【英语】湖北省黄冈中学2014-2015学年高一下学期期末考试

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1、湖北省黄冈中学2015年春季高一年级期末考试英语试题考试时间：150分钟　　满分：120分第一部分　听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分　阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）·第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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　　Haveyoueverwonderedhowapopularfoodordessertwasfirstcreated？Readonandfindoutaboutseveralofthem.　　Chewinggum—AlthoughancientG

2、reeks，Mayans，andearlyAmericansettlerschewedsap（树液）fromtrees,thefirstcommercialchewinggumwasmadeandsoldbyJohnB.Curtisin1848.In1850,Curtisbegansellingflavoredgums.　　Pizza—InItalyintheearly1700s,flatbreads,calledpizzas,weremadewithouttoppings.Thesetasty，fillingbreadswere

3、soldtothepoorinNaples.WhenMariaCarolina,thequeenofNaples,tastedone,shepersuadedherhusband,KingFerdinandIV,toallowthispeasantdishtobemadeintheroyalkitchen.Almost200yearslater，duringhertravelsaroundthecountry,Italy’squeenMargheritasawItalianpeasantseatingpizzabreads.She

4、hadatasteandfellinlovewithpizza.Sheorderedthemostfamouspizzacookoftheday,RaffaeleEsposito,tocreateforherapizzamadeoftomato,basil,andcheesetolooklikethecolorsoftheItalianflag.ThisremainsthebasisoftheAmericanversionofthepizza.　　Theice-cream-cone—In1904,ItaloMarchionygot

5、apatent(专利)toproduceice-creamcones.ThesameyearattheST.LouisWorld’sFair,aSyrianwaffle(华夫饼)sellerErnestHamwiheardthatanearbyice-creamsellerhadrunoutofdishestoservehiscream.Hamwirolledsomeofhiswafflesintoacone(圆锥)shapeandofferedthemtohisneighbor,whoputice-creaminthe16con

6、esandsoldthem.Thisfirstfullyeatable,portable(便捷的)treatwasahitwithcustomersimmediately.　　M&Ms—DuringtheSpanishCivilWarofthe1930s,ForrestMars,Sr.,sawsoldierseatingpiecesofchocolatecoveredwithahardsugarycoating,whichkeptthechocolatefrommeltinginthesun.Usingthisidea,Marsd

7、evelopedM＆Msin1941.In1954,MarsntroducedM&MsPeanutChocolateCandies,alongwiththenowfamousslogan,“Themilkchocolatemeltsinyourmouth,notinyourhand.”21．WhohelpedtocreatetheAmericanversionofPizza？A．JohnB．CurtisandMariaCarolina.B．MariaCarolinaandErnestHamwi.C．RaffaeleEsposito

8、andMargherita.D．ErnestHamwiandForrestMars,Sr.22．Whydidtheice-creambecomepopular？A．Itwasacone—shape.B．ItlookedliketheItalianf