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阅读理解 　　In the last 500 years, nothing about people－their clothes, ideas, or languages has changed as much as what they eat．The original⑦ chocolate drink was made from the seeds of cocoa tree(可可树)by South American Indians．The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s．And although it were 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．The potato was the main food at Irish table．Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved(饿死)when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine(饥荒)” of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forced to leave their homeland and move to America． 　　There are many other foods 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, a country in Africa．It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400’s． 　　According to an Arabic legend(传说), coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red fruits on a coffee bush．He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake” feeling that one third of the world’s population now start the day with． (1) According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years? [　　] A． Food． B． Clothing． C． Ideas． D． Language． (2) The word “Some” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to ________． [　　] A． some cocoa trees B． some chocolate drinks C． some shops D． some South American Indians (3) Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because ________． [　　] A． they were so dependent on potatoes that they refused to eat anything else B． they were forced to leave their homeland and move to America C． the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing potatoes D． the potato harvest was bad (4) According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? [　　] A． One third of the world’s population drinks coffee． B． Coffee is native to Colombia． C． Coffee can keep one a wake． D． Coffee drinks were first made by Arabs．

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．C;3．D;4．B;
解析：

(1)	主旨大意题。由文章第一句这一主题句可知。
(2)	猜测词义题。根据“In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places．Some still exist today．”可知，some指的是London现存的一些出售chocolate drinks的商店。
(3)	细节理解题。由文章第三段可知the potato 在爱尔兰已经成为人们赖以生存的主要食物，在“Potato Famine(饥荒)”时期，因为“the crop failed”，所以人们就会挨饿。
(4)	细节理解题。B项的叙述与文章的内容“But it is native to Ethiopia, a country in Africa．”不一致，所以是错误的。D项根据文章表达可知是正确的。而选项A和C在文章最后一段出现，都是正确的表达。