Liquorice

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题目与答案

1. 1 Liquorice sweets were developed from a substance used for its medicinal properties.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：In thirteenth century Europe, liquorice root extract was widely used to treat ailments such as coughs and sore throats. It seems likely that merchants who sold these remedies then combined it with honey to produce the first liquorice sweets

   同义替换：「developed from」↔「combined it」，「medicinal properties」↔「remedies」

2. ↓

   Paste mixture extruded onto moving belt.

   Slow movement lets product cool and 10_____

   答案：harden

   原文定位：It is important that it travels slowly enough to cool to an appropriate temperature, thus allowing the product to harden

   同义替换：「movement」↔「travels」

3. ↓

   Product is coated in a 11_____ to improve appearance cut into pieces

   答案：glaze

   原文定位：As they go, they may be coated with a special glaze, giving the product an attractive shine

   同义替换：「improve appearance」↔「giving the product an attractive shine」

4. ↓

   Put in wrapper which is then 12_____

   答案：sealed

   原文定位：When enough pieces are in place, a plastic wrapper is placed around them, which is sealed at both ends

5. A 13_____printed onto each wrapper

   答案：code

   原文定位：The package is moved to a stamping machine, which puts a code on it

   同义替换：「printed onto each wrapper」↔「puts a code on it」

6. 2 Liquorice sweets made with sugar proved more popular with the public than those containing honey.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

   原文定位：Later, in the fifteenth century, when sugar was more readily available, this was used instead of honey. Around this time, liquorice pastilles, which were made in rough moulds, were widely known

7. 3 Sales of liquorice are currently increasing faster than those of other non-chocolate confectionery products.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

   原文定位：Today, liquorice accounts for a significant portion of the global non-chocolate confectionery market

8. 4 The texture of liquorice depends on the quality of the sugar used.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：Since the grade of the sugar is not critical to the consistency of the liquorice, a less refined type can be used, thereby reducing the cost of production

   同义替换：「texture」↔「consistency」，「depends on」↔「not critical to」，「quality」↔「grade」

9. 5 The addition of corn syrup helps maintain the freshness of the liquorice over time.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：As well as providing sweetness, it keeps the product soft, inhibits sugar crystallisation, and prolongs the product's shelf life by limiting the growth of microbes

   同义替换：「helps maintain the freshness」↔「prolongs the product's shelf life」，「over time」↔「shelf life」

10. 6 The use of wheat flour enables different shapes of liquorice to be created.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：TRUE

    原文定位：Wheat flour is primarily composed of starch and protein which, when combined with water, create a paste that can be stretched without breaking. These properties allow the liquorice mixture to be moulded in various ways, creating, for example, straws, shoelaces, twists and ribbons

    同义替换：「enables」↔「allow」，「different」↔「various」

11. 7 Aniseed oil is added to liquorice extract in order to improve its flavour.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：FALSE

    原文定位：To give the flavour and colour, liquid liquorice extract is used, although since this is quite expensive, it is often diluted with aniseed oils

    同义替换：「added to liquorice extract」↔「diluted with aniseed oils」

12. Mass production of liquorice

    Ingredients places in steel tanks

    ↓

    Mixers prevent slurry from 8_____

    答案：burning

    原文定位：They also have mixers which sweep the sides of the tanks to stop the mixture burning as it is warmed

    同义替换：「prevent」↔「stop」，「slurry」↔「mixture」

13. ↓

    After quality checks, mixture moves to cooking stage

    ↓

    Cooking process removes 9_____

    答案：moisture

    原文定位：The main objective of the cooking stage is to reduce the moisture content of the slurry

    同义替换：「removes」↔「reduce」