问题补充：
We have no idea about1men first began to use salt. But we do know that it had been used in many different ways 2the history.
For example, in many history books it is3that people who lived three thousand years ago4salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt（埃及）, salt5keep the dead. It can keep the dead bodies6decay.（腐烂）
In the eighteenth century, a person who stole salt was 7to have broken the 8. if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into 9. Books also record that in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century 10stealing salt! In the year 1553, if a man took 11than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be 12punished(惩罚).
Salt was very 13on the dinner table of a king. It was always put 14the king when he sat down to eat. Then important visitors sat near the salt 15less important visitors were given seats farther away from it.
【小题1】A．whenB．whereC．whatD．which【小题2】A．throughoutB．thoughtC．thoughD．although【小题3】A．sayB．reportedC．recordedD．reading【小题4】A．eatB．ateC．eatingD．have eaten【小题5】A．used toB．was used toC．was usedD．used【小题6】A．offB．fromC．onD．out【小题7】A．thinkB．considerC．thoughtfulD．thought【小题8】A．lawB．glassC．computerD．time【小题9】A．poolB．hillC．prisonD．river【小题10】A．becauseB．because ofC．byD．as【小题11】A．moreB．lessC．fewerD．most【小题12】A. serious B. bad C. terrible D seriously
【小题13】A．importantB．necessaryC．cleverD．cheerful【小题14】A. in the front of B behind C. in front of D. before
【小题15】A．whenB．asC．howeverD．whileA
答案：
(答案→)A
解析：本文讲述了盐在古代的用途，以及在古代如果偷盐会受到怎样的惩罚，并且在古代通过盐也能看出尊卑来。
【小题1】根据题干，本句的意思“我们不知道人类什么时候开始用盐”，“什么时候”是when。所以本题选A。
【小题2】throughout是“贯穿”，though和although是“尽管”，thought是“思想”，根据题意，本句的意思是“但是我们知道在整个历史中盐有许多不同的用途。”所以本题选A。
【小题3】根据题干，此处应该是“据记载”的意思，而“据记载”是It’s recorded。所以本题选C。
【小题4】根据three thousands years ago可知，本句应是过去时，故用ate。所以本题选B。
【小题5】根据题干，本句的意思是“盐被用来保存尸体。”“被用来做某事”是be used to do。所以本题选B。
【小题6】keep……from是“阻止某人或某物做某事”，是固定用法。所以本题选B。
【小题7】根据前面的was可知，后面应该用过去分词表示被动语态，只有thought。所以本题选D。
【小题8】通过阅读下文可知，此处应该是违反法律。故用law。所以本题选A。
【小题9】根据if a person was caught stealing salt可知，对待罪犯的方式是将他投入监狱。故用prison。所以本题选C。
【小题10】根据题干，本句的意思是“一万多人因为偷盐被投入监狱。”“因为”是because或because of；根据stealing salt可知，应该用because of。所以本题选B。
【小题11】根据题干，应该是带更多的盐会被惩罚。故用more。所以本题选A。
【小题12】根据题干，本句的意思是“将被严重惩罚”，本空是修饰“惩罚”一词，故用副词。所以本题选D。
【小题13】本句的意思是“过去盐在国王的餐桌上是很重要的。”故用important。所以本题选A。
【小题14】根据题干，“它总是被放在国王的前面”。In the front of是在物体本身上的前部，in front of是“在物体前面”不附属在物体上，而before一般表示时间之前。故用in front of。所以本题选C。
【小题15】根据前句important visitors sat near the salt和后句less important visitors可知，两者之间是转折的关系，故用while“而，却”。所以本题选D。
