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Passage 1(2016广州)
It may be hard to believe, but the American Revolution(革命)—the war that freed the American states from British control — began over a cup of tea. Tea was not the only thing that caud the war, of cour, but it played a very big part.
The British people's love of tea is wellknown. When the British won control over much of North America in the early 1700s, they brought their teadrinking habits with them. Tea quickly became the continent's most popular drink. As tea could not be grown locally, just as in Britain, it was shipped into the country — mostly from India.
In the early 1700s, the British government made a special deal with the East India Company, an English trading company. They agreed that no other company was allowed to bring tea to Britain or any country controlled by Britain, including America. It was a great deal for the East India Company, since it meant that the company could decide whatever price it wanted for its products. And it always decided on a high price!
In North America, the local people did not like having to pay such high prices. Instead of overpaying for tea from the British, they turned to Dutch traders, who cretly brought tea to the country that was just as good — and much less expensive. Although this broke the law, the American people didn't care. They got the same cup of tea at a much lower price.
The East India Company, however, didn't like this at all. By the 1760s, they were losing millions of pounds each year to Dutch traders — a huge amount of money in a time when ￡60 a year was considered a good income. Instead of reducing their prices to compete with the Dutch, the company asked the British government for help and the government agreed.
occurIn 1767, the British introduced new laws that incread the prices of all goods which were brought into America. The laws helped make the East India Company even richer and forced local people to pay much more for everything. The American leaders asked the British government not to do so, but the British refud to listen. The unfair laws incread Americans' anger about British rule and the rest, as they say, is history.
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1. In the early 1700s, where did most tea drunk in America come from?
A. China. B. India. C. America. D. Britain.
2. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________．
A. the tea market B. the American government
C. the British government D. the East India Company
3. Why did many Americans begin to buy tea from the Dutch traders?
A. The tea was much cheaper.
B. The tea was a lot healthier.
C. They could buy it more easily.
D. They didn't want to support the British.
4. What did the East India Company do to stop losing money?
A. It reduced the price of its tea.
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B. It improved the taste of its tea.
C. It introduced a new kind of tea.
D. It asked the British government for help.
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Tea trade in eighteenthcentury America.
B. The relationship between America and Britain.
C. A reason for the start of the American Revolutionary War.
D. The introduction of British teadrinking habits into America.
Passage 1
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了美国独立革命的一个重要原因——茶，可谓是“茶引发的一场革命”。英国对美国殖民统治的同时带去了喝茶的习惯，但由于英国政府只允许一家公司操纵茶叶市场并导致茶价上涨，最终美国人民不堪重负发动革命战争。
1. B咨询工程师报名时间 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：在18世纪，美国人喝的茶叶来自哪里？ A项：中国；B项：印度；C项：美国；D项：英国。根据第二段第一句及最后一句“...mostly from India.”可知来自印度。故选B。
2. D 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：第三段画线的it指什么？ A项：茶叶市场；B项：美国政府；C项：英国政府；D项：东印度公司。根据第三段倒数第二句ikonos“It was a great deal for the East India Company, since it meant that the company could decide whatever price it wanted for its products.”可知此处指东印度公司。故选D。
3. A 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：为什么许多美国人开始从荷兰商人那里买茶？ A项：那的茶叶便宜得多；B项：茶叶质量更好；C项：他们在那更容易买到茶；D项：他们不想支持英国人。根据第四段第二句．“...that was just as good—and much less expensive.”可知答案。故选A。
4. D 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：东印度公司通过做什么来阻止损失钱？A项：降低茶价；B项：改善茶的味道；halfwayC项：引进新茶；D项：请求英国政府帮助。根据文章第五段最后一句可知东印度可向英国政府寻求帮助。故选D。
5. C 【解析】主旨大意题。题干意为：短文主要是关于什么的？A项：18世纪美国茶叶贸易；B项：英美关系；C项：美国革命战争的原因之一；D项：英国饮茶习惯引入美国的介绍。本文讲述了美国革命爆发的其中一个重要原因——茶。故选C。
Passage 2(2017原创)
Dragons are not real animals, but they look like a combination(结合体) of many animals, such as snakes, fish, and deer. They have two horns and a long mustache(胡子). With fantastic power, they fly in the sky or swim in the a. They can make rain, too. The Chine dragon is a symbol of strength and good luck. The emperors of ancient China loved dragons. Their clothes were covered with pictures of dragons.
We are proud to call ourlves the “descendants(forgiveness传人) of the dragons”. In China, “excelle
nt”pul people are often called “dragons”. A number of Chine sayings and idioms talk about dragons, for example, “Hoping_one's_child_will_become_a_dragon”，mountaineer which means hoping one's child will be successful.
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