(单选题)

What did brewers do to quench the thirst of the Sahibs in India? ( )

A.The

B.itish produced large quantities of beer.
B. The British found One of the most popular products called the India pale ale, or
I.P.A.

C.The British made Hop flower a necessity and shipped it in large quantities to India.

D.The British added more hop flower in beer.

参考答案：D

参考解析：

细节题。根据题干关键词quench the thirst和Sahibs in India可以快速定位至原文第一段最后一句：The story goes that necessity drove the British to add large quantities of hops in order to preserve the beer they shipped to India, to quench the thirst of the Sahibs managing the Empire there，很容易发现英国人添了大量的啤酒花好让啤酒直至运到印度时还能保存完好。所以正确答案选D。其他三项均不合题意。

知识点：细节题英语阅读理解通用英语