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【题目】We now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter．We think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine．Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack．Sometimes it's an ingredient（配料） in the main course of a meal．Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken．The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices（香料） like chili peppers．

Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree．The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say "Ugh!" and run away．Workers must first dry and then roast the beans．This removes the bitter taste．

The word "chocolate" comes from a Mayan word．The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico．They valued the cacao tree．Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink．

When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too． Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine．No one had the idea of adding sugar．The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes．Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good for the digestion．

In the 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao．It quickly became a cheap and popular drink．Soon afterwards, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate．Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together． People liked the taste of milk chocolate even better．

Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie．Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and, of course, an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce．

【1】It was _____that discovered sugar could remove the bitter taste of cacao．

A．The workers in the chocolate factory

B．The Spaniards

C．The people in England

D．The owner of a chocolate factory

【2】The Spaniards think that cacao was a medicine because_____

A．it was strong and bitter．

B．it was good for digestion．

C．it cured man's diseases．

D．it was a kind of drink for good health．

【3】Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate?

a．Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England．

b．A factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate．

c．The Spaniards started drinking cacao．

d．It was found that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao．

e．A factory mixed milk and chocolate together．

A．a-b-c-d-e B．c-d-e-b-a

C．c-d-a-b-e D．c-d-b-e-a

【4】It can be inferred from the passage that _____．

A．chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or a candy bar

B．Mexicans like chocolate very much

C．chocolate is a product of the cacao tree

D．people liked the taste of chocolate mixed with milk

【答案】

【1】D

【1】A

【1】C

【1】B

【解析】

试题分析:本文属于历史类短文，主要介绍了巧克力的发展历程。

【1】D 细节题。根据文章第四段第一句In the 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao．可知正是巧克力工厂的主人发现糖可以去掉苦味。故D正确。

【1】A 细节题。根据第三段第二句Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine．可知正是因为这种饮料味道很浓很苦，所以西班牙人才认为它是一种药物。故A正确。

【1】C 细节题。本文是细节题中的排序题。根据文章第三段最后一句和第四段可知首先西班牙人开始喝可可，后来人们发现糖可以去掉苦味，在英国可可变成了一种便宜受欢迎的饮料，后来一家工厂生产出固体的巧克力块，最后一家工厂把牛奶和巧克力合在了一起。故C正确。

【1】B 推理题。根据文章第一段最后2句Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken．The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices（香料） like chili peppers可知墨西哥人有多种食用可可的方法。可知墨西哥人很喜欢巧克力。故B正确。

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