Question

【題目】選詞填空，請將序號A-H寫在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上。

A. fashion, B. British, C. late, D. hot, E. order, F. after, G. low, H. rich

Afternoon tea& high tea

Afternoon tea is a 【1】 food tradition of sitting down for an afternoon treat of tea, sandwiches, scones and cake.

Afternoon tea is served around 4 p.m. In the early 19th century, when dinner was served as 【2】 as 8 p.m., Anna, the Duchess of Bedford often felt really hungry around 4 p.m. between lunch and dinner. So she would 【3】 tea, bread, butter and cakes to be served in her room. Later on she would invite friends to join her at her home, and this habit soon became a 【4】 and quickly spread throughout England.

The afternoon tea was for 【5】 people in the 19th century. For workers in the newly industrialized Britain, tea time had to wait until 【6】 work.

By that hour, tea was generally served with more than just tea and cakes. Workers needed sustenance （食物維持） after a day of hard labor, so the after-work meal was more often 【7】 dishes and accompanied by a pot of good, strong tea to revive flagging （衰弱的） spirits.

The word “high” to the phrase “high tea” is believed to differentiate between the afternoon tea that is traditionally served on 【8】, comfortable, parlor chairs or relaxing in the garden and the worker’s after-work high tea that is served at the table and seated on high back dining chairs.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】 E

【4】 A

【5】 H

【6】 F

【7】 D

【8】 G

【解析】

本文主要介紹英國的下午茶和傍晚茶。

【1】句意：下午茶是英國的一種飲食傳統(tǒng)，在下午人們坐下來吃茶、三明治、烤餅和蛋糕。結(jié)合句意和所給詞（British英國的）可知填British，選B。

【2】句意：19世紀(jì)初，晚餐供應(yīng)就在晚上8點，貝德福德公爵夫人安娜經(jīng)常在午餐和晚餐之間的下午4點左右感到非常餓。As late as…：遲于，晚到…，就在；結(jié)合句意和所給詞（late）可知選C。

【3】句意：因此她將點茶、面包、黃油和蛋糕放在她的房間里。order：定制；訂購，點(菜等)；結(jié)合句意可知填order，選E。

【4】句意：后來，她邀請朋友們到她家里來，這種習(xí)慣很快就成了一種時尚，很快就傳遍了整個英國。根據(jù)不定冠詞a后面跟可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)，結(jié)合句意和所給詞（fashion時尚）可知答案是A。

【5】句意：下午茶是為19世紀(jì)的富人準(zhǔn)備的。結(jié)合句意和所給詞（rich富有的，有錢的）可知答案是A。

【6】句意：對于新工業(yè)化的英國工人來說，喝茶時間必須等到下班后。結(jié)合句意和所給詞（after在…以后）可知答案是H。

【7】句意：工人們經(jīng)過一天的艱苦勞動后需要養(yǎng)活，所以下班后的飯菜更常是熱菜，并伴隨著一壺好的、濃烈的茶來喚醒萎靡不振的精神。結(jié)合句意和所給詞（hot熱的）可知選D。

【8】句意：用“高”這個詞來形容“傍晚茶”被認(rèn)為是區(qū)別于傳統(tǒng)上放在低、舒適的客廳椅子上或在花園里休息的下午茶,和工人下班后在桌子上和坐在高靠背餐椅上的傍晚茶。根據(jù)此句中high結(jié)合句意和所給詞（low）可知選G。