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【题目】阅读填空先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。

You may know that more people drink coffee than tea around the world．And that, after oil, it is the second biggest traded commodity (商品)．You may also know that the drink comes from beans which are first roasted and then ground (研磨)．But what else do you know about this popular drink?

It is said that the story of coffee started with an Ethiopian goatherd (牧羊人) named Kaldi．One day Kaldi was surprised to see that his goats were behaving very strangely．Instead of grazing (吃草) quietly, they were jumping around, almost dancing．He also noticed some red "cherries" from a plant that the goats were eating．He tried some himself and was surprised by the feeling of extreme happiness and excitement．He felt like dancing too !

But it wasn't used as a drink at first．It was used as food．The coffee berries, mixed with animal fat, were used by monks to stay awake during long hours of prayer．From Ethiopia, coffee was later cultivated (培育) in Yemen and the first hot drink was developed there around AD 1000．Three centuries later Muslims were keen coffee drinkers and as Islam spread, so did coffee．Coffee houses appeared in Cairo and Mecca．

For hundreds of years the plants were protected safely．But some beans were smuggled (偷运) out of Arabia and taken to India．In the 17th century, coffee was soon grown in a new continent．From India to Indonesia, a century later the beans were once again smuggled to Brazil．Brazil is now the largest coffee producer in the world．

It was the caffeine that made the goats dance and kept the monks awake．Although it is found in other soft drinks and tea, coffee has the most caffeine．In the short term．a couple of cups of coffee can prevent fatigue and delay sleep．But several cups a day, every day, can cause anxiety and restlessness．

The 【1】 of Coffee
Discovery	Kaldi found that his goats got 【2】 after they are some red cherries． Kaldi himself tried some, and he became very happy and excited．
At first	Coffee was 【3】 instead of being drunk．
In AD 1000	Coffee was cultivated in Yemen and the first hot drink was developed．
In AD 1300	Coffee 【4】 to different places so coffee houses appeared in Cairo and Mecca．
In the 17th century	Coffee was soon grown in a new continent, from India to Indonesia．
Now	Brazil 【5】 the most coffee in the world．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】History

【2】excited

【3】eaten

【4】spread

【5】produces

【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了咖啡故事的起源以及发展历史。咖啡最初不被用作饮料而是食物，公元1000年左右出现咖啡饮品，爱斯利摩人热衷于喝咖啡，随着伊斯兰教的传播，三个世纪以后咖啡传到开罗和麦加。十七世纪，传入印度。一个世纪后，从印度到印度尼西亚，最后到巴西。现在，巴西是世界上产咖啡最多的国家。

【1】考查文意理解题。根据短文内容，可知介绍的是咖啡的起源以及发展历史，故填History。

【2】考查词义理解题。根据One day Kaldi was surprised to see that his goats were behaving very strangely. Instead of grazing quietly, they were jumping around, almost dancing.，羊们跳来跳去，几乎是在跳舞，可知那些样都很兴奋。结合下文He tried some himself and was surprised by the feeling of extreme happiness and excitement.，故填excited。

【3】考查词义理解题。根据But it wasn't used as a drink at first.It was used as food.，咖啡最初被用作食物，可知是用来吃的，故填eaten。

【4】考查细节理解题。根据Three centuries later Muslims were keen coffee drinkers and as Islam spread, so did coffee. Coffee houses appeared in Cairo and Mecca.，可知咖啡是随着伊斯兰教而传播到开罗和麦加的，故填spread。

【5】考查词义理解题。本句缺谓语动词，根据Brazil is now the largest coffee producer in the world.，可知填produces。