farm the land.
The kind of food we eat depends on which part of the world we live in, or which part of our country we live in. For example, in the south of China they eat rice, but in the north they eat noodles. In European countries near the sea, people eat a lot of fish. In central Europe, away from the sea, people don’t eat so much fish, but they eat more meat. For example, in Germany and Poland, there are hundreds of different kinds of sausages.
In North America, Australia, and Europe, people eat with knives and forks. In China, people eat with chopsticks. In parts of India and the Middle East, people use their fingers to pick up food.
Nowadays it is possible to transport food easily from one part of the world to another. We can eat whatever we like, at any time of the year. In Britain, bananas come from Africa; rice comes from India or the U.S.A.; strawberries come from Chile or Spain. Food is a very big business. But people in poor countries are still hungry while people in rich countries eat too much.
小題1:10,000 years ago, people ______ .
A.learned to farm the land
B.cooked different kinds of food
C.couldn’t find food around them
D.transported food from one country to another
小題2:In North America, Australia, and Europe, people ______ .
A.eat with chopsticksB.eat with knives and forks
C.use their fingers to pick up foodD.use bread to pick up food
小題3:______ have many kinds of sausages.
A.Chile and SpainB.America and Australia
C.China and JapanD.Germany and Poland
小題4:Which of the following is NOT true?
A.What we eat depends on where we live.
B.Poor countries are still having food problems.
C.Rich countries don’t need food from others.
D.Nowadays we can eat whatever we like at any time of the year.

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析:這篇短文給我們介紹的是關(guān)于食物的一些事情。在大約1萬年前,人們學(xué)會了種地。人們居住的地方不同,吃的食物也不一樣,人們使用的餐具也不一樣,F(xiàn)在人們可以很容易的把食物從一個地方運(yùn)送到另一個地方,所以,我們可以吃到我們想吃的任何東西。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段中Then around 10,000 years ago, about 1% of human history, people learned to farm the land.可知,在大約10,000年前,人們學(xué)會了耕種土地。故選A。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段的第一句話In North America, Australia, and Europe, people eat with knives and forks.可知,在北美洲、澳大利亞和歐洲,人們用刀和叉吃飯。故選B。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段的最后一句話For example, in Germany and Poland, there are hundreds of different kinds of sausages.可知,在德國和波蘭,有幾百種不同的香腸。故選D。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第二段中The kind of food we eat depends on which part of the world we live in可知,我們住在哪里就會吃什么樣的東西,故A這句話是正確的;根據(jù)But people in poor countries are still hungry可知,在貧窮的國家,人們?nèi)匀辉诎ゐI,故B這句話也是正確的;根據(jù)最后一段中We can eat whatever we like, at any time of the year. 可知,在一年中的任何時候,我們都可以吃到我們想吃的東西,故D這句話也是正確的;根據(jù)最后一段中的內(nèi)容可知,現(xiàn)在我們可以很容易地把食物從一個地方運(yùn)到另一個地方,富有的國家也可能需要從別的國家來的食物。故C這句話不對。故選C。
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