【正文】 t want to support the British.34. What did the East India Company do to stop losing money?A. It reduced the price of its tea.B. It improved the taste of its tea.C. It introduced a new kind of tea.D. It asked the British government for help.35. What is the passage mainly about?A. Tea trade in eighteenthcentury America.B. The relationship between America and Britain.C. A reason for the start of the American Revolutionary War.D. The introduction of British teadrinking habits into America.。t like this at all. By the 1760s, they were losing millions of pounds each year to Dutch traders—a huge amount of money in a time when ￡60 a year was considered a good ine. Instead of reducing their prices to pete with the Dutch, the pany asked the British government for help and the government agreed.In 1767, the British introduced new law that increased the prices of all goods which were brought into America. These laws helped make the East India Company even richer and forced local people to pay much more for everything. The American leaders asked the British government not to do so, but the British refused to listen. These unfair laws increased Americans39。s love of tea is wellknown. When the British won control over mush of North America in the early 1700s, they brought their tea drinking habits with them. Tea quickly became the continents most popular drink. As tea could not be grown locally, just as in Britain, it was shipped into the country—mostly from India.In the early 1700s, the Britain government made a special deal with the East India Company, as an English trading pany. They agreed that no other pany was allowed to bring tea to Britain or any country controlled by Britain, including America. It was a great deal for the East India Company, since it meant that the pany could decide whatever price it wanted for its products. And it always decided on a high price!In North America, the local people did not like having to pay such high prices. Instead of overpaying for tea from the British, they turned to Dutch traders, who secretly brought tea to the country that was just as good—and much less expensive. Although this broke the law, the American people didn39。t afford medical knowledge and skillsD. developing countries don39。 and for $13 000, you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your love can help them open their eyes to the world.41. How many blind people should not have to suffer with medical knowledge and skills today?A. 14 million.B. 42 million.C. 28 million.D. 200 million.42. A lot of blind people in the world have to suffer because ________.A. ORBIS didn39。 fors 42 million blind people should not have to suffer. Unluckily, rich countries have this knowledge, but developing countries do not.ORBIS is an international charitable (慈善的) organization. Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with television room and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest technology of helping the blind get sight again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relation among countries.ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sightsaving training. It has taught over 35 000 doctors and nurses. They continue to treat thousands of blind people every year. They have traveled around the earth 3 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20 000 blind people. They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.For justs inventor believes it could be most helpful for ________.A. rainforest munitiesB. carsC. poor people in citiesD. farmers40. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To report on a new invention.B. To explain a new scientific theory.C. To describe how electricity is made.D. To discuss the problems of poor villages.社會文化類閱讀9. 閱讀理解Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn39。s heatD. the sun39。s energy, water and chemicals from the soil), they also produce waste which they return to the soil. Tiny animals in the soil eat this waste and they produce electrons—the building blocks of electrical energy. The UT team put special sticks inside the soil to capture the energy and keep it in the lamp39。t put out fires.C. Fires can play an important role in forests.D. It39。s important how much the visit will cost. You have to decide whether or not you can eat there. You might also need to find out transportation needs, as well as storage for coats, bags etc. Learn at least one thing on your visit. It is always good to take away something new from your visit.Plan breaks into your visit. When you walk around, standing here and studying exhibits there, you may bee very tired. So it is important to take breaks. A break is a good opportunity for you to think of what you have seen and what else you might want to do in museum. Take a friend or two. Visiting museums is always a lot more fun when you are with someone else. You can talk over what you’re seeing. A friend also brings another way of thinking when you talk about the exhibit