(新课标)2016高考英语阅读理解和短文改错选练(7)

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1、（新课标）2016高考英语阅读理解和短文改错选练（7）阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。体裁：议论文　话题：历史故事　时间：6分钟Themoviesjustwouldn'tbethesamewithoutthewarmbutterytasteofpopcorn.Amazingly，thisdelicioustreatstarteditslifeasacornkernel(玉米粒)—andnotfromjustanycorn.Popcornisatypeofsweetc

2、ornthatwasoriginallygrowninMexicoandspreadtoChina，Indiaandelsewhere.Itistheonlykindofcornthatwillpop.Today，mostoftheworld'spopcornisgrownintheUnitedStates.Everypopcornkernelcontainsatinydropofwater，surroundedbysoftstarch(淀粉)．Whenthepopcornisheated，the

3、waterturnsintosteam.Thisputspressureonthesurroundinghardkernel，forcingittoexplode.Thesoftstarchincreasesabout40timesinsizeasthecornkernelturnsitselfinsideout.Inthe1500spopcornwasanimportantfoodsourcefortheAztecIndiansofcentralandsouthernMexico.Butitwa

4、sn'tonlyfood.Itwasalsousedinceremoniesorinheaddressesandnecklaces.BythetimetheEuropeansarrivedinAmerica，popcornhadspreadthroughmostoftheAmericanIndians.SomeearlyAmericansettlersatepopcornwithcreamandsugarforbreakfast.Butitwasn'tuntilthelate1800sthatpo

5、pcornbecamepopular.Thedemandforpopcornincreasedandfarmersbeganfarmingpopcorn.Thefirstmobilepoppingmachinewasinventedin1885，andpopcornwassoldbystreetsellersmuchlikehotdogsaresoldtoday.DuringtheGreatDepressionofthe1930s，thepopcornbusinessstillthrivedasp

6、eoplecouldstillaffordit.Theninthe1950stelevisionarrivedandpopcornconsumptiondecreased.Peoplestayedhomeandstoppedgoingtothetheatre.Butthelinkbetweenmoviesandpopcornhadalreadyexisted.Soonpeoplebeganmakingpopcornathomeonthestove.Later，microwavepopcornwas

7、introduced.Todaythemovieshaveregainedpopularityandpopcornhasonceagainbecomethefavorite.【语篇导读】　没有温热香甜的爆米花，电影似乎也会失去味道吧。那么，关于爆米花你又了解多少呢？1．Popcornwasfirstplantedin______.A．ChinaB．AmericaC．IndiaD．Mexico解析　细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知答案。答案　D2．Whydoesthecornkernelpopwhe

8、nheated?A．Becauseitiscoveredwithsoftstarch.B．Becausethepressureinsideistoobig.C．Becausethestarchbecomesbiggerinsize.D．Becausethereiswaterinsidethekernel.解析　细节理解题。根据第二段第二、三两句可知，玉米粒内的水并不能直接导致它炸开，而是水蒸气产生的压力作用于四周坚硬的内核上，造成它爆炸。故答案选B。答案　B3．Wecanknowf