Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

The British have many traditions but there is nothing more typical than taking afternoon tea. We know the Brits have a love affair with drinking tea, 【1】 more than 160 million cups drunk every day, but it was the invention of afternoon tea that turned tea-drink into 【2】 popular pastime.

This sociable feast involves drinking good quality tea 【3】 (comfort) while nibbling (小口吃) on nice sandwiches, scones with jam and cream and a selection of small cakes. And, of course, it can only happen in the afternoon! Afternoon tea, which 【4】 (design) as a light snack to bridge the gap between lunch and dinner, dates back to the 1840s. It went on to become a 【5】 (fashion) social occasion for the upper classes.

Now there is a resurgence (复苏) in its 【6】 (popular) in the UK and it is available to anyone who can afford it. 【7】 it can be enjoyed at home, the best way to experience it is at a smart hotel or café. But if you’re thinking of visiting such a place 【8】 (enjoy) a plate of sweet and savory treats with a steaming hot brew, remember the rules you must follow to avoid 【9】 (ask) to leave.

Writer Henry James once noted that “there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony 【10】______(know) as afternoon tea.” I’m sure once you have tried it, you will agree.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 with

【2】a

【3】comfortably

【4】was designed

【5】fashionable

【6】popularity

【7】Although /Though/ While

【8】to enjoy

【9】being asked

【10】known

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是英国人的一个传统——喝下午茶。

【1】 with 句意：每天用160 million杯子喝茶。with和---一起，用---。故填with。

【2】a 句意：下午茶的发明把喝茶变成了一种受欢迎的娱乐。故填a。

【3】comfortably 副词修饰动词，故填comfortably。

【4】was designed 根据后面的dates back to the 1840s.可知which 64 (design)中用一般过去时态的被动语态，Afternoon tea是定语从句的先行词，故填was designed。

【5】fashionable 形容词修饰名词，故填fashionable。

【6】popularity 句意：它在英国的受欢迎。its是形容词性物主代词，后面用名词，故填popularity。

【7】Although /Though/ While 句意：尽管它能在家里享受，但最好的方式来体验它是在饭店或咖啡厅。故填Although /Though/ While。

【8】to enjoy 句意：享受一盘甜食的地方。动词不定式作后置定语，故填to enjoy。

【9】being asked 固定用法：avoid doing sth.避免做某事；因为you和ask之间是被动关系，故用动名词的一般式的被动语态，此处填being asked。

【10】known 固定搭配：be known as作为---而著名；此处是过去分词作后置定语，故填known。

【知识归纳】

以e结尾的形容词变成副词时，有的直接加ly ;有的把e去掉再加ly.

possible---possibly； simple---simply; gentle---gently; terrible---terribly; true---truly; flexible---flexibly

immediate--- immediately; brave---bravely; wise---wisely；active---actively；comfortable---comfortably

【知识拓展】

1.动词或动词词组后面用动名词作宾语

enjoy；finish；avoid；be fond of ；give up ；look forward to； get down to； devote---to---； be used to (习惯) ；spend---(in) doing sth.； object to 。

2.mean doing意味着做某事， mean to do打算做某事； regret doing后悔曾经做过某事，regret to do遗憾地去做某事； try doing 尝试做某事，try to do努力去做某事； forget doing 忘记曾做过某事，forget to do 忘记要去做某事；remember doing记得曾经做过某事， remember to do记得要去做某事。