题目
(79)In the last 500 years, nothing about people--not their clothes, ideas, or languages--has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today. The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the "Potato Famine" of 1845--1846, and thousands more were forced to emigrate to America. There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the World’s largest grower of coffee, 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.According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years A. Food.B. Chocolate.C. Potato.D. Coffe
(79)In the last 500 years, nothing about people--not their clothes, ideas, or languages--has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today. The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown.
Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the "Potato Famine" of 1845--1846, and thousands more were forced to emigrate to America. There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the World’s largest grower of coffee, 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.According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years
- A. Food.
- B. Chocolate.
- C. Potato.
- D. Coffe
题目解答
答案
A
解析
步骤 1:理解问题核心
问题要求我们找出在过去的500年里,哪些方面发生了最大的变化。根据文章的第一句话,"In the last 500 years, nothing about people--not their clothes, ideas, or languages--has changed as much as what they eat." 可以看出,食物是变化最大的方面。
步骤 2:分析选项
A. Food(食物):根据文章第一句话,食物是变化最大的方面。
B. Chocolate(巧克力):文章提到巧克力的引入和流行,但没有说它是变化最大的方面。
C. Potato(土豆):文章提到土豆的引入和广泛种植,但没有说它是变化最大的方面。
D. Coffee(咖啡):文章提到咖啡的引入和流行,但没有说它是变化最大的方面。
步骤 3:得出结论
根据文章的第一句话,食物是变化最大的方面,因此答案是A。
问题要求我们找出在过去的500年里,哪些方面发生了最大的变化。根据文章的第一句话,"In the last 500 years, nothing about people--not their clothes, ideas, or languages--has changed as much as what they eat." 可以看出,食物是变化最大的方面。
步骤 2:分析选项
A. Food(食物):根据文章第一句话,食物是变化最大的方面。
B. Chocolate(巧克力):文章提到巧克力的引入和流行,但没有说它是变化最大的方面。
C. Potato(土豆):文章提到土豆的引入和广泛种植,但没有说它是变化最大的方面。
D. Coffee(咖啡):文章提到咖啡的引入和流行,但没有说它是变化最大的方面。
步骤 3:得出结论
根据文章的第一句话,食物是变化最大的方面,因此答案是A。