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13．People all over the world eat a kind of food made flour and water．In the west people call it pasta（意大利面食）．In Asia it is called noodles．
    The Chinese started eating noodles about 1，000 years ago．Many people think that Marca Polo，the famous Italian explorer（意大利探险者），first took noodles from China to Italy．But we now know that the Italians were already making pasta．Italian sailors（水手）（78）tooka long way to look for business．They needed food that would keep（79）freshfor a long time．So they learned how to dry pasta．
    Pasta is still made in the same way today，with flour and water．It is made into shapes（形状）．Sometimes people add something to change the （80）colors．You can find green，red and black pasta，made with vegetables，tomataes and even squid ink!
    The most popular kind of pasta is spaghetti．But there are many（81）othersizes and shapes of pasta．Some look like hats，cars，pillows，worms or bows．Some are filled with meat，seafood，vegetables and cheese．
    We cook pasta in boiling water until it is soft．Then we can mix it with a sauce or eat it cold in a salad．Sometimes we put pasta in soup．Pasta tastes（82）deliciousand it is also good for us．A lot of people love pasta but Italians love it most．They love it so much that they have a （83）museumjust for pasta．In it，Italians show many things，such as history（历史），cultures of pasta．If you go there，you can learn more about it．

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分析 本文主要讲述了意大利面的由来，在亚洲称之为面条，有人认为意大利面是最初由马可波罗在1000年前由中国传到欧洲，但其实很久前意大利人就做意大利面了，意大利水手为了保存做成干意大利面，意大利面可以做成各种形状和颜色，不仅味道鲜美还营养丰富．意大利面承载了意大利的历史和文化以及意大利人的热爱，甚至有专门的博物馆．

解答 78．took，考查动词，根据to look for business寻找生意，说明意大利水手长途跋涉去寻找生意机会，take a long way长途跋涉，固定短语，事情发生在过去，用一般过去时，故答案为took．
79．fresh，考查形容词，根据So they learned how to dry pasta于是他们学会如何风干意大利面，说明为了让面条保鲜，keep+形容词，使..保持…状态，结合首字母，故答案为fresh．
80．colors，考查名词，根据You can find green，red and black pasta你可以看到绿色、红色和黑色意大利面，说明前面说的是颜色color，是可数名词，多种颜色是复数，故答案为colors．
81．other，考查形容词，根据语境，前面spaghetti是意大利细面条的一种最著名的形状，后面介绍的是其他各种形状Some look like hats，cars，pillows，worms or bows有的像帽子、车、虫子或者爪子．结合首字母，故答案为other．
82．delicious，考查形容词，根据单词tastes尝起来，可推测后面是表达口感的形容词，结合首字母，故答案为delicious．
83．museum，考查名词，根据后文In it，Italians show many things，such as history（历史），cultures of pasta．If you go there，you can learn more about it．在里面，意大利人展现了诸如意大利面的历史和文化，如果你去那里，你可以学到更多有关意大利面的知识．可知只有博物馆有此功能，museum是可数名词，前有冠词a表单数，故答案为museum．

点评 首字母阅读填空，考查词汇积累，考生注意结合语境和词语用法填上适当的单词．