北京成人英语三级模拟试题一1(5)

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江西成考网
发布日期
2009年04月20日

摘要:  Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)   Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B, C and D. You should decide on the best c

and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400's.
  According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a goatherd name Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the wide -awake feeling that one-third of the world's population now starts the day with.

  6. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?
  A. Food
  B. Chocolate
  C. Potato
  D. Coffee

  7. Some in Some still exist today means _________.
  A. some cocoa trees.
  B. some chocolate drinks.
  C. some shops.
  D. some South American Indians.

  8.. Thousands of Irish people starved during the Potato Famine because _________.
  A. they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything else.
  B. they were forced to emigrate to America.
  C the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitab