Question

【題目】

Pasta is one of the most popular foods in the world． People love pasta because it is cheap， quick and easy to make． You can eat pasta on its own with cheese， or with sauce． Pasta comes in

so many different shapes and sizes． There are at least 200 different types of pasta． One of the reasons there are so many types of pasta is that each part of Italy has its own pasta． Pasta has been an important part of Italians' diet since the 13 th century． It started as a food for the rich． But by the 17 th century， all Italians enjoyed pasta． This is when the first pasta machines were invented． As pasta became easier to make， it became cheaper to buy． Pasta is still an important part of the Italian diet． But now it is an important part of many other people's diet too．

Many people buy pasta， but it's easy to make． You only need flour， salt and eggs． It takes some time to mix the pasta dough together． Then you can choose which type of pasta shape to make． A pasta machine is very useful for this， but you can also cut the pasta by hand．

【1】Why is pasta so popular？_____

【2】How many types of pasta in the world？_____

【3】Pasta is a food just for the rich， isn't it？_____

【4】What happened after the pasta machine was invented？_____

【5】Would you like to buy pasta or make it by hand？ Why？_____

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Because it is cheap， quick and easy to make．

【2】At least 200．

【3】No．

【4】All Italians enjoyed pasta．

【5】I would like to make it by hand．Because it's easy to make．

【解析】

這篇短文主語介紹了意大利面是世界上最受歡迎的食物之一。

【1】根據(jù)People love pasta because it is cheap， quick and easy to make．人們喜歡意大利面，因為它便宜、快捷、容易做，可知因為它便宜、快捷、容易做。故填Because it is cheap， quick and easy to make。

【2】根據(jù)There are at least 200 different types of pasta．至少有200種不同類型的意大利面�？芍�至少有200種不同類型的意大利面，故填At least 200。

【3】根據(jù)It started as a food for the rich．它一開始是作為富人的食物． But by the 17 th century， all Italians enjoyed pasta．但是到了17世紀(jì)，所有的意大利人都喜歡吃意大利面．所以答案是否定的，故填No。

【4】根據(jù)But by the 17 th century， all Italians enjoyed pasta． This is when the first pasta machines were invented．但是到了17世紀(jì)，所有的意大利人都喜歡吃意大利面，這就是第一臺面食機被發(fā)明的時候，可知所有的意大利人都喜歡吃意大利面。故填All Italians enjoyed pasta。

【5】因為我認(rèn)為意大利面很容易做，所以我喜歡手工制作意大利面。故填I would like to make it by hand．Because it's easy to make。