Afternoon tea (The traditional 4 o’clock tea) is a small meal, not a drink. Now most English families do not have time for afternoon tea at home, but in the past it was a tradition. However, you can still have afternoon tea at many tea rooms around England. Afternoon tea became popular about one hundred and fifty years ago, when rich ladies invited their friends to their houses for an afternoon cup of tea. Later, they started offering their visitors sandwiches and cakes too. During the tea time, friends talked to each other freely and enjoyed themselves. Soon afternoon tea became very popular in England.

The English working people do not have afternoon tea. They have a meal at about noon, and a meal after work, between five and seven o'clock in the evening. This meal is called 'High Tea' or just 'Tea' (The traditional 6 o’clock tea). It’s usually takes place early evening. High tea is such a big meal that it has many kinds of delicious foods, such as scones, cakes, buns or tea breads, cheese, cold meats and eggs on toast. This meal is now often replaced with a supper because most people often eat their main meal in the evenings rather than at noon.

1.Why did the afternoon tea become popular among English people?

A. Because it is a small meal, not a drink.

B. Because it became popular about one hundred and fifty years ago.

C. Because friends could have a good time during the tea.

D. The passage doesn’t mention it.

2.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined replaced in the last paragraph?

A. 替代 B. 取消 C. 命名 D. 推迟

3.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. British culture.

B. High tea in England.

C. Afternoon tea and High tea in England.

D. Afternoon tea in England.

Before you go to another country, it’s great helpful if you know the language and some of the customs of that country.

When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “Hello” or “Nice to meet you”and shake hands. Usually they don’t shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they’ll be away from each other for a long time.

Last year a group of German students went to English for a holiday. Their teacher told them the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their back. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.

1.If you want to travel, it’s for you to know the language and some of the

customs of the country you’re going to visit.

A、not useful

B、not helpful

C、very helpful

2.English people usually shake hands when they .

A、meet every time

B、meet for the first time

C、say goodbye to each other

3.Usually English people don’t shake hands .

A、when they’ll be away for a long time

B、when they just meet or say goodbye

C、after they haven’t met for a long time

4.Which of the following is not true?

A、The Germans shake hands as often as possible.

B、The English people hardly shake hands.

C、The Germans hardly shake hands.

5.This story is about .

A、languages B、customs C、bowing

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