Question

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

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 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. Their 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

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

A. 1824    B. 1831    C. 1897

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 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

5.Cadbury's Milk Bar ________．

A. was first made in 1897    B. is a kind of plain chocolate

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

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

本文介绍了巧克力的发展史，包括产地、发明人及巧克力的种类等。

1.细节理解题。题意：数百年前，人们是在何处第一次开始饮用巧克力（饮料）？A“南美洲”；B“南非”；C“大不列颠”根据The first chocolate was eaten by people in South America hundreds of years ago. 可知答案选A。

2.细节理解题。题意：John Cadbury是在哪一年开了一家生产巧克力饮品的工厂？根据In 1831, he opened a factory to make chocolate drink. 可知答案选B。

3.细节理解题。题意：什么时候人们第一次有机会吃巧克力而不是喝巧克力？A“当巧克力更便宜的时候”；B“当越来越多的巧克力被生产的时候。”；C“当Joseph Fry发现了一个制作巧克力棒的方法的时候” 根据 A few years later, a man called Joseph Fry found a way to make 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. 可知Joseph Fry找到了一种生产巧克力棒的方法，越来越多的巧克力棒被生产，使其越来越便宜，人们才有机会吃巧克力，故选C。

4.推理判断题。题意：起初不是很多人能够买巧克力，原因是什么？A“因为它非常贵”；B“因为人们不喜欢它的味道”；C“因为他们不想喝其他的饮料。” 根据 But at that time chocolate was very expensive and only the rich people could buy it. 可知最初巧克力很昂贵，只有富人买的起，故选A项。

5.细节理解题。题意：Cadbury的牛奶棒是________. A.1987年第一次被生产制作；B“是一种没有牛奶且糖很少的巧克力”；C“不仅在大不列颠受欢迎，全世界也受欢迎”根据The first milk chocolate bar was made in Cadbury's factory in 1897. 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. 可知A项时间应是1905年；B项应是有牛奶的巧克力棒，只有C项正确。