All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries, people have very different ideas about drinking tea.
In China, for example, people always drink tea when they are getting together. They drink it at any time of the day at homes or in the teahouses. They prefer plain tea, with nothing else in it.
Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called tea ceremony（茶道）. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.
Another tea-drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “tea time”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and a few sandwiches at tea time. This is the so-called “Afternoon Tea” in Britain.
In the United States, people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea—“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink canned iced tea, just as soda.

1. 1.

   Tea is popular________.   

   1. A.
      all around the world
   2. B.
      only in the United States
   3. C.
      only in English-speaking countries
   4. D.
      in Japan, China and other Asian countries
2. 2.

   The Chinese drink tea ________.

   1. A.
      for breakfast
   2. B.
      at any time of the day
   3. C.
      only in teahouses
   4. D.
      in a special ceremony
3. 3.

   The English like to drink their tea ________.  

   1. A.
      in a special room
   2. B.
      with dinner
   3. C.
      with cakes and cookies
   4. D.
      when they are free
4. 4.

   “They prefer plain tea, with nothing else in it.” The word “plain” here means ________.

   1. A.
      朴素的
   2. B.
      平坦的
   3. C.
      单纯的
   4. D.
      直率的
5. 5.

   In this passage, which country’s way of drinking tea isn’t mentioned（提及）?

   1. A.
      England
   2. B.
      America
   3. C.
      Japan
   4. D.
      India

All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.

    In China, for example, tea is always served when people. get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it.

    Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony（仪式）. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in the Japanese homes.

    Another tea-drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is "teatime". Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and few sandwiches at teatime.

1．The passage is about _____.

    A．why tea is important                              B．the teatime in England

     C．different ways of drinking tea                D．Chinese tea

2．Tea is popular _____.

A．all over the world

B. only in English-speaking countries

C. only in Japanese

D．in Japan, China and other Asian countries

3．The Chinese drink tea_____.

    A．for breakfast                              B．when they get together

    C．only in teahouse                           D．in a special ceremony

4．The English like to drink their tea_____.

    A．in a special room                           B．with dinner

    C．while they eat cakes and cookies                  D．when they are free

5．“They prefer their tea plain（单一的，朴素的），with nothing else in it．”The word “prefer” here means______.

      A．更喜欢                B．不喜欢                C．加上                   D．减少

All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.

In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They prefer their tea plain with nothing else in it.Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.

Another tea drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in teapot and drink it with cream and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.

In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea --- “iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.

(  )56. The passage is mainly talking about _________.

A. Chinese tea               B. why tea is important 

C. the teatime in England     D. different ways of tea drinking

(  )57. The word “plain” in line 4 may mean _____________.

A. simple      B. going     C. hard        D. drink

(  )58. The Chinese drink tea __________

A. for breakfast              B. in a special way

C. when they get together     D. only in teahouses

(  )59. Iced tea is popular _____________.

A.in winter  B.in England   C.for lunch  D.in America

(  )60. The English like to _____________.

A.eat something with their tea  B.drink their tea  plain

C.have tea with dinner     D.drink their tea in teahouses