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【題目】Chocolate, one of the most popular foods in the world，has a history as rich as its flavor. Hi e Aztecs(阿芝特克人)of Mexico about chocolate a long time ago. It comes from the beans of a special tree, a(n) having grown in the American countries for at least four thousand years. They made it a drink. Sometimes they mixed hot peppers with chocolate. They called the " xocoatl"， meaning " bitter juice". This is the word “ chocolate ” comes from. As long ago as century，Indian families drank chocolate at wedding parties other important ceremonies. , chocolate was not known in Europe until 1528, the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez brought it from Mexico to his own country. Drinking chocolate soon became in Spain and quickly to the rest of Europe. The Spanish did not like peppers，so they sugar to chocolate. Three hundred years later, a scientist in Holland who loved chocolate learned to make chocolate into sweets. After 1850, people who liked chocolate could eat it as well as drink it. the years passing, people in other countries began to make many kinds of chocolate. Today the making of chocolate has become a very big . The Aztecs believed that chocolate can make people . Today, we do not believe this. There are many reasons why chocolate has become so popular. People like its rich, delicious flavor. Some people think that chocolate is even more delicious when it is made with other things, fruit and nuts. Also, chocolate makers can chocolate into different shapes that are pleasing to And also, eating chocolate has a helpful physical effect. The sugar and fat in chocolate give people quick energy.

【1】A. learned B. studied C. knew D. told

【2】A. plant B. flower C. fruit D. animal

【3】A. into B. of C. from D. up of

【4】A. drink B. beans C. chocolate D. peppers

【5】A. which B. that C. whose D. /

【6】A. why B. which C. what D. where

【7】A. twelve B. twelfth C. the twelfth D. the twelve

【8】A. and B. on C. with D. of

【9】A. However B. Besides C. For example D. Though

【10】A. why B. when C. then D. because

【11】A. famous B. popular C. important D. useful

【12】A. sent B. spread C. turned D. made

【13】A. added B. turned C. changed D. made

【14】A. why B. how C. what D. who

【15】A. With B. As C. For D. Because

【16】A. industry B. agriculture C. custom D. factory

【17】A. healthy B. strong C. fat D. clever

【18】A. as well as B. so that C. such D. such as

【19】A. make B. take C. put D. change

【20】A. find B. look at C. enjoy D. notice

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】A

【4】A

【5】D

【6】D

【7】C

【8】A

【9】A

【10】B

【11】B

【12】B

【13】A

【14】B

【15】A

【16】A

【17】D

【18】D

【19】A

【20】B

【解析】

【1】從全文看，阿芝特克人最先知道巧克力。故選C。

【2】由前文信息 the beans of a special tree 可知。

【3】make…into…“把……制成……”，為固定結(jié)構(gòu)。

【4】由前文信息 They made it into a drink. 可知。

【5】現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)作后置定語(yǔ)，相當(dāng)于which means。

【6】由句中的comes from可知選D。

【7】十二世紀(jì)的正確表達(dá)。此處需要序數(shù)詞,且前面需要加定冠詞the。

【8】根據(jù)前后邏輯關(guān)系判斷用and表示并列關(guān)系。

【9】根據(jù)后面的否定句 chocolate was not known in Europe until 1528，可知這里表示轉(zhuǎn)折。

【10】此處為非限制性定語(yǔ)從句，修飾1528。

【11】由文章內(nèi)容可知巧克力在西班牙迅速流行并傳播到歐洲其他地區(qū)，重要信息為quickly和to the rest of Europe。

【12】同(26)。

【13】根據(jù)常識(shí),尤其是sugar可以判斷出正確答案。add. . . to. . . 把……加入……。

【14】此處為“hmv+動(dòng)詞不定式”作賓語(yǔ)。

【15】考查with的獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)，the years passing不是完整的句子。

【16】巧克力制造變成了一種行業(yè)。industry工業(yè),行業(yè)。

【17】由后文 Today, we do not believe this. 可知答案為 D。A、B、C三項(xiàng)內(nèi)容后面都有提到。

【18】such as表示列舉。

【19】同(18)。

【20】look為不及物動(dòng)詞, at不能省略。