Question

People eat different things in different parts of the world.

In south China we eat rice every day. Sometimes we eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper. We usually eat it with fish, meat and vegetable.

The Japanese eat rice, too. They also eat a lot of fish. They sometimes eat raw（生的）fish. In Africa, maize（玉米）is the most important food. People there make maize into flour（面粉）.From this flour they make different kinds of bread and cakes.

In western（西方的）countries such as Britain, Australia and the U.S.A, the most important food is bread or potatoes. People there usually make their bread from wheat flour. They cook the potatoes in different ways. In England the most popular food is fish and chips. Sometimes people cook this food at home, but usually they buy it at the shop. They eat this food at home, in their work place, in the park or on the road. People call it "take-away" food.

1.This passage is about ______.

A. food  B. drink  C. clothes   D. ways of life

2.Who sometimes eat fish when it isn't cooked?

A. People in China       B. People in Japan

C. People in Africa        D. People in Britain

3.The most important food for African people is ______.

A. rice  B. fish  C. vegetable D. maize

4.Which of the following countries is called " a western country"?

A. One of the countries in Africa  B. Japan

C. China                           D. Australia

5.People eat "take-away" food ______.

A. at home                  B. on their way to school

C. in their offices         D. A、B and C

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：世界很大，不同地方的人们吃的食物是不一样的，有的爱吃大米，如我们中国人；有的爱吃鱼，像日本人；玉米是非洲人的重要食物，西方人喜欢吃面包和土豆等等。

1.A主旨大意题。根据短文的开头People eat different things in different parts of the world.可知，不同地方的人们吃的东西是不一样的，下面作者具体讲述了不同地方的人喜欢吃什么，因此这篇短文的主题是关于食物的，故选A。

2.B 细节理解题。根据短文的第三段中The Japanese eat rice, too. They also eat a lot of fish. They sometimes eat raw（生的）fish可知，日本人爱吃鱼，有时候他们吃生鱼，因此应选B。

3.D 细节理解题。根据短文第三段中In Africa, maize（玉米）is the most important food可知，在非洲，玉米是他们最重要的食物。由此可知应选D。

4.D细节理解题。根据短文第四段中In western（西方的）countries such as Britain, Australia and the U.S.A可知，这里作者介绍了西方国家里的人的主要食物，并给我们举了一些西方国家的例子，如英国、澳大利亚、美国。结合选项可知应选D。

5. 细节理解题。根据短文的最后Sometimes people cook this food at home, but usually they buy it at the shop. They eat this food at home, in their work place, in the park or on the road. People call it "take-away" food可知，人们在商店里购买外卖食物，带到他们的家里、工作的地方或在路上吃。由此可知A、B和C三个选项都对，故应选D。

考点：文化类短文阅读。