Do you know when and where ice cream got its start? It's an international favorite with a long and interesting history
The earliest ices were eaten in China many years ago. The people would put orange juice on ice .Later, this idea traveled to Italy. Nero, the emperor of Rome between 37 and 68 A.D, liked to eat ices as a special treat between violin lessons. He ordered runners to run to the mountains, get snow and quickly run back to the palace; The snow was mixed with fruit juices and nuts.
Around 1660,Coffee shops serving ice cream were very popular in Paris. Most of the coffee shops were owned by Italians. The first successful one was opened by a man from Sicily named Francesco Procopio.
Ice cream was probably brought to America in the early 1700's, and quickly became the favorite of American presidents. George Washington had ice cream pots and machines in his kitchen. Dolly Madison the wife of President Madison, was the first person to actually serve it in the White House. She made her guests very  happy when she served her favorite dessert.
Before ice cream was sold in stores, it was made and frozen at home. it took a lot of work to mix cream，eggs，fruit，and salt, and then to freeze it. Nancy Johnson, an American woman who was good with machines, invented the hand-turned ice cream freezer in 1846. Five years later, Jacob Fluse opened the first ice cream business, in Baltimore, Maryland His business quickly spread to other states. Today in the United States,  ice cream is not only a food , it is away of life.
【小題1】What's the passage about? (No more than 10 words)
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【小題2】From which country did ice cream begin to travel in the world? (No more than l word)
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【小題3】What does the underlined word "it" refer to in paragraph 4? (No more than 3 words)
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【小題4】Who was the first person to serve the ice cream in White House'? (No more than 5 words)
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【小題5】According to the passage ,what made ice cream so popular in the USA? Please list two reasons．


【小題1】It’s about the history of ice cream
【小題2】China
【小題3】Ice cream
【小題4】Dolly Madison
【小題5】delicious and convenient

解析試題分析：本文介紹了冰激凌的發(fā)展歷史以及前景。如今冰激凌已風(fēng)靡全球。
【小題1】概括題，根據(jù)Do. you know when and where ice cream got its start? It's an international favorite with a long and interesting history，可得出答案。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)The earliest ices were eaten in China many years ago.
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題。這一自然段都在講冰激凌，所以可以得出答案。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Dolly Madison the wife of President Madison, was the first person to actually serve it in the White House.
【小題5】歸納題。根據(jù)George Washington had ice cream pots and machines in his kitchen. Dolly Madison the wife of President Madison, was the first person to actually serve it in the White House. She made her guests very  happy when she served her favorite dessert.以及it took a lot of work to mix cream，eggs，fruit，and salt, and then to freeze it. Nancy Johnson, an American woman who was good with machines, invented the hand-turned ice cream freezer in 1846.可概括出冰激凌在美國(guó)很受歡迎的原因是美味和方便。
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