共用题干 They Say Ireland's the BestIreland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005,according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain's Economist magazine last week.The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is ba

共用题干
They Say Ireland's the Best
Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005,according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain's Economist magazine last week.
The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.
The index of the countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,political stability,job security,gender equality as well as what the magazine calls“freedom,family and community life”.
Despite the bad weather,troubled health service,traffic congestion,gender inequality,and the high cost of living,Ireland scored an impressive 8 .33 points out of 10.
That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland,which managed 8 .07 .Zimbabwe,trou-bled by political insecurity and hunger,is rated the gloomiest,picking up only 3 .89 points.
“Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued,”the report said,“some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown in traditional in-stitutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact.”
“Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old,such as stable family and community life.”
The magazine admitted measuring the quality of life is not a straight forward thing to do,and that its findings would have their critics.
No. 2 on the list is Switzerland.The other nations in the top 10 are Norway,Luxembourg, Sweden,Australia,Iceland,Italy,Denmark and Spain.
The UK is positioned at No.29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social and fam-ily breakdown recorded in official statistics.The US,which has the second highest per capita GDP after Luxembourg,took the 13th place in the survey.China was in the lower half the league at 60th.

Family life in Zimbabwe is not stable.
A: Right
B: Wrong
C: Not mentioned

共用题干
Searching for Smiles

1 Ask most people anywhere in the world what they want out of life and the reply will
probably be:"to be happy."Ed Deiner,an American psychology professor,has spent his
whole professional life studying what makes people happy,comparing levels of happiness
between cultures and trying to find out exactly why we enjoy ourselves.
2 Many people would say that this question does not need an answer.But Professor Deiner
has one anyway."If you're a cheerful,happy person,your marriage is more likely to last,and
you're more likely to make money and be successful at your job.On average,happy people
have stronger immune（免疫的）systems, and there is some evidence that they live longer."
3 So who are the world's happiest people?It depends on how the word is defined.There
is individual happiness,the sense of joy we get when we do something we like.But there is
also the feeling of satisfaction we get when we know that others respect us and approve of
how we behave.According to Professor Deiner,the Western world pursues individual
happiness while Asia prefers mutual satisfaction.
4 "In the West, the individualistic（个人主义的）culture means that your mood matters
much more than it does in the East.People ask themselves,what can I do that's fun or
interesting?They become unhappy when they can't do any of these things.If you ask
people from Japan or China if they are happy,they tend to look at what has gone wrong in
their lives.If not much has gone wrong,then they are satisfied."
5 People from Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries had the happiest culture,Professor
Deiner found."The biggest cultural difference is to do with pride and shame.Hispanic（西班牙
语言的）cultures report much more pride and much less shame than others."
6 Income also made a big difference to people's happiness,but only at the lowest levels.
Average income earners in the US were much happier than people in poverty.But
millionaires were only a little bit happier than people on average incomes.It seems that
money makes us happy when we have enough to feel secure.
7 But can we be too happy? "You get people who are actually happy,but they think
happiness is so important that they try to be even happier.This desire to be always happy is
a product of individualism,where the emphasis is on you individually,your emotions and
feeling good.People can end up feeling unhappy because ordinary happiness is not good
enough for them."

Paragraph 2_________
A:Happiest Culture
B:An Unhappy Person
C:Definition of Happiness
D:Cultural Differences in Happiness
E:Reasons to Be Happy
F:Individual and Ordinary Happiness

共用题干
They Say Ireland's the Best
Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005,according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain's Economist magazine last week.
The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.
The index of the countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,political stability,job security,gender equality as well as what the magazine calls“freedom,family and community life”.
Despite the bad weather,troubled health service,traffic congestion,gender inequality,and the high cost of living,Ireland scored an impressive 8 .33 points out of 10.
That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland,which managed 8 .07 .Zimbabwe,trou-bled by political insecurity and hunger,is rated the gloomiest,picking up only 3 .89 points.
“Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued,”the report said,“some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown in traditional in-stitutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact.”
“Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old,such as stable family and community life.”
The magazine admitted measuring the quality of life is not a straight forward thing to do,and that its findings would have their critics.
No. 2 on the list is Switzerland.The other nations in the top 10 are Norway,Luxembourg, Sweden,Australia,Iceland,Italy,Denmark and Spain.
The UK is positioned at No.29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social and fam-ily breakdown recorded in official statistics.The US,which has the second highest per capita GDP after Luxembourg,took the 13th place in the survey.China was in the lower half the league at 60th.

