Question

When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people had different ideas about their use.Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause （引起）people to die.

      In Sweden（瑞典）, King Gustaf Ⅲ decided to find out whether or not this was true.It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time.They were twins and were almost alike in every way.They had both been sentenced to death (判处死刑).The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee.

     Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind.At last,the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83,the other died a few years later.

    Because of the experiment(实验), tea and coffee got accepted (接受) and became popular as drink in Sweden, and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today.

1.Tea and coffee were first introducd to Europe in_______.

A. the eighteenth century             B. the eighteen century

C. eighteenth centuries               D. eighteen centuries

2.What does the word harmful mean in Chinese?---It means________.

A. 有趣的  B.苦涩无味的  C.有害的   D. 可口的

3.The brother who had drunk tea every day lived______.

A. until he was over 83

B. until he was 83

C. until the other had been dead for several years

D. until he had drunk tea for a few years

4.Today the Swedish drink_________.

A. much more coffee than tea         B. much tea and coffee

C. little tea and coffee               D. much tea but little coffee

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了茶和咖啡在欧洲的流行历史。

1.根据第一段When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, 描述，可知咖啡和茶是在十八世纪传到欧洲的，故选A。

2.联系下文they could cause （引起）people to die.他们会导致人们死亡。可知此处指的是，一些人说咖啡和茶对人类有害。故选C。

3.根据第三段the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83,描述，可知每天喝茶的这个兄弟货到了83岁，故选B。

4.根据最后一段Because of the experiment(实验), tea and coffee got accepted (接受) and became popular as drink in Sweden,描述，可知当今瑞典人和很多茶和咖啡。故选B。

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