Many people in the world like drinking tea. They like the taste and they think tea is healthy. The first people to drink tea were the Chinese. They found that the drink refreshed them. Europeans first learned about tea from a book printed in Italy in 1599. The writer claimed that tea was a wonderful medicine! Although people in Europe knew about tea in 1599, it was another fifty years before Europeans began to drink tea.   
A few years later, tea was brought from China to Russia. The new drink reached England in 1657. Only the very rich people could afford to drink it. 

   本时文内容由奇速英语国际教育研究院原创编写，未经书面授权，禁止复制和任何商业用途，版权所有，侵权必究！（投稿及合作联系：028-84400718   QQ：757722345）

1.Why do many people like drinking tea?

A Because they think tea is healthy.

B Because they like the taste of tea.

C Because they don’t like coffee.

D Both A and B.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句They like the taste and they think tea is healthy.可知许多人爱喝茶是因为他们喜欢茶的味道，并认为茶是健康的，故选D。

2.Europeans first learned about tea from______.

A TV

B a book

C a painting

D a magazine

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第五句Europeans first learned about tea from a book printed in Italy in 1599.可知欧洲人是从1599年意大利出版的一本书中第一次了解到茶叶的，故选B。

3.Europeans first learned that tea was _____.

A a kind of fruit

B a kind of flower

C a kind of vegetable

D a wonderful medicine

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第六句The writer claimed that tea was a wonderful medicine!可知书的作者声称茶是一种神奇的药，故选D。

4.When did the new drink reach England?

A In 1599.

B In 1649.

C In 1657.

D In 1675.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句The new drink reached England in 1657.可知这种新饮料于1657年传到了英国，故选C。

5.____ used to drink tea when it reached England.

A Doctors

B Actors

C Patients

D The rich people

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第三句Only the very rich people could afford to drink it.可知只有非常富有的人才能喝得起它，故选D。