【阅读理解.Believeitornot,America'sfavoritesnackfoodisthepotatochip.Thereisastorybehindhowitwasfirstmade.Onemightthinkthatsomethinggeniusthoughtupthefirstpotatochips,butitdidn'thappenthatway.TheMoonLak】
阅读理解. Believeitornot,America'sfavoritesnackfoodisthepotatochip.Thereisastorybehindhowitwas
firstmade.Onemightthinkthatsomethinggeniusthoughtupthefirstpotatochips,butitdidn'thappen
thatway.TheMoonLakeRestaurantwasawell-knownrestaurantinNewYorkin1853.Itsmenuincluded
French-friedpotatoes:apopularfoodrecipebroughtbackfromFrancebyThomasJefferson.Thesewere
thicklycutpotatoes,frieduntilgoldenbrownandcrispintheoutside.Oneeveningaguestinthedininghall
feltthathispotatoesweretoothickandsentthembacktothekitchen.Thecookslicedsomepotatoesthinner
thanbeforeandpreparedthemforthecomplainingguest.Hewasstillnotsatisfiedandsentthembackagain!
Bythistimethecookwasangryanddecidedtodoexactlywhatthedinnerguestwanted:slicethepotatoes
asthinaspossible.Thentheywouldbesocrispthatthedinerwouldn'tbeabletousehisforktoeatthem.
Whenthepaperthinbrownedpotatoesarrivedthedinnerwaspleased.Hewassohappywiththemthatother
guestsstartedorderingthenewpotatoes.Thecook'splantostopthedinnerguestfromcomplainingdidnot
turnoutashehadplanned.SoonSaratogaChipsappearedonthemenuandbecamesopopularthatpeople
wantedtotakesomehome.Therestaurantstartedsellingsmallpackagesofthepotatochips.Afewyearslater
theyweresellingallovertheUnitedStates.Butbecausethepotatoeshadtobepeeledbyhand,itwasatime-
consumingchoreandpotatoshipswereoftenoutofstock.Inthe1920samechanicalpotatopeelerwas
inventedandsoontherewerepotatochipsinabundance.Theygraduallyspreadallovertheworld,andhave
remainedpopulareversince.1.Accordingtothispassage,thecookoftheMoonLakeRestaurant_____.[ ]A.enjoyedmakingpotatochipsverymuch
B.wantedtosilenceaguest'scomplaining
C.likedplayingjokesonguests
D.waspleasedthatotherguestslikedthechips2.Therestaurantstartedtosellpotatochipsbecause_____.[ ]A.