Question

【题目】回答问题 阅读短文，然后根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。

The first people who drank tea were the Chinese, because the bush grew wild all over the south of China. The liked the taste, and found the drink could refresh (使精力恢复) them.

People living in Europe first learned about tea growing and drinking from a book printed（印刷） in Italy in 1599. The writer said that tea was a wonderful medicine. Although people in Europe knew about tea in 1599, It was another fifty years before the first tea from China reached Holland(荷兰).

A few years later, tea was brought overland from China to Russia. The long difficult journey was made over mountains and across deserts（沙漠）.

The new drink reached England in 1657. It was sold at one of the coffee houses. Only the very rich people could afford to drink.

【1】Who found the tea could refresh people first?

【2】Was tea a kind of medicine according to a book printed in Italy?

【3】When did the people in Europe first know about tea?

【4】Could everyone afford to drink tea when it was sold in England in 1657?

【5】Do you like drinking tea?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】The Chinese./ Chinese people.

【2】Yes, it was.

【3】In 1599.

【4】No, they couldn’t.

【5】Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了中国人是第一个发现茶的，及茶是什么时候发展到其他国家的。

【1】根据文中The first people who drank tea were the Chinese ,The liked the taste, and found the drink could refresh (使精力恢复) them.可知中国人是第一个发现茶的。故答案填The Chinese./ Chinese people.

【2】根据文中in Italy in 1599. The writer said that tea was a wonderful medicine.可知这句话是正确的。故答案填Yes, it was.

【3】根据文中Although people in Europe knew about tea in 1599可知，在欧洲人们是在1599年了解到茶的。故答案填In 1599.

【4】根据文中The new drink reached England in 1657. It was sold at one of the coffee houses. Only the very rich people could afford to drink.可知，只有富人们才能买的起茶，所以答案填No, they couldn’t.

【5】本题考查的是根据实际情况来回答，可作出肯定回答或否定回答。故答案填Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.