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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—AlthoughancientGr
2、eeks，Mayans，andearlyAmericansettlerschewedsap（树液）fromtrees,thefirstcommercialchewinggumwasmadeandsoldbyJohnB.Curtisin1848.In1850,Curtisbegansellingflavoredgums. Pizza—InItalyintheearly1700s,flatbreads,calledpizzas,weremadewithouttoppings.Thesetasty，fillingbreadswereso
3、ldtothepoorinNaples.WhenMariaCarolina,thequeenofNaples,tastedone,shepersuadedherhusband,KingFerdinandIV,toallowthispeasantdishtobemadeintheroyalkitchen.Almost200yearslater，duringhertravelsaroundthecountry,Italy’squeenMargheritasawItalianpeasantseatingpizzabreads.Shehad
4、atasteandfellinlovewithpizza.Sheorderedthemostfamouspizzacookoftheday,RaffaeleEsposito,tocreateforherapizzamadeoftomato,basil,andcheesetolooklikethecolorsoftheItalianflag.ThisremainsthebasisoftheAmericanversionofthepizza. Theice-cream-cone—In1904,ItaloMarchionygotapat
5、ent(专利)toproduceice-creamcones.ThesameyearattheST.LouisWorld’sFair,aSyrianwaffle(华夫饼)sellerErnestHamwiheardthatanearbyice-creamsellerhadrunoutofdishestoservehiscream.Hamwirolledsomeofhiswafflesintoacone(圆锥)shapeandofferedthemtohisneighbor,whoputice-creamintheconesandso
6、ldthem.Thisfirstfullyeatable,portable(便捷的)treatwasahitwithcustomersimmediately. M&Ms—DuringtheSpanishCivilWarofthe1930s,ForrestMars,Sr.,sawsoldierseatingpiecesofchocolatecoveredwithahardsugarycoating,whichkeptthechocolatefrommeltinginthesun.Usingthisidea,Marsdeveloped
7、M＆Msin1941.In1954,MarsntroducedM&MsPeanutChocolateCandies,alongwiththenowfamousslogan,“Themilkchocolatemeltsinyourmouth,notinyourhand.”21．WhohelpedtocreatetheAmericanversionofPizza？A．JohnB．CurtisandMariaCarolina.B．MariaCarolinaandErnestHamwi.C．RaffaeleEspositoandMarghe
8、rita.D．ErnestHamwiandForrestMars,Sr.22．Whydidtheice-creambecomepopular？A．Itwasacone—shape.B．ItlookedliketheItalianfla
