Question

The first chocolate was eaten by people in South America hundreds years ago. In those days, the people didn’t really eat chocolate. They used the coca bean(可可豆) to make a chocolate drink and they enjoyed it very much. Many years later, the coca bean was brought to other countries and people came to love the taste of chocolate.

In 1824, John Cadbury opened a small shop in British. One of the things he sold was chocolate drink. In 1831, he opened a factory to make chocolate drink. He wanted to encourage people to drink chocolate instead of other drinks. A few years later, a man called Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate bars(条状巧克力), and so for the first time people had the chance to eat chocolate instead of only drinking it. But at that time chocolate was very expensive and only the rich people could buy it. Later, as more and more chocolate bars were produced and sold, it became cheaper.

However, at first only plain chocolate (a kind of chocolate without milk and with very little sugar) was produced and sold. Milk chocolate came later and this was made by adding milk to the chocolate. The first milk chocolate bar was made in Cadbury’s factory in 1897. Their most famous chocolate, Cadbury’s Milk Bar, was made in 1905. It has been the most popular chocolate in Britain and around the world for over 100 years. The Cadbury factory is still in Britain and the chocolate produced there is eaten all over the world. Every year, thousands of visitors visit the factory in order to see how chocolate is made.

1.Hundreds of years ago, people first began to drink chocolate in __________.

A、South America     B.South Africa

C.Britain            D. Australia

2.John Cadbury opened a factory to make chocolate drink in ________.

A.1824       B.1831       C.1897        D.1905

3.People had the chance to eat chocolate instead of drinking it for the first time _______ .

A、when chocolate was cheaper.

B.when more and more chocolate was produced

C.when John Cadbury started to make chocolate drink

D.when Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate bars

4.At first, not many people bought chocolate _________ .

A.because it was expensive

B.because people didn’t like the taste

C.because they wanted to have other drinks

D.because there was no chocolate sold in the shops

5.Cadbury’s Milk Bar _________ .

A.was first made in 1897

B.is a kind of plain chocolate

C.is famous neither in British nor in America

D.is popular not only in British but also around the world

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是巧克力的历史。最初，世界上只有巧克力饮料，后来出现了条状巧克力，但是只有不含糖的苦巧克力，再后来，人们做出了牛奶巧克力。

1.A 细节理解题。题意：数百年前，人们第一次在哪儿开始喝巧克力？A.South America南美；B.South Africa南非；C.Britain英国；D. Australia澳大利亚。由短文第一句：The first chocolate was eaten by people in South America hundreds years ago.可知，数百年前，人们第一次在南美喝巧克力饮料。故选A。

2.2】B 细节理解题。题意：John Cadbury在什么时候开了一家生产巧克力饮料的工厂？A.1824；B.1831；C.1897；D.1905。由第二段第三句：In 1831, he opened a factory to make chocolate drink.可知他于1831年开了一家生产巧克力饮料的工厂。故选B。

3.3】D 细节理解题。题意：人们第一次有机会吃巧克力而不是喝巧克力是在什么时候？Ａ.when chocolate was cheaper.当巧克力更便宜时；B.when more and more chocolate was produced当生产出越来越多的巧克力时；C.when John Cadbury started to make chocolate drink当John Cadbury开始生产巧克力饮料时；D.when Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate bars当Joseph Fry发现了一种生产条状巧克力的方法时。由第二段中的：A few years later, a man called Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate bars(条状巧克力), and so for the first time people had the chance to eat chocolate instead of only drinking it. 可知，当生产出条状巧克力时，人们第一次可以吃，而不是喝巧克力。故选D。

4.4】A细节理解题。题意：开始时，没有许多人买巧克力是因为什么？ A.because it was expensive因为贵；B.because people didn’t like the taste因为人们不喜欢它的口味；C.because they wanted to have other drinks因为他们想喝其它饮料；D.because there was no chocolate sold in the shops因为商店里没有卖的。由第二段倒数第三句：But at that time chocolate was very expensive and only the rich people could buy it. 可知，因为贵，只有富人吃得起。故选A。

5.5】D 细节理解题。Cadbury’s Milk Bar是什么？A.was first made in 1897第一次生产于1897年；B.is a kind of plain chocolate一种苦巧克力；C.is famous neither in British nor in America在英国和美国都不出名；D.is popular not only in British but also around the world不但在英国，而且在全世界受欢迎。根据短文最后一段，Cadbury’s Milk Bar是世界闻名的巧克力。故选：D。

考点：考查历史文化类短文阅读。