[冲刺中考]英语阅读与填空：9-Wednesday 口香糖 284词

9-Wednesday 口香糖 284词

题材： 口香糖　 词数： 284　 建议阅读时间： 5分钟

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You can buy chewing gum in nearly every country in the world．But it wasn't always like that．

The American Indians were the first people to chew gum．This gum came from a kind of special trees that grew on their land．It was said chewing gum could help keep teeth clean．In 1848，a sailor called John Curtis began selling it．He was the first person to sell chewing gum．The gum being sold cost just a few cents for two pieces．It became popular very quickly even though it was very hard to chew．Now other things are put into the gum to make it soft and sweet．

By 1890，there were hundreds of different chewing gum．The most famous name in chewing gum，however，is probably William Wrigley．He spent a lot of money on ads and even sent free pieces of gum to children on their birthdays．He said that chewing gum helped people work better and that it could stop people from feeling tired．He did not care whether he told the truth about chewing gum or not—as long as he sold lots of gum．He knew that if he could get children to chew gum，they would go on buying chewing gum for many years．So his Juicy Fruit and Spearmint flavors were soon very successful．

Now many millions of people chew gum，especially children．No matter what they do，they like to chew gum，even in class．Teachers think it's a problem．Another problem is that when some students have chewed all the taste out of their pieces of gum，they take them out of their mouths and put them on to the chairs，the ground or other places．It's difficult to clean up．So many schools in China don't allow the students to chew gum at school．But some students often break the rule.

生词

chew　v． 咀嚼：You should chew your food thoroughly．吃东西要把食物细细咀嚼。

gum　n． 树胶，树脂；口香糖：chewing gum 口香糖

juicy　adj． 多汁的：juicy peaches 多汁的桃子（本文中Juicy Fruit即为通常所说的“黄箭”，Spearmint为“白箭”，该品种在中国较少见。比较常见的还有Doublemint，即“绿箭”。）

spearmint　n． （=mint）薄荷：spearmint tooth paste薄荷香味的牙膏

flavor　n． 滋味，味道：We sell 72 different flavors of ice cream．我们出售72种不同味道的冰淇淋。

1．Who were the first people to chew gum？

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2．Who was the first person to sell chewing gum？

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3．Why did chewing gum become popular very quickly at first？

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4．Why did William Wrigley soon get successful？

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5．What are the main problems about chewing gum？

One is______________________．

Another is ______________________．

6．If you like chewing gum very much，what will you do to make your school allow you to chew gum in the school？

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参考译文

你可能觉得，在世界上几乎所有国家都能买到口香糖，但以前可不是这样。

美洲印第安人是最早嚼口香糖的人。这种口香糖来自美洲的特有树种。据说，嚼这种口香糖能保持牙齿清洁。1848年，一个叫约翰·柯蒂斯的水手开始出售这种东西。他是卖口香糖的第一人。当时只要花几美分就可以买两片。尽管硬得难以咬动，口香糖却很快流行起来。现在，人们往里面加入其他成分，以使其柔软并有甜味。

到了1890年，口香糖已有数百个品种。然而，最响当当的名字可能还是威廉·瑞格理。他投入巨资做广告，甚至还在孩子们过生日时免费派送口香糖。他说，口香糖能帮助人们更好地工作，还能防止人们精神疲惫。他并不关心自己说的是不是实话——只要能卖出去东西就行。他知道，如果能让儿童嚼口香糖，他们就会长期买下去。所以他的黄箭和白箭很快畅销起来。

现在，有数百万人嚼口香糖，其中主要是儿童。无论干什么，他们都喜欢嚼口香糖，甚至上课的时候也如此。老师们认为，这是个问题。另一个问题是，当某些学生把口香糖嚼得完全没味时，他们会把口香糖从嘴里拿出来，扔到椅子上、地上或其他地方。然而要清除这些东西却很困难。所以中国的很多学校禁止学生上学时嚼口香糖。但有些学生经常违反这项校规。

参考答案

Wednesday 1．The American Indians．　2．A sailor called John Curtis．　3．Because it was quite cheap and it might clean the teeth．　4．Because he spent a lot of money on ads （and what he said on them sounded excellent）．　5．some students like to chew gum in class they spit the pieces of gum everywhere　6．Don't chew gum in class and use pieces of paper to wrap the chewed gum and throw them into the dustbin.