Coffee then and now

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题目与答案

1. 1 Ripe coffee fruits are called cherries because of their colour.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：The ripe berry-like fruits which are harvested are called ‘cherries’. These ripen over a period of six to eight months and turn a deep red when ripe, which explains their name

2. • People such as painters and 10_____ began to get together in cafés in major European cities.

   答案：politicians

   原文定位：Coffee houses opened in Vienna, Paris and London, and they soon became the favourite meeting places of politicians, and were also known to attract artists of all kinds

   同义替换：「painters」↔「artists of all kinds」，「get together」↔「meeting places」

3. • Today coffee is grown only in tropical regions to avoid damage caused by 11_____ .

   答案：frost

   原文定位：Because it is vulnerable to frost, coffee can only be grown successfully between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

   同义替换：「avoid damage」↔「vulnerable to」

4. • In coffee cultivation, the 12_____ is generally done manually.

   答案：picking

   原文定位：The plants require constant care and attention, and in most areas the picking is carried out by hand

   同义替换：「cultivation」↔「plants」，「generally」↔「in most areas」，「done manually」↔「is carried out by hand」

5. Decaffeinated coffee

   • Most people like the fact that coffee contains a stimulant, but this leads to problems for others.

   • Using carbon dioxide is the ideal way of removing caffeine because it maintains the 13_____ of the coffee.

   答案：flavour

   原文定位：Caffeine is removed by soaking the beans in water, or by the use of solvents or carbon dioxide. The latter is thought to be the best method as it does not affect the flavour and there is no residue

   同义替换：「ideal way」↔「best method」，「maintains」↔「does not affect」

6. 2 The modern ‘wet method’ of curing is more efficient than the old ‘dry method’.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

   原文定位：This process is known as curing, and it can be done by one of two methods. For the traditional ‘dry method’ of curing, the cherries are laid out in the sun until completely dry, and then the dried skins and pulp are removed from the beans. The ‘wet method’ is a more recent development and it is employed

   同义替换：「old」↔「traditional」，「modern」↔「a more recent development」

7. 3 Green beans are usually roasted before being exported.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：In both cases, the green beans are sorted, graded and packed for export. Roasting tends to be done in the country of import

   同义替换：「usually roasted」↔「Roasting tends to be done」

8. 4 The roasting process improves both the smell and the taste of coffee.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：The roasting process is necessary to reduce the acidity of the beans and to develop the aromatic oils, which give the coffee its aroma and flavour

   同义替换：「improves」↔「develop」，「smell」↔「aroma」，「taste」↔「flavour」

9. 5 Arabica coffee is harder to grow than robusta coffee.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：The most important of these is coffea arabica, which grows on steep mountain slopes at high altitudes;Grown on the lower slopes, where cultivation is easier, robusta beans have a higher caffeine content than arabica beans, and a rougher, almost earthy flavour that lacks delicacy and subtlety

   同义替换：「harder to grow」↔「grows on steep mountain slopes at high altitudes」

10. 6 The best instant coffee is a mix of arabica and robusta coffee.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：FALSE

    原文定位：The best instant coffees are freeze;dried. For these, an arabica coffee concentrate is frozen and processed in a vacuum to produce crisp, dry particles of coffee

11. The history of coffee

    • Coffee originally came from the area around the Red Sea.

    • Early 7_____ suggest that coffee was grown in Yemen.

    答案：records

    原文定位：Coffee originated around the Red Sea, most probably in Ethiopia in Africa, and there are records of coffee cultivation in Yemen as early as the 6th century

    同义替换：「was grown in」↔「cultivation in」

12. • Europeans first heard about coffee from 8_____ .

    答案：traders

    原文定位：News of the drink was brought to Europe by traders, but people there were at first wary of the new drink

    同义替换：「first heard about coffee」↔「News of the drink was brought to Europe」

13. • Coffee drinking became a 9_____ in Europe only after Pope Clement VIII drank some of it.

    答案：trend

    原文定位：However, Pope Clement the Eighth gave the drink his seal of approval after trying a cup for himself, and the trend quickly caught on

    同义替换：「drank some of it」↔「trying a cup for himself」