的水并不能直
接导致它炸开，而是水蒸气产生的压力作用于四周坚硬的内核上，造成它爆炸。故答案选B。答案B
3．Weca
k
owfromthepassagethat______A．popcor
bega
tobefarmedi
thelate1800sB．popcor
waso
lyaki
doffoodi
the1500sC．hotdogsusedtobesoldbystreetsellersD．peoplestoppedgoi
gtothemovieswithoutpopcor
解析细节理解题。根据第四段第二、三两句可知，是在19世纪末期，随着
人们对爆米花需求的增长，农民们才开始种植这种玉米。答案A
4．Theu
derli
edword“thrived”i
thefifthparagraphprobablymea
s“______”．A．startedtobepopularB．wasseriouslyaffectedC．sufferedalotD．developedverywell
4
f解析
词义猜测题。根据上文的still以及下文的aspeoplecouldstillaffordit
可推断出，这里指即使是在经济大萧条时期，因为爆米花仍然是人们买得起的食品，所以爆米花产业仍然发展得很好。答案DPassage2
体裁：记叙文
话题：逸闻趣事
时间：7分钟
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