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5．We now think of chocolate as sweet，but once it was bitter．We think of it as a candy，but once it was a medicine．Today，chocolate can be a hot drink，a frozen dessert，or just a snack．Sometimes it is part of the main course of a meal．Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken．The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers．
    Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree．The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say"Ugh!"and run away．Workers must first dry and then roast the beans．This removes the bitter taste．
    The word"chocolate"comes from a Mayan word．The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico．They valued the cacao tree．Some used the beans for money，while others crushed them to make a drink．
    When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century，they started drinking cacao too．Because the drink was strong and bitter，they thought it was a medicine．No one had the idea of adding sugar．The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes．Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good for the digestion．
    In the 1800s，the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao．It quickly became a cheap and popular drink．Soon afterwards，a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate．Later on，another factory mixed milk and chocolate together．People liked the taste of milk chocolate even better．
   Besides the chocolate candy bar，one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie．Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and of course an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce．

33．It wasDthat discovered sugar could remove the bitter taste of cacao．
A．the workers in the chocolate factory    
B．the Spaniards 
C．the people in England       
D．the owner of a chocolate factory．
34．It can be inferred from the passage thatB．
A．chocolate can be a hot drink，a frozen dessert，or a candy bar 
B．Mexicans like chocolate very much   
C．chocolate is a product of the cacao tree
D．people liked the taste of chocolate mixed with milk
35．Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate？C
a．Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England．
b．A factory made the fir st solid block of sweetened chocolate．
c．The Spaniards started drinking cacao．
d．It was found that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao．
e．A factory mixed milk and chocolate together．
A．a-b-c-d-e       B．c-d-e-b-a        C．c-d-a-b-e       D．c-d-b-e-a．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一個社會文化類閱讀，我們現在認為巧克力是甜的，但一開始它是苦的．我們把它看作一個糖果，但是一開始它是藥．現在，巧克力是熱飲，一個冰凍的甜點，或者只是小吃．本文以此展開談論，主要介紹了有關巧克力的來歷以及發(fā)展的故事．

解答 33．答案：D．細節(jié)理解題．根據"In the 1800s，the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao．"可知，在1800年代，在英國一家巧克力工廠的主人發(fā)現糖可以去除可可的苦味．故選D．
34．答案：B．推理判斷題．根據"Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken．The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers．"及全文內容可以推斷出，墨西哥的人很喜歡巧克力．故選B．
35．答案：C．細節(jié)理解題．根據文章內容可知，正確的順序為"The Spaniards started drinking cacao．-It was found that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao．-Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England．-A factory made the fir st solid block of sweetened chocolate．-A factory mixed milk and chocolate together．"．故選C．

點評 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，推理判斷題．做題時學生應仔細閱讀原文，把握文章主要內容，聯系文章上下文內容并結合所給選項含義，從中選出正確答案，一定要做到有理有據，切忌胡亂猜測．