2015-2016学年辽宁省实验中学分校高一下学期阶段考试英语试题

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1、辽宁省实验中学分校2015---2016学年度上学期阶段性测试英语学科高一年级命题人：第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AInthelast500yearsnothingaboutpeople-nottheirclothes,ideas,orlanguageshaschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.Chocolatedrinkwasfirstmadefromtheseedsofthecacao(可可)treebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanis

2、hintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500s.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamepopular.InLondon,shopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantplaces.Somestillexisttoday.ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Around1600,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereits

3、oonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringtheyearsof1845-1846,andthousandsmorewereforcedtogotoliveinAmerica.    TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedi

4、rection.Brazilisnowtheworld’slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400s.AccordingtoanArabicstory,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenagoatkeepernamedLakdinoticedthathisgoatswereeat

5、ingredfruitsonacoffeetree.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthe“wide-awake”feelingthatonethirdoftheworld’spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.21.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingchangedmorethanothers?A.Clothes.      B.Ideas.C.Languages.    D.Foods.22.In1845,thousandsofIrishpeople

6、wereforcedtoliveinAmericamainlybecause_______.      A.IrelandbecamedependentonthepotatoB.thepotatowasbroughttoEuropefromPeruC.theycouldeasilygetpotatoinAmericaD.theproductionofpotatoesreduced23.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisan“OldWorld”country?A.PeruB.Brazil.

7、C.AcertainAmericancountry.D.Ethiopia.24.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethatmillionsofpeopledrinkcoffee______.      A.inthemorningB.atnoonC.intheafternoonD.intheeveningBWilly,amerchant,returnedhometohisowncountryfromafarawaycontinent,wherehehadsucceededmakingasmallfortunebyhar

8、dwork.Hefoundonarrivingattheportthatallhisrelativeswerehavingalargeparty.Hewasinsuchahappymoodan