Question

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答所提问题。

The first people who drank tea were the Chinese, because the bush grew wild all over the south of China. They liked the taste, and found that the drink could refresh(使精力恢复) them.

People living in Europe first learned about tea growing and drinking from a book printed in Italy in 1599. The writer said that tea was a wonderful medicine. Although people in Europe knew about tea in 1599, it was another fifty years before the first tea from China reached Holland.

A few years later, tea was brought overland from China to Russia. The long difficult journey was made over mountains and across deserts.

The new drink reached England in 1657. It was sold at one of the coffee houses. Only the very rich people could afford to drink.

根据短文内容，回答问题。

1.Who found that tea could refresh people first?

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2.Is tea a kind of medicine according to a book printed in Italy?

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3.When did the people in Europe first know about tea?

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4.Which countries were mentioned in the passage?

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5.Which country knew about tea earlier, England or Russia?

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Answer

1.The Chinese

2.Yes,it is.

3.In 1599.

4.China, Italy, Holland, Russina and England.

5.Russia

【解析】

短文大意：本文是说明文，介绍了中国的茶叶在欧洲的传播历史。

1.题意：谁发现茶可以让人提神？考查细节理解题。根据The first people who drank tea were the Chinese, because the bush grew wild all over the south of China. They liked the taste, and found that the drink could refresh them.，可知是中国人，故填The Chinese。

2.题意：根据意大利印刷的书，茶是一种药吗？考查细节理解题。根据The writer said that tea was a wonderful medicine.，可知是肯定回答，故填Yes, it is.。

3.题意：欧洲人什么时候开始了解茶的？考查细节理解题。根据Although people in Europe knew about tea in 1599, it was another fifty years before the first tea from China reached Holland.，可知是1599年，故填In 1599.。

4.题意：文章中提到了哪些国家？考查细节理解题。根据短文中出现的顺序，可知先后提到了中国、意大利、荷兰、俄罗斯和英国，共四个，故填China, Italy, Holland, Russia and England.。

5.题意：哪个国家较早知道茶叶，英国还是俄罗斯？考查细节理解题。根据A few years later, tea was brought overland from China to Russia.和The new drink reached England in 1657.，可知英国了解茶叶比俄罗斯晚，故填Russia。