MATTE Bottega del Cioccolato opened its shop in Tokyo’s Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza in February 2024. It soon became famous all over Japan for making the world’s thinnest chocolate, named Corteccia, which means tree bark in Italian. This special chocolate is only 0.03 millimeters thick, and making such thin chocolate is really a hard task.

Corteccia gets its idea from traditional Italian layered chocolate. To make it, the shop worked with a local machine expert for one and a half years and created a special rolling machine. No other machines in the world can press chocolate into such an ultra-thin sheet. Workers roll the thin chocolate into twig-like shapes (树枝状) with rough bark surfaces.

You may wonder why people need such thin chocolate. The shop’s founder Matteo Sanclicca had a clear goal. He wanted chocolate that melts the second it touches your tongue. Food lovers agree that chocolate tastes best when it melts softly in the mouth, and Corteccia fully brings this wonderful feeling to every customer.

After photos of Corteccia spread rapidly on social media, many chocolate makers tried to copy it. However, none of them succeeded. The special rolling machine is one-of-a-kind and only sits in MATTE’s Tokyo workshop.

Today, crowds of visitors line up to try this amazing chocolate. It is not just a sweet snack but also a perfect mix of creative ideas and special technology. People are always surprised by its light, smooth taste that melts away on the tongue.

1.1.What can we learn about Corteccia from Paragraph 1?

A Its thickness.

B Its high price.

C Its selling speed.

D Its raw materials.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。第一段明确提到“This special chocolate is only 0.03 millimeters thick”，直接说明了Corteccia的厚度，因此A正确。文中并未出现任何关于价格、销售速度或原材料的信息，所以不选B、C、D。故选A。

2.2. How long did the shop work with the local machine expert?

A Half a year.

B 18 months.

C One year.

D Two years.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段“worked with a local machine expert for one and a half years”可知，一年半等于18个月。故选B。

3.3. What effect did Matteo hope the chocolate would have?

A Breaking easily.

B Looking like real wood.

C Melting right away.

D Staying hard in mouths.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。第三段直接引用了创始人Matteo的目标：“He wanted chocolate that melts the second it touches your tongue.”，即希望巧克力一碰到舌头就融化，这与选项C“立刻融化”一致，C正确。其他选项如容易碎裂、像真木头、在口中保持坚硬，文中均未作为创始人的期望提及，因此不选。故选C。

4.4. Why is it impossible to copy Corteccia at present?

A The special machine is the only one.

B The recipe is kept totally secret.

C Professional workers are hard to find.

D Local materials can’t be bought outside.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。第四段解释无法复刻的原因：“The special rolling machine is one-of-a-kind and only sits in MATTE’s Tokyo workshop.”，即特殊机器是唯一的，所以A正确。文中未提及配方保密、找不到专业工人或原料无法外购，不选B、C、D。故选A。

5.5. What feeling does Corteccia’s taste bring to visitors?

A Thick and bad.

B Crispy and salty.

C Sour and hard.

D Soft and easy-melting.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。最后一段描述顾客的感受：“People are always surprised by its light, smooth taste that melts away on the tongue.”，这种轻盈、顺滑且入口即化的特点对应选项D的“柔软且易融化”，因此D正确。选项A“厚重且糟糕”、B“酥脆且咸”、C“酸且硬”均与文中的正面描述完全相反，排除。故选D。