64．The purpose of the Chimp- O- Mat experiment was to discover whether chimps would learn to________.

A. enjoy themselves　　 B. work together　　 C. use coins　　　 D. operate a machine

63．We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the

　　 influence of　 　　　　　.

　　　 A. a famous French lady 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the ancient Chinese

　　　 C. the upper(上层的) social class 　　　　　　　 D. people in Holland

C

　 Six chimps(猩猩) were introduced to a slot machine called the Chimp- O- Mat, which would give out one grape when a white coin was insert into the slot. When Dr Wolf showed a young chimp named Moos how he could win himself a grape by inserting a coin, Moos immediately picked up another coin, pushed it into the slot, then stuck out his paw and waited for a grape to drop out..

Besides white coins, the chimps were given yellow coins to insert into the slot, but nothing came out because they were worthless. The chimps soon learned this fact. When a handful of white and yellow coins were thrown into the cage housing, Bula, Bimba and Alpha, the three chimps rushed for the white coins and never touched the yellow ones.

Now the chimps were madly in love with money. Would the six chimps value money enough to work for it? To find the answer, Dr Wolfe designed a work machine. The chimps were shown that when a large handle was lifted, they could pick one grape. When they had learned the skill of lifting the handle to get the grape, Dr Wolf made a change to the machines so that instead of the grape they would find a white coin. This coin would still buy them one grape at the Chimp- O- Mat.

Thus the complexity of getting a grape was not only doubled, but also the money to buy the grape could be achieved only by honest work. The handle they had to lift to get the coin weighed eighty pounds. Great effort is needed for a young chimp to raise that weight, yet the formerly lazy chimps not only quickly mastered the new operation, but also showed great eagerness to work for money.

62．People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because 　　　　　.

　　　 A. it tasted like milk 　 　　　B. it tasted more pleasant　　 C. it became a popular drink

　　　 D. Madame de Sevinge was such a lady with great social influence that people tried to copy

　　　 the way she drank tea

61．Tea became a popular drink in Britain　　　　　　 　.

　　　 A. in the eighteenth century　　　　　 B. in the sixteenth century

　　　 C. in the seventeenth century　　　　　 D. in the late seventeenth century

60．This passage mainly discusses 　　　　　　　　.

　　　 A. the history of tea drinking in Britain　　　　 B. how tea became a popular drink in Britain

　　　 C. how the Britons got the habit of drinking tea　 D. how tea-time was born

59．The largest island surrounded by fresh water is in　 　　　　.

　　　 A.a river 　　　　　　　　　 B.a lake 　　　　　　　　 C.a sea 　　　　　　　　　　 D.an ocean

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B

　 Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea . People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like , mainly because tea was very expensive . It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity . Some of them were not sure how to use it . They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves . Then they served them mixed with butter and salt . They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches .

Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century . During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it .

At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea . Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it , but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added . She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk . Because she was such a great lady that her friends thought they must copy everything she did ,they also drank their tea with milk in it . Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk .

At first , tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening . No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人)found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it . She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so , tea-time was born .

58．Which of the following diagrams (图解)shows the correct relationship between Manitoulin

　　 Island(MI), Lake Huron (LH), Manitou Lake (ML) and the “several islands” (SI) mentioned at the end of the passage ?

57．Oceania is made up of　 　　　　.(Suppose I: Australia ;II: Tasmania and New Zealand ; III:

New Guinea and the Pacific Islands)

　　　 A.I and II 　　　　　　　　 B.II and III　　　　　　　 C.I and III　　　　　　　　 D.I,II and III

56．The area of Tasmania, of New Zealand, of New Guinea and of the Pacific Islands add up to

　　　 about　 　　　　　square kilometres .

　　　 A.8,935,500　　　　　　　 B.1,320,900　　　　　　　 C.7,614,600　　　　　　　 D.16,550,100