猜一猜，古代的啤酒尝起来是什么味儿？

                                                                                                

China is home to one of the oldest civilizations, so it's only fitting that it's home to ancient beer as well. But no one knew how its ancient beer was made — until in 2015 a team of archaeologists from Stanford University conducted studies on a primitive brewery discovered on a Neolithic site in China.
The 5,000-year-old brewery is the earliest evidence of barley and millet-based beer-making in the country. Inspired by the scientists' findings, two breweries—Jing-A Brewing Co in Beijing and Moonzen Brewery in Hong Kong — set out to give the modern world a taste of an ancient experience by recreating the original beer recipe. It all started in 2006. While excavating Mijiaya, an ancient site near Xi'an in central China, researchers from the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology found hidden pits dating back 5,000 years. Two of these pits contained sets of pottery vessels, including open-mouthed pots, funnels and small-mouthed jars. The instruments seemed to look like a primitive brewery, where the pottery basin would have been used for keeping that kind of ancient beer.
"People use the same equipment today for beer-making," says Li Liu, a professor in Chinese archaeology at Stanford University. Liu has studied the ancient alcohol on pottery since 2012, and found connections between funnels and alcohol making at other sites. "The funnel is functional and has been in the same shape for thousands of years." Upon learning about the Mijiaya site, Liu and her team began conducting analysis on the pottery, hoping to find more light on their earlier research.

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1.What did archaeologists from Stanford University in Neolithic site find?

A China is home to one of the oldest civilizations.

B The ancient beer was only produced in China.

C The way how ancient Chinese produced beer.

D The place where a primitive brewery lied in.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句But no one knew how its ancient beer was made — until in 2015 a team of archaeologists from Stanford University conducted studies on a primitive brewery discovered on a Neolithic site in China.可以得知他们发现了古代啤酒是如何制作出来的。故选C。

2.What will Jing-A Brewing Co and Moonzen Brewery do?

A They will produce new beer with ancient flavor.

B They will make the beer without using barley.

C They will excavate an ancient site near Xi'an.

D They will hide the pits about 5,000 years ago.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句的two breweries — Jing-A Brewing Co in Beijing and Moonzen Brewery in Hong Kong—set out to give the modern world a taste of an ancient experience by recreating the original beer recipe可以得知这两个厂家要生产具有古代风味的啤酒。故选A。

3.Where did ancient people put the beer?

A The open-mouthed pots.

B The large funnels.

C The small-mouthed jars.

D The pottery basin.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的where the pottery basin would have been used for keeping that kind of ancient beer可以得知古人是用陶盆来盛啤酒的。故选D。

4.Why did Li Liu come to study the Mijiaya site?

A She wanted to learn more about beer-making.

B She needed information about the ancient pottery.

C She had a great interest in drinking the alcohol.

D She didn’t have much light when researching.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第二句的Liu has studied the ancient alcohol on pottery since 2012, and found connections between funnels and alcohol making at other sites可以得知她研究白酒和陶器之间的关系；另外从该段最后一句的hoping to find more light on their earlier research可以得知她的研究还是着眼于古代的陶器。故选B。