阅读理解：tea drinking was common in china for nea

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1、阅读理解：TeadrinkingwascommoninChinafornea　　TeadrinkingwascommoninChinafornearlyonethousandyearsbeforeanyoneinEuropehadeverheardabouttea.PeopleinBritainweremuchslowerinfindingoutwhatteawaslike，mainlybecauseteawasveryexpensive.Itcouldnotbeboughtinshopsandeventhosepeoplewhocouldaffordtohave

2、itsentfromHollanddidsoonlybecauseitwasafashionablecuriosity.Someofthemwerenotsurehowtouseit.Theythoughtitwasavegetableandtriedcookingtheleaves.Thentheyservedthemmixedwithbutterandsalt.Theysoondiscoveredtheirmistakebutmanypeopleusedtospreadtheusedtealeavesonbreadandgivethemtotheirchild

3、renassandwiches.　　　　TearemainedscarceandveryexpensiveinEnglanduntiltheshipsoftheEastIndiaCoMPAnybegantobringitdirectfromChinaearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Duringthenextfewyearssomuchteacameintothecountrythatthepricefellandmanypeoplecouldaffordtobuyit.　　AtthesametimepeopleontheContinent

4、werebecomingmoreandmorefondoftea.Untilthenteahadbeendrunkwithoutmilkinit，butonedayafamousFrenchladynamedMadamedeSevignedecidedtoseewhatteatastedlikewhenmilkwasadded.Shefounditsopleasantthatshewouldneveragaindrinkitwithoutmilk.Becauseshewassuchagreatladyherfriendsthoughttheymustcopyeve

5、rythingshedid，sotheyalsodranktheirteawithmilkinit.SlowlythishabitspreaduntilitreachedEnglandandtodayonlyveryfewBritonsdrinkteawithoutmilk.　　Atfirst，teawasusuallydrunkafterdinnerintheeveningNooneeverthoughtofdrinkingteaintheafternoonuntiladuchessfoundthatacupofteaandapieceofcakeatthree

6、orfouro’clockstoppedhergetting“asinkingfeeling”asshecalledit.Sheinvitedherfriendstohavethisnewmealwithherandso，tea-timewasborn.　　　　1.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheintroductionofteaintoBritain?　　A)TheBritonsgotexpensiveteafromIndia.　　B)TeareachedBritainfromHolland.　　C)TheBritonswerethe

7、firstpeopleinEuropewhodranktea.　　D)Itwasnotuntilthe17thcenturythattheBritonshadtea.　　　　2.Thispassagemainlydiscusses.　　A)thehistoryofteadrinkinginBritain　　B)howteabecameapopulardrinkinBritain　　C)howtheBritonsgotthehabitofdrinkingtea　　D)howtea-timewasborn　　　　3.TeabecameapopulardrinkinBr

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