Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea.People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like,mainly because tea was very expensive.It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity.Some of them were not sure how to use it.They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves.Then they served them mixed with butter and salt.They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.
Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century.During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.
At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea.Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it,but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added.She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk.Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did,so they also drank their tea with milk in it.Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few British people drink tea without milk.
At first,tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening.No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it.She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so,tea-time was born.
1.Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?
A. British people were the first people in Europe who drank tea.
B. It was not until the 17th century that British people had tea.
C. British people got expensive tea from India.
D. Tea reached Britain from Holland.
2.What does this passage most probably talk about?
A. It talks about how British people got the habit of drinking tea
B. It talks about how tea became a popular drink in Britain
C. It talks about the history of tea drinking in Britain
D. It talks about how tea-time was born
3.People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because .
A. tea with milk stopped people getting a sinking feeling
B. people followed the way a French lady drank tea
C. tea with milk was then a fashionable curiosity
D. tea with milk tasted much more pleasant
4.We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the influence of .
A. the upper social class B. the ancient Chinese
C. a famous French lady D. people in Holland
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Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea.People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like,mainly because tea was very expensive.It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity.Some of them were not sure how to use it.They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves.Then they served them mixed with butter and salt.They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.
Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century.During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.
At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea.Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it,but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added.She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk.Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did,so they also drank their tea with milk in it.Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few British people drink tea without milk.
At first,tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening.No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it.She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so,tea-time was born.
1.Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?
A. British people were the first people in Europe who drank tea.
B. It was not until the 17th century that British people had tea.
C. British people got expensive tea from India.
D. Tea reached Britain from Holland.
2.What does this passage most probably talk about?
A. It talks about how British people got the habit of drinking tea
B. It talks about how tea became a popular drink in Britain
C. It talks about the history of tea drinking in Britain
D. It talks about how tea-time was born
3.People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because .
A. tea with milk stopped people getting a sinking feeling
B. people followed the way a French lady drank tea
C. tea with milk was then a fashionable curiosity
D. tea with milk tasted much more pleasant
4.We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the influence of .
A. the upper social class B. the ancient Chinese
C. a famous French lady D. people in Holland
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Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea.People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.
Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.
At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea.Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added.She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.
At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born.
1.Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?
A.The Britons got expensive tea from India. |
B.Tea reached Britain from Holland. |
C.The Britons were the first people in Europe who drank tea. |
D.It was not until the 17th century that the Britons had tea. |
2.This passage mainly discusses_____________.
A.the history of tea drinking in Britain |
B.how tea became a popular drink in Britain |
C.how the Britons got the habit of drinking tea |
D.how tea-time was born |
3.Tea became a popular drink in Britain.
A.in eighteenth century |
B.in sixteenth century |
C.in seventeenth century |
D.in the late seventeenth century |
4.People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because.
A.it tasted like milk |
B.it tasted more pleasant |
C.it became a popular drink |
D.Madame de Sevinge was such a lady with great social influence that people tried to copy the way she drank tea |
5.We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the influence of ________.
A.a famous French lady | B.the ancient Chinese |
C.the upper social class | D.people in Holland |
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Although the tradition of drinking tea dates back to more than 3,000 BC in China, it was not until the mid 17'th century in the UK appeared the concept of "afternoon tea".
A. when B. where C. that D. which
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One hundred thousand years ago, ________ choice was simple when it came to ________ drink—there was no choice. It was water or nothing.
A.the;a B. a;不填
C.the;不填 D.a;the
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The oldest stone buildings in the world are the pyramids(金字塔). They have stood for nearly 5, 000 years, and it seems likely that they will continue to stand for thousands of years yet. There are over eighty of them scattered(散布)along the banks of the Nile, some of which are different in shape from the true pyramids. The most famous of these are the “Step” pyramid and the “Bent” pyramid.
Some of the pyramids still look as much alike as they must have been when they were built thousands of years ago. Most of the damage suffered by the others has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or, more often, for stones to use in modern buildings. The dry climate of Egypt has helped to keep the pyramids in good condition, and their very shape has made them less likely to fall into ruin. These are good reasons why they can still be seen today, but perhaps the most important is that they were planned to last forever.
The “Step” pyramid had to be on the west side of the Nile, the side on which the sun sets. This was for spiritual reasons. It also had to stand well above the level of the river to protect it against the regular floods. It could not be too far from the Nile, however, as the stones to build it needed to be carried in boats down the river to the nearest point. Water transport was, of course, much easier than land transport. The builders also had to find a rock base, which was not likely to crack(破裂)under the great weight of the pyramid. Finally, it had to be near the capital, or better still near the king’s palace so that he could visit it easily to personally check the progress being made on the final resting place for his body.
1.According to the passage, the “Step” pyramid .
A. is unlikely to fall into ruin in the near future
B. was built on the sand along the Nile
C. is one that was built later than the true pyramids
D. is the most famous of the true pyramids
2. The most important reason why some pyramids remain in good condition is that .
A. people have taken good care of them
B. it doesn’t rain often in Egypt
C. they were well designed
D. the government has protected them from damage
3.Most of the damage to the pyramids has been caused by .
