专题08 阅读理解之说明文（典题巧练） -冲刺2024年中考英语总复习精讲巧练（辽宁专用）

专题08 阅读理解之说明文（好题巧练） （真题感悟+名校模拟） ( 真题 感悟 ) Passage 1 （2023·辽宁盘锦·中考真题）Chocolate is made from the seeds (种子) of cocoa trees (可可树). The seeds come in football-shaped pods (豆荚). A pod is about 15 to 30 centimeters long, 8 to 10 centimeters wide. When you break a pod, you’ll find 20 to 60 seeds. You take out these seeds, cover them up in banana leaves and leave them for about a week. This process is called fermentation (发酵). It is similar to the process of making yogurt. After the fermentation, you dry them, clean them, heat them and break them. Then you get something with a smell of chocolate. It is heated and separated into cocoa butter. When you mix it with milk or sometimes vegetable oil, and sugar, you get different kinds of chocolate. Chocolate is not a good choice if you want to lose weight, but it is a good source (来源) of vitamins and minerals (矿物质). You should be careful not to eat too much because it may cause some people to have a headache. It can also cause skin problems in some people. But recent surveys have found that chocolate helps people improve the ability to understand or remember things. It is also said that chocolate helps many people sleep better. We might have to wait for more research, but we all know that we love chocolate! 1．After reading the first paragraph, we know that __________. A．the seeds come in the tree leaves B．the shape of a pod is like a football C．a seed is about 15 to 30 cm long D．there is only one seed in a pod 2．In the fermentation process, the seeds are __________. A．kept for about a week B．covered up in cocoa tree leaves C．mixed with yogurt D．dried and cleaned at first 3．Chocolate is good for health because __________. A．it can solve skin problems B．it helps people to lose weight C．it provides people with vitamins and minerals D．it makes people who have a headache feel better 4．Which might be the best title (题目) for the passage? A．How to make chocolate B．Facts about chocolate C．A healthy food—chocol