ReadingComprehension

ReadingComprehension
In the last 500 years,nothing about people---not theirclothes,ideas,or languages—has changed as much as what they eat.The originalchocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree（可可树）bySouth American Indians.The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the worldduring the 1500’s.And although it was very expensive,it quickly became fashionable.In London,shops wherechocolate drinks were served became important meeting places.Somestill exist today.
The potato is also from the New World.Around 1600,the Spanish brought it fromPeruto Europe,where it soon was widely grown.Ireland became so dependent on it thatthousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “PotatoFamine(饥荒)”of 1845—1846,and thousands more wereforced to leave their homeland and move to America.
There are many other foods that havetraveled from South America to the Old World.But some others went in the opposite direction.Brazilis now the world’s largest grower of coffee,and coffee is an important crop inColombiaand other South American countries.But it is native toEthiopia,a country in Africa.It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400’s.
According to an Arabic legend,coffeewas discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attractedto the red berries on a coffee bush.He tried one and experienced the“wide-awake” feeling that one-third of the world’s population now starts theday with.(258)
1 According to the passage,which of the following has changed the most in thelast 500 years?
A) Language C) Ideology
B) Clothing D) Food
2 “some” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to ______.
A) some South American Indians C) somecocoa trees
B) some chocolate drinks.D) some shops
3 Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because ______.
A) they refused to eat anything else
B) they were forced to leave theirhomeland and move to America
C) the weather conditions in Irelandwere not suitable for growing potatoes
D) the potato harvest was bad
4 Which country is the largest coffee producer?
A) Brazil C) Ethiopia
B) Colombia D)Egypt
5 Which of the following statements is NOT true,according to the passage?
A).Coffee is native toColombia
B).Coffee drinks were first made byArabs.
C).Coffee can keep one awake.
D).One third of the world’s population drinks coffee.

DDDAA,解析如下：
第1题选D,从第一句话中可以判断 clothes,ideas,or languages 都没有eat变化的多；
第2题选D,从In London,shops wherechocolate drinks were served became important meeting places.Somestill exist today.这句话中判断,shops wherechocolate drinks 是主语,指some；
第3题选D,从when the crop failed during the “PotatoFamine(饥荒)”这句话当中判断是因为土豆收成不好才导致的饥荒,从而导致后面的移民；
第4题选A,从Brazilis now the world’s largest grower of coffee这句话可以直接得出答案；
第5题选A,从But it is native toEthiopia这句话可以确定A错误
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