巧克力的历史 - 迪安娜·普恰雷利：英语精读讲义

用 be born 的一般过去时缩略否定形式补全句子：Your passport says 2005, so you ____ before 2000.

选择能表示藏品一直存放到博物馆开馆时为止的连接语：The museum opened in 2010. ____, the collection was kept in storage.

1. Then
2. By then
3. Until then

哪一个句子正确描述了与今天熟悉的版本不同的早期版本？

1. The early machine existed in a form quite different from what we use today.
2. The early machine existed in a form quite different with what we use today.
3. The early machine existed in a form quite difference from what we use today.

请使用准确短语 As far back as 和日期 3000 BCE 完成句子：____, people were building large cities in the region.

选择能清楚表示这项技能是在探险开始前掌握的形式：By the time the expedition began, the team ____ food without a stove.

1. learned to prepare
2. has learned to prepare
3. had learned to prepare

哪一句直接把早期书面记录作为历史说法的证据？

1. A popular legend says that the harbor was already busy.
2. The earliest records tell us that the harbor was already busy.
3. I can imagine that the harbor was already busy.

请用 grind 和 mix 的被动形式补全加工流程句：The spices were ____ with water.

用两个连接词补全纠正信息的句子：The object is ____ a toy, ____ a scientific instrument.

哪项描述最符合 bitter invigorating concoction frothing with foam？

1. 一种不带泡沫的甜味镇静饮料。
2. 未经混合、已经晒干的可可豆。
3. 一种经过调制、味道苦、能够提神且表面冒着泡沫的混合饮品。

用目标习语完成句子：Why do people ____ one tiny typo?

用 have someone beat 的两个部分完成句子：When it comes to battery life, this phone ____ every other model ____.

在这句话中，把可可描述为羽蛇神赐予的 heavenly food，说明了什么？

1. 它被视为神赐予的神圣礼物。
2. 它是人类献给神的普通食物。
3. 它只是一种味道特别好的零食。

用 known to 和 as 完成句子：The lighthouse is ____ local sailors ____ the White Star.

用 as currency 完成句子：At the school fair, children used paper tickets ____ at the game booths.

哪句话用 as a reward for 表明，全队的努力是获得这顿饭的原因？

1. The coach gave the team a meal as a reward for the coach's hard work.
2. The coach gave the team a meal as a reward, and the team worked hard later.
3. The coach gave the team a meal as a reward for their hard work.

句子说可可 was used in rituals。这是什么意思？

1. 人们主要在休闲游戏中使用它。
2. 人们只在普通的日常习惯中使用它。
3. 人们把它用于具有宗教或社会意义的正式仪式。

哪一项最准确地解释了句中的 first transatlantic chocolate encounter？

1. 一次具有历史意义、围绕巧克力并涉及大西洋两岸人群的接触
2. 第一家建在大西洋岸边的巧克力店
3. 两个吃巧克力的人之间的一次随意交谈

哪一句中的 court 与 court of Moctezuma 含义相同？

1. The children practiced serves on the tennis court.
2. The ambassador was welcomed at the emperor's court.
3. The lawyer presented new evidence in court.

请使用 As recorded by，并把 the town clerk 指定为来源来完成句子：____, the bridge opened in 1872.

哪一句使用 have + 宾语 + 过去分词，表示主人安排别人搬椅子？

1. The host had brought the chairs into the garden before dinner.
2. The host had the chairs carried into the garden before dinner.
3. The host carried the chairs into the garden before dinner.

在这个语境中，哪一项最准确地解释了 missionaries' salacious accounts of native customs？

1. 这些是不带任何评价的中立习俗清单。
2. 这些叙述以煽情方式描写当地人的习俗，突出性或露骨细节。
3. 这些是为了支付当地仪式费用而开设的银行账户。

用 give something a reputation as 结构中缺少的部分补全句子：The online rumors gave the herb ____ a miracle cure.

