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 tea cups.

Afternoon tea

    People believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18th and 19th 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 and sandwiches. And tea was served(供应) to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and 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 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

In the 17th 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(伦敦股票交易所) is believed to have 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 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.What does “social occasions” mean in Chinese?

   A. 集体婚礼       B. 社交活动       C. 社区表演      D. 公共场合

3. 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. you 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 noise.

5. Which is the best title of the article?

   A. British and Chinese cultures.        B. The beginning of Tea and Coffee.

   C. Coffeehouse and Business.          D. English tea and coffee culture.  

 

情景对话,从方框中选择最佳答案补全对话,有两项是多余的.(5分)

A．Really? B．Why do you like it so much? C．Will you have a holiday? D．But which country do you like best? E、Which country do you want to go? F、Have a good time. G、Do you want to go abroad for your holiday?

A: We’ll have a holiday next week.
B:    1   . Where are you going to spend your holiday?
A: I want to go abroad for my holiday.
B:    2  
A: Many countries, such as Italy, Japan, Britain, Australia and so on.
B: That sounds good!    3  .
A: My favourite country is Australia.
B:     4    .
A: Because I really want to visit the Sydney Opera House and the Habour Bridge, and the people there are very polite.
B: I agree with you.     5   .

 

A．We’ll live on the space station.

B．What will you do there?

C．Oh, I think our life will be much better.

D．We’ll fly a spaceship to get there.

E. Will you have a good time there?

F. Maybe everyone will enjoy his life there.

G. Will there be banks, schools and shopping malls?

A: What do you think our life will be like in 50 years?

B:   1 

A: Where will we live?

B:   2 

A: How will we get there?

B:   3 

A: Will life be interesting there?

B: Yes. I think it will be more interesting.

A:   4 

B: Of course there will. I think the shopping malls will have all kinds of things and we will take everything for free.

A: Sounds great.   5  

B: I agree. People will have a happier life.

 

Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time. Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC if they' re in the MP3 format (格式).

What is it? MP3 compressed(压缩) music into small computer files. You may download MP3 music several ways: Music can be downloaded from websites that have turned wide music libraries into MP3. Once MP3 music is on your PC’s hard drive, you can play it through your computer's speakers, "burn" it onto blank CDs or swap(交换) MP3 files with friends using e -mail.

How much? Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free. Compact portable MP3 players start at around $ 40 and can hold hundreds of songs. A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar.

Advantages MP3 turns your home PC into a jukebox(自动唱机) . Small MP3 players are the size of a deck of cards(一副牌), making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you.  Disadvantages You may find that some websites only allow you to listen but you can't download music. Others let you download music but can't be copied to MP3 players. And a growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer.

【小题1】How can you get MP3 music?

A．By turning your home PC into a jukebox.

B．By taking your own music or songs with you.

C．By copying songs to a PC through the speakers.

D．By downloading from websites, which have turned music libraries into MP3.

【小题2】What is the closest meaning of the underlined word "burn"?

A．Copy.

B．Play.

C．Store.

D．Change.

【小题3】Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．MP3 music is often free.

B．MP3 music can be "burned" onto blank CDs or be swapped with friends by e -mail.

C．MP3 music can be taken along while traveling.

D．A growing number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer.

【小题4】How much will you pay for a compact portable MP3 player?

A．Free.	B．At least 10 dollars.
C．About forty dollars.	D．About a dollar.

【小题5】How many disadvantages of MP3 can we see from the passage?

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

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.
【小题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

【小题2】What does “social occasions” mean in Chinese?

A．集体婚礼

B．社交活动

C．社区表演

D．公共场合

【小题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

【小题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

【小题5】Which is the best title（标题）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