【题目】The history of chocolate begins with a plant whose name is cacao. For centuries, people worldwide have been enjoying the rich favor of chocolate, a product made from cacao. 【1】 Americans eat an average of more than five kilograms of chocolate per person every year. The specialty shop shows the culture of chocolate and sells chocolates from different areas of the world.
Historians believe the Mayan people of Central America first learned to farm cacao plants around 2,000 years ago. 【2】 Then they grew them around their homes. They cooked the cacao seeds and pressed them into soft powder. They mixed the powder with water to make a delicious chocolate drink. There are often images of cacao plants on Maya buildings and art objects. The rulers drank chocolate at ceremonies. 【3】
The Aztecs also valued chocolate in the Aztec culture. But the cacao plant could not grow in the area where they lived. 【4】 They even used cacao seeds as a form of money to pay or give as offerings to the gods. Only the very wealthy people in Aztec societies could afford to drink chocolate because cacao was so valuable.
The explorer Christopher Columbus brought cacao seeds to Spain after his trip to Central America in 1502. The wealthy people of Spain first enjoyed the chocolate drink. 【5】 Nowadays, the English, Dutch and French all plant cacao trees in their own countries.
A. Chocolate is very sensitive to temperature.
B. The Mayan took the cacao trees from the rainforests.
C. Chocolate is especially popular in the United States.
D. Chocolate has been prepared as a drink for nearly all of its history.
E. So they had to exchange goods with other societies for cacao seeds.
F. Since then, the popularity of the drink has spread throughout Europe.
G. And even poorer members of Mayan society could enjoy the drink sometimes.
【答案】
【1】C
【2】B
【3】G
【4】E
【5】F
【解析】本文介绍了深受全世界人们喜欢的巧克力以及它的历史和传播。
【1】C
根据下句Americans eat an average of more than five kilograms of chocolate per person every year.(美国人平均每人每年吃超过5公斤的巧克力。)可知,巧克力在美国是受欢迎的。故选C。
【2】B
根据下文Then they grew them around their homes.(然后他们在家里种植。),Then(然后),故可知上句应该是先得到。故选B项The Mayan took the cacao trees from the rainforests.(玛雅人从热带雨林中挖了可可树)。
【3】G
根据上句The rulers drank chocolate at ceremonies.(统治者们在仪式上喝巧克力。),G项(甚至玛雅社会中较贫穷的成员有时也能享受这种饮料)都是讲巧克力在玛雅社会中的应用, And even将上下文连在一起,故答案为G。
【4】E
根据上句But the cacao plant could not grow in the area where they lived.(可可树不能生长在他们居住的地区。)因此,他们不得不与其他社会交换可可豆种子。故选E。前后是因果关系,so起着关键作用。
【5】F根据上句The wealthy people of Spain first enjoyed the chocolate drink.(西班牙的富人首先享用了巧克力饮料。)再根据空格下句Nowadays, the English, Dutch and French all plant cacao trees in their own countries.(目前,英国、荷兰和法国都在自己的国家种植可可树。)也就是说,从那以后,这种饮料的受欢迎程度已经传遍了整个欧洲。故选F。
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