Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The British have many traditions but there is nothing more quintessential (典型的) than taking afternoon tea. We know the British have a love affair with drinking tea, 【1】 more than 160 million cups drunk every day, but it was the invention of afternoon tea that turned tea-drinking into 【2】 popular pastime.

This sociable feast involves drinking good quality tea 【3】 (comfort) while nibbling (小口吃) on nice sandwiches, scones with jam and cream and a selection of small cakes. And, of course, it can only happen in the afternoon! Afternoon tea, 【4】 (design) as a light snack to bridge the gap between lunch and dinner, dates back to the 1840s. It went on to become a 【5】 (fashion) social occasion for the upper classes.

Now there is a resurgence (复苏) in its 【6】 (popular) in the UK and it is available to anyone who can afford it. 【7】 it can be enjoyed at home, the best way to experience it is at a smart hotel of café. But if you’re thinking of visiting such a place 【8】 (enjoy) a plate of sweet and tasty treats with a steaming hot brew, remember the rules you must follow to avoid 【9】 (ask) to leave.

Writer Henry James once noted that “there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour devoted to the ceremony known as afternoon tea”. I’m sure once you try it, you 【10】(agree).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】with

【2】a

【3】comfortably

【4】designed

【5】fashionable

【6】popularity

【7】Though / Although/While

【8】to enjoy

【9】being asked

【10】will agree

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章主要向读者介绍了英式下午茶。

【1】考查with的复合结构。本题考查with + 名词 + 过去分词。句意：我们都知道英国人爱喝茶，他们每天要喝掉1.6亿多杯茶。故填with。

【2】考查冠词。单数可数名词前用不定冠词表泛指。句意：不过，下午茶的发明才真正将品茶变成了一项受欢迎的休闲活动。故填a。

【3】考查副词。修饰整个句子用副词形式。句意：这种社交活动包括：舒服地饮用质量上好的茶……。故填comfortably。

【4】考查非谓语动词。逻辑主语Afternoon tea与动词design为被动关系，故用过去分词作状语。句意：下午茶是为了填补午餐和晚餐之间的空当而出现的轻便小食。故填designed。

【5】考查形容词。冠词后、名词前用形容词作定语。句意：之后，下午茶的习惯逐渐成为上流社会时髦的社交活动。故填fashionable。

【6】考查名词。代词its后接名词形式。句意：如今下午茶的风潮又在英国兴起。故填popularity。

【7】考查连词。根据前后句逻辑关系可知，这里引导让步状语从句。句意：尽管在家里可以享用，但体验下午茶的最佳方式是去豪华酒店或者咖啡馆。故填Though / Although/While。

【8】考查非谓语动词。这里用不定式作目的状语。句意：如果你想去这样的地方去品尝甜品和美味小食，再饮一壶刚泡好的热茶。故填to enjoy。

【9】考查非谓语动词。动词avoid后接doing作宾语。逻辑主语you与ask之间为被动关系，故用被动语态。句意：有些规矩是必须遵守的，否则人家可能会请你离开。故填being asked。

【10】考查时态。主句将来时，时间状语从句用一般现在时或现在完成时表将来。句意：我确信一旦你试过，你就会同意。故填will agree。