单选题

The early expansion of the sugar industry was based on cane transported from two different parts of the Orient, first from India and second from the islands of the Southwest Pacific. From India, sugar cane was carried through the western regions of Asia into Arabia and later into the countries bordering on the Mediterranean. It was established in Sicily in about A. D. 703 and was carried to Spain in about A. D. 755. As early as A. D. 1,150, Spain had at least 75,000 acres of cane. During this early period sugar cane was grown largely to supply local wants. The Crusades were partly responsible for the further expansion and improvement of the sugar industry and for interesting Europeans in the use of sugar.

单选题 From this passage, it appears that sugar cane was first grown in ______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[分析] 细节题型见第一句：The early expansion of the sugar industry was based on cane transported from two different parts of the Orient, first from India and second from the islands of the Southwest Pacific．(早期的糖业发展是以甘蔗的运输为基础的，甘蔗的运输是从东方的两个不同地点——一个是印度，另一个是西南太平洋的岛国开始的。)因此答案为B。

单选题 In the 12th century, most cane was grown for ______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[分析] 细节题型见第五句：During this early period sugar cane was grown largely to supply local wants．在早期，种植甘蔗主要是为了供应本地的需求。因此答案为D。

单选题 One thing that caused the sugar industry to shift westward was ______.

A、 the favorable climate in the Orient
B、 better means of transportation
C、 the Crusades
D、 that cane came from different parts of the Orient

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[分析] 细节题型见最后一句：The Crusades were partly responsible for the further expansion and improvement of the sugar industry and for interesting Europeans in the use of sugar. 十字军东侵是造成糖业进一步扩展和使欧洲人对糖产生兴趣的部分原因。因此答案为C。

单选题 Cane was transported ______.

A、 from the islands of the Southwest Pacific, to India, to Asia, to Arabia and then to Spain
B、 from the islands of the Southwest Pacific, to the western regions of Asia, and then to the countries near the Mediterranean
C、 from India to the islands of the Southwest Pacific, to Ana, into Arabia, and then to the countries bordering the Mediterranean
D、 from India to Asia into Arabia, and then to the countries on the border of the Mediterranean

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[分析] 细节题型见第二句：From India, sugar cane was carried through the western regions of Asia into Arabia and later into the countries bordering on the Mediterranean. 甘蔗从印度通过亚洲西部地区运往阿拉伯回家，后来又运往与地中海沿岸国家。因此答案为D。