Question

The olive（橄榄）tree probably first grew in southern Asia. And then it spread to Mediterranean（地中海的）countries about 6,000 years ago. Since then, it has been important in Mediterranean people’s lives.

The olive tree grows in rocky places and it doesn’t need much water. Its fruit can be made into olive oil. People have used olive oil to cook dishes for centuries. But they haven’t only used it for cooking. Some ancient cultures believed that it was useful as medicine. In modern times, people still use olive oil both for its taste and its health advantages.

Olive oil has also been an important product in the business and culture of Mediterranean countries. In ancient Greece, for example, anyone who cut down an olive tree was heavily punished. Winners at the Olympic Games wore wreaths（花环）. They were made of olive branches（树枝）. Sometimes winners were also given a prize of olive oil. People from Greece built ships so that they could use olive oil for trade. But it was the Romans who grew the olive tree in the rest of southern Europe and northern Africa.

Today, olive oil is still a very valuable product, and many different kinds of olive oil are sold in countries all over the world. 

1.Where did the olive tree probably first grow?

A. In Asia.   B. In Africa.

C. In Europe.   D. In America.

2.What can we learn about olive oil?

A. People started to cook with it recently. 

B. It is made from olive branches.

C. People used it to build ships in Greece. 

D. It can be good for health.

3.In ancient Greece, people who cut down an olive tree       .

A. were wreaths 

B. were heavily punished

C. got a prize of olive oil  

D. were regarded as heroes

4.The passage is mainly about       .

A. A. the method of cooking 

B. the trade of Greece

C. the history of the Olympic Games 

D. the story of olive oil

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了橄榄树最初生长在南亚六千年前传到地中海国家。自从那时一直到现在橄榄树一直在地中海人们生活中是重要的。橄榄油不仅用来做菜而且人们认为它也可以做药。橄榄油在地中海国家不仅是重要的商品也是一种文化。

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2.故A不对；建造船只，是为了运输橄榄油做贸易，故C不对；橄榄油是由它的果实制成的，故B不对。根据第二段的最后两句可知，橄榄油对人的将看有好处，故选D。

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考点：科普类短文阅读。