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1、广东晋宁县2016高考荚语阅读理解【二轮】联练题及答案【2016高考训练】阅读理解一推理判断题。Whenmostofushearthewordchocolate,theverbthatcomestomindisprobably〃eat〃
2、,not"drink",andthemostproperadjectivewouldseemtobe"sweet”.Butforabout90percentofchocolate’slonghistory,itwasstrictlyabeverage（饮料），andsugardidn'thave
3、anythingtodowithit.TheOriginofChocolateManymodernhistorianshaveestimatedthatchocolatehasbeenaroundforabout2,000years,butrecentresearchsuggeststhatinmaybeevenolder.InthebookTheTrueHISTOUYOFChocolate,authorsSophieandMichaelCoeprovethattheearliestlinguistic（语言学的）evidenc
4、eofchocolateconsumptiondatesbackthreeorevenfourthousandyears.ValuableandFashionableChocolateBeverageIt’shardtodiscoverexactlywhenchocolatewasborn,butit’sclearthatinwascherishedfromthestart.Forseveralcenturiesinpre-modernLatinAmerica,cacaobeanswereconsideredvaluableen
5、oughtouseascurrency.100beanscouldpurchaseagoodturkeyhen,accordingtoa16th-centuryAztecdocument.Sweetenedchocolatedidn'tappearuntilEuropeansdiscoveredtheAmericasandsampled（品尝）thenativecuisine.Chocolatedidn'tsuittheforeigners'tasteatfirst—onedescribeditinhiswritingsas“a
6、bitterdrinkforpigs”一butoncemixedwithhoneyorcanesugar,itquicklybecamepopularthroughoutSpain.Bythe17thcentury,chocolatewasafashionabledrinkthroughoutEurope,believedtohavenutritious,medicinalfunctions.Butitremainedlargelyaprivilegeoftherichuntiltheinventionofthesteameng
7、inemademassproductionpossibleinthelate1700s.TheBirthofSolidchocolateIn1828,aDutchchemistfoundawaytomakepowderedchocolate.Hisproductbecameknownas"Dutchcocoa",anditsoonledtothecreationofsolidchocolate.In1847,JosephFrycreatedthefirstmodernchocolatebar.By1868,alittlecomp
8、anycalledCadburywasmarketingboxesofchocolatecandiesinEngland.Milkchocolatehitthemarkedafewyearslater.ProsperousChocolateIndustryInAmerica,chocolatewassovaluedduringtheRevolutionaryWarthatitwasusedinsteadofwages.Evennow,statisticsshowthatthehumblecacaobeanisstillapowe
9、rfuleconomicfore.Chocolatemanufacturingisamorethan4-billion-dollarindustryintheUnitedStates,andtheaverageAmericaneatsatleasthalfapo
