2014考研英语阅读理解模拟题及答案(十六)

　　Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand yearsbefore anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were muchslower 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 haveit sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Someof them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and triedcooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soondiscovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves onbread and give them to their children as sandwiches. 　　Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships ofthe East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in theseventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into thecountry that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it. 　　At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and morefond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day afamous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted likewhen milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drinkit without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought theymust 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 fewBritons drink tea without milk. 　　At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening No oneever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess foundthat a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o clock stopped hergettinga sinking feelingas she called it. She invited her friends to have thisnew meal with her and so, tea-time was born. 　　76. Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea intoBritain? 　　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. 　　77. 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 　　78. Tea became a popular drink in Britain. 　　A)in eighteenth century B)in sixteenthcentury 　　C)in seventeenth century D)in the lateseventeenth century 　　79. 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 thatpeople tried to copy the way she drank tea 　　80. We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea inBritain was mostly due to the influence of. 　　A)a famous French lady B)the ancientChinese 　　C)the upper social class D)people inHolland 　　Passage 16 　　76.B77.A78.C79.D80.C