How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes

       People have strange ideas about food．For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable．It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways．It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it．But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes．They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty．But they thought the vegetable was poisonous （有毒的）．They called tomatoes “poison apples．” President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat．He was a learned man．He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes．He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden．The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup．This beautiful pink soup was served at the President’s party．The guests thought the soup tasted really good．They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples．Jefferson never spoke

to his honored （忠实的） guests about the fact．

After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is true?

       A．Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them．

       B．Americans didn’t eat tomatoes before 19th century．

       C．Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes．

       D．In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes．

The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes __________．

       A．while he was in Paris                  B．when he was a little boy

       C．because his parents told him so     D．from books

According to the text, _______ made the beautiful pink soup served at the President’s party?

       A．the President himself                  B．a French cook

　   C．the President’s cook            D．the President’s wife

From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were __________．

　   A．people from other countries　　　       B．from France

       C．people of his own country　　　　      D．men only

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

       A．All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President’s party was made of tomatoes．

　   B．All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President’s cook was nice．

　   C．All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice．

　   D．None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples．

Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea．People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.
Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.
At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea．Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added．She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.
At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born.
【小题1】Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?

A．The Britons got expensive tea from India.

B．Tea reached Britain from Holland.

C．The Britons were the first people in Europe who drank tea.

D．It was not until the 17th century that the Britons had tea.

【小题2】This passage mainly discusses_____________.

A．the history of tea drinking in Britain

B．how tea became a popular drink in Britain

C．how the Britons got the habit of drinking tea

D．how tea-time was born

【小题3】Tea became a popular drink in Britain.

A．in eighteenth century	B．in sixteenth century
C．in seventeenth century	D．in the late seventeenth century

【小题4】People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because.
A．it tasted like milk               
B．it tasted more pleasant
C．it became a popular drink
D．people tried to copy the way Madame de Servinge drank tea
60．We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain mostly resulted from the influence of　________.
A．a famous French lady    B．the ancient Chinese
C．the upper social class  D．people in Holland

Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea．People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.

    Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.

   At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea．Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added．She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.

   At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born.

1.

Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?

A. The Britons got expensive tea from India. 

B. Tea reached Britain from Holland.

C. The Britons were the first people in Europe who drank tea.

D. It was not until the 17th century that the Britons had tea.

2.

 This passage mainly discusses_____________.

A. the history of tea drinking in Britain      

B. how tea became a popular drink in Britain

C. how the Britons got the habit of drinking tea  

D. how tea-time was born

3.

 People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because.

A. it tasted like milk                

B. it tasted more pleasant

C. it became a popular drink

                   D. Madame de Sevinge was such a lady with great social influence that people tried

   to copy the way she drank tea

4.

We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly

due to the influence of　________.

A. a famous French lady             B. the ancient Chinese

C. the upper social class           D. people in Holland

 

Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea．People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.

    Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.

   At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea．Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added．She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.

   At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born.

1.Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?

A. The Britons got expensive tea from India. 

B. Tea reached Britain from Holland.

C．The Britons were the first people in Europe who drank tea.

D．It was not until the 17th century that the Britons had tea.

2.This passage mainly discusses_____________.

A．the history of tea drinking in Britain 

B．how tea became a popular drink in Britain

C．how the Britons got the habit of drinking tea   

D．how tea-time was born

3.Tea became a popular drink in Britain.

A．in eighteenth century    B．in sixteenth century

C．in seventeenth century   D．in the late seventeenth century

4.People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because.

A．it tasted like milk               

B．it tasted more pleasant

C．it became a popular drink

D．people tried to copy the way Madame de Servinge drank tea

60．We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain mostly resulted from the influence of　________.

 A．a famous French lady    B．the ancient Chinese

 C．the upper social class  D．people in Holland

 

 

 

第一节　语音知识（每小题1分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

⒈ learn

             A. pear                 B. dear                 C. wear                D. early

⒉ though

             A. southern         B. think                 C. bathroom       D. south

⒊ wanted

             A. pleased           B. worked            C. stayed             D. deserted

⒋ exchange

             A. get                   B. peg                   C. vegetable       D. glass

⒌ dead

             A. stream            B. death               C. teach               D. great