Garlic coffee

王琴芳

阅读理解

1. From the first paragraph， we can learn that ________.

A. garlic has been used to replace coffee as an alternative

B. one Japanese inventor used garlic to make coffee

C. one Japanese inventor made garlic look and taste like coffee

D. everybody can connect coffee with garlic

2. The description in the second paragraph can match the following statement； "________".

A. Action speaks louder than words.

B. Never put off what you can do today until tomorrow.

C. The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

D. Chance favors only the prepared mind.

3. What's the meaning of the underlined words in the third paragraph？

A. Using garlic in the best possible way.

B. Refining garlic to match coffee.

C. Choosing best drink materials.

D. Finding best garlic in Japan.

4. According to Shimotai we can infer that_______.

A. his inventor is the world's first

B. caffeine is harmful to our health

C. the bitterness of burned garlic is different from coffee

D. garlic and coffee have the similar flavor

5. What's the author's attitude to garlic coffee？

A. Indifferent.

B. Objective.

C. Favorable.

D. Concerned.

答案與解析：

1.B。细节理解题。文章的标题“大蒜咖啡”就是个很好的提示，第一段中“that is exactly the ingredient”可以知道该饮料中的主要成分是大蒜，故B正确。

2.D。情景匹配题。第二段解释“大蒜咖啡”发明者的灵感来源是工作中的一次失误，因此退休后他又继续研究大蒜咖啡。所以选项D“机会只青睐有准备的头脑”符合语境。

3.A。词义推测题。从后面“he finally achieved a result he was satisfied with”可知A正确。

4.B。推理判断题。从Shimotai的话“It contains no caffeine so its good for those who would like to drink coffee at night or pregnant women.”可以推断B正确。

5.C。观点态度题。从文章最后一段可以判断作者很认可这种咖啡，故C正确。

长难句分析：

1. When you think about coffee alternatives， garlic is probably one of the last things that comes to mind， but that is exactly the ingredient that one Japanese inventor used to create a drink that looks and tastes like coffee.提到咖啡替代品时，你怎么也不会想到大蒜，但一位日本发明家正是用大蒜创造出了一种看起来和尝起来都像咖啡的饮料。

这是个复合句。其中When引导时间状语从句，主句中由连词but引导两个复合句，前一个复合句中有that引导的定语从句修饰the last things，后一个复合句中也有一个that引导的定语从句修饰the ingredient。

2. Committed to turning his bizarre drink into a commercial product， Yokitomo Shimotai spent years optimizing the formula， and about five years ago， he finally achieved a result he was satisfied with.一心想将这种奇特饮料转变为商品的YokitomoShimotai花了数年时间优化配方，大约五年前，他终于调出了自己满意的配方。

这是个并列复合句。其中and后面的句子中有个定语从句修饰a result。这个句子用到短语：be committed to doing sth.投身于……；turn…into…把……变成……；spend some time doing sth.花……时间做某事；be satisfied with...对……满意等。