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
(可可树) 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 places. Some still exist today. The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, when 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 (饥荒) of 1845— 1846, and thousands more were forced to leave their homeland and move to America. There are many other foods that have travel A. Food B. Clothing C. Ideology D. Language [单项选择]I said nothing, ______ I had no idea about it.
[A] before [B] though [C] as [单项选择]
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 (可可树) 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 places. Some still exist today. [单项选择]
In the last 500 years, nothing about people--their clothes, ideas, or languages--has changed as much as what they eat.The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of cocoa tree by South American Indians.The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s. 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. 我来回答: 提交
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