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 drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s. 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 on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine” 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 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 1400s.

     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.

2．“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．Which country is the largest coffee producer?

A．Brazil.                 B．Colombia.            C．Ethiopia.            D．Egypt.

5．Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?

     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.

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　　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 drink was made from the seeds of the 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．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 on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine ” of 1845 , and thousands more were forced to emigrate 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 legend , coffee was discovered when a goatherd 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．Chocolate drinks

C．Potato　　　D．Coffee

2．“ Some ” in “Some still exist today ” refers to ______．

[　　]

A．cocoa trees　　　B．chocolate drinks

C．shops　　　　　　D．the meeting places

3．Thousands of Irish people starved because ______．

[　　]

A．they were dependent on it

B．they were forced to emigrate to America

C．the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potato

D．the potato harvest was bad

4．Coffee originally came from ______．

[　　]

A．Brazil　　　B．Colombia　　　　C．Ethiopia　　　D．Arabia

5．The Arabic legend is used 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

In the last 500 years, nothing about people — 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(可可樹)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 (饑荒)" 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.

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 awake.

D. Coffee drinks were first made by Arabs.

In the last 500 years, nothing about people — 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(可可樹)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 on it that thousands of Irish peo­ple starved when the crop failed during the "Potato Famine (饑荒)" 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.
72. 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.
73. 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
74. 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
75. 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

In the last 500 years, nothing about people — 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(可可樹)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 (饑荒)" 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.

72. 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.

73. 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

74. 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

75. 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

       In the last 500 years, nothing about people—their clothes, ideas, or languages-has changed as much as what they eat .The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of a 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. 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 on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine” 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．In the writer’s opinion, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?

       A．Food.                  B．Clothing.             C．Language.           D．Ideas.

2．The underlined word “some” in the first paragraph refers to       .

       A．some coca 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 the 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 text, 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.

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　　     In the last 500 years, nothing about people--not their clothes,　　 ideas, or languages--has changed as much as what they eat. The　　 original(最初) chocolate drink was made from the seeds of a certain　　 kind of 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 popular. 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 on it that thousands of Irish people died from　　 hunger when the crop failed during the"Potato Famine"of 1845-1846.

　　     There are many other foods that have traveled from South America　　 to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction.Brazil　　 (巴西)is now the world's largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an　　 important crop in many other countries of South America. But it is native　　 to Ethiopia(埃塞俄比亞), It was first made into a drink by Arabs　　 during the 1400's.　　

1. According to the author,which of the following has changed greatly since the 1400's?

[　　]

A. People's clothes.　　　　

B. People's food.　　　　

C. Chocolate drinks　　　　

D. People's languages.　　

2. What is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A. Chocolate drinks were served in shops in London during the 1500's.

B. Centuries ago, people often gathered in shops where chocolate drinks were served.

C. The best drinks sold in shops in London were chocolate drinks in the shop.

D. Some of the original chocolate drinks still exist today.

3. From the passage we learned that Peru is a country in________.

[　　]

A. the New World

B. the Old World

C. the Arab World

D. Europe

4. The word"Famine"probably means_______.

[　　]

A. fast growth

B. good harvest

C. serious need of food

D. rise in price

5. The main idea of the passage is that______.

[　　]

A. South America produces many new kinds of food.

B. shops became important meeting places in Londonafter the 1500's

C. foods travel from place to place

D. the Old World and the New World have differentkinds of food.

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 (時髦的)．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 (餓死) when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine” (馬鈴薯饑荒) 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 (埃塞俄比亞)．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