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In the past 500 years，nothing about people—their clothes，ideas，or languages has changed as much as what they eat.The original (最初的) chocolate drink was made from the seeds of 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 (时髦的)．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 1,600，the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe，where it soon was widely grown.The potato was the main food at Irish table.Thousands of Irish people starved (饿死) when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine” (马铃薯饥荒) of 1845～1846，and thousands more were forced to 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 (相反的) direction.Brazil is now the world’s largest grower of coffee，and coffee is important crop in Colombia and other South American countries.But it is native to Ethiopia (埃塞俄比亚)．It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400’s.
According to an Arabic story，coffee was discovered when a man named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red fruits on a coffee bush.He tried one and experienced the “wideawake” feeling that onethird of the world’s population now starts the day with.
46．According to the passage，which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?
A．Food. B．Chocolate drinks.
C．Potato. D．Coffee.
47．“Some” in the sentence “Some still exist today” refers to______.
A．cocoa trees B．chocolate
C．shops D．meeting places
48．Thousands of Irish people starved because________.
A．they depended on the potato
B．they were forced to move to America
C．the weather conditions in Ireland were not fit for growing the potato
D．the potato harvest was bad
49．Coffee originally came from________.
A．Brazil B．Colombia
C．Ethiopia D．Arabia
50．The writer used an Arabic story 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
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根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在题中所给的空白处按题号写出各单词正确的完全形式（每空限写一词）。
71.On a freezing night, the little match girl was f__________ to death in a street corner.
72.It was the first time that he had been on the stage. He could feel his heart b__________ wildly.
73.If you were Expo v__________, what would you do to make contributions to this great event?
74.With the d______of modern society, we have become more and more dependent on advanced technology.
75.I’m interested in business and I’ll run a company of my own after learning some c__________ courses at university.
76.Having prepared for the exam for half a year, he stepped into the classroom and took the exam _________（自信地）.
77.People call the USA a “melting pot” because its society is one __________（组成）of people from all over the world.
78.Most American people __________(最初) came from Europe.
79.What is the __________（官方的）language of India?
80.Looking at the volcano through a pair of binoculars, we can hardly imagine how this quiet volcano __________（摧毁）the whole city 2000 years ago.
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第三部分：写作（共三节，满分35分）
单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在题中所给的空白处按题号写出各单词正确的完全形式（每空限写一词）。
71.On a freezing night, the little match girl was f__________ to death in a street corner.
72.It was the first time that he had been on the stage. He could feel his heart b__________ wildly.
73.If you were Expo v__________, what would you do to make contributions to this great event?
74.With the d______of modern society, we have become more and more dependent on advanced technology.
75.I’m interested in business and I’ll run a company of my own after learning some c__________ courses at university.
76.Having prepared for the exam for half a year, he stepped into the classroom and took the exam _________（自信地）.
77.People call the USA a “melting pot” because its society is one __________（组成）of people from all over the world.
78.Most American people __________(最初) came from Europe.
79.What is the __________（官方的）language of India?
80.Looking at the volcano through a pair of binoculars, we can hardly imagine how this quiet volcano __________（摧毁）the whole city 2000 years ago.
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