Question

One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful china cups.

Afternoon tea

People believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18^th and 19^th centuries, the English are only two main meals each day ----breakfast and a heavy dinner that would last several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o`clock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches, and tea was served to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important,  fine china cups and plates, and silver teapots, forks and spoons were used. Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in the modern Britain.

Will you come for coffee?

Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words “Will you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?”Normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice will be served as well as coffee, and you will be asked what you would like. However, you will not normally be offered wine at a “coffee” party.

Coffeehouses and the London Stock Exchange(股票交易所)

In the 17^th century London, coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact, the London Stock Exchange is believed to have started from these coffeehouses.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。

1.Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she _________.

A. enjoyed chatting with her friends at home.

B. loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups

C. wanted to share nice food with her friends

D. found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals.

2. If someone says to you “Will you come for coffee?”, you _______.

A. will be offered coffee only

B. are asked what you would like to drink

C. will be asked to have a chat with him or her

D. are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party

3. From the last paragraph we can see ____________.

A. a new business was started in coffeehouses

B. coffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankers

C. businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffee

D. most people wouldn`t like to go to coffeehouses because of the noise

4. Which is the best title of the article?

A. British and Chinese Cultures

B. English Tea and Coffee Culture

C. Coffeehouses and Business

D. Chinese Tea and Coffee

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文首先介绍了英国下午茶的文化，下午茶的历史和由来，同时介绍了咖啡文化，喝咖啡的历史，以及咖啡屋同商业和股票交易所的关系

1.D 细节理解题。题意：安娜介绍下午茶的想法是因为什么？A.enjoyed chatting with her friends at home.她喜欢和朋友在家聊天；B.loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups她喜欢好茶和漂亮的瓷茶杯；C.wanted to share nice food with her friends她想和她的朋友一起分享好的食物；D.found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals.她发现在两餐之间漫长的等待时，人们感到饿。从Afternoon tea这部分里的：As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o'clock.英国人喝下午茶是由于英国人在早期主要吃两顿饭，从早餐到晚餐有很长的时间，这样人们就感到饿，所以用下午茶来解决这个问题，故本题选D。

2.C 细节理解题。题意：如果有人对你说 “Will you come for coffee?”你会怎么样？A.will be offered coffee only只给你提供咖啡；B.are asked what you would like to drink在问你要喝什么？C.will be asked to have a chat with him or her叫你和她或他聊天；D.are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party邀请你参加下午茶晚会。从Will you come for coffee? 这部分的Will you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?”可知其本意是请去聊天。故选C。

3.A 推理判断题。题意：从最后一段我们明白了什么？ A.a new business was started in coffee houses咖啡馆里开始了新的生意；B.coffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankers咖啡馆还在为商人和银行家所使用；C.businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffee商人和银行家去咖啡馆就是喝咖啡；D.most people wouldn`t like to go to coffeehouses because of the noise因为噪声，许多人不愿去咖啡馆。最后一段提到许多商人，银行家聚在一个房屋里边喝咖啡，边谈论生意，形成为伦敦早期的股票交易所，所以说一种新的商业在咖啡屋产生，故本题选A。

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【考点定位】 考查历史文化类短文阅读。