Question

【题目】 People all over the world eat eggs. Most of the eggs we eat come from hens. Eggs are easy to cook. They can be cooked in lots of ways such as fried or hard-boiled. Eggs can be used with other things to make cakes and ice-cream.

The fresh test Put your egg in a pan of water and use the guide below to find out how old your egg is.

Sinks（下沉）to the bottom of the pan and stays there 3-6 days old Sinks, but floats at an angle（角度） Just over 1 week old Sinks, and then stands on end About 2 weeks old Floats on top or just under the surface Over 2 weeks old Eggs last a long time. You can keep them for about four weeks in your fridge.

【1】According to Paragraph 1, cakes and ice-cream are mentioned to describe ____________.

A. the birth of chickensB. the difference between them

C. the use of eggsD. the way of keeping them

【2】What makes a yolk dark orange?

A. The hen's food.B. The colour of the shell.

C. The age of the egg.D. The vitamins in the egg.

【3】What does the table above show?

A. How heavy an egg can be.B. How long to cook an egg in a pan.

C. How to make an egg sink.D. How to check the age of an egg.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【解析】

短文大意：本文是科普文，简单介绍了鸡蛋的做法和用途，重点介绍的是如何检验鸡蛋的新鲜程度。

【1】题意：根据第1段，蛋糕和冰淇淋被提到用来描述鸡蛋的用途。考查细节理解。根据Eggs can be used with other things to make cakes and ice-cream.可知鸡蛋可被用于做蛋糕和冰淇淋，the use of eggs（鸡蛋的用途）符合句意，故选C。

【2】题意：什么使蛋黄变成深橙色?考查细节理解。根据The yolk can be pale yellow to dark orange. The colour depends on what the hen eats.可知蛋黄的颜色取决于母鸡吃什么，故选A。

【3】题意：上面的表格显示了什么?考查细节理解。根据Put your egg in a pan of water and use the guide below to find out how old your egg is.可知表格提供了如何检查鸡蛋的天数的方法，How to check the age of an egg.符合文意，故选D。