Question

一道英语阅读题。

In the last 500 years, nothing about people ——not their clothes,ideas,or languages has changed as much as what they eat. The early chocolate drink was made from the seed 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 bacame important meeting places.Some are still there today.
The potato is also from the New World.Around 1600,the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe,where it was soon 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 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.It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400's.

1.According to the passage,nothing about people has changed more greatly than ____since the 1400's.
A.people's ideas B.people‘s languages C.people's clothing D.people's food

2.Which of the following ts true?
A.The first chocolate drink was made by the Spanish who came back from South America.
B.Centuries ago,people often gathered in shops where chocolate drinks were served.
C.The shops where chocolate drinks were served in London during the 1500's have already been destroyed in the war.
D.The best drinks sold in shops in London are still chocolatedrinks.

3.The passage seems to tell us that Peru is a country in____
A.the New World B.Europe B.the Old world D.the Arab World

4.The underlined word "Famine"may probably mean"____".
A.fast growth B.rise in price C.serious need of food D.good harvest

最好有理由。

Answer 1

1D。第一句直接可以得到答案。
2B。原文：“The spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's。。。In London,shops where chocolate drinks were served bacame important meeting places.”其中“during the 1500's”对应“Centuries ago”，“often gathered in shops ”对应“important meeting places”。非常对应。原文中说是South American Indians最初做的chocolate drinks而不是A说的spanish，所以A错。C和D两项，原文中都没有提到，所以无法成为答案。
3A。原文：“The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600,the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe。。。”先说potato是new world来的，然后说spanish从peru带回了potato，所以说明peru是new world。
4C。完全是单词的本来意思，直接得出答案。如果不认识的话，文中也说“people died from hunger ”，也就是食物短缺的意思。

Answer 2

1.D (In the last 500 years, nothing about people ——not their clothes,ideas,or languages has changed as much as what they eat.)
2.B(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 bacame important meeting places)
3.A(The potato is also from the New World.Around 1600,the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe0
4.C(饥荒）