Question

【题目】Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for thousands of years,and today it is still a favourite drink of millions of people in the world. Coffee is so popular ,but do you know the story of coffee and how it was discovered?

There is an old story that says coffee was discovered in Africa long ,long time ago. One day,a farmer was watching his goats,and he saw them eat some small berries(干种子)from a plant. After they ate the berries,the goats became very active.The man often felt tired,so he decided to try the berries too. Surprisingly, he did not feel tired any more.Coffee plants were thus discovered. Then coffee was taken from Africa to Arabia(阿拉伯半岛),and there it was first used as medicine. The Arabs kept coffee a secret for many years. Later, coffee came to Turkey(土耳其),then italy,then France. From Europe, the coffee plant was taken to America. People found that coffee plants grew well in many parts of South America, so large coffee farms were started, and many coffee plants were grown. On these farms, coffee beans were picked from the plants by hand. Then the beans were dried and prepared for market to sell. Different coffee beans were mixed together to produce different kinds of coffee. Coffee was sent to all over the world ,and soon became very popular.

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

Answer each of the following questions in No More Than 6 Words.

【1】Where did coffee come from?

【2】What was coffee first used as in Arabia?

【3】Why were large coffee farms started in South Americ?

【4】How did people get coffee beans from the plants?

【5】Why did people mix different coffee beans together?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Africa

【2】Medicine.

【3】Coffee plants grew well there.

【4】By hand.

【5】To produce different kinds of coffee.

【解析】

【1】考查细节理解题。原文：There is an old story that says coffee was discovered in Africa long ,long time ago.句意：有一个古老的故事，讲述了很久很久以前人们在非洲发现了咖啡。

【2】考查细节理解题。原文：Then coffee was taken from Africa to Arabia(阿拉伯半岛),and there it was first used as medicine.句意：然后，咖啡被人们从非洲带到了阿拉伯半岛，在那里，咖啡最初被用作药品。

【3】考查细节理解题。原文：People found that coffee plants grew well in many parts of South America, so large coffee farms were started, and many coffee plants were grown.句意：人们发现，咖啡树在南美洲各地都能长势良好，于是，大型的咖啡种植农场就创立起来，许多的咖啡树就被种上了。

【4】考查细节理解题。原文：On these farms, coffee beans were picked from the plants by hand.句意：在农场，咖啡豆是由人民从树上用手工采摘下来的。

【5】考查细节理解题。原文：Different coffee beans were mixed together to produce different kinds of coffee.句意：不同的咖啡豆被混合在一起就是为了生产出各种不同的咖啡来。

考点: 咖啡的来历及传播史