2013年11月北京自考学位英语真题及答案解析（三）

2013年11月北京自考学位英语真题及答案解析（三）

Passage 3

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

Coffee is a powerful drink. On a personal level, it helps keep us awake and active. (80) On a much general level, it has helped shape our history and continues to shape our culture.

Coffee plants grow wild in parts of Africa and were probably used by travelling tribes ( 部落) for thousands of years , but it wasn't until the 1400s that people figured out they could roast its seeds.

"Then it really took off,"said historian Mark Pendergrast-author of Uncommon Grounds: the History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World. By the 1500s, the drink had spread to coffeehouses across the Arab world Within another 150 years，it took Europe by storm."It actually had a major impact on the rise of business, " Pendergrast says. Coffeehouses became a spot not just to enjoy a cup but to exchange ideas.

The insurance industry was founded hundreds of years ago in one of London's 2,000 coffeehouses. Literature, newspapers and even the works of great composers like Bach and Beethoven were also inspired in coffeehouses.

It is often said that after the Boston Tea Party of 1773, when American colonists (殖民者 attacked British tea ships and threw large boxes of tea into the harbor, Americans everywhere switched over to drinking coffee."There's a lot of truth to the story, I found," Pendergrast says. He mentions a letter John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, in which the Founding Father declares his love of tea but says he will have to learn to accept coffee instead, because drinking tea had become unpatriotic (不爱国的)。

For all the upsides coffee has brought the modem world, it also brought its fair share of downsides, too. Europeans carried coffee with them as they colonized various parts of the world, and this frequently meant they made people into slaves in order to grow it.

11. According to the passage, which of the following has nothing to do with coffee?

A. Literature. B. Newspapers.

C The insurance industry. D. The oil industry.

12. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. The Boston Tea Party took place in 1773.

B. Europeans figured out ways to use coffee during the 1670s.

C. During the 1770s, more and more Americans began to drink coffee*

D. Coffee is a refreshing drink.

13.The author of the book believes that .

A. drinking coffee was unpatriotic

B. 2000 insurance companies were set up hundreds of years ago

C. Europeans were responsible for the existence of slavery

D. coffee actually influenced the rise of business

14. The phrase "took off" in the second paragraph means "______ " .

A. dropped to the ground B. became very successful

C. removed its coat D. went away suddenly

15. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?

A. When Coffee Became Popular

B. Coffee Is a Powerful Drink

C. How Coffee Influenced the Course of History

D. What Impact Coffee Has on Human Behavior

Passage 3参考答案及解析：DBDBC

咖啡是一种强大的饮料。在个人层面上，它可以帮助我们保持头脑清醒和活跃。(80).从更广泛的意义来说，它塑造了我们的历史，并将继续塑造我们的文化。

咖啡植物生长在非洲的部分地区，数千年来很可能是通过旅行部落使用，但直到15世纪初，人们发现他们可以烤咖啡种子。

“那真的是一次起飞，”历史学家MarkPendergrast说----Uncommon Grounds的作者：咖啡的历史和它如何改变了我们的世界。在16世纪在之后的150年，咖啡饮料已经蔓延到整个阿拉伯世界的咖啡馆，它像风暴席卷整个欧洲。”其实已经对商业的兴起产生重大影响，”Pendergrast说。咖啡屋成为不只是为了享受喝一杯而是交流思想的场所。

保险业成立于几百年前伦敦的2000多个咖啡馆中的一个。报纸和文学，甚至像巴赫和贝多芬等伟大作曲家的作品也是在咖啡馆被激发而创作的。

人们常说，1773年波士顿茶党后，当美国殖民者攻击英国茶船致使大箱大箱的茶被进入港口，各地美国人转而饮用咖啡。“我发现对这样事实有很多故事，”Pendergrast说。他提到了一封约翰亚当斯写信给他的妻子阿比盖尔信，在信里其创始人宣称他爱茶，但他说他得学会接受咖啡不喝茶，因为喝茶已经成为不爱国的。

咖啡给现代世界带来正能量了，但它也带来了其公平的缺点。随着欧洲殖民地的扩张，欧洲人把咖啡也带到了世界各地，这常常意味着为了增加它的种植他们要把人变成奴隶。

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