Most people today think of chocolate as something sweet to eat or drink and can be easily found in stores around the world. It might surprise you that chocolate was once highly treasured.
The wealthy people of Spain first enjoyed a sweetened chocolate drink. Later, the popularity of the drink spread throughout Europe. Chocolate remained a drink that only wealthy people could afford to drink until the eighteenth century. During the period known as the Industrial Revolution, new technologies helped make chocolate less costly to produce.
Farmers grow cacao trees in many countries in Africa, Central and South America, but these trees are difficult to grow. They require an exact amount of water, warmth, soil and protection. After about five years, cacao trees start producing large fruits called pods, which grow near the trunk of the tree. The seeds inside these pods are harvested to make chocolate. Growing cacao is very hard work for farmers. Today, chocolate industry officials, activists, and scientists are working with farmers. They are trying to make sure that cacao can be grown in a way that is easy for the farmers and safe for the environment.
The market value of the yearly cacao crop around the world is more than five billion dollars. Chocolate is especially popular in Europe and the United States. Each year, Americans eat an average of more than 5 kilograms of chocolate per person. Specialty shops that sell costly chocolate are also very popular. Many offer chocolate lovers the chance to taste chocolate grown in different areas of the world.
1. We can learn from the passage that chocolate was ______.
A. served with a drink in old times
B. popular with people around the world
C. a drink enjoyed by the rich in old times
D. bought easily in stores in old times
2.What made it possible to produce chocolate inexpensively?
A. A warm climate. B. Official aid.
C. New technologies. D. Scientific protection.
3. What should ideal cacao farming be like?
A. Simple and time-saving.
B. Safe and labour-saving
C. Easy and labour-saving
D. Easy and environment-friendly.
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Scientists are trying to help people find various cacaos.
B. The chocolate industry is developing rapidly only in European countries.
C. People in America love to produce dear chocolate.
D. Chocolate making is probably a big business internationally.
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Most people today think of chocolate as something sweet to eat or drink and can be easily found in stores around the world. It might surprise you that chocolate was once highly treasured.
The wealthy people of Spain first enjoyed a sweetened chocolate drink. Later, the popularity of the drink spread throughout Europe. Chocolate remained a drink that only wealthy people could afford to drink until the eighteenth century. During the period known as the Industrial Revolution, new technologies helped make chocolate less costly to produce.
Farmers grow cacao trees in many countries in Africa, Central and South America, but these trees are difficult to grow. They require an exact amount of water, warmth, soil and protection. After about five years, cacao trees start producing large fruits called pods, which grow near the trunk of the tree. The seeds inside these pods are harvested to make chocolate. Growing cacao is very hard work for farmers. Today, chocolate industry officials, activists, and scientists are working with farmers. They are trying to make sure that cacao can be grown in a way that is easy for the farmers and safe for the environment.
The market value of the yearly cacao crop around the world is more than five billion dollars. Chocolate is especially popular in Europe and the United States. Each year, Americans eat an average of more than 5 kilograms of chocolate per person. Specialty shops that sell costly chocolate are also very popular. Many offer chocolate lovers the chance to taste chocolate grown in different areas of the world.
1. We can learn from the passage that chocolate was ______.
A. served with a drink in old times
B. popular with people around the world
C. a drink enjoyed by the rich in old times
D. bought easily in stores in old times
2.What made it possible to produce chocolate inexpensively?
A. A warm climate. B. Official aid.
C. New technologies. D. Scientific protection.
3. What should ideal cacao farming be like?
A. Simple and time-saving.
B. Safe and labour-saving
C. Easy and labour-saving
D. Easy and environment-friendly.
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Scientists are trying to help people find various cacaos.
B. The chocolate industry is developing rapidly only in European countries.
C. People in America love to produce dear chocolate.
D. Chocolate making is probably a big business internationally.
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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’s an ingredient in 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.
