高考英语8月份练兵检测试题2

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1、8月份英语练兵（2）英语试题第三部分：阅读理解（共；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AThefirstchocolatewaseatenbypeopleinSouthAmericahundredsofyearsago.Inthosedays,thepeopledidnotreallyeatchocolate.Theyusedthecocoabean(可可豆)tomakeachocolatedrinkandtheyenjoyeditverymuch

2、.Manyyearslater,thecocoabeanwasbroughttoothercountriesandpeoplecametolovethetasteofchocolate.In1824,JohnCadburyopenedasmallshopinBritain.Oneofthethingshesoldwaschocolatedrink.In1831,heopenedafactorytomakechocolatedrink.Hewantedtoencouragepeopletodrinkchocola

3、teinsteadofotherdrinks.Afewyearslater,amancalledJosephFryfoundawaytomakechocolateinsteadofonlydrinkingit.Butatthattimechocolatewasveryexpensiveandonlytherichpeoplecouldbuyit.Later,admoreandmorechocolatebarswereproducedandsold,itbecamecheaper.However,atfirsto

4、nlyplainchocolate(akindofchocolatewithoutmilkandwithverylittlesugar)wasproduced.Milkchocolatecamelaterandthiswasmadebyaddingmilktothechocolate.ThefirstmilkchocolatebarwasmadeinCadbury’sfactoryin1897.Theirmostfamouschocolate,Cadbury’sMilkBar,wasmadein1905,Ith

5、asbeenthemostpopularchocolateinBritainandaroundtheworldforover100years.TheCadburyfactoryisstillinBritainandthechocolateproducedthereiseatenallovertheworld.Everyyear,thousandsofvisitorsvisitthefactoryinordertoseehowchocolateismade.56．Hundredsofyearsago,people

6、firstbegantodrinkchocolatein.A．SouthAmericaB．SouthAfricaC．BritainD．Australia57．JohnCadburyopenedafactorytomakechocolatedrinkin.A．1824B．1831C．1897D．190558．Peoplehadthechancetoeatchocolateinsteadofdrinkingitforthefirsttime.A．whenchocolatewascheaperB．whenmorean

7、dmorechocolatewasproducedC．whenJohnCadburystartedtomakechocolatedrinkD．whenJosephFryfoundawaytomakechocolatebars.59．Atfirst,notmanypeopleboughtchocolate.A．becauseitwasveryexpensiveB．becausepeopledidn’tlikethetasteC．becausetheywantedtohaveotherdrinksD．because

8、therewasnochocolatesoldintheshopsBWhatshouldyouthinkaboutintryingtofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatm