One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of Western tea culture, we often 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, the English ate only two main meals each day: breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry 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 an afternoon meal between four and five o’clock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches. And tea was served(供应) to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates and silver teapots, knives, forks and spoons were used. Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.
Will you come for coffee?
Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words “Will you come for coffee” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?” Normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice will 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, coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact, the London Stock Exchange(伦敦股票交易所) is believed to have started from these coffeehouses.
1.Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she ______.
A. enjoyed chatting with her friends at home
B. loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups
C. wanted to share nice food with her friends
D. found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals
2.What does “social occasions” mean in Chinese?
A. 集体婚礼 B. 社交活动 C. 社区表演 D. 公共场合
3. If someone says to you “Will you come for coffee,” you ______.
A. will be offered coffee only
B. are asked what you would like to drink
C. will be asked to have a chat with him or her
D. you are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party
4. From the last paragraph we can see______
A. a new business was started in coffeehouses.
B. coffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankers.
C. businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffee.
D. most people wouldn’t like to go to coffeehouses because of the noise.
5. Which is the best title of the article?
A. British and Chinese cultures. B. The beginning of Tea and Coffee.
C. Coffeehouse and Business. D. English tea and coffee culture.
对我们来说好习惯很重要，也使我们受益终生。请结合自身经历与感受用五个英语动词短语写出五种良好的学习或生活习惯。
示例：listen to the teacher carefully in class
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根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
Children are amazing! They pick up languages so naturally and easily. Have you ever wondered why? It’s not because they have great natural language abilities. In fact, studies s 1. that an adult’s potential(潜能) to learn language is just as good as a child’s .
So why do children still s 2. to acquire(学到) language more quickly than the rest of us? It’s because of the way they learn. Children learn by simply d 3. what comes naturally—they listen, copy and communicate. Let’s take a c 4. look at how children acquire language. Perhaps we can discover a better, more “natural” way to learn English.
Children don’t practice grammar drills, but u 5. language to talk about things that interest them. This helps them learn to express themselves. They don’t w 6. about inadequate(不足的) vocabulary or poor grammar. They find w 7. to express themselves, and they do it successfully.
Students of English should also pay more attention to genuine(真实的) communication. Look for chances to talk with people in English. If you can’t find a foreigner to talk to, talk with other English students i 8. . Start an English discussion group and chat about music, movies or whatever interests you.
Don’t worry about m 9. mistakes. The aim is to learn how to communicate easily and comfortably. Remember that you can communicate successfully even with a small vocabulary.
Trust your own natural a 10. to learn English. You’ve got more potential than you probably realize!
根据短文填空，在空格内填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空只填1个单词。
Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958. He was born in Gary, Indiana. He was the seventh child out of nine children in his family. Michael was often bodily abused(虐待) by his father, beaten up and also verbally(口头地) abused, but his father’s being strict led to Michael’s success.
Michael was always an entertainer(表演者). Even when he just joined school, he would perform in front of friends and classmates. Michael started his professional(职业的) music career at the age of 11, becoming a member of The Jackson Five.
He’s well-known for increasing the popularity(流行) of MTV through his music videos. Some of the music videos that are good examples of this fact are Beat It, Billie Jean and Thriller. Michael attracted his fans and audiences with his style of singing, dressing, and his special dance moves, especially “Moonwalk”. The moonwalk is something that people from every part of the world loved and tried to follow.
With the help of Michael Jackson, 39 charities worked very well. Through his work, he raised and donated the most money to charity, much more than any other showman. He had great love for children, especially the poor ones, and he felt children were the next best thing after God.
Michael planned to start a 50-concert tour(巡回演出) in July 2009. Sadly, on 25th June, 2009, Michael passed away at home. Michael Jackson was a great performer, showman and entertainer. It’s not likely that there will ever be another entertainer like Michael Jackson again in the near future.
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Michael Jackson |
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Childhood |
He was 1. on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. He had 2. brothers and sisters. He was often abused bodily and verbally by his father. He loved 3. in front of friends and classmates at school. |
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Music career |
He became a 4. of The Jackson Five at 11. Through his music videos, MTV became much more 5. . He created some good music videos like Beat It, Billie Jean Thriller and so on. He had his own attractive style of singing, dressing, and special dance moves. |
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Charity |
39 charities were 6. by Michael Jackson. He was the showman who donated the most 7. to charity. He 8. children very much, especially the poor ones. |
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Death |
He died on 25th June, 2009 9. realizing his plan of a 50-concert tour. |
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Evaluation (评价) |
He was a good charitable person. It’s likely that there will be 10. entertainer like him in the near future. |
根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的词组填空。
One afternoon just before Christmas, an old kind man was walking in the street when he saw a little boy crying 1. a beautiful shop window. The old man asked why he was crying there. The little boy said that he lost the ten dollars given by his mother. When the old man heard this, he 2. a small wallet and gave him what was inside. The little boy thanked him and stopped crying and smiled. The man 3. .
An hour later, the old man was returning home by the route. To his surprise, he saw the boy at the same place. He went up to him and asked if he had lost his money again. The little boy said that he had found the lost ten dollars. He 4. him there. He wanted to 5. the ten dollars to him.
根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。
1.When we __________(到达) to the theatre last night, the performances had already started.
2. --- Susan, is this Millie’s sweater?
--- Oh, no. ______________(她的) is blue but this one is red.
3. Go ______________(穿过) the bridge, and you can see the shopping mall on Fourth Street.
4.__________ (百) of workers in Libya(利比亚) returned to China successfully in March, 2011.
5. Mother is busy __________(准备) for the coming big dinner in the kitchen.
B）根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
6.In late autumn almost all the _________(leaf) turn yellow.
7.Sandy got a couple of presents at her _______(twenty) birthday party.
8.Mrs Smith often_____________(search) for some information about children education on the Internet.
9.As we all know, the weather in South-west China is ____________ (dry) than any other time in history.
10.It gives us much____________(please) to welcome our new teacher.
11.While the Disney characters were marching on Main Street, the visitors couldn’t stop ____________ (scream) last Saturday.
