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14．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（巧克力） drink was made from the seeds of the cocao（可可） 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（依赖的） on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the"Potato Famine（土豆荒）"of 1845-1846，and thousands more were forced to emigrate．（移居） 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．It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400's．
 According to an Arabic story，coffee was discovered w hen a goat keeper named Kaldi noticed that his goats were eating the red fruits on a coffee tree．He tried one and experienced the"wide-awake（彻底清醒的）"feeling．One-third of the world's population now starts the day with it．
6．According to the passage，which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years？A
A Foods．
B Clothes       
C Languages．
D Ideas
7．Chocolate drink was first invented inAwhile coffee was first invented inA
A：South America； Ethiopia             
B：Spain； Brazil 
C：Spain； the Old World                
D：London； Rent
8．Thousands of Irish people were forced to live in America mainly becauseD  
A they were so dependent on potato that they refused to eat anything else．
B they could easily get potato in America．
C the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potato．
D the potato harvest was bad．

Answer 1

分析 文章主要介绍了人类食物的发展和变化情况．

解答 6．A．主旨题．由文章的第一句In the last 500 years，nothing about people---not their clothes，ideas，or languages---has changed as much as what they eat由此可知，在过去的500年里，人类的衣服、想法和语言都发生了变化，可是都不及吃的东西发生的变化大．结合选项，故选A
7．A 细节题．根据文章内容The original chocolate（巧克力） drink was made from the seeds of the cocao（可可） tree by South American Indians．巧克力饮料在南美洲被发明；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．可知，coffee原产于埃塞俄比亚．结合选项，故选A
8．D 细节题．根据文章内容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；故选D

点评 本文是历史文化类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据