Question

One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for tea. Today, when we think of western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful china tea 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 ate only two main meals each day, breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for 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, sandwiches, and tea was served to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups, plates, and silver teapots, knives, 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 modern Britain.

Will you come for coffee:

Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use 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:

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（股票交易所）is believed to be started from these coffeehouses.

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

A．enjoyed chatting with her friends at home

B．loved 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.What does “social occasions” mean in Chinese?

A．集體婚禮         B．社交活動          C．社區表演         D．公共場合

3. If someone says to you “Will you come for coffee?”, you ___________.

A．will be offered coffee only

B．will be 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

4. 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 coffee

5.Which is the best title（標題）for this article?

A．British and Chinese Culture

B．The Beginning of Tea and Coffee

C．Coffeehouses and Business

D．English Tea and Coffee Culture

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D 

【解析】

試題分析：

1.本文第二段提到英國人喝下午茶是由于英國人在早期主要吃兩頓飯，從早餐到晚餐有很長的時間，這樣人們就感到餓，所以用下午茶來解決這個問題，故本題選D。

2.“social occasion”后有一句是Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.意思為現今下午茶聚會繼續在現代英國的社會扮演著重要的部分，所以social occasion應該是社交活動的意思，故本題選B。

3.第三段第二行有一句為People often use words “Will you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?”句意為人們經常使用“Will you come for coffee?”所表示的意思為你愿意到我家來同我聊天嗎？故本題選C。

4.本文最后一段提到許多商人，銀行家聚在一個房屋里邊喝咖啡，邊談論生意，形成為倫敦早期的股票交易所，所以說一種新的商業在咖啡屋產生，故本題選A。

5.本文主要介紹了英國的下午茶和英國的咖啡屋的歷史和由來，所以所本文的最佳標題應該是英國下午茶和咖啡文化，故本題選D。

考點：本文是一篇談論英國下午茶和咖啡文化的說明文。

點評：本文首先介紹了英國下午茶的文化，下午茶的歷史和由來，同時介紹了咖啡文化，喝咖啡的歷史，以及咖啡屋同商業和股票交易所的關系，閱讀本文時，我們應該要注意以下午茶和咖啡文化為中心內容，通讀全篇。