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【Mostpeopletodaythinkofchocolateassomethingsweettoeatordrinkandcanbeeasilyfoundinstoresaroundtheworld.Itmightsurpriseyouthatchocolatewasoncehighlytreasured.ThewealthypeopleofSpainfirstenjoyedasweetened】

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Mostpeopletodaythinkofchocolateassomethingsweettoeatordrinkandcanbeeasilyfoundinstoresaroundtheworld.Itmightsurpriseyouthatchocolatewasoncehighlytreasured.

ThewealthypeopleofSpainfirstenjoyedasweetenedchocolatedrink.LaterthepopularityofthedrinkspreadthroughoutEurope.Chocolateremainedadrinkthatonlywealthypeoplecouldaffordtodrinkuntiltheeighteenthcentury.DuringtheperiodknownastheIndustrialRevolutionnewtechnologieshelpedmakechocolatelesscostlytoproduce.

FarmersgrowcacaotreesinmanycountriesinAfricaCentralandSouthAmericabutthesetreesaredifficulttogrow.Theyrequireanexactamountofwaterwarmthsoilandprotection.Afteraboutfiveyearscacaotreesstartproducinglargefruitscalledpodswhichgrownearthetrunkofthetree.Theseedsinsidethesepodsareharvestedtomakechocolate.Growingcacaoisveryhardworkforfarmers.Todaychocolateindustryofficialsactivistsandscientistsareworkingwithfarmers.Theyaretryingtomakesurethatcacaocanbegrowninawaythatiseasyforthefarmersandsafefortheenvironment.

Themarketvalueoftheyearlycacaocroparoundtheworldismorethanfivebilliondollars.ChocolateisespeciallypopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.EachyearAmericanseatanaverageofmorethan5kilogramsofchocolateperperson.Specialtyshopsthatsellcostlychocolatearealsoverypopular.Manyofferchocolateloversthechancetotastechocolategrownindifferentareasoftheworld.

1.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatchocolatewas.

A．servedwithadrinkinoldtimes

B．popularwithpeoplearoundtheworld

C．adrinkenjoyedbytherichinoldtimes

D．boughteasilyinstoresinoldtimes

2.Whatmadeitpossibletoproducechocolateinexpensively?

A．Awarmclimate.B．Officialaid.

C．Newtechnologies.D．Scientificprotection.

3.Whatshouldidealcacaofarmingbelike？

A．Simpleandtime-saving.

B．Safeandlabour-saving

C．Easyandlabour-saving

D．Easyandenvironment-friendly.

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Scientistsaretryingtohelppeoplefindvario

柳绪琰回答：

　　1.C 　　2.C 　　3.D 　　4.D 　　分析：　　现在巧克力很普遍，在很多商店都能买到。但是在18世纪之前是只有有钱人才能享用的。新技术的运用使巧克力生产价格降了下来。从而成为受大众尤其是欧洲和美国人喜爱的食品。巧克力的原料是可可豆，现在农民、科学家都在努力研究使可可的种植能既简单又环保。　　1.推理判断题。文章中第二段提到，巧克力在18世纪之前是只有有钱的人才能享用的。thewealthy=therich因此选C。　　2.newtechnologieshelpedmakechocolatelesscostlytoproduce可知，是工业革命的新技术，使巧克力生产起来没那么贵了。故选C。　　3.Theyaretryingtomakesurethatcacaocanbegrowninawaythatiseasyforthefarmersandsafefortheenvironment.可知，理想的可可种植应该是种起来容易又环保。A．Simpleandtime-saving简单，省时；B．Safeandlabour-saving安全又省劳动力；C．Easyandlabour-saving容易又环保。故选D。　　4.推理判断题。巧克力在欧洲和美国很受欢迎。专卖店很受欢迎。由此可知，巧克力制作很可能是一个大的国际贸易。由故选D。　　考点：　　科普类文章。