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You may have heard that Coca-Cola once contained an ingredient capable of sparkingparticular devotion in consumers: cocaine. The "Coca" in the name referred to the extracts ofcoca leaf that the drink&39;s originator, chemist John Pemberton, mixed with his sugary syrup (浆汁). At the time, coca leaf extract mixed with wine was a common tonic (滋补品), andPemberton&39;s sweet brew was a way to get around local laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol. Butthe other half of the name presents another ingredient, less infamous (名声不好的), perhaps, but also strangely potent: the kola nut.
In West Africa, people have long chewed kola nuts as stimulants, because they containcaffeine that also occurs naturally in tea, coffee, and chocolate. They also have heartstimulants.
Historian Paul Lovejoy relates that the cultivation of kola nuts in West Africa is hundreds ofyears old. The leafy, spreading trees were planted on graves and as part of traditional rituals. Even though the nuts, which need to stay moist, can be somewhat delicate to transport, traders carried them hundreds of miles throughout the forests and grasslands.
Europeans did not know of them until the 1500s, when Portuguese ships arrived on the coast ofwhat is now Sierra Leone. And while the Portuguese took part in the trade, ferrying nuts downthe coast along with other goods, by 1620, when English explorer Richard Jobson made his wayup the Gambia, the nuts were still peculiar to his eyes.
By the late 19th century, kola nuts were being shipped by the tonne to Europe and the US. Many made their way into medicines, intended as a kind of energy boost. One such popularmedicinal drink was Vin Mariani, a French product consisting of coca extract mixed with redwine. It was created by a French chemist, Angelo Mariani, in 1863. So when Pemberton createdhis drink, it represented an ongoing trend. When cocaine eventually fell from grace as abeverage ingredient, kola-extract colas became popular.
The first year it was available, Coca-Cola averaged nine servings a day across all the Atlantasoda fountains where it was sold. As it grew more popular, the company sold rights to bottlethe soda, so it could travel easily. Today about 1.9 billion Cokes are purchased daily. It&39;sbecome so iconic that attempts to change its taste in 1985—sweetening it in a move projectedto boost sales—proved disastrous, with widespread anger from consumers. "Coca-ColaClassic" returned to store shelves just three months after the "New Coke" was released.
These days, the Coca-Cola recipe is a closely guarded secret. But it&39;s said to no longercontain kola nut extract, relying instead on artificial imitations to achieve the flavour.
What do we learn about chemist John Pemberton?
A.He used a strangely potent ingredient in a food supplement.
B.He created a drink containing alcohol without breaking law.
C.He became notorious because of the coca drink he developed.
D. He risked breaking local law to make a drink with coca leaves.
How come kola-extract colas became popular?
A.A.Cocaine had become notorious.
B.B.Alcoholic drinks were prohibited.
C.C.Fountains were set up to sell them.
D.D.Rights were sold to bottle the soda.
What is known about the taste of Coca-Cola?
A.A.It was so designed as to create addiction in consumers.
B.B.It still relies on traditional kola nut extract.
C.C.It has become more popular among the old.
D.D.It has remained virtually unchanged since its creation.
What is the passage mainly about?
A.A.The evolution of Coca-Cola.
B.B.The success story of Coca-Cola.
C.C.The medicinal value of Coca-Cola.
D.D.The business strategy of Coca-Cola.
What can be inferred from the passage about 18-hour cities?
A.They especially appeal to small businesses.
B.They have seen a rise in property prices.
C.They have replaced quiet with excitement.
D.They have changed America's landscape.
Today, however, the story is very different. Out of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it. The elephant has found itself more or less abandoned by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a westernized society. And while the elephant’s problems began many years ago, now it rates a very low national priority.
How this reversal from national icon (圣像) to neglected animal came about is a tale of worsening environmental and the changing lives of the Thais themselves. According to Richard Lair, Thailand’s experts on the Asian elephant and author of the report Gone Astray, at the turn of the century there may well have beenas many as 100,000 domestic elephants in the country. In the north of Thailand alone it was estimated that more than 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 of them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Saen. This was at a time when 90 per cent of Thailand was still forest—a habitat (栖息地) that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and people. Nothing ploughs through dense forest better than a massive but sure-footed elephant.
By 1950 the elephant population had dropped to a still substantial 13,397, but today there are probably nomore than 3,800, with another 1,350 roaming free in the national parks. But now, Thailand’s forest coversonly 20 per cent of the land. This deforestation (采伐森林) is the central point of the elephant’s difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out of work. This century, as the road network grew, so the elephant’s role as a beast of burden declined.
Choose correct answers to the question: What can we know about African elephants from the passage?
A.It is easy to tame them.
B.It is hard to tame them.
C.They are living a better life than Asian elephants.
D.Their fate is quite similar to that of Asian elephants.
Thailand was once called “Land of the White Elephant” because_______.A.white elephant is rarely seen and thus very special
B.white elephant was a national symbol until the 1920s
C.white elephant has helped kings to gain the ruling authority
D.this name was so romantic that it was popular among visitors
Why is the Thai elephant “out of work”, according to the author?A.Because the elephants are no longer useful to their owners.
B.Because their owners are westernized and neglect them.
C.Because the government pays little attention to the problem.
D.Because there are too many elephants and too few jobs.
Which of the following statements is true about the elephant population at various times?A.There were 100,000 tamed elephants at the turn of the century.
B.20,000 elephants were employed in transport in Thailand at the turn of the century.
C.By 1950 the elephant population in Thailand has been quite small.
D.Today the elephant population is estimated at 5,150.
The passage is most probably from_______.A.a travel magazine
B.a history book
C.a research report
D.an official announcement
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