2025年中考英语二轮复习：阅读理解（社会） 提升练习题（含答案解析）.docx

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2025年中考英语二轮复习：阅读理解（社会）提升练习题

一．阅读理解（共20小题）

1．（2024?越秀区校级二模）Itmaybehardtobelieve，buttheAmericanRevolution（革命）﹣thewarthatfreedtheAmericanstatesfromBritishcontrol﹣﹣﹣beganoveracupoftea.Teawasnottheonlythingthatcausedthewar，ofcourse，butitplayedaverybigpart.

TheBritishpeoplesloveofteaiswell﹣known.WhentheBritishwoncontrolovermuchofNorthAmericaintheearly1700s，theybroughttheirtea﹣drinkinghabitswiththem.Teaquicklybecamethecontinentsmostpopulardrink.Asteacouldnotbegrownlocally，justasinBritain，itwasshippedintothecountry﹣mostlyfromIndia.

Intheearly1700s，theBritaingovernmentmadeaspecialdealwiththeEastIndiaCompany，asanEnglishtradingcompany.TheyagreedthatnoothercompanywasallowedtobringteatoBritainoranycountrycontrolledbyBritain，includingAmerica.ItwasagreatdealfortheEastIndiaCompany，sinceitmeantthatthecompanycoulddecidewhateverpriceitwantedforitsproducts.Anditalwaysdecidedonahighprice!

InNorthAmerica，thelocalpeopledidnotlikehavingtopaysuchhighprices.InsteadofoverpayingforteafromtheBritish，theyturnedtoDutchtraders，whosecretlybroughtteatothecountrythatwasjustasgood﹣andmuchlessexpensive.Althoughthisbrokethelaw，theAmericanpeopledidntcare.Theygotthesamecupofteaatamuchlowerprice.

TheEastIndiaCompany，however，didntlikethisatall.Bythe1760s，theywerelosingmillionsofpoundseachyeartoDutchtraders﹣﹣﹣ahugeamountofmoneyinatimewhen￡60ayearwasconsideredagoodincome.InsteadofreducingtheirpricestocompetewiththeDutch，thecompanyaskedtheBritishgovernmentforhelpandthegovernmentagreed.

In1767，theBritishintroducednewlawsthatincreasedthepricesofallgoodswhichwerebroughtintoAmerica.TheselawshelpedmaketheEastIndiaCompanyevenricherandforcedlocalpeopletopaymuchmoreforeverything.The