Question

A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet learned anything about the Chinese culture.

One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was immediately given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not ______ and she also found this type of tea rather ______. However, since she had been given the tea, she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it ______ so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not ______, she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half-full, the host insisted on giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had ______, but it seemed to have no_______. Her cup kept being ______, and she kept on drinking.

During the time of her ______, she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just left the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her ______ culture, she felt it too ______ to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests (抗议) that she had had enough!

1.A. tired    B. happy    C. thirsty    D. interested

2.A. bitter    B. sweet    C. nice    D. cold

3.A. in time    B. slowly    C. gradually    D. quickly

4.A. take    B. have    C. like    D. buy

5.A. some    B. enough    C. all    D. a little

6.A. value    B. end    C. effect    D. importance

7.A. filled    B. moved    C. changed    D. emptied

8.A. talk    B. visit    C. party    D. investigation

9.A. modern    B. ancient    C. Western    D. Eastern

10.A. impolite    B. polite    C. easy    D. uneasy

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.A

【解析】一位英国的女士来到香港，去拜访一位中国的朋友。她的朋友用茶水招待她，但是她觉得茶很苦，不喜欢喝。出于礼貌，她把茶喝完了，但是朋友又给她充满，于是她不断地喝，因为在她的文化里，把茶放在那里是不礼貌的。

1.句意：她不渴，而且她也发现这种茶比较苦。tired 累的；happy 开心的，快乐的；thirsty 口渴的；interested有趣的。根据文意However, since she had been given the tea, she felt she should drink it.可知，这位女士并不口渴，可是她觉得既然主人给了她茶，她就应该喝了，故应选C。

2.句意：她不渴，而且她也发现这种茶比较苦。bitter 苦的；sweet 甜的；nice 好的，好看的；cold冷的。根据文意so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea可知，这位女士不喜欢喝这种茶，因此这种茶应该是苦的。故选A。

3.句意：希望快点把它喝完，这样她就不用觉得不得不喝这种她不喜欢的茶了，所以她开始尽可能喝得很多。in time 及时；slowly 慢慢地；gradually 逐渐地；quickly快速地。根据文意可知，这位女士希望快点把茶喝完，然后就不用再喝了。故应选D。

4.句意：希望快点把它喝完，这样她就不用觉得不得不喝这种她不喜欢的茶了，所以她开始尽可能喝得很多。take 带走；have 有，拥有；like 喜欢；buy买。根据文意Hoping to finish it ___3___ so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea可知，这位女士不喜欢喝这种茶，故应选C。

5.句意：好几次她告诉主人说她喝了足够多了，但是好像没有用。some 一些；enough足够的；all 所有的；a little一点。根据下文and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests (抗议) that she had had enough!可知，她告诉主人她已经喝了足够多了。故应选B。

6.句意：好几次她告诉主人说她喝了足够多了，但是好像没有用。value 价值；end 结束；effect 效果，作用；importance重要性。根据下句话Her cup kept being ___7___, and she kept on drinking可知，虽然这位女士告诉主人说她已经喝够了，但是这并没有什么用，她的杯子还是不断的被充满水。故应选C。

7.句意：她的杯子不断地被装满，，她就不停的喝。filled 装满；moved 移动；changed 改变；emptied倒空。根据句意她不断的喝茶，说明她的杯子不断地被充满茶。故应选A。

8.句意：在她拜访的期间，她喝了大约12杯茶。talk谈论；visit参观，拜访；party 聚会；investigation调查。根据上文One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was immediately given a cup of Chinese tea可知，她去了她的一个中国朋友的家里，所以是去拜访，故应选B。

9.句意：因为受到了她的西方文化的影响，她觉得把茶放在那里是不礼貌的。modern 现代的；ancient 古代的；Western 西方的；Eastern东方的。根据上文A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong可知，这位女士是英国人，所以她受到的是西方文化的影响，故应选C。

10.句意：因为受到了她的西方文化的影响，她觉得把茶放在那里是不礼貌的。impolite 不礼貌的；polite 有礼貌的；easy 容易的；uneasy不舒服的，心神不安的。根据文意这位女士不断地把茶喝完，是因为她觉得把茶放在那里是不礼貌的，故应选A。