内容正文:
五项全练 高 一
74
Test 12
阅读理解第 部分一
第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
It is not clear who fi rst fried potatoes in hot oil. However, it is widely agreed that French fries
were prepared as early as the 1700s in Europe. Most people believe that it was the Belgians instead of
the French, who invented “French” fries. They think that French fries got this name from the cooking
word “to french”—to cut green beans into long thin strips.
When Thomas Jefferson traveled to France, he enjoyed the deep-fried potatoes very much and
brought them home with him. Ever since he served French fries to his guests at a Whitehouse dinner
in 1802, the dish has become very popular in America.
In the summer of 1853, an American Indian called George Crum worked as a cook at Moon Lake
Lodge, a hotel in Saratoga Springs, New York. He was good at making French fries. One evening, a
dinner guest found Crum’s French fries too thick and sent them back to the kitchen. Crum then cut
and fried some thinner French fries, but these, too, were met with disapproval ( 不喜欢 ). This time,
the cook got angry. So he decided to play a trick on the guest. He fi nally made fries that were too thin
to eat with a fork. To his surprise, the guest loved the browned, paper-thin chips. The browned chips,
then called Saratoga Chips, became one of the most popular dishes of the hotel. Soon they were being
sold, fi rst in local restaurants, then throughout New England.
( ) 1. The French fries were believed to be introduced to America in .
A. the early 1700s B. the early 1800s
C. the early 1900s D. the summer of 1853
( ) 2. By saying “these, too, were met with disapproval” in Paragraph 3, the author means
that .
A. the guest still didn’t like the dish B. the French fries were thin enough
C. the cook prepared the chips carefully D. the cook had met the guest’s need
( ) 3. How were Saratoga Chips invented?
A. They were introduced by Thomas Jefferson.
B. A guest told a cook how