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2021年成考高起点《英语》难点阅读试题及解析一
Passage 1
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 form 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.
500 年来，没有关于人---不其衣服、 概念或语言---已一样他们吃了什么更改。原始的巧克力饮料南美洲印第安人已形成的可可树的种子。西班牙介绍这世界的其余部分在 1500's年的过程中。虽然也很贵，并很快成为时尚。伦敦在巧克力饮料的商店成为重要会议的地方。一些今天仍然存在。
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 1845-6, and thousands more were forced to immigrate to America.
马铃薯也是来自新世界...1600附近，西班牙拿从秘鲁到欧洲，很快就被广泛种植。爱尔兰成为所以取决于它，成千上万的爱尔兰人饥饿时期间 1845年-6，马铃薯饥荒和数千作物的失败更是被迫移居到美国。
There are many other foods that have graveled from south America go 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.
有了 graveled 的许多其他食品从南美洲去旧世界。但是，有些在相反的方向走。巴西现在是世界上最大的种植者的咖啡，与咖啡是重要的作物，在哥伦比亚和其他南美国家。但它是本机埃塞俄比亚。它是第一次制成喝一杯阿拉伯人在 1400's年的过程中。
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.
阿拉伯文的传说，咖啡被发现时注意到他的山羊被吸引到咖啡布什的红色浆果的命名性状的牧羊人。他试着一个和经验完全'清醒'的感觉，三分之一的世界人口现在开始的一天。
1. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years? (A)依法获得通过，下列哪一项改变了近 500 年来之最?
A.Food 食品 B.Chocolate C.Potato D.Coffee
2.”Some” in “Some still exist today” (Para. 1) means ( C ) .”(第 1 段)'一些''一些今天仍然存在'意味着
A.some cocoa trees B.some chocolate drinks C.some shops 有些商店 D.some South American Indians
3. Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because ( D) 成千上万的爱尔兰人在'马铃薯饥荒'期间因为
A.they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything else
B.they were forced go emigtate 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 ( C ) 咖啡最初来自
A.Brazil B.Colombia C.Ethiopia D.Arabia
5. The Arabic legend is used to prove that ( D ) 阿拉伯文的传说用来证明
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. 咖啡饮料首次提出的阿拉伯人。
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