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【题目】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 recent years the UK government has 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 “, 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.

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.

Topic

The 1of British Pub Culture?

The 2role of churches and pubs in people' s daily life in the UK

People won't name an area 3there is a church and a pub.
They are the places where people gather to share news.

The 4 of the decrease of the pub business

The credit decline is said to cause many pubs to 5down.

No smoking is 6 in any pubs, which may have had an

effect on the business.

The government is trying hard to 7binge drinking.

8 to save the business

Pubs are making changes to 9 the needs of the market.
As a woman in the UK nowadays, you can enjoy a drink in
almost all the pubs.

10

Things are changing for the better probably from now on.

【答案】

1End/Decline/Fall

2role/part/function

3exchange/share/spread

4reasons

5close/shut

6allowed/permitted

7discourage/prevent/stop

8Measures/Ways

9changes/efforts

10get/have/buy/enjoy

【解析】试题分析:本文讲述了英国酒吧的发展。

1】原词再现。Decline/Fall 第一段描述了英语酒吧之前的地位,从第二段开始讲现在的变化或是落没,且由第三段首句This decline is happening也可以知道重点在讲decline。故本空填DeclineFall

2】原词再现。important 由第一句the most important two buildings in any British village have been the church and the pub可知填important

3】原词再现。unless/ until until a place has a church and a pubit isn’t really considered acommunity worthy of a name可知填untilunless

4】归纳总结。causes 右面所列三条都是酒吧减少的原因,所以填causes。因为空后的介词是of,所以不能用reason.

5】同义转化。close/shut It is said that the credit decline is causing 39 British pubs a week to go out of business中的go out of business停业可知填closeshut

6】同义转化。allowed/permitted Recently, the UK government banned smoking in all pubs中的ban可知填allowedpermitted

7】原词再现。discourage/prevent/stop The UK government is changing the law to discourage binge drinking,可知填discouragepreventtop

8】归纳总结。Measures/Ways右面所列两条是酒吧自救的一些方法,故填MeasuresWays

9】归纳总结。meet/ satisfypubs are trying to change with the market可知是满足市场需求,即meetsatisfy

10】归纳总结。Conclusion Things are changing for the better probably from now on是文章的结论,故填Conclusion

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Silk production has a long and colourful history unknown to most people. Scientific discoveries have shown that silk production existed in China from around 2500 B.C., although it could be much older. For hundreds of years, China kept the secret of silk to itself as one for the most closely protected secrets in history. Anyone revealing the secret of silkworms or trying to take silkworm eggs out of ancient China was punished by death.

At one time silk was reserved only for the Chinese emperor. Gradually, others began wearing silk. In addition to being used for clothing, silk came to have industrial uses in ancient China, something that happened in the West only in modern times. Silk was used to make musical instruments, fishing lines, weapons, ropes and even paper. During the Han Dynasty silk became a form of money. Farmers paid taxes in both rice and silk. The prices of goods were calculated in lengths of silk just as they had once been calculated in gold. The importance of silk is even reflected in the Chinese language. For example, of the 5000 most common Chinese characters, around 500 have silk as their “key”.

In spite of their secrecy, the Chinese eventually lost their monopoly on silk production. It reached Korea in around 200 B.C. when immigrants from China arrived there. Silk production came to India in 300 A.D.. It was not until 500 A.D. that silk production came to Europe when travellers smuggled out silkworms in hollow tubes of bamboo. These were used to establish silk industry in Rome (modern-day Italy), although Chinese silk was still considered to be the best.

Silk was brought to Rome from China by means of the Silk Road. There were actually two Silk Roads, one over land and one on the sea. The land route in particular had a huge effect in history. All sorts of trade goods silver, gold, jade, porcelain passed along this road. Ideas travelled the Silk Road too. For example the religion of Buddhism was carried to China from India by traders on the Silk Road. The Silk Road created the first international culture, exposing many people to the ideas and treasures of both Western and Chinese cultures.

【1】How was China able to keep the secret of silk production?

A. It refused to sell its silk to other countries.

B. Foreigners were not permitted to enter China.

C. The silkworms needed were not able to survive outside China.

D. Chinese passing on the secret to foreigners were seriously punished.

【2】Which of the following uses of silk is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. A way of purchasing goods people sold.

B. A material used for making different products.

C. A method of paying money to the government.

D. A valuable gift given to foreigners travelling in China.

【3】In what order did silk production spread throughout the world according to the passage?

A. Europe à India à Korea à China.

B. China à Korea à India à Europe.

C. China à India à Korea à Europe.

D. China à Europe à India à Korea.

【4】The underlined phrase “smuggled out” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. quietly traded B. openly removed

C. illegally transported D. violently stole

【5】Which of the following is true about the Silk Road?

A. It allowed for economic and cultural exchanges between countries.

B. It made China the most powerful country in the ancient world.

C. It could only be completed by travellers with access to a boat.

D. It was first developed for transferring religious ideas.

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