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第 42 題
📖 題組：
For the ancient people of Central America, money grew on trees—cacao trees, that is, the source of chocolate. Inside the football-shaped pods that sprout from cacao trunks and branches lie rows of seeds. Those seeds, often called beans, were among the most coveted products that the Central Americans traded in their own region and beyond. The seeds also served as currency throughout the realm. Native to the tropics of the Americas, cacao trees thrive in rain forests beneath the shading canopy of taller plants. Nobody knows who first cultivated cacao. The word itself trances back to the ancient word kakaw. By about 1100 B.C. the early people there were making a cacao brew. In time, they produced the first chocolate: a thick, bitter beverage used especially for rites of passage—birth, marriage, induction into the priesthood, even entry into the afterlife. The traditional recipe began with drying, roasting, and grinding fermented cacao seeds. Then they mixed the resulting powder with water and flavorings that included cinnamon, chilies, and vanilla. They poured the concoction back and forth between pots, creating a cap of foam that was considered the most delicious part. Many vessels created for storing and serving spiced chocolate show scenes of kings and nobles drinking it, as well as the gods. Commoners may also have imbibed during feast days. Some vessels were personalized with glyphs that read, “This is my chocolate pot.”
For the ancient people of Central America, money grew on trees—cacao trees, that is, the source of chocolate. Inside the football-shaped pods that sprout from cacao trunks and branches lie rows of seeds. Those seeds, often called beans, were among the most coveted products that the Central Americans traded in their own region and beyond. The seeds also served as currency throughout the realm. Native to the tropics of the Americas, cacao trees thrive in rain forests beneath the shading canopy of taller plants. Nobody knows who first cultivated cacao. The word itself trances back to the ancient word kakaw. By about 1100 B.C. the early people there were making a cacao brew. In time, they produced the first chocolate: a thick, bitter beverage used especially for rites of passage—birth, marriage, induction into the priesthood, even entry into the afterlife. The traditional recipe began with drying, roasting, and grinding fermented cacao seeds. Then they mixed the resulting powder with water and flavorings that included cinnamon, chilies, and vanilla. They poured the concoction back and forth between pots, creating a cap of foam that was considered the most delicious part. Many vessels created for storing and serving spiced chocolate show scenes of kings and nobles drinking it, as well as the gods. Commoners may also have imbibed during feast days. Some vessels were personalized with glyphs that read, “This is my chocolate pot.”
Which of the following statements is wrong?
- A The ancient Central Americans sometimes carved words on cups.
- B Kakaw was consumed in funeral.
- C People consumed kakaw to celebrate occasions of moving from one stage of life to another.
- D Cultural information about their life was painted on jars and pots.
- E They drank cacao hot and sweet as the modern people do.
思路引導 VIP
如果你今天穿越時空參加一場古馬雅人的儀式，長老遞給你一杯當時最受歡迎的飲品。請你回到文章第二段尋找描述配方的段落，試著從文中提到的原料想像一下：這杯飲品的「味道」跟你在便利商店買到的巧克力飲料相比，最大的區別會是什麼？文章用了哪個形容詞來定義它的口感呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準避開現代生活的直覺陷阱，成功找出文章敘述與事實不符之處，展現了非常細膩的閱讀與判斷能力。選出 (E) 選項，代表你已經完全掌握了文本的核心資訊。
古今飲品文化的差異
這題的正確性建立在對第二段配方描述的精確理解。文中明確指出，古文明的巧克力配方包含肉桂、辣椒 (chilies) 與香草，並將其形容為一種苦澀 (bitter) 且濃稠的飲品。這與現代人習慣加入大量糖分與牛奶、追求「甜美」口感的巧克力截然不同。此外，文中提到的「生命禮俗」 (rites of passage) 涵蓋了出生、結婚乃至進入「死後世界」 (afterlife)，這也同時驗證了 (B) 與 (C) 選項描述的葬禮與人生階段轉換之正確性。
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