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  The first chocolate was eaten by people in South America hundreds of years ago. In those days, the people did not really eat chocolate. They used the cocoa bean (可可豆) to make a chocolate drink and they enjoyed it very much. Many years later, the cocoa bean was brought to other countries and people came to love the taste of chocolate.

  In 1824, John Cadbury opened a small shop in Britain. One of the things he sold was chocolate drink. In 1831, he opened a factory to make chocolate drink. He wanted to encourage people to drink chocolate instead of other drinks. A few years later, a man called Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate bars (条状巧克力), and so for the first time people had the chance to eat chocolate instead of only drinking it. But at that time chocolate was very expensive and only the rich people could buy it. Later, more and more chocolate bars were produced and sold, it became cheaper.

  However, at first only plain chocolate (a kind of chocolate without milk and with very little sugar) was produced. Milk chocolate came later and this was made by adding milk to the chocolate. The first milk chocolate bar was made in Cadbury's factory in 1897. The most famous chocolate, Cadbury's Milk Bar, was made in 1905. It has been the most popular chocolate in Britain and around the world for over 100 years. The Cadbury factory is still in Britain and the chocolate produced there is eaten all over the world. Every year, thousands of visitors visit the factory in order to see how chocolate is made.

(1) Hundreds of years ago, people first began to drink chocolate in ________.

[  ]

A.South America
B.South Africa
C.Britain
D.Australia

(2) John Cadbury opened a factory to make chocolate drink in ________.

A.1824
B.1831
C.1897
D.1905

(3) People had the chance to eat chocolate instead of drinking it for the first time ________.

[  ]

A.when chocolate was cheaper

B.when more and more chocolate was produced

C.when John Cadbury started to make chocolate drink

D.when Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate bars

(4) At first, not many people bought chocolate ________.

[  ]

A.because it was very expensive

B.because people didn't like the taste

C.because they wanted to have other drinks

D.because there was no chocolate sold in the shops

(5) Cadbury's Milk Bar ________.

[  ]

A.was first made in 1897

B.is a kind of plain chocolate

C.is famous neither in Britain nor in America

D.is popular not only in Britain but also around the world

答案:A;B;D;D;D
解析:

整体把握:本文介绍巧克力的由来。

(1) 点拨:根据第一段的第一句和第三句可知应选A

(2) 点拨:根据第二段第三句In 1831, he opened a factory to make chocolate drink.,故选B

(3) 点拨:根据第二段中a man called Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate bars.,故选D

(4) 点拨:根据But at that time chocolate was very expensive and only the rich people could buy it,本题应选A

(5) 点拨:根据最后一段中It has been the most popular chocolate in Britain and around the world for over 100 years.,故此题选D


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