The culture of tea

All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone.

In different countries, people have very different ideas about drinking tea. In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together.The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at home or in tea houses. They prefer their tea plain with nothing else in it.

Tea is very important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called tea ceremony. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.

Another tea?drinking country is England, and the late afternoon is called "teatime". Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and a few sandwiches at teatime.

In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink"iced tea". Sometimes they drink "iced tea"from cans, like soda.

1.________, people have very different ideas about drinking tea.

A. In England B. In China

C. In different countries D. In Japan

2.The Chinese drink tea ________.

A. for breakfast B. at any time of the day

C. only in tea houses D. in a special ceremony

3.The Japanese like to drink their tea ________.

A. in a special room B. with dinner

C. while they eat cakes and cookies D. when they are free

4.Which of the following is true?

A. In China, the late afternoon is called "teatime".

B. The Japanese usually use tea bags to make their tea.

C. The English usually drink tea with milk and sugar.

D. Americans never use tea bags to make their tea.

5.In this passage, which country’s way of drinking tea is NOT mentioned?

A. England. B. America.

C. Japan. D. India.

You might have a chance to visit England to study or for a holiday. If you go there, you should remember one thing: English people like to talk about the weather. When you meet someone in England ,just talk about the weather. That's their favorite topic. Here are some expressions about weather.

★For good weather

Lovely day,isn't it?

What a beautiful day!

Looks like it might be a pleasant day.

★For bad weather

It's freezing, isn't it .9

What a windy day!

It's so cloudy. I'm sure it'll rain.

Looks like showers ,doesn't it?

I hope you'd better remember these expressions. They must be useful when you visit England. They are good sentences to start a conversation with Englishmen.

The further south you live, the better the weather. So houses in the south of England are more expensive than those in the north. It's very interesting, isn't it?

1.English people like to talk about ________.

A. the sports B. the food C. the weather D. the tradition

2.What does the underlined word "expressions" mean in Chinese?

A. 表情 B. 表达方式 C. 方法 D. 建议

3.According to the passage, there are ______sentences for weather mentioned in the passage.

A. two B. three C. four D. seven

4.Houses in the ______of England are more expensive according to the passage.

A. east B. west C. south D. north

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A. It's about the weather in England. B. It's about some good ways to start a conversation.

C. It's about Englishmen's everyday life. D. It's about how to learn English.

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