Cost of living in Ireland is pretty high.
A: Right
B: Wrong
C: Not mentioned

共用题干
They Say Ireland's the Best
Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005,according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain's Economist magazine last week.
The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.
The index of the countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,political stability,job security,gender equality as well as what the magazine calls“freedom,family and community life”.
Despite the bad weather,troubled health service,traffic congestion,gender inequality,and the high cost of living,Ireland scored an impressive 8 .33 points out of 10.
That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland,which managed 8 .07 .Zimbabwe,trou-bled by political insecurity and hunger,is rated the gloomiest,picking up only 3 .89 points.
“Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued,”the report said,“some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown in traditional in-stitutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact.”
“Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old,such as stable family and community life.”
The magazine admitted measuring the quality of life is not a straight forward thing to do,and that its findings would have their critics.
No. 2 on the list is Switzerland.The other nations in the top 10 are Norway,Luxembourg, Sweden,Australia,Iceland,Italy,Denmark and Spain.
The UK is positioned at No.29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social and fam-ily breakdown recorded in official statistics.The US,which has the second highest per capita GDP after Luxembourg,took the 13th place in the survey.China was in the lower half the league at 60th.

For2,005 years,Ireland has been the best place for humans to live in.
A: Right
B: Wrong
C: Not mentioned

共用题干
They Say Ireland's the Best
Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005,according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain's Economist magazine last week.
The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.
The index of the countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,political stability,job security,gender equality as well as what the magazine calls“freedom,family and community life”.
Despite the bad weather,troubled health service,traffic congestion,gender inequality,and the high cost of living,Ireland scored an impressive 8 .33 points out of 10.
That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland,which managed 8 .07 .Zimbabwe,trou-bled by political insecurity and hunger,is rated the gloomiest,picking up only 3 .89 points.
“Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued,”the report said,“some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown in traditional in-stitutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact.”
“Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old,such as stable family and community life.”
The magazine admitted measuring the quality of life is not a straight forward thing to do,and that its findings would have their critics.
No. 2 on the list is Switzerland.The other nations in the top 10 are Norway,Luxembourg, Sweden,Australia,Iceland,Italy,Denmark and Spain.
The UK is positioned at No.29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social and fam-ily breakdown recorded in official statistics.The US,which has the second highest per capita GDP after Luxembourg,took the 13th place in the survey.China was in the lower half the league at 60th.

Ireland is positioned at No. 1 because it combines the most desirable elements of the new with some good elements of the old.
A: Right
B: Wrong
C:.Not mentioned

共用题干
They Say Ireland's the Best

Ireland is the best place in the world to live for 2005,according to a life quality ranking
that appeared in Britain's Economist magazine last week.
The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the
principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.
The index of 111 countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,
political stability,job security,gender equality as well as what the magazine calls
"freedom,family and community life".
Despite the bad weather , troubled health service , traffic congestion（拥挤）,gender
inequality,and the high cost of living,Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points out of 10.
That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland,which managed 8.07.Zimbabwe,
troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest（最差的）,picking up only
3.89 points.
"Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued,"the
report said,"some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown（崩
溃）in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact."
"Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new
with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old,such as stable family and
community life."
The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do,and
that its findings would have their critics.
No. 2 on the list is Switzerland.The other nations in the top 10 are Norway,
Luxembourg,Sweden,Australia,Iceland,Italy,Denmark and Spain.
The U.K. is positioned at No. 29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social
and family breakdown recorded in official statistics.The U.S.,which has the second
highest per capita GDP（人均国内生产总值）after Luxembourg, took the 13th place in the
survey.China was in the lower half of the league at 60th.

The United States of America is among the top 10 countries.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned

共用题干
New Foods and the New World
In the last 500 years,nothing about people—not their clothes,ideas,or languages—has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians .The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's .And although it was very expensive,it quickly became fashionable.In London,shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.
The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600,the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe,where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the“Potato Famine”of 1845—1846,and thou- sands more were forced to emigrate to America.
There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world's largest grower of coffee,and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries.But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400's.
According to an Arabic legend,coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush.He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake”feeling that one-third of the world's population now starts the day with.

The Arabic legend is used to prove that
A:.coffee was first discovered by Kaldi
B: coffee was first discovered by Kaldi's goats
C:.coffee was first discovered in south American countries
D: coffee drinks were first made by Arabs

共用题干
New Foods and the New World
In the last 500 years,nothing about people—not their clothes,ideas,or languages—has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians .The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's .And although it was very expensive,it quickly became fashionable.In London,shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.
The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600,the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe,where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the“Potato Famine”of 1845—1846,and thou- sands more were forced to emigrate to America.
There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world's largest grower of coffee,and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries.But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400's.
According to an Arabic legend,coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush.He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake”feeling that one-third of the world's population now starts the day with.

According to the passage,which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?
A: Food.
B: Chocolate.
C:Potato.
D: Coffee.

