Thousandsofyearsago,peopleonlyatefoodthatwasgrownneartheirhomes.Somekindsoffoodwereonlygrowninoneplace,sopeoplefromotherplacesdidn'tknowaboutthem.WhenEuropeansfirsttraveledtoCentralandSouthAmericainthe1500s,theydiscoveredstrangekindsoffoodthattheyhadneverseenbefore.Today,thesearegrowninalotofdifferentcountriesandthey'resoldinsupermarketsallovertheworld.Theydon'tseemstrangeanymore!
PotatoeswerefirstgrownintheAndesinSouthAmerica.In1586,theyweretakentoEuropebyexplorers(探险家).In1719,theyweretakentoNorthAmerica.Before1719,nobodyinNorthAmericahadeverseenoreatenapotato.TodayeachAmericaneatsmorethan60kilosofpotatoesayear.
Tomatoeswerealsofirstgrownbynative(本地的)Americans.WhenEuropeanexplorersvisitedthesouthofAmericain1500,theytooktomatoseeds(种子)backtoEurope.Soon,tomatoesweregrowninEurope,butpeopleinEnglanddidn'teatthem.Atthattime,alotofEnglishpeoplethoughtthattomatoeswerepoisonous!
Chilies(辣椒)havebeeneateninCentralandSouthAmericaformorethan8,000years!Inthe1500s,chiliesweretakentoEuropebyexplorers.Today,theyaregrowninhotcountriesallovertheworld.Howmanykindsoffoodarementionedinthepassage?PeopleinCentralandSouthAmericahaveeatenchiliesformorethan years.Theunderlinedword"poisonous"inthepassagemeans" "inChinese.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat .Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle(标题)forthepassage?
A.Two.
B.Three.
C.Four.
A.1,500
B.1,586
C.8,000
A.有毒的
B.重要的
C.辛辣的
A.peopleonlyatefoodgrownneartheirhomesafter1719
B.peopleinEuropewerethefirsttoplantpotatoes
C.theEuropeanexplorerstookchiliestoEuropeinthe1500s
A.TravelingtoAmerica
B."Strange"Food
C.TheEarliestExplorers