One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today,

One thing that British and Chinese culturesshare is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of Western tea culture, weoften 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. theEnglish ate only two main meals each day ,breakfast and a heavy supper thatwould last for several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got veryhungry 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 anafternoon meal between four and five o'clock. This meal included cakes andsandwiches. and tea was served(提供)to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon mealimportant, fine china cups and plates, and silver teapots. knives, forks andspoons were used .Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular socialoccasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important partin the social life in modern Britain.

Will you come for coffee?

Coffee also has an important role inBritish culture. People often use the words“Will  you come for coffee?” tomean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?” Normally, severaldifferent drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange Juicewill 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, coffeehouseswere busy and noisy places. Businessmen and  bankers went to coffeehousesto do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact, the London StockExchange(股票交易所) isbelieved to have started from these coffeehouses 

1. Anna introduced the idea of drinkingafternoon tee because she _______.

A enjoyed chatting with her friends at home

B loved fine tea and beautiful china teacups

C. wanted to share nice food with herfriends

D found people felt hungry during the longwait between the two meals

2.What does “social occasions” mean inChinese?

3.f someone says to you “Will you come forcoffee?”, you _______.

4.From the last paragraph (段落) we can see _______.

A. a new business was started incoffeehouses

B. coffeehouses are still used bybusinessmen and bankers

C. businessmen and bankers went tocoffeehouses just for coffee

    D. most people wouldn’tlike to go to coffeehouses because of the noise

试题答案

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】略