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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 本文是一个社会文化类阅读，我们现在认为巧克力是甜的，但一开始它是苦的．我们把它看作一个糖果，但是一开始它是药．现在，巧克力是热饮，一个冰冻的甜点，或者只是小吃．本文以此展开谈论，主要介绍了有关巧克力的来历以及发展的故事．

解答 33．答案：D．细节理解题．根据"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，在英国一家巧克力工厂的主人发现糖可以去除可可的苦味．故选D．
34．答案：B．推理判断题．根据"Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken．The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers．"及全文内容可以推断出，墨西哥的人很喜欢巧克力．故选B．
35．答案：C．细节理解题．根据文章内容可知，正确的顺序为"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．"．故选C．

点评 本文是一篇社会文化类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，推理判断题．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测．