1.It was _______ that 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
2.According to the passage which of the following statements is true?
A.Nobody had the idea of adding sugar until the sixteenth century.
B.The word “chocolate” comes from a Mexican word.
C.The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys like them.
D.Workers must dry and roast the beans to remove the bitter taste.
3.The Spaniards think that cacao was a medicine because________
A.it was strong and bitter. B.it was good for digestion.
C.it cured man’s diseases. D.it was a kind of drink for good health.
4.Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate?
a. Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England.
b. A factory made the first 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
5.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
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
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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’s an ingredient(配料) in 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.
1.It was ________that 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 |
2.According to the passage which of the following statements is true?
A.Nobody had the idea of adding sugar until the sixteenth century. |
B.The word “chocolate” comes from a Mexican word. |
C.The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys like them. |
D.Workers must dry and roast the beans to remove the bitter taste. |
3.The Spaniards think that cacao was a medicine because________
A.it was strong and bitter. | B.it was good for digestion. |
C.it cured man’s diseases. | D.it was a kind of drink for good health. |
4.Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate?
a. Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England.
b. A factory made the first 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 |
5.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
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 |
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In most people's opinion, the tiger is not an animal that we would ordinarily think of as being chicken. However, one tiger, which lives in an English zoo, turned out to be more cowardly(胆小的)than his keepers could ever have imagined.
Tanvir, a two-year-old Bengal tiger, got stuck at the top of a new 5m-high activity tower in the zoo, after climbing it for the first time.
The wooden tower had been designed to provide mental exercise for Tanvir by testing his ability of dealing with troublesome situations, but after climbing it in just a few seconds, he lost his courage when it came to coming back down. Tanvir went on to spend nearly two days at the top of the tower trying to collect the courage to attempt to get down.
A spokesperson for the zoo said that several days before Tanvir had taken half an hour to get down a lower tower only 1.5m high, and the taller tower had clearly been too much challenging for him.
"Every time he got to the edge, he looked out, put a paw over, and thought, ‘no, I cannot make it!" ’laughed Samantha Cordrey, Tanvir's keeper. In the end Tanvir's hunger defeated his fear, and after almost 48 hours he made his way down. Burying himself in a big meal just like a hungry pig, Tanvir seemed to forget such a shameful experience for a while.
It appears that his experience would not be the worst in Tanvir's life if he continued to act like a chicken. It is not known whether he will take courage to go back up his exercise tower again.
The whole episode(插曲)only serves to show the difficulties faced by zoo staff in creating environments that will improve animals' living ability in enclosed space.
1.When speaking of Tanvir's shameful experience, Samantha Cordrey might feel it was .
A. funny B. surprising C. exciting D. unbelievable
2.What made Tanvir get down the 5m-high activity tower at last?
A. The coldness of the weather. B. The direction from his keepers.
C. The sufferings of being hungry. D. The fear of being alone.
3.Why does the author say "this experience would not be the worst in Tanvir's life if..."(Paragraph 6)?
A. Because Tanvir's keepers will design more difficult exercise for him.
B. Because Tanvir is so cowardly that he has little courage to meet greater challenges.
C. Because Tanvir's bad health will bring him much trouble in practice.
D. Because Tanvir is always careless and often causes trouble by accident.
4.The zoo designed the 5m-high activity tower to .
A. make Tanvir become brave B. improve Tanvir's performance skills
C. let tourists watch Tanvir better D. improve Tanvir's living ability
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Most of today’s youngsters prefer to ______ to their favorite journals online because they think it is both trendy and handy.
A. contribute B. resort C. subscribe D. relate
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Most of today’s youngsters prefer to ______ to their favorite journals online because they think it is both trendy and handy.
A. contribute B. resort C. subscribe D. relate
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As a role model, I don’t think most people can imagine what it’s like ____that close every minute of the day.
A. to be watched B. watched C. watching D. to watch
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As a role model, I don’t think most people can imagine what it’s like ____that close every minute of the day.
