All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to

All around the world, people drink tea. But tea doesnot mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have verydifferent ideas about drinking tea.

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

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

In the United States people drink tea mostly forbreakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Teabags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, manyAmericans drink cold tea --- “iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea fromcans, like soda.

1.The passage is mainly talking about _________.

A. Chinesetea               Bwhy tea is important

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

2.The word “plain” in line 4 may mean _____________.

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

3.The Chinese drink tea __________.

A．for breakfast                           B．in a specialway

C．when they gettogether                   D．only inteahouses

4. Iced tea is popular _____________.

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

5.The English like to _____________.

A．eat somethingwith their tea               B．drink theirtea plain

C．have tea withdinner                     D．drink theirtea in teahouses

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【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.A

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