When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people had differ

When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people had different ideas about their use.Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause （引起）people to die.
In Sweden（瑞典）, King Gustaf Ⅲ decided to find out whether or not this was true.It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time.They were twins and were almost alike in every way.They had both been sentenced to death (判处死刑).The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee.
Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind.At last,the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83,the other died a few years later.
Because of the experiment(实验), tea and coffee got accepted (接受) and became popular as drink in Sweden, and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today.
【小题1】Tea and coffee were first introducd to Europe in .A．the eighteenth centuryB．the eighteen centuryC．eighteenth centuriesD．eighteen centuries【小题2】What does the word harmful mean in Chinese?---It means .A．有趣的B．苦涩无味的C．有害的D．可口的【小题3】The brother who had drunk tea every day lived .A．until he was over 83B．until he was 83C．until the other had been dead for several yearsD．until he had drunk tea for a few years【小题4】Today the Swedish drink .A．much more coffee than teaB．much tea and coffeeC．little tea and coffeeD．much tea but little coffeeA

(答案→)A 解析：这篇短文主要介绍了茶和咖啡在欧洲的流行历史。【小题1】根据第一段When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, 描述，可知咖啡和茶是在十八世纪传到欧洲的，故选A。【小题2】联系下文they could cause （引起）people to die.他们会导致人们死亡。可知此处指的是，一些人说咖啡和茶对人类有害。故选C。【小题3】根据第三段the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83,描述，可知每天喝茶的这个兄弟货到了83岁，故选B。【小题4】根据最后一段Because of the experiment(实验), tea and coffee got accepted (接受) and became popular as drink in Sweden,描述，可知当今瑞典人和很多茶和咖啡。故选B。

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