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[2017·石家庄一模]IntheUS,thepotatoisoneofthemostwidelyconsumedeq\a\vs4\al(W1)crops.Frenchfriesarecommonlyfoundintypicaleq\a\vs4\al(W2)Americanfast－foodburgerjointsandcafeterias.FrenchfrieswereintroducedtotheUSwhenThomasJeffersonservedthemintheWhiteHouseduringhispresidencyfrom1801to1809.Potatochipsarepopularwitheq\a\vs4\al(P1)consumersaswell.

Thehumblepotatoismorethanjustakindoffood.InmanywaysitspartoftheAmericanpopculture.Letstakealookatsomepopculturepotatoes.

MashedPotatodance

TheMashedPotatodanceisacrazethatbeganin1962.Thenameofthedancecamefromthesongitaccompanieseq\a\vs4\al(W3)，MashedPotatoTime,performedbyAmericanRBsingerDeeDeeSharp.ThemovevaguelyresemblesthatoftheTwistdancestyle,bySharpsfellowPhiladelphian,ChubbyChecker.

HotPotato!

HotPotato!isanactionpuzzlevideogamereleasedeq\a\vs4\al(W4)in2001.Inthegametheplayermustdriveabusandcleartheroadofalienpotatobeings.Thepotatobeingsareeitherredorblue;whentwolike－coloredpotatoestoucheachother,theydisappear.Overtheyears,HotPotatohasreceivedmostlypositivereceptionfromcriticseq\a\vs4\al(W5).

MrPotatoHead

MrPotatoHeadisanAmericantoyinventedbyGeorgeLernerin1949.Thetoyconsistsofeq\a\vs4\al(P2)aplasticpotatomodelandavarietyofplasticpartslikehands,feet,earsandmouths.In1952,MrPotatoHeadbecamethefirsttoyadvertisedontelevision.ThiscommercialrevolutionizedmarketingandcausedaboomthatsolidifiedthistoysplaceinAmericanpopculture.

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1．WhichisthenewesttotheAmericanpopculture?

A．Frenchfries. B．MashedPotatodance.

C．HotPotato! D．MrPotatoHead.

答案：C细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知，Frenchfires在大约1801到1809年间被引进到了美国，根据第三段第一句可知，MushedPotatodance开始于1962年。根据最后一段第一句可知MrPotatoHead在1949年被发明。根据第四段第一句“HotPotato!isanactionpuzzle