Question

For thousands of years the most important two buildings in any British village have been the church and the pub. In fact，until a place has a church and a pub，it isn’t really considered a community worthy of a name. Traditionally，the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or town, since it is where people gather to give and receive news. In fact, the word ‘pub’ is short for public house’.

That's how it used to be, but things are beginning to change. It is said that the credit decline is causing 39 British pubs a week to go out of business. People don’t have lots of spare money to spend on beer. Recently, the UK government banned smoking in all pubs, and that may also have affected the number of customers going to pubs.

This decline is happening despite the fact that in 2005 the UK government started to allow pubs to stay open after 11 p. m. Previously，with 11 p. m. as closing time，customers would have to drink quite quickly，meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they would if allowed to drink slowly. The British habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as ‘binge drinking’(狂饮)，and it causes some long-term health problems for people and problems with violent crime for communities. The UK government is changing the law to discourage binge drinking, and regularly spends money on television advertisements to warn people of the problems of drinking too much.

In order to save their businesses, pubs are trying to change with the market. Now, there are a number of different types of pubs.

Topic	The (81)        of British Pub Culture?
The important(82)____    of churches and pubs in people' s daily life in the UK	?People won't name an area unless there are a church and a pub. ?They are the places where people gather to (83)         news.
The(84)         for the decrease of the pub business	?The credit decline is said to cause many pubs to (85)     down. ?Smoking is not (86)        in all pubs, which may have had an effect on the business. ?The government is trying hard to (87)       binge drinking.
(88)         to save the business	?Pubs are making (89)         to meet the needs of the market. ?As a woman in the UK nowadays, you can (90)       a drink in almost all the pubs.
Conclusion	Things are changing for the better probably from now on.

As you can see, British pubs now offer something for everyone. A lot of pubs used to be working men’s clubs, meaning that women could not usually enter. Today, however, women can freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems. Perhaps things are changing for the better after all.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 End/ Decline/ Fall

 role/ part/ function

 exchange/ share/ spread

 reasons

 close/ shut

 allowed/ permitted

 discourage/ prevent/ stop

 Ways/ Measures

 changes/ efforts

 get/ have/ buy/ enjoy

【解析】

 End/ Decline/ Fall  总结归纳题。文章讲述的是酒吧行业的衰落。

 role/ part/ function 归纳总结题。根据文章第一段内容可知讲述的是酒吧在英国人生活的作用。

 exchange/ share/ spread 词义转换题。根据第一段第四行give and receive news说明是交换，分享。

 reasons  总结归纳题。本行主要是归纳酒吧行业衰落的原因。

  close/ shut    同义词转换。根据第二段第2行go out of business的说明指酒吧关闭。

 allowed/ permitted 词义转换。根据第二段第三行the UK government banned smoking in all pubs说明在酒吧里禁止抽烟，禁止forbid就相当于not allow/permit.

 discourage/ prevent/ stop 同义词转化倒数第三行discourage binge drinking。中的discourage的同义词prevent,stop.

 Ways/ Measures    总结归纳题。主要是讲述采取的方法措施。

 changes/ efforts 推理题。指英国的酒吧正在做出改变来满足市场的需要。

 get/ have/ buy/ enjoy 同义句转换。根据最后一段women can freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems.说明是作为女性，可以在酒吧里享受美酒。