共用题干
New Foods and the New World
In the last 500 years,nothing about people—not their clothes,ideas,or languages—has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians .The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's .And although it was very expensive,it quickly became fashionable.In London,shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.
The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600,the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe,where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the“Potato Famine”of 1845—1846,and thou- sands more were forced to emigrate to America.
There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world's largest grower of coffee,and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries.But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400's.
According to an Arabic legend,coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush.He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake”feeling that one-third of the world's population now starts the day with.

Thousands of Irish people starved during the“Potato Famine”because______.
A: they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything else
B: they were forced to emigrate to America
C: the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potato
D:.the potato harvest was bad

共用题干
They Say Ireland's the Best

Ireland is the best place in the world to live for 2005,according to a life quality ranking
that appeared in Britain's Economist magazine last week.
The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the
principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.
The index of 111 countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,
political stability,job security,gender equality as well as what the magazine calls
"freedom,family and community life".
Despite the bad weather , troubled health service , traffic congestion（拥挤）,gender
inequality,and the high cost of living,Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points out of 10.
That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland,which managed 8.07.Zimbabwe,
troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest（最差的）,picking up only
3.89 points.
"Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued,"the
report said,"some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown（崩
溃）in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact."
"Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new
with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old,such as stable family and
community life."
The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do,and
that its findings would have their critics.
No. 2 on the list is Switzerland.The other nations in the top 10 are Norway,
Luxembourg,Sweden,Australia,Iceland,Italy,Denmark and Spain.
The U.K. is positioned at No. 29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social
and family breakdown recorded in official statistics.The U.S.,which has the second
highest per capita GDP（人均国内生产总值）after Luxembourg, took the 13th place in the
survey.China was in the lower half of the league at 60th.

Family life in Zimbabwe is not stable.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned

共用题干
They Say Ireland's the Best

Ireland is the best place in the world to live for 2005,according to a life quality ranking
that appeared in Britain's Economist magazine last week.
The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the
principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.
The index of 111 countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,
political stability,job security,gender equality as well as what the magazine calls
"freedom,family and community life".
Despite the bad weather , troubled health service , traffic congestion（拥挤）,gender
inequality,and the high cost of living,Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points out of 10.
That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland,which managed 8.07.Zimbabwe,
troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest（最差的）,picking up only
3.89 points.
"Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued,"the
report said,"some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown（崩
溃）in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact."
"Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new
with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old,such as stable family and
community life."
The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do,and
that its findings would have their critics.
No. 2 on the list is Switzerland.The other nations in the top 10 are Norway,
Luxembourg,Sweden,Australia,Iceland,Italy,Denmark and Spain.
The U.K. is positioned at No. 29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social
and family breakdown recorded in official statistics.The U.S.,which has the second
highest per capita GDP（人均国内生产总值）after Luxembourg, took the 13th place in the
survey.China was in the lower half of the league at 60th.

To measure life quality is easy.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned

共用题干
They Say Ireland's the Best

Ireland is the best place in the world to live for 2005,according to a life quality ranking
that appeared in Britain's Economist magazine last week.
The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the
principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.
The index of 111 countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,
political stability,job security,gender equality as well as what the magazine calls
"freedom,family and community life".
Despite the bad weather , troubled health service , traffic congestion（拥挤）,gender
inequality,and the high cost of living,Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points out of 10.
That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland,which managed 8.07.Zimbabwe,
troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest（最差的）,picking up only
3.89 points.
"Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued,"the
report said,"some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown（崩
溃）in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact."
"Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new
with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old,such as stable family and
community life."
The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do,and
that its findings would have their critics.
No. 2 on the list is Switzerland.The other nations in the top 10 are Norway,
Luxembourg,Sweden,Australia,Iceland,Italy,Denmark and Spain.
The U.K. is positioned at No. 29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social
and family breakdown recorded in official statistics.The U.S.,which has the second
highest per capita GDP（人均国内生产总值）after Luxembourg, took the 13th place in the
survey.China was in the lower half of the league at 60th.

Cost of living in Ireland is pretty high.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned

共用题干
They Say Ireland's the Best

Ireland is the best place in the world to live for 2005,according to a life quality ranking
that appeared in Britain's Economist magazine last week.
The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the
principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.
The index of 111 countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,
political stability,job security,gender equality as well as what the magazine calls
"freedom,family and community life".
Despite the bad weather , troubled health service , traffic congestion（拥挤）,gender
inequality,and the high cost of living,Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points out of 10.
That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland,which managed 8.07.Zimbabwe,
troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest（最差的）,picking up only
3.89 points.
"Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued,"the
report said,"some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown（崩
溃）in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact."
"Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new
with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old,such as stable family and
community life."
The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do,and
that its findings would have their critics.
No. 2 on the list is Switzerland.The other nations in the top 10 are Norway,
Luxembourg,Sweden,Australia,Iceland,Italy,Denmark and Spain.
The U.K. is positioned at No. 29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social
and family breakdown recorded in official statistics.The U.S.,which has the second
highest per capita GDP（人均国内生产总值）after Luxembourg, took the 13th place in the
survey.China was in the lower half of the league at 60th.

