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One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of Western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful china tea cups.
Afternoon tea
People believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the English ate only two main meals each day: breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o’clock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches. And tea was served(供应) to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates and silver teapots, knives, forks and spoons were used. Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.
Will you come for coffee?
Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words “Will you come for coffee” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?” Normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice will be served as well as coffee, and you will be asked what you would like. However, you will not normally be offered wine at a “coffee” party.
Coffeehouses and the London Stock Exchange
In the 17th century London, coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact, the London Stock Exchange(伦敦股票交易所) is believed to have started from these coffeehouses.
小题1:Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she ______.
A.enjoyed chatting with her friends at home
B.loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups
C.wanted to share nice food with her friends
D.found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals
小题2:What does “social occasions” mean in Chinese?
A.集体婚礼B.社交活动C.社区表演D.公共场合
小题3: If someone says to you “Will you come for coffee,” you ______.
A.will be offered coffee only
B.are asked what you would like to drink
C.will be asked to have a chat with him or her
D.you are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party
小题4: From the last paragraph we can see______
A.a new business was started in coffeehouses.
B.coffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankers.
C.businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffee.
D.most people wouldn’t like to go to coffeehouses because of the noise.
小题5: Which is the best title of the article?
A.British and Chinese cultures.B.The beginning of Tea and Coffee.
C.Coffeehouse and Business.D.English tea and coffee culture.

小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:D

小题1:根据第二段In the 18th and 19th centuries, the English ate only two main meals each day: breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal 描述,可知选D。
小题1:联系上下文描述,可知下午茶成为一种流行的社交活动,故选B。
小题1:根据People often use the words “Will you come for coffee” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?”描述,可知选C。
小题1:根据In fact, the London Stock Exchange(伦敦股票交易所) is believed to have started from these coffeehouses. 描述,可知从咖啡屋发展出了一种新的商业活动。故选A。
小题1:通过阅读短文可知主要介绍了茶和咖啡在英国人社会生活中的重要作用。故选D,英国的茶和咖啡文化。
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Children in England mustn’t work until they are 13. They need to have a work permit (许可证) to start working.
The jobs teenagers can do:
Delivering (递送) newspapers: Many teenagers will get up early to deliver newspapers to houses in their local area before going to school. They are known as Paper-boys or Papergirls.
Babysitting: Looking after young children in their home while their parents have gone out for the evening is a popular job for teenagers, as they get money for watching children and television all at the same time!
Helping the Milkman: From the age of 14 some teenagers help the milkman deliver milk to houses.
Other popular jobs : Working in a shop; Office work; Washing cars ; In a cafe or restaurant. The hours teenagers (13 and 14 year olds )can work:
School Days: Not more than 2 hours in one day during the following periods:
Morning 7 a. m. —start of school or Evening : close of school— 7 p. m.
Saturdays: Up to 5 hours between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Sundays: Up to 2 hours between 7 a.m. and 11 a. m.
Term time: Up to 12 hours a week (Including weekends)
小题1: In England how old do children have to be before they can work?
A.15.B.14.C.10.D.13.
小题2: Paper-boys and Papergirls deliver newspapers           
A.early in the morning
B.at noon
C.in the afternoon
D.in the evening
小题3:Teenagers in England can do all of the follow­ing except_________.
A.work in an office
B.work in a night club
C.look after young children
D.deliver newspapers
小题4: How many hours a week may teenagers work during the term time?
A.10.B.14.C.17.D.20.
Once, a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But it was incomplete, so it could only roll very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine along the way. It talked with worms. It found lots of different pieces, but none of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on looking for the missing piece.
Then one day the circle found a piece that fit perfectly. The circle put the missing piece into itself. It could be whole with nothing missing. It was so happy and began to roll. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to worms. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad that it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled away slowly.
Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something. A man who has everything is a poor man in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something better. He will never know someone loves him or someone is giving him something he has always wanted or never had.
We couldn’t be perfect, but we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, kind enough to share happiness with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us and then we can always live a wonderful time in our lives.
小题1:
The circle rolled very slowly because it       .
A.spent much time talking to worms
B.wanted to enjoy the sunshine
C.was looking for its missing piece
D.lost a piece of its own
小题2:
Why did the circle stop when it rolled quickly? Because it       .
A.wanted to enjoy the world
B.found a different world
C.wanted to look for another missing piece
D.thought the world changed so quickly
小题3:
The story mainly tells us that       .
A.nobody loves us if we give nothing
B.a man who has everything is the happiest
C.losing something may not be a bad thing sometimes
D.we are not whole when we lose something
The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker(面包师)in Pudding Lane, The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery(房)into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them.
Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.
The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifiy churches, among them new St Paul's.
The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.
小题1:The fire began in_______.
A.a hotel.B.the palace.C.Pudding Lane.D.Thames Street.
小题2:The underlined word "family" in the second paragraph means_______.
A.home.B.children.
C.wife and husband.D.wife and children.
小题3:It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ________.
A.some people lost their lives.
B.the birds in the sky were killed by the fire.
C.many famous buildings were destroyed.
D.the King's bakery was burned down.
小题4:Why did writer cite(引用)Samuel Pepys?
A.Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.
B.Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.
C.To show that poor people suffered most.
D.To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.
小题5:How was the fire put out according to the test?
A.The king and his soldiers came to help.
B.All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.
C.People managed to get enough water from the river.
D.Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.

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