Given that many people's moods (情緒)are regulated by the chemical action of chocolate, it was probably only a matter of time before somebody made the chocolate shop similar to a drug store of Chinese medicine. Looking like a setting from the film Charlie&the Chocolate Factory, Singapore's Chocolate Research Facility (CRF) has over 100 varieties of chocolates.its founder is Chris Lee who grew up at his parents' corner store with one hand almost always in the jar of sweets.
If the CRF seems to be a smart idea, that's because Lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as Levi's and Sony. That idea surely results in the imagination at work when it comes to making different flavored(味道)chocolates.
The CRF's produce is "green". made within the country and divided into 10 lines, with the Alcohol Series being the most popular. The Exotic Series一with Sichuan pepper, red bean (豆).cheese and other flavors一also does well and is fun to taste. And for chocolate snobs，who think that they have a better knowledge of chocolate than others, the Connoisseur Series uses cocoa beans from Togo, Cuba, Venezuela , and Ghana, among others.
小題1:What is good about chocolate?
A．It serves as a suitable gift.
B．It works as an effective medicine.
C．It helps improve the state of mind.
D．It strengthens business relations.
小題2:Why is Chris Lee able to develop his idea of the CRF?
A．He knows the importance of research.
B．He learns form shops of similar types.
C．He has the support of many big names
D．He has a lot of marketing experience.
小題3:Which line of the CRF produce sells best?
A．The Connoisseur Series.
B．The Exotic Series.
C．The Alcohol Series.
D．The Sichuan Series.
小題4:The words "chocolate snobs" in Paragraph 3 probably refer to people who
A．a(chǎn)re particular about chocolate
B．know little about cocoa beans
C．look down upon others
D．like to try new flavors

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:A

小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一句Given that many people's moods (情緒)are regulated by the chemical action of chocolate,...可知，作者假設的是巧克力能夠調(diào)節(jié)人們的情緒，故選C。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五行 Lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department...可知，Lee是市場推廣部門的頭頭，Lee能夠成功，主要是因為他有著豐富的市場推廣經(jīng)驗，故選D。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一行的with the Alcohol Series being the most popular可知，賣得最好的是The Alcohol Series，故選C。
小題4:猜測詞義題。snob勢利小人，chocolate snobs指對巧克力很挑剔的人；故選A。
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