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1、Themoviesjustwouldn’tbethesamewithoutthewarm阅读理解答案 Themoviesjustwouldn’tbethesamewithoutthewarmbutterytasteofpopcorn(爆米花).Amazingly,thisdelicioustreatstarteditslifeasacornkernel(玉米粒)---andnotfromjustanycorn.PopcornisatypeofsweetcornthatwasoriginallygrowninMexicoandspreadtoChina,Indiaandels
2、ewhere.Itistheonlykindofcornthatwillpop.Today,mostoftheworld’spopcornisgrownintheUnitedStates. Everypopcornkernelcontainsatinydropofwater,surroundedbysoftstarch(淀粉).Whenthepopcornisheated,thewaterturnsintosteam.Thisputspressureonthesurroundinghardkernel,forcingittoexplode.Thesoftstarchincr
3、easesabout40timesinsizeasthecornkernelturnsitselfinsideout. Inthe1500spopcornwasanimportantfoodsourcefortheAztecIndiansofcentralandsouthernMexico.Butitwasn’tonlyfood.Itwasalsousedinceremoniesoronreddressesandinnecklaces.BythetimetheEuropeansarrivedinAmerica,popcornhadspreadthrough mosto
4、ftheAmericanIndians. SomeearlyAmericansettlersatepopcornwithcreamandsugarforbreakfast.Butitwasn’tuntilthelate1800sthatpopcornbecamepopular.Thedemandforpopcornincreasedandfarmersbeganfarmingpopcorn.Thefirstmobilepoppingmachinewasinventedin1885,andpopcornwassoldbystreetsellersmuchlikehotdogs
5、thataresoldtoday. DuringtheGreatDepressionofthe1930s,thepopcornbusinessstillthrivedaspeoplecouldstillaffordit.Theninthe1950stelevisionarrivedandpopcornconsumptiondecreased.Peoplestayedhomeandstoppedgoingtothetheatre.Butthelinkbetweenmoviesandpopcornhadalreadyexisted.Soonpeoplebeganmakingpo
6、pcornathomeonthestoveand,later,microwavepopcornwasintroduced. Todaythemovieshaveregainedpopularityandpopcornhasonceagainbecomethefavorite. 32.Popcornwasfirstplantedin________. A.China&nb sp;B.AmericaC.IndiaD.Mexico 33.Whydoesthecornkernelpopwhenheated? A.Becauseitiscoveredwithsoftst
7、arch.B.Becausethepressureinsideistoobig. C.Becausethestarchbecomesbiggerinsize.D.Becausethereiswaterinsidethekernel. 34.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________. A.popcornbegantobefarmedinthelate1800s B.popcornwasonlyakindoffoodinthe1500s C.hotdogsusedto
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