For2,005 years,Ireland has been the best place for humans to live in.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned

共用题干
They Say Ireland's the Best
Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005,according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain's Economist magazine last week.
The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.
The index of the countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,political stability,job security,gender equality as well as what the magazine calls“freedom,family and community life”.
Despite the bad weather,troubled health service,traffic congestion,gender inequality,and the high cost of living,Ireland scored an impressive 8 .33 points out of 10.
That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland,which managed 8 .07 .Zimbabwe,trou-bled by political insecurity and hunger,is rated the gloomiest,picking up only 3 .89 points.
“Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued,”the report said,“some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown in traditional in-stitutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact.”
“Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old,such as stable family and community life.”
The magazine admitted measuring the quality of life is not a straight forward thing to do,and that its findings would have their critics.
No. 2 on the list is Switzerland.The other nations in the top 10 are Norway,Luxembourg, Sweden,Australia,Iceland,Italy,Denmark and Spain.
The UK is positioned at No.29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social and fam-ily breakdown recorded in official statistics.The US,which has the second highest per capita GDP after Luxembourg,took the 13th place in the survey.China was in the lower half the league at 60th.

The United States of America is among the top 10 countries.
A: Right
B: Wrong
C: Not mentioned

共用题干
Searching for Smiles

1 Ask most people anywhere in the world what they want out of life and the reply will
probably be:"to be happy."Ed Deiner,an American psychology professor,has spent his
whole professional life studying what makes people happy,comparing levels of happiness
between cultures and trying to find out exactly why we enjoy ourselves.
2 Many people would say that this question does not need an answer.But Professor Deiner
has one anyway."If you're a cheerful,happy person,your marriage is more likely to last,and
you're more likely to make money and be successful at your job.On average,happy people
have stronger immune（免疫的）systems, and there is some evidence that they live longer."
3 So who are the world's happiest people?It depends on how the word is defined.There
is individual happiness,the sense of joy we get when we do something we like.But there is
also the feeling of satisfaction we get when we know that others respect us and approve of
how we behave.According to Professor Deiner,the Western world pursues individual
happiness while Asia prefers mutual satisfaction.
4 "In the West, the individualistic（个人主义的）culture means that your mood matters
much more than it does in the East.People ask themselves,what can I do that's fun or
interesting?They become unhappy when they can't do any of these things.If you ask
people from Japan or China if they are happy,they tend to look at what has gone wrong in
their lives.If not much has gone wrong,then they are satisfied."
5 People from Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries had the happiest culture,Professor
Deiner found."The biggest cultural difference is to do with pride and shame.Hispanic（西班牙
语言的）cultures report much more pride and much less shame than others."
6 Income also made a big difference to people's happiness,but only at the lowest levels.
Average income earners in the US were much happier than people in poverty.But
millionaires were only a little bit happier than people on average incomes.It seems that
money makes us happy when we have enough to feel secure.
7 But can we be too happy? "You get people who are actually happy,but they think
happiness is so important that they try to be even happier.This desire to be always happy is
a product of individualism,where the emphasis is on you individually,your emotions and
feeling good.People can end up feeling unhappy because ordinary happiness is not good
enough for them."

According to Professor Deiner,some people feel unhappy because they cannot appreciate
A:a question
B:ordinary happiness
C:individualism
D:cultural differences
E:much
F:illnesses

共用题干
New Foods and the New World
In the last 500 years,nothing about people—not their clothes,ideas,or languages—has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians .The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's .And although it was very expensive,it quickly became fashionable.In London,shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.
The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600,the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe,where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the“Potato Famine”of 1845—1846,and thou- sands more were forced to emigrate to America.
There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world's largest grower of coffee,and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries.But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400's.
According to an Arabic legend,coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush.He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake”feeling that one-third of the world's population now starts the day with.

“Some”in“some still exist today”(Para. 1)means______.
A:some cocoa trees
B: some chocolate drinks
C: some shops
D: some South American Indians

共用题干
New Foods and the New World
In the last 500 years,nothing about people—not their clothes,ideas,or languages—has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians .The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's .And although it was very expensive,it quickly became fashionable.In London,shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.
The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600,the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe,where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the“Potato Famine”of 1845—1846,and thou- sands more were forced to emigrate to America.
There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world's largest grower of coffee,and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries.But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400's.
According to an Arabic legend,coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush.He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake”feeling that one-third of the world's population now starts the day with.

Coffee originally came from_______.
A:.Brazil
B: Colombia
C:Ethiopia
D: Arabia