（一）NewFoodsandtheNewWorld阅读材料，回答下列的问题：Inthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople-

共享题干题 （一） New Foods and the New World阅读材料，回答下列的问题： In the last 500 years, nothing about people--not their clothes, ideas, or languages—has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today. The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the "Potato Famine" of 1845--1846, and thou-sands more Were forced to emigrate to America. There are many other that that have traveled from South America to the Old World.. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world's largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400's. According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to 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 the day with.1.[不定向选择题]"Some" in "some still exist today" ( Para.1 ) means____________A.some cocoa trees B.some chocolate drinks C.some shops D.some South American Indians 2.[不定向选择题]The Arabic legend is used to prove that____________A.coffee was first discovered by Kaldi B.coffee was first discovered by Kaldi's goats C.coffee was first discovered in south American countries D.coffee drinks were first made by Arabs

1.参考答案：C
参考解析：细节题。从第一段最后两句话：London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important lTIeeting places．Some still exist today．(在伦敦，供应巧克力饮料的店铺成为了重要的聚会地点。直到今天还存在一些这样的店铺)可以推断这里的some指的就是London shops c
2.参考答案：D
参考解析：推断题。第三段最后一句：It(coffee)was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400’S．最后一段讲述这个阿拉伯传说就是为了证明阿位伯人首先发明了咖啡这种饮品，即D选项的内容。3.[不定向选择题]Thousands of Irish people starved during the "Potato Famine" because____________A.they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything else B.they were forced to emigrate to America C.the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potato D.the potato harvest was bad

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