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【题目】阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。

Britons are well known for the amount of tea that they drink. The average (平均) person in the UK consumes (消费) around 1.9 kg of tea every year. That’s around 876 cups of tea. Tea is drunk by all sections of society. But tea is not native to Britain. Most tea is grown in India and China. So, how did it become an important part of British culture?

Tea arrived in London in the 1600s. At this time, British ships were exploring the world and came across the drink in China. It was not long before green tea was available to buy. However, this was only available to the richer sections of society.

At the beginning of the 1700s, the amount of tea arriving in Britain increased gradually. Black tea arrived at this time. At first, people drank this tea exactly as it was in China. They soon discovered that it mixed really well with a little milk and sugar, giving the drink a special British characteristic (特色).

In the 1800s tea was still a product enjoyed only by people with money. At this time, they began to have “afternoon tea”. This involves (包含) drinking tea with a snack around 4 pm to avoid feeling hungry between lunch and dinner. It is a tradition that is still going today.

In the late 1800s, the price of tea decreased sharply as more tea began to arrive on ships from India and China. It was no longer a drink just for rich people. Tearooms started to appear across the country. People enjoyed drinking tea and socializing in these places. At the start of the 20th century, Britons began to make tea in their homes whenever they felt like it.

【1】How many cups of tea does average person drink each year in the UK?

【2】What should be mixed with tea to make it a special British characteristic?

【3】Why do British people have afternoon tea?

【4】Could most people in Britain afford tea in the late 1800s?

【5】Where did Britons enjoy drinking tea and socializing?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Around 876.

【2】A little milk and sugar

【3】To avoid feeling hungry between lunch and dinner/Because they feel hungry between lunch and dinner.

【4】Yes.

【5】In tearooms.

【解析】

这篇短文介绍了茶在英国的发展的历史。

【1】根据“The average (平均) person in the UK consumes (消费) around 1.9 kg of tea every year. That’s around 876 cups of tea.”可知英国人均每年喝大约876杯茶，故填Around 876.

【2】根据“They soon discovered that it mixed really well with a little milk and sugar, giving the drink a special British characteristic (特色).”可知混合上一点儿牛奶，糖使得茶成为一种英国特殊的特色，故填A little milk and sugar

【3】根据“At this time, they began to have “afternoon tea”. This involves (包含) drinking tea with a snack around 4 pm to avoid feeling hungry between lunch and dinner.”可知下午茶是为了避免午餐和晚餐之间的饥饿，故填To avoid feeling hungry between lunch and dinner/Because they feel hungry between lunch and dinner.

【4】根据最后一段“It was no longer a drink just for rich people. Tearooms started to appear across the country.”可知在十九世纪晚期大部分英国人买得起茶，故肯定回答，故填Yes.

【5】根据“Tearooms started to appear across the country. People enjoyed drinking tea and socializing in these places.”可知英国人喜欢在茶屋喝茶社交，故填 In tearooms.