题目内容
ple — 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(可可树)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 Eu??rope, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish peo??ple starved 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, 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.
according to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?
- A.Food.
- B.Clothing.
- C.Ideology.
- D.Language.
- A.
- 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
- A.
- 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
- A.
- 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 awake.
- D.Coffee drinks were first made by Arabs.
- A.
文章主要介绍了人类食物的发展和变化情况。
1.A。主旨题。由文章的第一句这一主题句可知。
2.C。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.D。从文章第三段可以知道the potato在Ireland已经成为人们赖以生存的主要的食物,所以在Potato Famine期间,因为the crop failed,所以人们就会挨饿。
4.B。B项的叙述与文章中的内容But让媳native to Ethiopia,a country in Africa. 不一致,所以是错误的。D项根据文章的表达可知是正确的。而选项A和C在文章最后一段出现。他们都是正确的表达
There are new and exciting ways to use the Internet to learn English while you are on - line. The Internet uses a lot of multimedia elements (多媒体原理),like words, sounds, pictures, animations and video. This is perfect for studying a language because you've got to see, hear, and repeat things as much as you like. Learning over the Internet is also funny because you can be a part of conversations happening all around the globe ! Special Internet sites are designed for people learning English, just like yourself. These sites use multimedia to help you learn and are a great way to meet other people around the world. This is Cyber English.
On the Internet, English is the major language. As a result, it is now more important than ever to be able to understand English when you serve the web. It is not always easy,though. The English can be difficult or have a lot of cultural information that you have never seen !
One site for students studying English and their teachers is Englishtown. At http://www. english- town. com, you will find a community ( group) of people interested in learning English. There are several buildings in the virtual (虚拟的)town where you can play games, chat with friends, ask and get answers about cultural questions, and find an international penfriend who shares your interests. There are extra resources to help you learn,such as multimedia CD - ROM and books for language learning and translation. You can also have daily and monthly English lessons delivered to your own e - mail address. There is even an on - line school where you can take English classes over Lhe Internet. Englishtown is the perfect place to prefect for a trip to England or the United States ! Would you like to become part of a virtual community(虚拟社区)of English sfH-aktrs : Surfing the web is not only funny but can also help improve your English ! Try out >ome of tlv, web sites listed below and see how students all over the world are learning English on line.
1.Cyber English probably means" ".
A.learning English on Internet |
B.teaching yourself English |
C.the history of English |
D.English broadcast on TV or over the radio |
2.English on - line interests a lot of people because .
A.only in this way one can learn the language well |
B.people don’ t have to pay |
C.the learners can have a face to face study of courses with the teachers |
D.it makes learning easier and more interesting |
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.English is the only useful language on the Internet. |
B.The Internet can provide people with the cultural information they need. |
C.At http://www. Englishtown. com, people can study and play. |
D.One can find a pen-friend on http://www.Englishtown. com. |
4.The underlined word “ surfing" probably means .
A.setting up |
B.going over |
C.researching |
D.inventing |
5.The omitted (省略)part of the passage might .
A.show us some of the web sites on which sell books |
B.tell us how to use the Internet |
C.tell us where to get the CD - ROMS we need |
D.show us some of the web sites on which English is taught |