The first chocolate was eaten by people in South America hundreds of years ago. In those days, the people did not really eat chocolate. They used the cocoa bean(可可豆)to make a chocolate drink and they enjoyed it very much. Many years later, the cocoa bean was brought to other countries and people came to love the taste of chocolate.
In 1824, John Cadbury opened a small shop in Britain. 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 instead of only drinking it. But at that time chocolate was very expensive and only the rich people could buy it. Later, 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. 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.
小題1:Hundreds of years ago, people first began to drink chocolate in           .
A.South AmericaB.South AfricaC.BritainD.Australia
小題2:John Cadbury opened a factory to make chocolate drink in          .
A.1824B.1831C.1897D.1905
小題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.
小題4:At first, not many people bought chocolate          .
A.because it was very 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
小題5:Cadbury’s Milk Bar        .
A.was first made in 1897
B.is a kind of plain chocolate
C.is famous neither in Britain nor in America
D.is popular not only in Britain but also around the world

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:D

小題1:細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文中語句“he first chocolate was eaten by people in South America hundreds of years ago.”理解可知。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文中語句“In 1831, he opened a factory to make chocolate drink.”理解可知。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文中語句“A few years later, a man called Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate instead of only drinking it. But at that time chocolate was very expensive and only the rich people could buy it. Later, more and more chocolate bars were produced and sold, it became cheaper.”理解可知。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文中語句“But at that time chocolate was very expensive and only the rich people could buy it. Later,”理解可知。
小題5:細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文中語句“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.”理解可知。
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