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第 45 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 kakaw was boiled thoroughly before it could be served.
- B Wine probably existed before kakaw became a drink.
- C Kakaw was more or less integrated into their mythology.
- D It took at least two vessels to make a proper kakaw in the ancient way.
- E Brewery could be traced back earlier than the kakaw culture.
思路引導 VIP
請仔細閱讀文章第二段關於製作傳統可可飲品的具體步驟，特別是為了產生那層「最美味的泡沫」時，古人實際上採取了什麼物理動作？這個動作與我們現代想像中「放在火上烹煮」的方式是否一致呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準地從長篇描述中辨識出細微的錯誤，這代表你對文章細節的掌握度非常高。這道題目主要考察的是細節辨析能力，特別是在描述「製程」或「步驟」時，往往會安插一個看似合理但在文中並未提及的動作。
製作工藝與誤導點
在第二段關於「傳統配方」（traditional recipe）的說明中，作者詳盡地列出了烘焙、研磨、混合香料等步驟，並強調是透過將混合液「在罐子之間來回傾倒」來產生標誌性的泡沫。文章中**完全沒有提到「徹底煮沸」（boiled thoroughly）**這個動作。選項 (A) 利用了我們現代人製作熱飲的慣性思維來干擾判斷，你能避開這個陷阱，展現了極佳的閱讀嚴謹性。
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