Pasta is the world’s favorite food. Asurveytaken in 17 countriesconfirmedthat pasta is what people like to eat most. Not only is pasta the number one food in its home country -Italy, but is alsoenjoyedin faraway places like the Philippines, Mexico andSouth Africa.
Pasta has become popular, for one thing, because it is cheap and easy to prepare. Just cook noodles or other forms of pasta, make a sauce to go with it and you’re finished. Many different types of meals can becreatedwith pasta. It tastes good and fills your stomach. It produces energy in the form ofcarbohydrates(碳水化合物)， which is whyathleteseat pasta regularly. Pasta can also be kept for a longer time. You don’t have to use it up at once.
Pasta has also become popular because it stands for the Italian way of life. People all over the world like it because it’s so simple. It has two basic ingredients(成分), wheatand water, just like bread.
Legend has itthat Marco Polo brought pasta back to Italy with him but this is not true. Arabs probably brought a noodle-likedishtoSicilyin the 8th century. Farmers have been growing wheat, the mainingredientof pasta, there for ages.
The worldwide sales of pasta have risen sharply over the past decade. Italy leads the pasta-eatingcommunityof the world. The Italians are the number one consumers followed by Venezuela and Tunisia.
小題1:In which country do people eat pasta most?
A．MexicoB．VenezuelaC．The PhilippinesD．South Africa
小題2:Sports people often have pasta because_________.
A．it costs less money
B．it can be kept longer
C．it provides proper energy
D．it contains no carbohydrates
小題3:One reason why pasta is favored is that_______.
A．people like a simple lifestyle
B．it smells just like bread
C．it is rich in nutrition
D．Italian food stands for fansition.
小題4:What would be the best title for the text?
A．The origin of pasta
B．Italians’ love for pasta
C．Pasta is changing people’s way of life
D．Pasta—the world’s favorite food

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D

試題分析：文章主要介紹了意大利面這一風靡全球的意大利食物，它有眾多烹飪方式和巨大的營養(yǎng)價值，并且還是國家之間文化交流的媒介。
小題1:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段的The Italians are the number one consumers followed by Venezuela and Tunisia 可知意大利面的銷量在委內瑞拉是全球第二，僅次于意大利，在選項中是第一，所以選B
小題2:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段的It produces energy in the form of carbohydrates，which is why athletes eat pasta regularly. Pasta can also be kept for a longer time 可知意大利面含有大量碳水化合物，而且能儲存很長時間，所以選C
小題3:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段的Pasta has also become popular because it stands for the Italian way of life. People all over the world like it because it’s so simple 可知意大利面受歡迎的原因是人們喜歡它代表著的簡單生活方式，所以選A
小題4:標題選擇題。根據(jù)文章主要內容，可知這是介紹意大利面這一世界流行的食物的文章，所以選D最為合適。
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