Question

【題目】Afternoon tea (The traditional 4 o’clock tea) is a small meal, not a drink. Now most English families do not have time for afternoon tea at home, but in the past it was a tradition. However, you can still have afternoon tea at many tea rooms around England. Afternoon tea became popular about one hundred and fifty years ago, when rich ladies invited their friends to their houses for an afternoon cup of tea. Later, they started offering their visitors sandwiches and cakes too. During the tea time, friends talked to each other freely and enjoyed themselves. Soon afternoon tea became very popular in England.

The English working people do not have afternoon tea. They have a meal at about noon, and a meal after work, between five and seven o'clock in the evening. This meal is called 'High Tea' or just 'Tea' (The traditional 6 o’clock tea). It’s usually takes place early evening. High tea is such a big meal that it has many kinds of delicious foods, such as scones, cakes, buns or tea breads, cheese, cold meats and eggs on toast. This meal is now often replaced with a supper because most people often eat their main meal in the evenings rather than at noon.

【1】Why did the afternoon tea become popular among English people?

A. Because it is a small meal, not a drink.

B. Because it became popular about one hundred and fifty years ago.

C. Because friends could have a good time during the tea.

D. The passage doesn’t mention it.

【2】What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined replaced in the last paragraph?

A. 替代 B. 取消 C. 命名 D. 推遲

【3】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. British culture.

B. High tea in England.

C. Afternoon tea and High tea in England.

D. Afternoon tea in England.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹的是下午茶�，F(xiàn)在大多數(shù)英國(guó)人沒有時(shí)間喝下午茶，但是在過去這是一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)。文章還介紹了下午茶的起源，以及英國(guó)工薪階層現(xiàn)在興起喝“高湯”。

【1】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中“During the tea time, friends talked to each other freely and enjoyed themselves. Soon afternoon tea became very popular in England. ”的描述可知，下午茶受歡迎是因?yàn)樵诤炔杵陂g人們可以開心的交談。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知應(yīng)選C。

【2】A詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)下文“ most people often eat their main meal in the evenings rather than at noon.”的描述可知，大多數(shù)人在晚上吃正餐而不是中午，即晚上代替了中午。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知應(yīng)選A。

【3】C主旨大意題。根據(jù)短文的描述，文章主要介紹的是英國(guó)的下午茶和“高湯”的由來(lái)。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知應(yīng)選C。