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When cultures meet, not just their language or clothing may be different. Often their food will be greatly different too. People on both sides can discover new chances for trading. This text tells how some common food plants spread around the world.
As early as 5,000 BC, potatoes were used in South America as a valuable type of food. They were taken to Europe in the 1500s and their use soon spread across it.
Tea drinking started in China. By the early 1600s, traders had begun to ship tea from China to Europe. Tea drinking soon became fashionable there but because of its high price, it remained a drink for the wealthy.
Sugar cane(甘蔗) was first used to produce a kind of sweet juice over 8,000 years ago on the island of New Guinea. Its use soon spread across South East Asia and then to the wider world.
Cocoa(可可粉) was used to make a cold, spicy drink in Central America over 3,000 years ago. The Europeans brought it back with them in the 1520s and added sugar to make the sweet, hot drink we know today. Though it's expensive, many people still love it.
Cultural exchanges are like a warm bridge for food plants. They carry potatoes, tea and other delicious foods to tables around the world, making our diets more colourful and connecting different places closely.
1. When were potatoes taken to Europe?
2. Why did tea remain a drink for the wealthy in Europe in the early 1600s?
3. What are the differences between sugar cane and cocoa when they were first used?
4. How many food plants are mentioned in the passage? What are they?
5. What do you think of the spread of food plants between different cultures?
When cultures meet, not just their language or clothing may be different. Often their food will be greatly different too. People on both sides can discover new chances for trading. This text tells how some common food plants spread around the world.
As early as 5,000 BC, potatoes were used in South America as a valuable type of food. They were taken to Europe in the 1500s and their use soon spread across it.
Tea drinking started in China. By the early 1600s, traders had begun to ship tea from China to Europe. Tea drinking soon became fashionable there but because of its high price, it remained a drink for the wealthy.
Sugar cane(甘蔗) was first used to produce a kind of sweet juice over 8,000 years ago on the island of New Guinea. Its use soon spread across South East Asia and then to the wider world.
Cocoa(可可粉) was used to make a cold, spicy drink in Central America over 3,000 years ago. The Europeans brought it back with them in the 1520s and added sugar to make the sweet, hot drink we know today. Though it's expensive, many people still love it.
Cultural exchanges are like a warm bridge for food plants. They carry potatoes, tea and other delicious foods to tables around the world, making our diets more colourful and connecting different places closely.
1. When were potatoes taken to Europe?
2. Why did tea remain a drink for the wealthy in Europe in the early 1600s?
3. What are the differences between sugar cane and cocoa when they were first used?
4. How many food plants are mentioned in the passage? What are they?
5. What do you think of the spread of food plants between different cultures?
答案
1. They were taken to Europe in the 1500s.
2. Because the price of tea was very high at that time.
3. ①Their first used places are different: sugar cane was first used on the island of New Guinea, while cocoa was first used in Central America. ②Their first used time is different: sugar cane was first used over 8,000 years ago, while cocoa was first used over 3,000 years ago. ③Their original usage is different: sugar cane was first used to produce a kind of sweet juice, while cocoa was first used to make a cold, spicy drink.
4. Four. They are potatoes, tea, sugar cane and cocoa.
5. It is very meaningful. It makes people's diets around the world more colourful, and it also connects different places closely, pushing the cultural communication between different regions. (答案不唯一，合理即可)
2. Because the price of tea was very high at that time.
3. ①Their first used places are different: sugar cane was first used on the island of New Guinea, while cocoa was first used in Central America. ②Their first used time is different: sugar cane was first used over 8,000 years ago, while cocoa was first used over 3,000 years ago. ③Their original usage is different: sugar cane was first used to produce a kind of sweet juice, while cocoa was first used to make a cold, spicy drink.
4. Four. They are potatoes, tea, sugar cane and cocoa.
5. It is very meaningful. It makes people's diets around the world more colourful, and it also connects different places closely, pushing the cultural communication between different regions. (答案不唯一，合理即可)
解析
1. 本题可定位原文第二段第二句，直接提取土豆传入欧洲的对应时间信息作答。
2. 本题定位原文第三段最后一句，即可找到17世纪初欧洲只有富人能享用茶的原因。
3. 分别定位甘蔗和可可的相关介绍段落，对比二者最初被使用时的起源地、使用时间、最初用途，整理出不同点即可。
4. 通读全文，逐一统计文中提到的食用作物，得出总数并列举名称。
5. 结合文章最后一段关于食物传播和文化交流的描述，给出符合文意、逻辑合理的个人看法即可。
2. 本题定位原文第三段最后一句，即可找到17世纪初欧洲只有富人能享用茶的原因。
3. 分别定位甘蔗和可可的相关介绍段落，对比二者最初被使用时的起源地、使用时间、最初用途，整理出不同点即可。
4. 通读全文，逐一统计文中提到的食用作物，得出总数并列举名称。
5. 结合文章最后一段关于食物传播和文化交流的描述，给出符合文意、逻辑合理的个人看法即可。
