Question

【題目】

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 boiled. Eggs can be used with other things to make cakes and ice cream.

◇Shell: The shell protects the egg. Shells can be brown or white.

◇White（蛋清）: The egg white is mostly water, protein and some minerals. Before the white is cooked, it is not white, it is clear.

◇Yolk（蛋黃）：The yolk has most of the egg’s vitamins and minerals. The yolk can be yellow to dark orange. The color depends on what the hens eats.

The fresh test

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

What happens to the egg Age of the egg

Sinks（下沉）to the bottom of the pan and stays there 3—6 days old

Sinks, and then stands straight About 2 weeks old

Floats（漂�。�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 way of keeping them

C.the difference between themD.the use of eggs

【2】What makes a yolk dark orange?

A.The age of the egg.B.The hen’s food.

C.The color of the shell.D.The vitamins in the egg.

【3】What does the table（表格）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】D

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

本文介紹雞蛋的蛋清、蛋黃以及如何測定雞蛋的年齡。

【1】推理判斷題。根據第一段中Eggs can be used with other things to make cakes and ice cream.“雞蛋能夠和其他物品一起制作蛋糕和冰淇淋”可推知此處講的是雞蛋的用途。選D項。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據The color depends on what the hens eats可知蛋黃的顏色取決于雞吃什么食物。故選B項。

【3】推理判斷題。根據表格名稱The fresh test以及表格第一行to find out how old your egg is可知此表用于介紹如何測定雞蛋的年齡，故選D項。