单选题 The cuisine of Mexico can be dated back to 700 B.C., when the area was populated by Indians whose staple food was corn. In the centuries to follow, the region's farmers developed other important crops as well, including beans and chilies. In 1519, the Spanish arrived. Though they turned Mexico into a colony, these Spanish also introduced important new foods like wheat, pork, beef and dairy products;
Visiting to an authentic(正宗的) Mexican restaurant is a good way to discover the richness of Mexican cuisine. To begin, you may order some tasty appetizers like cheese quesadillas. For the next course, you can't miss a chicken chimichanga, which has a delicious, mild flavor. Another choice is a beef enchilada. Covered with spicy tomato sauce and topped with cheese, it will set your taste buds dancing.
To complete your Mexican meal, try a scoop of fried ice cream. Besides cooling you down, it will leave you wondering how the cook managed to deep fry the ice cream without melting it.

单选题 ______ is the best title for this article.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】主旨推断题。题目询问文章最佳标题。通读全文，发现本文主要是对墨西哥美食的介绍，其中包括了墨西哥美食的部分历史、品尝墨西哥美食的基本步骤等。所以总结起来，文章的最佳标题应该选择选项D(墨西哥美食入门)。
[避错指南] 选项A(最受欢迎的墨西哥美食)文中并没有提到；选项B(制作墨西哥美食指南)，虽然文中提及了品尝墨西哥美食的顺序，但并没有具体涉及如何做墨西哥菜；选项C(墨西哥美食历史解密)，虽然文中提及了墨西哥美食的历史，但是文章第二段却并没有介绍墨西哥的美食历史。因此这三项均应予以排除。

单选题 In ancient times, ______ was the most important food for Indians of the area that is now Mexico.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】事实细节题。题目询问居住在现在的墨西哥地区的古代印第安人的主食是什么。根据文章首段首句可以判断出corn(玉米)是当时印第安人的主食。因此，选项D为正确答案。
[避错指南] 干扰项为选项B，仔细阅读首段末句可以发现牛肉其实是西班牙人入侵之后才引进的，故选项B不正确。

单选题 During the 16th century, what happened in the area that is now Mexico?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】推理判断题。题目询问16世纪，当地发生了什么。文章首段最后两句提到，“西班牙人将墨西哥变为了殖民地”，而选项A则是该表述的同义表达，因此选项A为正确答案。
[避错指南] 选项B(西班牙人采用了当地的美食。)与西班牙人引进了一些新的食物，如小麦、猪肉、牛肉和奶制品等的事实相悖；选项C(当地农民开始种植其他作物。)发生在公元前700年之后，而非16世纪；选项D(当地印第安人和西班牙开始通商。)在文中并没有提及，因此，这三项均不正确。

单选题 According to the passage, ______ has a spicy flavor.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】细节推理题。题目询问何种食物有辛辣的味道。根据第二段最后两句话中的covered with spicy tomato sauce,可以推断出beef enchilada(辣椒牛肉馅玉米卷饼)涂有辛辣的番茄酱。因此选项C为正确答案。
[避错指南] 选项A为mild flavor(味道醇厚)，故排除；选项B属于tasty appetizers(开胃菜)；选项D(牛肉)的味道文中没有提及。

单选题 According to the passage, fried ice cream has NOT the function of ______ .

A、 cooling you down
B、 reminding you of how the cook managed to deep fry the ice cream without melting it
C、 setting your taste buds dancing
D、 symbolizing the completion of your Mexican meal

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】细节推理题。题目询问烤冰激凌不具有下面何种功能。参照文章末段，fried ice cream具有选项A、B和D的功能。根据排除法，选项C为正确答案。
[避错指南] 根据第二段末句，可以推断出是beet enchilada具有选项C的功能，而非fried iee cream所具有的功能。