2016高考英语短二轮：阅读理解选练（4）及答案阅读理解练习阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。TeadrinkingwascommoninChinaforaboutonethousandyearsbeforeanyoneinEuropehadeverheardabouttea.PeopleinBritainweremuchslowerinfindingoutwhatteawaslike,mainlybecauseteawasveryexpensive.ItcouldnotbeboughtinshopsandeventhosepeoplewhocouldaffordtohaveitsentfromHollanddidsoonlybecauseitwasafashionablecuriosity.Someofthemwerenotsurehowtouseit.Theythoughtitwasavegetableandtriedcookingtheleaves.Thentheyservedthemmixedwithbutterandsalt.Theysoondiscoveredtheirmistakebutmanypeopleusedtospreadtheusedtealeavesonbreadandgivethemtotheirchildrenassandwiches.TeawasrareandveryexpensiveinEnglanduntiltheshipsoftheEastIndiaCompanybegantobringitdirectfromChinaearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Duringthenextfewyearssomuchteacameintothecountrythatthepricefellandmanypeoplecouldaffordtobuyit.AtthesametimepeopleontheContinentwerebecomingmoreandmoreappreciateoftea.Untilthenteahadbeendrunkwithoutmilkinit,butonedayanoutstandingFrenchladynamedMadamedeSevignedecidedtoseewhatteatastedlikewhenmilkwasadded.Shefounditsoagreeable.Becauseshewassuchagreatlady,herfriendsthoughttheymustcopyeverythingshedid,sotheyalsodranktheirteawithmilkinit.SlowlythishabitspreaduntilitreachedEnglandandtodayonlyveryfewBritishpeopledrinkteawithoutmilk.Atfirst,teawasusuallydrunkafterdinnerintheeveningNooneeverthoughtofdrinkingteaintheafternoonuntiladuchess(公爵夫人)foundthatacupofteaandapieceofcakeatthreeorfouro’clockstoppedhergetting“asubmerging(沉浸)feeling”asshecalledit.Sheinvitedherfriendstohavethisnewmealwithherandso,tea-timewasborn.56．WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheintroductionofteaintoBritain?A．TheBritishgotexpensiveteafromIndia.B．TeareachedBritainfromHolland.C．TheBritishwerethefirstpeopleinEuropewhodranktea.D．Itwasnotuntilthe17thcenturythattheBritishhadtea.57．Thispassagemainlydiscusses.A．thehistoryofteadrinkinginBritainB．howteabecameapopulardrinkinBritainC．howtheBritishgotthehabitofdrinkingteaD．howtea-timewasborn58．PeopleinEuropebegantodrinkteawithm