A. to be watched B. watched C. watching D. to watch
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Most of us might only begin to think about dinner in the late afternoon: What should I make today? But Jelena Petrovic begins to think about her big meal early each morning. After morning tea, she and her husband, Milan, begin their plans for a traditional Serbian dish. The cooking method they use probably comes from Jelena’s mother or grandmother. Each recipe uses local foods found in Serbian markets.
Milan goes to the market to get the food they need. And the 69-year-old Jelena makes plans for how she will explain the cooking process to her 150,000 followers on YouTube. Once she is ready, Jelena films her cooking show from a small kitchen table. Milan holds the camera.
Jelena has many years of cooking experience at home. Ten years ago, she started an online program, where she shared recipes and cooking suggestions for meat, soup, bread, sweet treats and more.
Her number of followers grew over time. She decided to start a blog and began also making videos she filmed with her mobile phone. Today, her videos on YouTube have over 50 million views.
Last year, “Granny’s Kitchen” was named one of the Top 50 YouTube channels in Serbia.
Now her YouTube channel takes up much of her day. She works from her small kitchen and home office. Colorful plants and flowers fill the room. A bright cloth covers the table where she works. She says she gets tired from cooking long hours each day. But, she said, “My viewers wait for a new recipe every morning. If I am late, they will ask if I am well or what is happening.”
Often, her viewers write that the recipes bring back happy memories of their childhood. “My recipes are all local, traditional home-food recipes,” Jelena said. “I make things my mother or grandmother used to make.”
1.What is special about Jelena’s dealing with dinner?
A.She prepares dinner with special foods. B.She considers her dinner plan earlier.
C.She asks her husband to prepare dinner. D.She completes dinner in the late afternoon.
2.Which of the following can best describe “Granny’s Kitchen”?
A.Boring. B.Simple. C.Little-known. D.Popular.
3.How does Milan help his wife make the cooking program?
A.By cooking food.
B.By explaining the cooking process.
C.By buying goods and shooting the videos.
D.By analyzing cooking methods for dinner.
4.What encourages Jelena to continue her cooking program?
A.Her viewers’ care and expectation.
B.Her love for traditional home food.
C.Her happy memories of childhood.
D.Her real interest in cooking food.
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Sleep is something we all do. But some people need to sleep more than others. Babies sleep most of the time. Children in school sleep about ten to twelve hours a night. Most grown-ups sleep only seven or eight hours. ________1.
All parts of our bodies have to rest after they work. Our arms need a rest after we lift heavy things. When we run fast, our legs work hard. They get tired. We have to rest them. Our brains work hard, too. ________2.72 We can sit quite still and rest our arms and legs. But our brains aren’t resting. They go right on thinking as long as we are awake.
Our brains slow down a bit when we sleep and dream. 3. Instead of thinking wide-awake thought, our brains make up dreams. Some dreams are very pleasing. Some are not. Most of the time we forget them when we wake up.
Scientists have tried to find out what would happen if people were not allowed to sleep. They asked some people not to go to bed. The people stayed up all night and all the next day. They stayed up the next night, too and the day after. They played games. But they made mistakes. They forgot things. ________4.________. The people grew rude and mean. They became angry with their friends. Finally they were too tired to stand up. The moment they sat down, they fell asleep.
Scientists found that if people are not allowed to sleep, they act in an unusual way.
________5.________ But we do know that we need it to stay well.
So tonight have a good sleep. Lie down under the covers. Shut your eyes. Let your thoughts travel about. Soon you’ll stop thinking. You’ll be asleep.
A. But even as we sleep our brains are doing some work.
B. It was hard for their tired brains to work.
C. When we are awake, they help us pay attention to the world around us.
D. No one knows quite surely why sleep is so good for us.
E. Good sleep helps to improve one’s memory.
F. But babies, children and grown-ups ----all of us need to have our sleep.
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