用 as 和 for 完成句子，先表示角色，再表示所针对的健康问题：This gel is suitable ____ a temporary treatment ____ minor skin ailments.

使用 label 的 -ing 形式作主语：____ the boxes clearly made them easier to sort.

这里的 a popular delicacy in the Spanish court 是什么意思？

1. 在运动场上供应的一顿日常餐食
2. 陈列在西班牙法院里的一件易碎物品
3. 西班牙王室内廷及其圈层所喜爱的一种特别食物

请用 no ... is complete without ... 句型完成句子：For Leo, no movie night ____ popcorn.

在这段历史语境中，dedicated chocolate ware 是什么意思？

1. 在巧克力工厂里尽职工作的人
2. 因使用而磨损的巧克力色衣物
3. 专门用于制作、盛放或饮用巧克力的器具

用本课表示“大批量地或通过范围广的运作”的四词表达完成句子：The material is difficult and time-consuming to recycle ____.

将 use 变为 involves 后要求的形式：The project involves ____ recycled materials.

判断下列说法：在这一殖民历史语境中，imported slave labor 指自愿从海外来到当地并领取普通工资的劳动者。

1. 正确
2. 错误

填入表示“在智利海岸附近的海上”的短语：The island lies ____ Chile.

哪句话最适合回顾过去的某个时刻，并预告它后来产生的持久影响？

1. That small experiment will change medicine forever.
2. That small experiment would change medicine forever.
3. That small experiment changed medicine forever.

哪一句自然地用 introduction 表示新制度投入使用，并把它作为后来变化的背景？

1. With an introduction to digital tickets, boarding became faster.
2. With the introduction of digital tickets, boarding became faster.
3. With a personal introduction of digital tickets, boarding became faster.

在这个技术语境中，cocoa press 是什么？

1. 一种利用压力把可可脂和可可固形物分开的机器。
2. 一种只用来包装成品巧克力棒的设备。
3. 一家报道可可行业的新闻机构。

阅读句子：The study of weather, or meteorology, helps us predict storms. 这里的 or 起什么作用？

1. 它表示研究天气和 meteorology 互为反义。
2. 它说明 meteorology 是这门学科的精确名称。
3. 它要求读者在研究天气和 meteorology 之间选择。

用 could 和 mix into 的被动形式完成句子：The flour and water ____ a smooth paste.

用 recombine 的过去式和正确的介词完成句子：After separating the powder from the liquid, the cook ____ the powder ____ the liquid.

用本课中表示“现在人们所熟悉的”的三个英文单词完成历史描述：Over many years, the small workshop grew into the company ____.

在短语 a Swiss chocolatier 中，chocolatier 是什么意思？

1. 一种瑞士巧克力
2. 只负责种植可可树的人
3. 制作或销售精品巧克力的专业人士

请用 add 的过去式和正确的介词完成句子：The chef ____ the spices ____ the mix.

请用 thus 和 reduce 的 -ing 形式完成句子：The new design used less plastic, ____ waste.

哪一句表示“最晚到2010年时，这座桥已经开放”？

1. In 2010, the bridge opened.
2. Since 2010, the bridge has been open.
3. By 2010, the bridge had already opened.

请用目标状态转变句型补全句子：By 2015, the warehouse was ____ a storage site, but ____ a community theater.

哪一个句子正确地使用动名词短语作主语，并表示满足需求需要更多工人？

1. Meet the growing demand requires more trained workers.
2. Meeting the growing demand require more trained workers.
3. Meeting the growing demand requires more trained workers.

哪句话使用非限制性定语从句来补充植物的信息？

1. The plant, which needs a warm climate, grows near the coast.
2. The plant, which it needs a warm climate, grows near the coast.
3. The plant that needs a warm climate grows near the coast.

用 send 的被动 -ing 形式完成对比：Instead of the records ____ by mail, they were uploaded securely.

