Question

Legends about the development of coffee are varied and interesting, involving chance occurrences, political tricks, and the pursuit of wealth and power.

According to one story, a sheepherder named Kaldi, as he tended his sheep, noticed the effect of coffee beans. He noticed that the sheep became excited after eating the red “cherries" from a certain plant when they changed pastures (牧场). He tried it himself, and was soon as overactive as his sheep. Another story relates that a monk happened to discover that this fruit from the shiny green plant could help him stay awake.

Another legend gives us the name for coffee, “mocha”. Omar, an Arabian was thrown to the desert with his followers to die of starvation. In desperation, Omar had his friends boil and eat the fruit from an unknown plant. Not only did the soup save the group, but the residents of the nearest town, Mocha, took their survival as a religious sign. The plant and its beverage (饮料) were named Mocha to honor this event.

Coffee was introduced much later to countries beyond Arabia, whose inhabitants believed it to be a tasty thing and guarded its secret as if they were top secret military plans. The government forbade transportation of the plant out of the Moslem nations. The actual spread of coffee was started illegally. One Arab named Baba Budan smuggled (走私) beans to some mountains near Mysore, India, and started a farm there. Early in this century, some of those original plants were found still growing fruitfully in the region.

Coffee today is grown and enjoyed worldwide, and is one of the few crops that small farmers in third-world countries can profitably export.

1.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A. A sheepherder used coffee beans to keep sheep excited.

B. Coffee was a special kind of red cherry from a certain plant.

C. A sheepherder and a monk accidently discovered coffee’s effect.

D. Sheep ate a lot of coffee beans while they changed pastures.

2.Which of the following involves political tricks?

A. Kaldi’s story. B. The monk’s story.

C. Omar’s story. D. Baba Budan’s story.

3.Mocha is originally the name of ______.

A. a town  B. an Arabian    C. a kind of coffee    D. a sheepherder

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. The Secret of Coffee     B. The Tales of Coffee

C. People’s Love for Coffee        D. The Function of Coffee

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了咖啡这种饮品的发现，传播的经过。同时也讲述了咖啡这种饮品的功能。

1.C细节理解题。本段大意：一个叫Kaldi的牧羊人注意到他的羊在吃了这种咖啡豆之后非常的兴奋，他也尝试吃了一点儿发现，自己也和羊一样。第二和咖啡有关的故事是一个伴侣在吃了咖啡之后发现自己总是很清醒，睡不着。所以第二自然段讲述的是咖啡的作用的发现过程。

2.D细节理解题。The actual spread of coffee was started illegally. One Arab named Baba Budan smuggled (走私) beans to some mountains near Mysore, India, and started a farm there.

句意为：咖啡的真正传播刚开始是非法的，阿拉伯人Baba Budan 走私了一些咖啡到了印度附近的Mysore地方，由此可知Baba Budan 做的事情卷入了政治。

3.A细节理解题。Not only did the soup save the group, but the residents of the nearest town, Mocha, took their survival as a religious sign. The plant and its beverage (饮料) were named Mocha to honor this event.句意为：这种咖啡饮品不仅救了他们，而且最近的小镇Mocha里的居民把他们的幸存视做宗教的信号，这种植物还有它的饮料补命名为Mocha以纪念个事件。

4.B主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了三个方面的问题，一是咖啡功能的发现；二是咖啡被命名为Mocha的原因；三是咖啡对外的传播，以及刚开始与政治的关系。所以本文讲述的都是有关咖啡的事情，因此答案应为B

考点：考查对科普类文章的阅读。