Question

    Most American children eat potatoes. But many children don't know that the potato is the best for food. Take a knife and cut a piece as (和…… 一样) thin as paper from the middle of the potato. Put the piece between your eyes and light. You will see that the potato has skin (表皮) ，an outside rim (边缘) and an inside part (部分) .The outside rim right under the skin of the potato is the most valuable (最有用) part of all. We often throw (扔) it away with the skin. Also,the skin is better for food than the inside. When eating a potato,if you choose the inside and leave (留下) the outside,you are throwing away the best part of it. If you can’t eat the whole potato,eat the outside rim and leave the inside.

() 1. How many parts does a potato have?

   A. It has only one part,the outside rim.

   B. It has two parts,the skin and the outside rim.

   C. It has three parts,skin,an outside rim and an inside part.

   D. It has four parts,middle,the skin,an outside rim and an inside part.

() 2. What is the best part of a potato?

   A. The outside rim. B. The inside part.

   C. Middle. D. Skin.

() 3. What should you eat first if you can’t eat the whole potato?

   A. Skin only. B. Inside part. C. Outside rim. D. Middle part of it.

() 4. In fact (事实上) ，the skin is .

   A. no good at all   B. better than the inside part

   C. better than the outside rim   D. as good as the outside rim

() 5. What does this passage talk about?

   A. How to cook potatoes. B. How to plant potatoes.

   C. How to make potatoes. D. How to eat potatoes.

Answer 1

1. C   2. A   3. C   4. B   5. D