请用目标短语 shift to 完成句子，表示转向一种新形式：As readers went online, the newspaper began to ____ digital publishing.

请把 provide 变成正确形式，完成 with + 名词 + -ing 结构：Global cocoa output rose, with several new farms ____ more cocoa beans.

哪句话把3月1日作为会员总数的报告时间点？

1. By March 1, the club had to register every member.
2. Since March 1, the club has added 3,000 members.
3. As of March 1, the club had 3,000 members.

哪句话先承认一项积极发展，再引出随之出现的负面影响？

1. Because the project created jobs, it could not increase traffic.
2. Along the new jobs, the project brought yet more traffic.
3. Yet along with the new jobs, the project brought more traffic.

在人权报告中，horrific abuses of human rights 是什么意思？

1. 造成不便的小错误
2. 对人们基本权利极其严重的侵犯
3. 争吵中使用的非常无礼的话

哪一句表示前面已经提到的所有农场都为当地学校供货，并把这一事实作为补充信息？

1. Several farms, which supplies local schools, are changing their methods.
2. Several farms, which supply local schools, are changing their methods.
3. Several farms that supply local schools are changing their methods.

哪一句在严肃、规范的意义上使用了 slave and child labor？

1. I had so much homework that it was slave and child labor.
2. The investigation found evidence of slave and child labor on several farms.
3. The children helped set the table before dinner.

用表示“受到影响”的过去分词完成报告句：The report identified more than 8,000 households ____ by the storm.

哪句话正确表达了“虽然付出了努力，但问题仍在持续”？

1. The problem persists despite people have tried to solve it.
2. The problem persists despite repeated efforts to solve it.
3. The problem persists although repeated efforts to solve it.

用正确形式的 partner with 完成句子：The library plans to ____ local schools to run a reading program.

哪项描述最符合 indentured labor？

1. 劳动者受到契约束缚，这些契约可能严重限制他们离开的自由。
2. 劳动者可以选择灵活的工作时间，并且随时都能离开。
3. 劳动者只是签有普通的书面雇佣合同。

请用表示“经过一段时间获得稳固地位”的短语完成句子：Over the last decade, telemedicine ____ modern health care.

在 due to its colonial association with native cultures 中，association 是什么意思？

1. 两个群体之间的法律协议
2. 正式组织或社团
3. 历史联系以及由此产生的相关观念

用本课短语完成句子：Strong winds, ____ heavy rain, caused widespread damage.

哪一句最准确地改述了高亮部分？

1. 巧克力仍让人联想到感官愉悦、奢华放纵和禁忌。
2. 巧克力已经不再带有任何神秘或诱人的联想。
3. 巧克力是违法的，因为它总会造成道德堕落。

哪一句正确地使用了动名词短语作主语？

1. Know more about the risks, as well as the benefits, helps us decide.
2. Knowing more about the risks, as well as the benefits, helps us decide.
3. Knowing more about the risks, as well as the benefits, help us decide.

哪一句在 explains 后正确使用了两个并列的嵌入式问句？

1. The report explains where the donations came from and what did the charity pay for.
2. The report explains where did the donations come from and what did the charity pay for.
3. The report explains where the donations came from and what the charity paid for.

一场关于食物浪费的演讲即将结束。哪一句最能把宏观问题转向听众下一次的日常行动？

1. So as you plan your next meal, remember to use what you already have.
2. Because you planned a meal yesterday, you must have used every ingredient.
3. Food waste affects homes, stores, and restaurants.

请用本课的完整表达补全句子：Before you send the email, ____ how it may sound to the reader.

哪一种理解最准确地表达了原句的部分否定和双关？

1. 它表示巧克力不含糖，尝起来不可能是甜的。
2. 它表示巧克力的故事至少有一些部分令人不安，同时 sweet 也让人想到巧克力的味道。
3. 它表示巧克力历史的每个部分都是美好的。