北大曹其军老师英语阅读理解20篇第四集
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 16</p><p> <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Holland">Holland</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fashionable">fashionable</span> <span word="curiosity">curiosity</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vegetable">vegetable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="salt">salt</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sandwiches">sandwiches</span>.</p><p> <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="scarce">scarce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="CoMPAny">CoMPAny</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventeenth">seventeenth</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Continent">Continent</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fond">fond</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="drunk">drunk</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Madame">Madame</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Sevigne">Sevigne</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="tasted">tasted</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="added">added</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="did">did</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="drank">drank</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Slowly">Slowly</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>.</p>
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