Question

All around the world， people drink tea . But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries， people have very different ideas about drinking tea. In China， People always drink tea when they are getting together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at home or in teahouses. They prefer plain tea， with nothing else in it.

    Another tea-drinking country is England， the late afternoon is “tea time”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. If you are a friend of the family， you may drop in for tea without an invitation or telling that you are coming. Very often it is not served at a table. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes and cookies at tea time. This is so—called “afternoon tea”in England.

    In America ， people drink tea mostly at breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make tea. In summer， many Americans drink cold tea—“iced tea.” Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans， like soda.

1.The English drink tea                    .

A. at breakfast

B. in the late afternoon     

C. at any time of the day

2.The underlined phrase "drop in" means“            ” in the passage.

A. get ready 

B. give up

C. pay an informal visit

3.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Drinking tea

B. Afternoon tea in England

C. Tea culture

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了各国喝茶的不同习惯，本文叙述了中国人一般喝茶时，不加其他的东西，而英国人喝茶的同时喜欢吃点东西；日本对喝茶很讲究；美国人在夏天时，喜欢喝冰茶。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文第二段的句子Another tea-drinking country is England， the late afternoon is “tea time”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then.英国人喝午后茶，答案为B。

2.C词意猜测题。根据短文中的句子“If you are a friend of the family， you may drop in for tea without an invitation or telling that you are coming.” 没有邀请或告诉你来了，意思是顺便来访，答案为C。

3.C标题归纳题。根据短文主要叙述了不同的国家有不同的喝茶的习惯，也就是不同国家有不同的茶文化。答案为C。

考点：文化类阅读。