Question

There is a saying that the British like a nice cup of tea in the morning and a nice cup of tea at night. And at half past seven, their idea of heaven is a nice cup of tea. They like a nice cup of tea with their dinner and a nice cup of tea time, and before they go to bed, there is a lot to be said about a nice cup of tea!

Sometime it seems that no one likes tea as much as the British does. But in fact, tea is liked in countries around the world. In China and Japan tea was first used as a medicine, many years later, people there drank tea as a beverage（饮料）.

People in the world like to drink different kinds of tea — green, black or red as some people call it. It is served in different ways. But they all know that drinking tea is good for one’s health.

1.The main idea of the first paragraph is ______.

A. how many cups of tea the British drink each day

B. that the British like talking about tea

C. that the British can’t live without drinking tea

D. that tea is very important in the life of the British

2.The phrase “their idea of heaven” means ______.

A. the happiest thing for them

B. their thoughts

C. their God

D. the worst thing for them

3.The sentence “there is a lot to be said about a nice cup of tea” means ______.

A. they enjoy drinking a nice cup of tea

B. there is a lot of tea

C. they talk much about a nice cup of tea

D. there is a talk while drinking tea

4.From the passage we know tea was used as a medicine in ______ many years ago

A. the world       B. British

C. many countries           D. China and Japan

5.This passage mainly tells us ______.

A. people in different countries like drinking different tea

B. something interesting about tea

C. how many kinds of tea there are in the world

D. drinking tea is good for our health

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述英国人喜欢在晚上可早上喝一杯好茶，他们心目中的天堂就是喝一杯好茶，世界上的人们喜欢喝不同种类的茶，喝茶有益于健康。

1.段落大意题。根据短文第一段可知喝茶是英国人日常生活中重要的一部分。故选D。

2.词义猜测题。根据第一段知喝茶是英国人日常生活中重要的一部分可知喝茶是人们最开心的事。故选A。

3.词义猜测题。根据短文第一段可知有很多喝一杯茶的好的说法。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据短文第二段In China and Japan tea was first used as a medicine,故选D。

5.主旨大意题。根据最后一段及前文描述，可知关于茶的趣事。故选B。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读