《2026年薪火金卷高考仿真模拟卷英语》

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Although dairy products and cured meat have been delivered and traded for thousands of
years, it is believed that proper food delivery didn’t begin until 1889.
In 1889, King Umberto Ⅰ and Queen Margherita traveled to Naples. Sick of the food cooked
by court chefs, the Queen wanted to try something popular with the common people of southern
Italy—pizza. Chef Raffaele Esposito, an excellent pizza-maker, delivered three pizzas as
requested. The Queen loved the one made with mozzarella cheese, basil and tomatoes. Thus, the
margherita pizza was born.
Later, in India, cities were getting crowded. Workers had difficulty cooking or finding
suitable meals outside their homes. Therefore, dabbawalas came to meet this demand. Dabbawala
means “one who carries a box”, and they carried boxes of food by bicycle or railway train to sell
to workers. Delivering food as a full-time job began with the dabbawalas.
Over time, food delivery has come to be found everywhere. In America, delivery grew as cars
became common in the late 20th century. Then, another invention came along and made delivery
even more popular. In the 1990s, the Internet began to change what people thought about
delivery.
Online delivery services began with the website World Wide Waiter in 1995. Over the next
15 years, online orders slowly caught up with phone orders. As smartphones became popular,
pizza chains started to create their own apps.
Nowadays, there are many different apps available worldwide. Just by tapping your screen,
you can order almost any food imaginable. If you want to earn a bit of money on the side, you can
deliver food yourself. Some restaurants, known as “ghost kitchens”, only offer food through these
apps.
In times of the epidemic, when isolation and stay-at-home orders were applied, the supply of
food delivery services could hardly meet the rising demand. To cater to the customers, Uber Eats
became the first to roll out the “leave at door” service so that no contact would be made during
the pick-up. During this difficult time, delivery drivers, always with their masks on, were seen as
heroes.
28. Which event marked the beginning of food delivery?
A. The pizza order of the royal family.
B. The invention of the margherita pizza.
C. The emergence of dabbawalas in India.
D. The spread of food delivery in America.
29. Why does the author mention “ghost kitchens” in Paragraph 6?
A. To promote a food delivery app.
B. To recommend virtual restaurants.
C. To suggest the dominance of online orders.
D. To emphasize the popularity of online delivery.
30. In what way did the epidemic affect the food delivery industry?
A. Delivery drivers became less efficient.
B. Customers were required to wear masks.
C. Contactless services started to be popular.
D. The rising demand for food delivery was met.
31. What is the main idea of the text?
A. The evolution of food delivery.
B. The history of food delivery apps.
C. The role of technology in food delivery.
D. The impact of the epidemic on food delivery.

答案： 28.A [细节理解题。根据第一段中的“proper food delivery didn't begin until 1889”以及第二段中的“In 1889... the Queen wanted to try... pizza. Chef Raffaele Esposito，an excellent pizza - maker，delivered three pizzas as requested.”可知，1889年王室的比萨饼订单开启了食品配送的先例。]
29.D [推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Nowadays，there are many different apps available worldwide. Just by tapping your screen，you can order almost any food imaginable.”以及“Some restaurants，known as‘ghost kitchens’，only offer food through these apps.”可知，作者提到“ghost kitchens”是为了举例来强调各类食品配送线上应用程序的流行。]
30.C [推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“To cater to the customers，Uber Eats became the first to roll out the‘leave at door’service so that no contact would be made during the pick - up.”可知，因为在流行病期间大家需要避免接触，所以产生了“无接触配送”方式，并且这种方式开始流行。]
31.A [主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文按照时间顺序，首先介绍食品配送的起源，接下来介绍食品配送行业随着交通的发展而普及，最后介绍现代食品配送随着因特网和智能手机的兴起而成为人们生活中不可或缺的服务。由此可知，本文主要介绍了食品配送行业的起源和发展。]