2014考研英语阅读理解模拟题及答案(十六)
<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="yearsbefore">yearsbefore</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="muchslower">muchslower</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="haveit">haveit</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="Someof">Someof</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="triedcooking">triedcooking</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="soondiscovered">soondiscovered</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="onbread">onbread</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>. <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="ofthe">ofthe</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="theseventeenth">theseventeenth</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="thecountry">thecountry</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>. <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="morefond">morefond</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="afamous">afamous</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="likewhen">likewhen</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="drinkit">drinkit</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="theymust">theymust</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="fewBritons">fewBritons</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="drunk">drunk</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="oneever">oneever</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="duchess">duchess</span> <span word="foundthat">foundthat</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="o">o</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="hergettinga">hergettinga</span> <span word="sinking">sinking</span> <span word="feelingas">feelingas</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="thisnew">thisnew</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="tea">tea</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>. 76. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="intoBritain">intoBritain</span>? <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="India">India</span>. <span word="B">B</span>)<span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Holland">Holland</span>. <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="drank">drank</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>. <span word="D">D</span>)<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>. 77. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="discusses">discusses</span>. <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="how">how</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="D">D</span>)<span word="how">how</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> 78. <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>. <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="in">in</span> <span word="eighteenth">eighteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="B">B</span>)<span word="in">in</span> <span word="sixteenthcentury">sixteenthcentury</span> <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="in">in</span> <span word="seventeenth">seventeenth</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="D">D</span>)<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lateseventeenth">lateseventeenth</span> <span word="century">century</span> 79. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="because">because</span>. <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="it">it</span> <span word="tasted">tasted</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tasted">tasted</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="D">D</span>)<span word="Madame">Madame</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Sevinge">Sevinge</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="thatpeople">thatpeople</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="drank">drank</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> 80. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="inBritain">inBritain</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span>. <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="B">B</span>)<span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancientChinese">ancientChinese</span> <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="D">D</span>)<span word="people">people</span> <span word="inHolland">inHolland</span> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 16 76.<span word="B">B</span>77.<span word="A">A</span>78.<span word="C">C</span>79.<span word="D">D</span>80.<span word="C">C</span> </p>
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