We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe did not know anything about tea. Some people had heard about it, however, very few of them knew what to do with it.

There is a story about an English sailor who went to countries in the east, the west and the south. He had been to India and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a “tea party”. When her friends came to the “tea party”, the old woman offered them brown tea-leaves. The old woman’s friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the tea leaves.

At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, “Mother, what have you done with the tea?”

“I boiled it as you said.”

“And what did you do with the water?”

“I threw it away, of course.” answered the old woman.

“Now you may throw away the leaves, too.” said her son.

1．More than three centuries ago, _____________.

A．most Europeans began to drink tea

B．some people in Europe drank tea every day

C．only a few people drank tea

D．few people in Europe knew about tea

2．The sailor ______________.

A．gave his mother some tea as a gift         B．didn’t know what to do with the tea

C．offered to hold a “tea party”                 D．told his mother what to do with the tea

3．At the tea party, the mother ____________.

A．gave her friends some tea                     B．sell her friends some tea

C．asked her friends to eat the tea-leaves    D．suggested throwing away the tea

4．The old woman made a mistake, ______________.

A．so she threw the tea away

B．because she didn’t know what to do with the tea

C．and nobody was fond of drinking tea

D．for she boiled the tea

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We drink tea every day. But more than three
hundred years ago the most of the people in Europe	1．________
didn't know anything with tea. Some people had	2．________
heard about it, but very little of them knew	3．________
what to do it.	4．________
There is a story about an English sailor who
went to countries to the east, the west and the	5．________
south. He had gone to India and China. One day he	6．________
came home and brought some tea as a present to his	7．________
mother. She told her friends about the present and	8．________
asked them to a“tea party”. When her friends came
to the“tea party”, the old woman offered them brown
tea leaves. The old woman's friends began to eat
them. Of course, somebody liked the tea leaves.	9．________
At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the
table and said,“Mother, what have you done about with	10．________
the tea?”
“I boiled it, as you said.” 　　“And what did you do with the water?” 　　“I threw it away, of course, ”answered the old woman. 　　“Now you may throw away the leaves too, ”said her son.

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III.阅读理解（共15小题计30分）

We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago, most of the people in Europe did not know anything about tea, because it was grown in Asia. There is a story about an English sailor（水手）. Once he went to India and China. When he came home, he brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a tea party.  When her friends came to the tea party, the old woman brought out some leaves and asked them to eat tea. Of course, nobody liked the tea leaves.

Just then the sailor came in.  He looked at the tea leaves on the table and asked his mother,“What have you done with the tea?”

“I boiled it as you said.”

“I threw it away, of course.” answered the woman.

“Now, you may throw away the leaves, too.” said her son.

56. Who first grew tea?

A. People in Europe.                                        B. People in Asia.

C.People in China only.                                D. People in India only.

57. The woman’s friends ________.

A. enjoyed the tea leaves very much                   B. didn’t like drinking tea

C. didn’t like the tea leaves                           D. threw away all the tea leaves

58. Before the old woman boiled the tea, ________.

A. she had learned how to enjoy it

B. her son had taught her how to drink tea

C. her son had not told her to drink the boiled water only

D. her son had not told how to eat the tea leaves 

 

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III.阅读理解（共15小题 计30分）

      We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago, most of the people in Europe did not know anything about tea, because it was grown in Asia. There is a story about an English sailor（水手）. Once he went to India and China. When he came home, he brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a tea party.  When her friends came to the tea party, the old woman brought out some leaves and asked them to eat tea. Of course, nobody liked the tea leaves.

      Just then the sailor came in.  He looked at the tea leaves on the table and asked his mother,“What have you done with the tea?”

      “I boiled it as you said.”

      “I threw it away, of course.” answered the woman.

      “Now, you may throw away the leaves, too.” said her son.

56. Who first grew tea?

A. People in Europe.                                        B. People in Asia.

C.People in China only.                                 D. People in India only.

57. The woman’s friends ________.

A. enjoyed the tea leaves very much                   B. didn’t like drinking tea

C. didn’t like the tea leaves                            D. threw away all the tea leaves

58. Before the old woman boiled the tea, ________.

A. she had learned how to enjoy it

B. her son had taught her how to drink tea

C. her son had not told her to drink the boiled water only

D. her son had not told how to eat the tea leaves