2016届高考英语多维精练：七选五阅读7
<p> 【多维精练】第二节 （共小题；每小题分，满分0分）</p><p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 1</p><p> <span word="RAISINS">RAISINS</span>(葡萄干)</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="raisins">raisins</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="treasured">treasured</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="spoil">spoil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span>. <span word="Prehistoric">Prehistoric</span> <span word="drawings">drawings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="raisins">raisins</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> 36</p><p> .<span word="In">In</span> 1000 <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jews">Jews</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="raisins">raisins</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="jars">jars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="raisins">raisins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="slave">slave</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>.</p><p> 37</p><p> ．</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wither">wither</span>（枯萎）<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vine">vine</span> <span word="was">was</span></p><p> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="raisins">raisins</span> <span word="accidentally">accidentally</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="popular">popular</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1870<span word="s">s</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>.</p><p> 38</p><p> .<span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="raisins">raisins</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="September">September</span>, 1873 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growers">growers</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="shriveled">shriveled</span>（使枯萎）<span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vine">vine</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="grower">grower</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dried">dried</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grocer">grocer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>.</p><p> 39</p><p> .<span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="accidental">accidental</span> <span word="raisins">raisins</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raisins">raisins</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="grown">grown</span></p><p> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="California">California</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="raisins">raisins</span>.</p><p> __40</p>
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