One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine teaTodaywhen we think of Western tea culturewe often think of the English and beautiful china tea cups

Afternoon tea

People believe that an English ladyAnnafirst introduced the idea of afternoon teaIn 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 eveningAs a resultpeople often got very hungry during the long wait between these two mealsTo solve this problemAnna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o'clockThis meal included cakes and sandwichesand tea was served提供to wash down the foodIn order to make this afternoon meal importantfine china cups and platesand silver teapotsknivesforks and spoons were usedSoon, afternoon tea Parties became popular social occasionsTodayafternoon 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 culturePeople often use the words “Will you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?” Normallyseveral different drinks such as teahot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice will be served as well as coffeeand you will be asked what you would likeHoweveryou will not normally be offered wine at a “coffee” party

Coffeehouses and the London Stock Exchange

In the l7th century Londoncoffeehouses were busy and noisy placesBusinessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their businessas well as to drink coffeeIn factthe London Stock Exchange股票交易所is believed to have started from these coffeehouses

1Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she                

Aenjoyed chatting with her friends at home

Bloved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups

Cwanted to share nice food with her friends

Dfound people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals

2What 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

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

Awill be offered coffee only

Bare asked what you would like to drink

Cwill be asked to have a chat with him or her

Dare invited to take part in an afternoon tea party

4From the last paragraph段落we can see              

Aa new business was started in coffeehouses

Bcoffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankers

Cbusinessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffee

Dmost people wouldn’t like to go to coffeehouses because of the noise

5Which is the best title标题of the article?

ABritish And Chinese Cultures                     BThe Beginning of Tea and Coffee

CCoffeehouses And Business                        DEnglish Tea and Coffee Culture

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