In ancient China tea was probably used as a relish(开胃小菜) and as a medicine. Tea was first brewed(煮泡) as a medicine around 2,700 BC in the western mountains of China. Tea was likely seen as healthy in part because it was made with boiled water, which is safer to drink in an area of polluted water.
Tea drinking, and commercial cultivation(种植)，spread during the Tang Dynasty, 618-907, especially after a Buddhist monk(佛教僧侣), wrote a book on the virtues of tea, Cha Ching. Tea gradually became one of the seven basic necessities of Chinese life (The others are fuel, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar.)
A Japanese Buddhist priest, Saicho, is believed to have introduced tea to Japan, when he returned from a visit to China in 805. In Japan tea drinking was considered medicinal, and became closely associated with Zen Buddhism(禅宗).
Tea drinking also spread to Korea and Southeast Asia, and was taken over the Silk Road to Central Asia, Russia, and the Middle East.
Dutch explorers became familiar with tea in the 1590s and were soon importing tea to Europe. In 1657 the British East India Company held the first public sale of tea in England, while that same year Thomas Garraway began offering tea at his London coffee house.
In 1662 tea received a big boost(推进) in England when the Portuguese Catherine of Braganza, married King Charles II and introduced tea drinking to the British court.
Gradually, the British fell in love with tea, and with the sugar that went in it. In 1665, less than 88 tons of sugar was imported to Great Britain. By 1700, it had increased to 10,000 tons of sugar. In 1768 the East India Company imported 10 million pounds of tea to Britain.
1. Tea has been used as a medicine in China for _________.
A. about 8,000 years      B. about 4,700 years     
C. about 2,200 years      D. about 2,700 years
2. Tea began to spread as a popular drink in China because of _______.
A. the Silk Road              B. the basic necessities of Chinese life
C. a famous book about tea   D. its association with Zen Buddhism
3. According to the text, we can infer that Britain________.
A. first introduced tea to Europe
B. was the first country to trade with China for tea
C. was the first country to have learned about tea from China
D. may be the biggest imported country of tea in Europe even today
4. What is the text mainly about?
A. The history of tea             B. How tea was introduced to other countries
C. China is the home of tea   D. The importance of tea

In ancient China tea was probably used as a relish(开胃小菜) and as a medicine. Tea was first brewed(煮泡) as a medicine around 2,700 BC in the western mountains of China. Tea was likely seen as healthy in part because it was made with boiled water, which is safer to drink in an area of polluted water.

Tea drinking, and commercial cultivation(种植)，spread during the Tang Dynasty, 618-907, especially after a Buddhist monk(佛教僧侣), wrote a book on the virtues of tea, Cha Ching. Tea gradually became one of the seven basic necessities of Chinese life (The others are fuel, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar.)

A Japanese Buddhist priest, Saicho, is believed to have introduced tea to Japan, when he returned from a visit to China in 805. In Japan tea drinking was considered medicinal, and became closely associated with Zen Buddhism(禅宗).

Tea drinking also spread to Korea and Southeast Asia, and was taken over the Silk Road to Central Asia, Russia, and the Middle East.

Dutch explorers became familiar with tea in the 1590s and were soon importing tea to Europe. In 1657 the British East India Company held the first public sale of tea in England, while that same year Thomas Garraway began offering tea at his London coffee house.

In 1662 tea received a big boost(推进) in England when the Portuguese Catherine of Braganza, married King Charles II and introduced tea drinking to the British court.

Gradually, the British fell in love with tea, and with the sugar that went in it. In 1665, less than 88 tons of sugar was imported to Great Britain. By 1700, it had increased to 10,000 tons of sugar. In 1768 the East India Company imported 10 million pounds of tea to Britain.

1. Tea has been used as a medicine in China for _________.

       A. about 8,000 years      B. about 4,700 years     

C. about 2,200 years      D. about 2,700 years

2. Tea began to spread as a popular drink in China because of _______.

       A. the Silk Road               B. the basic necessities of Chinese life

       C. a famous book about tea   D. its association with Zen Buddhism

3. According to the text, we can infer that Britain________.

       A. first introduced tea to Europe

       B. was the first country to trade with China for tea

       C. was the first country to have learned about tea from China

       D. may be the biggest imported country of tea in Europe even today

4. What is the text mainly about?

       A. The history of tea             B. How tea was introduced to other countries

       C. China is the home of tea   D. The importance of tea

In July 1768 the Endeavour ________ for the Pacific Ocean.

[    ]

A. set up   B. set out   C. set about   D. set back

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．In 1768, ______commander of the Endeavour, James Cook, met Joseph Bank, who was appointed          Predident of the Royal Society 10 years later.

A．/; /    B．the ; /       C．the ; the    D．/; the

International Studies (BA)

       Key features

       ● Recognizes the “global community”（国际社会）

       ● Has close connections with practical research

       ● Much of the teaching is done in small discussion groups

       About the course

       The course gives you chances to know great power polities between nation states. It will provide more space to study particular issues such as relationship among countries in the European Union, third world debt, local and international disagreement, and the work of such international bodies as the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, and the World Bank.

       The course puts theories into the working of the international system with close attention to particular countries. You will also have a better knowledge of methods of solving the international problems.

       Related（相关的）courses

       BA (Hons) Community Management

       BA (Hons) Public Policy and Management

       Employment possibilities

       International organizations

       International business

       Earth Science (BSc)

       Key features

       ● Based on key courses and the latest research findings

       ● Pays much attention to practical skills

       ● Offers chances for fieldwork（实地考察）

       About the course

       The demand for natural resources is becoming an increasingly serious problem for the future of mankind. Graduates in Earth Science will play an important role in meeting this demand, and in knowing the meaning of using the natural resources.

       The course covers geography and geology. You will carry out fieldwork in the UK and possibly overseas, and a research in an area of interest to you in the final year.

       Related courses

       BSc (Hons) Geograhpy

       BSc (Hons) Geology

       Employment possibilities

       Mineral, oil, water or other related engineering industries

International Studies is a course in ________.

       A. international polities          B. international business

       C. international systems         D. international bodies

After taking the course of International Studies, the students will _______.

       A. become practical and open-minded

       B. have a greater ability to discuss theories

       C. know how to settle international problems

       D. have good jobs in any international organizations

Earth Science, as described in the second text, ________.

       A. is attractive because of the chances for fieldwork

       B. pays more attention to practical skills than theories

       C. is built on important courses and the results of recent studies

       D. encourages students to play a role in using natural resources

It can be inferred that the above two texts are written for the students who _______.

       A. enjoy research work        B. plan to choose courses

       C. study in the UK            D. are interested in overseas fieldwork