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【题目】What are the chances of a 100yearold chocolate candy falling in your treat bag this Halloween？Though Goo Goo Clusters may not be as familiar as Kit Kat or Hershey bars，people of all ages have enjoyed this Southern staple(产品)for an entire century.

In 1901，a 19yearold named Howell Campbell opened a candy store in Nashville，Tennessee.He made all kinds of sweets and hard candies with just two copper kettles and about a dozen employees.Then，in 1912，he made the first candy to combine chocolate with other ingredients such as caramel，marshmallow nougat，and peanuts.Originally，these clusters were handwrapped and sold under the counter at a few local stores with a sign reading，“A nourishing lunch for a nickel.” Now，they are known as Goo Goo Clusters.Nearly 20，000 of these chocolate treats are made per hour in a factory in Nashville.

What else makes a Goo Goo so special？“In addition to it being the very firstever combination confection created，its shape also makes it quite unique，” says Beth Sachan，Goo Goo Clusters' senior marketing manager.“The Goo Goo Cluster is a big，imperfectly round mound of deliciousness！”

The 100th anniversary of the Goo Goo Cluster is being celebrated throughout the month of October，the biggest candyselling month of the year.About 40 restaurants in the Nashville area have created unique desserts inspired by Goo Goo Clusters to serve to their customers.

Additionally，a Goo Goosponsored race called the “Jog'n Hog” was held in Nashville onOctober 13.Adults and children ran three miles to the finish line after eating at least one of six Goo Goo Clusters from a bag they were given at the halfway point.A golden Goo Goo was hidden in one of the bags.The winner received a $100 gift certificate to the candy's website，googoo.com.After the race，a scavenger hunt was held throughout the city.

【语篇导读】 本文是一篇说明文。作者介绍了一个世纪以来一直受人们欢迎的巧克力食品——Goo Goo Clusters。文章涉及该产品的起源、发展和特点以及百年纪念活动。

【1】We can learn from the first paragraph that Goo Goo Clusters________.

A．are much better than other candies

B．look like Kit Kat and Hershey bars

C．have been popular to the customers

D．will be sold out by this Halloween

【2】What's the purpose of the sign according to this passage?

A．To draw more people's attention.

B．To encourage people to buy the clusters.

C．To make a large amount of money.

D．To persuade people to eat hard candies.

【3】The customers would like to enjoy Goo Goo Clusters probably because of________．

A．its shape and deliciousness

B．its package and design

C．its weight and combination

【4】The 100th anniversary of the Goo Goo Cluster is being celebrated by________．

A．holding a race in Nashville

B．opening a lot of restaurants

C．giving away many gift certificates

D．offering specially designed desserts

【5】Where can we find this text?

A．In a magazine on diet.

B．In a textbook on history.

C．In a website on culture.

D．In a guidebook on tour.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】D

【6】A

【解析】

【1】C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“...people of all ages have enjoyed this Southern staple for an entire century.”可知，一个世纪以来，Goo Goo Clusters一直受人们的喜爱。

【2】B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的倒数第三句“Originally，these clusters were handwrapped and sold under the counter at a few local stores with a sign reading，‘A nourishing lunch for a nickel.’”，再结合下文中的文字可以推知，a sign的意图是鼓励人们去购买Goo Goo Clusters。

【3】D．its fair price and low cost

【4】A 细节理解题。第三段中提到Goo Goo Clusters的特别之处，由此可知，是它们的形状和美味让人们喜欢吃的。

【5】D 细节理解题。由第四段最后一句可知，大约40家饭馆制作了很特别的点心。

【6】A 推理判断题。本文的话题与食品有关，可能会在美食杂志上看到该文章。

高频词汇

confection n. 甜点，精工制作的物品

imperfectly adv. 有缺点地；不完美地

mound n. 堆；小山岗

【长难句分析】 Adults and children ran three miles to the finish line after eating at least one of six Goo Goo Clusters from a bag they were given at the halfway point.在半路上，大人和孩子们会得到一个装有6个Goo Goo Clusters的包，他们在吃掉其中的至少一个之后跑三英里到达终点。

该句为复合句。其中after是介词，引出一个介词短语说明时间；“they were given...”是定语从句，修饰a bag。