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, for example, people always drink tea when they are getting together. They drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They prefer plain tea, with nothing else in it.

    Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called tea ceremony（茶道）. 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 a few sandwiches at teatime. This is the so-called “Afternoon Tea” in Britain.

    In the United States, people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea—“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink canned iced tea, just as soda.

1.Tea is popular________.

A. all around the world    

B. only in the United States    

C. only in English-speaking countries  

D. in Japan, China and other Asian countries

2.The Chinese drink tea ________.

A. for breakfast

B. at any time of the day    

C. only in teahouses

D. in a special ceremony

3.The English like to drink their tea ________.

A. in a special room 

B. with dinner

C. with cakes and cookies 

D. when they are free

4.“They prefer plain tea, with nothing else in it.” The word “plain” here means ________.

A. 朴素的     B. 平坦的     C. 纯的      D. 直率的

5. In this passage, which country’s way of drinking tea isn’t mentioned(提及)?

A. England B. America C. Japan   D. India

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：世界各地的人们都喝茶。但不同国家的人有不同的饮茶习惯。中国人喜欢喝清茶。他们有两种茶，绿茶和红茶。他们可以在一天中的任何时候任何地方喝杯茶，但他们不在他们睡觉前喝茶。在英国，人们喜欢加牛奶和糖的茶。在日本，人们也很爱喝茶。在美国，人们在早餐时或饭后喝茶。

1.A细节理解题。根据第三段首句In England, people like to drink tea with milk and sugar in it 可知选A。

2.B细节理解题。根据第二段末But they don’t drink tea just before they go to bed, for tea makes them awake.可知选B。

3.C细节理解题。根据第五段首句In the U.S.A., people drink tea at breakfast or after meals. They usually use tea bags to make their tea.可知选C。

4.C词义猜测题。根据第二段第二句They have two kinds of tea—green tea and black tea 结合常识可知选C。

5.细节理解题。根据第二段首句People in China like to drink tea with nothing in it 可知选D。

考点：社会文化类短文阅读。