People all around the world drink tea. But people have very different ideas about drinking tea in different countries.
In China, for example, people always drink tea when they are getting together. They usually serve the guests with tea. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They prefer their tea with nothing else in it.
Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called tea ceremony(仪式). It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.
Another tea-drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “tea time”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and sandwiches at tea time. This is the so-called “Afternoon Tea” in Britain.
In the United States, people drink tea mostly at breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Making tea with the bags is faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea—“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.
阅读短文,判断下列句子的正(T)误(F)。
1.The Chinese drink tea at the same time of the day.
2.The Japanese like to drink tea with milk and sugar in it.
3.In Britain, most people enjoy “Afternoon Tea”.
4.Americans usually make their tea with tea bags.
5.The passage is mainly about the history of tea.
Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish and they usually don’t cook it.
In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chips shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home or to their workplaces. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The world’s favorite food is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.
Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA. Americans eat take-away food, too, like chicken.
But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. The hamburger is two pieces of bread with meat in it. Hamburgers are delicious. They’re also popular in England and Australia.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
1. Italians like to eat ______.
A. dumplings B. pizza C. hot food D. fish
2.Fish and chips are very popular in ______.
A. England B. Australia C. the USA D. Canada
3.The _______ is the most popular kind of take-away food in the USA.
A. pizza B. hamburger C. fish and chips D. chicken
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. American fast food is popular in the world.
B. Hamburger is a kind of food.
C. Both Italians and Indians like eating hot food.
D. Japanese like eating fish.
5.You can most probably find this passage in a ______.
A. story B. dictionary C. newspaper D.letter
Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s to know the right and wrong things. For example, in China it’s OK to a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t noisy or , you may think there is something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there even to to complain(抱怨) to the owner(主人) of the restaurant.
Paying the bill is also different country to country. In China, one person usually pays for 6 . In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客), but 7 friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “going Dutch”(均摊费用). Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the waiter. This is called “leaving a tip”. Leaving a tip is thought to be . In the U.S., it’s to leave tips of 10%, 15%, or 20% of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!
The food people eat is different in the world, but you can the same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world.
1.A. popular B. difficult C. important D. easy
2.A. cause B. keep C. hear D. make
3.A. lively B. friendly C. lucky D. happy
4.A. noisy B. quiet C. busy D. clean
5.A. at B. to C. from D. of
6.A. everybody B. nobody C. somebody D. none
7.A. until B. when C. unless D. since
8.A. badly B. bad C. polite D. impolite
9.A. terrible B. common C. serious D. usually
10.A. invent B. find C. prefer D. look for
This room is _________for you to live in.
A. big enough B.enough big
C.small enough D. enough small
—Do you walk to school every day?
—I used to walk, but now I ride to school _______ walking.
A. think of B. care for
C. agree with D. instead of
______ careful you are, ______mistakes you will make.
A. The more; the more B. The fewer; the more
C. The more; the fewer D. The less; the less