Question

【题目】Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

In the green hills of northern Thailand, a woman painstakingly picks coffee beans out of a pile of elephant dung (粪便). They are preparing for the ingredient of one of the world’s most expensive drinks.

This remote comer of Thailand is better known for drug smuggling (毒品走私) than coffee, but Black Dinkin decided it was a perfect place for him to combine wildlife conservation with business. 【1】 The company uses elephant dung to create a wonderful coffee.

Initially, Dinkin considered using a kind of cats to make coffee, but he found the cats were usually kept in cages and force-fed beans. 【2】 Eventually, Dinkin settled on elephants after discovering that the animals sometimes eat coffee. He also teamed up with an elephant rescue charity which saves the animals from the tourist trade.

【3】 “I thought it would be as simple as taking the beans, giving them to the elephants and out will come great coffee,” said Dinkin, adding that the initial result was “horrible”. It took him another nine years to actually succeed in doing what he wanted.

According to Dinkin, the enzymes (酶) in the elephant, stomachs function as a kind of slow cooker and the stomach acid takes the bitterness out of the beans. The elephant riders’ wives collect the coffee beans from the dung before washing and drying them in the sun.

The rewards, however, are worth all the work. At around $1, 880 per kilogram, the coffee doesn’t come cheap. 【4】This helps its sales a lot.

A.The 4-year-old Canadian founded Black Ivory Coffee.

B.The local elephant riders considered the project a crazy idea.

C.Its unique taste and special processing cycle give the product a romantic appeal.

D.Making coffee from elephant dung, however, turned out to be harder than expected.

E.To make a kilogram of coffee, the elephants have to cat about 33 kilos of the beans.

F.This is against the businessman’s desire to support rather than damage the environment.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】F

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

本文为一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种以大象粪便做成的风味独特的咖啡。

【1】结合后文The company uses elephant dung to create a wonderful coffee.(这家公司用大象的粪便制作了一种很棒的咖啡)可知，前文的介绍应该与公司有关。A. The 4-year-old Canadian founded Black Ivory Coffee.()岁的加拿大人创办了黑象牙咖啡)符合语境。故选A项。

【2】结合前文This remote comer of Thailand is better known for drug smuggling (毒品走私) than coffee, but Black Dinkin decided it was a perfect place for him to combine wildlife conservation with business.(泰国这个偏僻的地方以毒品走私而不是咖啡而出名，但布莱克·丁金认为这里是他将野生动物保护和商业结合起来的完美之地)及Initially, Dinkin considered using a kind of cats to make coffee, but he found the cats were usually kept in cages and force-fed beans.(最初，丁金考虑用一种猫粪来煮咖啡，但他发现，这些猫通常被关在笼子里，强制喂养咖啡豆)可知，丁金的本意是要保护动物，保护环境，而这种养猫方式与他的想法背道而驰。F. This is against the businessman's desire to support rather than damage the environment.(这与这位商人支持保护环境而不是破坏环境的本意背道而驰)符合此处语境。故选F项。

【3】结合后文It took him another nine years to actually succeed in doing what he wanted.(他又花了九年时间才真正成功地做到了他想做的事)可知，一开始用用咖啡豆喂大象来获取咖啡的想法没有那么容易。D. Making coffee from elephant dung, however, turned out to be harder than expected.(然而，用象粪煮咖啡却比预期的要难)与后文相对应。故选D项。

【4】结合后文This helps its sales a lot.(这对它的销售有很大帮助)可知，C. Its unique taste and special processing cycle give the product a romantic appeal.(其独特的口味和特殊的加工周期，使产品具有浪漫的吸引力)与后文相对应。故选C项。