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One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for 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, sandwiches, and tea was served to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups, 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 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(股票交易所)is believed to be started from these coffeehouses.

1.Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she ____________.

A.enjoyed chatting with her friends at home

B.loved 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

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

3. If someone says to you “Will you come for coffee?”, you ___________.

A.will be offered coffee only

B.will be asked what you would like to drink

C.will be asked to have a chat with him or her

D.are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party

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 coffee

5.Which is the best title(标题)for this article?

A.British and Chinese Culture

B.The Beginning of Tea and Coffee

C.Coffeehouses and Business

D.English Tea and Coffee Culture

 

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D 

【解析】

试题分析:

1.本文第二段提到英国人喝下午茶是由于英国人在早期主要吃两顿饭,从早餐到晚餐有很长的时间,这样人们就感到饿,所以用下午茶来解决这个问题,故本题选D。

2.“social occasion”后有一句是Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.意思为现今下午茶聚会继续在现代英国的社会扮演着重要的部分,所以social occasion应该是社交活动的意思,故本题选B。

3.第三段第二行有一句为People often use words “Will you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?”句意为人们经常使用“Will you come for coffee?”所表示的意思为你愿意到我家来同我聊天吗?故本题选C。

4.本文最后一段提到许多商人,银行家聚在一个房屋里边喝咖啡,边谈论生意,形成为伦敦早期的股票交易所,所以说一种新的商业在咖啡屋产生,故本题选A。

5.本文主要介绍了英国的下午茶和英国的咖啡屋的历史和由来,所以所本文的最佳标题应该是英国下午茶和咖啡文化,故本题选D。

考点:本文是一篇谈论英国下午茶和咖啡文化的说明文。

点评:本文首先介绍了英国下午茶的文化,下午茶的历史和由来,同时介绍了咖啡文化,喝咖啡的历史,以及咖啡屋同商业和股票交易所的关系,阅读本文时,我们应该要注意以下午茶和咖啡文化为中心内容,通读全篇。

 

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