A. the regular floods
B. the dry climate of Egypt
C. people searching for gold
D. people in search of building materials
4.The Egyptians built the pyramids along the banks of the Nile because .
A. they believed in their god
B. it was difficult to find a large rock base far from the Nile
C. the river helped a lot in the transport of building materials
D. it was not easy to choose a suitable place for the pyramids
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For thousands of years, salting was a common way to preserve food. Corned beef (咸牛肉), bacon, green beans, and hundreds of other foods were preserved with salt.1. Then, in the 1800s, a Frenchman named Louis Pasteur discovered the secret: bacteria.
What does salt have to do with bacteria? Two things: First, bacteria need moisture (水分)to grow and multiply. Salt pulls moisture out of food, so the bacteria die. 2. If you cover food with salt or very salty liquid, bacteria outside the food die before they get in, and bacteria already in the food are poisoned by the salt that goes inside.
3. For meat or fish,you pour on a layer of salt, then rub it in well, leaving a salt crust (盾)all over the outside. Hams are often made this way. Another way is to put food into very salty water, called brine (卤水).4. The salt will draw the moisture out of the food, creating a kind of brine that the food sits in.
Today, in most parts of the world, salting, is no longer necessary. 5. But even though we no longer rely on salt to keep our food fresh, we haven’t lost our taste for salt. We don’t want to give up our bacon, corned beef or salted beans.
A.So how do you preserve food with salt?
B.Next, it can make food too salty to eat.
C.Second, salt is poisonous to many bacteria.
D.But for a long time, no one knew why salt worked.
E.You can alternate layers of food and salt in a big jar.
F.People buy food in cans, keep it in the refrigerator, or freeze it.
G.They use salt to preserve meat, fish, vegetables, and even fruit.
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It's a custom in China to have some tea or other drinks before the meal ________.
A. serves B. served
C. was served D. is served
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Tea is one of the most favored drinks in our life. However, the origin of tea is lost among history 1. tales. What can be roughly confirmed is that tea originated in the southwest of China. According to ancient stories, the first person 2.( discover) the effects of tea is said to be Shennong - the father of agriculture and herbal medicine in China. It 3.( say) that Shennong once tried 72different kinds of poisonous plants in a day and he 4.( lie) on the ground, barely alive. At this moment, he noticed several rather fragrant leaves 5.(drop) from the tree beside him. Out of curiosity and habit, Shennong put the leaves6. his mouth and chewed them slowly. After a little while, he felt well and 7.( energy) again. So he picked more leaves to eat and thus cleared8.(he) body from poison.
The ancient Chinese medical book 9.( call) Shennong Bencaojing states that"Tea tastes bitter. Drinking it, one can think quicker, sleep less, move more swiftly, and see 10. clearly."This then was the earliest book to record the medicinal effects of tea.
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Tea is one of the most popular1.(drink)in the world. You make it by pouring hot water over the2. (dry)leaves of a tea plant. For centuries people believed that tea could cure illnesses, and they used it as medicine. Today scientists know that tea contains chemicals that prevent cells from3.(die). Most teas have caffeine in them, a substance that makes you feel more active. Some people have problems drinking tea because it can cause 4.(sleepless).
The tea plant grows best in tropical and temperate places5.rain falls throughout the year. Teas can be grown from sea level6.about 2,000 metres, but the best quality grows in higher regions.
Tea 7.(come)from the leaves and buds of tea plants. Wild plants can be up to 9 metres high but on tea plantations(茶园)they 8.(cut)back to a bush of about a metre in height so that workers can pull the leaves 9.(easy). It takes a plant three to five years before it is ready for plucking(采摘).
A plucker can harvest about 20 kg of tea a day. on large tea plantations the leaves are harvested by machines, 10.the quality of tea is higher when the leaves are plucked by hand.
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Tea is one of the1.(much) popular drinks in the world. You make it by pouring hot water over the dried leaves of a tea plant. For 2. (hundred) of years people believed that tea could cure illnesses, and they used 3.as medicine. Today scientists know that tea contains chemicals that prevent cells from dying. Most teas have caffeine in them, 4.makes you feel more active. Some people have problems5.(drink) tea because it can cause sleeplessness.
The tea plant6.(grow) best in tropical and temperate places where rain falls throughout the year. Teas can be grown from sea level7.about 2,000 metres, but the best quality grows in higher regions.
Tea comes from the leaves and buds of tea plants. Wild plants can be up to 9 metres high, however, on tea plantations,8.( pull ) the leaves 9. (easy) , people cut them back to a bush of about a metre in height. It takes a plant three to five years before it is ready for picking.
A picker can harvest about 20 kg of tea10.day. On large tea plantations the leaves are harvested by machines, but the quality of tea is higher when the leaves are picked by hand.
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