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請依下文回答第 31 題至第 35 題：Some people may turn their noses up at natural remedies, but there is one in particular that is attracting theattention of the scientific and medical fields. Tea tree oil, derived mainly from the leaves of Melaleucaalternifolia, has become a popular commodity. As you may have noticed, it has become a popular ingredient inmany shampoos, soaps, and cleaning products. But it is the tea tree’s healing properties that have been sparkinginterest of late.Although tea tree oil, or melaleuca oil, may strike you as a relatively new item on shelves, it has actuallybeen used for thousands of years. Melaleuca alternifolia is a native to New South Wales, Australia, where theaboriginal people used the crushed leaves of the tree to treat cuts and burns. In the 18th century, Captain Cooksaw native Australians making tea with the leaves and came up with the name “tea tree.” In the 1920s, Australiandoctors discovered that the oil of the tea tree was an effective antiseptic. It soon became a household remedy, andduring WWII, all Australian soldiers were issued tea tree oil in their first-aid kits.Following the war, the substance fell out of favor as new medical discoveries were made. However, since the1980s, interest in tea tree’s properties has grown again. New studies suggest tea tree oil might effectively treat acne,bacterial and fungal infection, dandruff and mites. If the research holds up, perhaps even more products will containtea tree oil in the near future.
【題組】31 Who were the first people to start using tea tree oil?
(A) Manufacturers who created first-aid kits.
(B) Tribal people living in Australia.
(C) Soldiers who were fighting in World War II.
(D) A captain who was traveling through Australia.

參考答案

答案：B
難度：簡單0.714286
統計：A(1),B(5),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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【年級】小三上

【評論內容】本文主要講述"茶樹油"(tea tree oil)的歷史。提問：是誰最先開始使用它？A)製作急救包的製造商:B)澳洲的原始部落人;C)第二次世界大戰作戰的軍人;D)去澳洲旅遊的船長。文中"Although tea tree oil, or melaleuca oil, may strike you as a relatively new item on shelves, it has actually been used for thousands of years. Melaleuca alternifolia is a native to New South Wales, Australia, where the aboriginal people used the crushed leaves of the tree to treat cuts and burns. "說到茶樹油被使用數千年，澳洲的原始部落人利用碎樹葉來治療割傷和燒傷"，故選B。