Question

    Have you ever noticed how Americans fill up their entire glass with ice and then pour their beverage(饮品) in, but Europeans take their drinks at room temperature? In the U.S., we’ve created fridges that give you cold ice at the press of a button, but in Britain they typically serve their tap water warm.

This tradition--if that’s what you want to call it--dates back to the 19th century. During that time, it was already commonplace for most American homes to have an ice box. Ice would be harvested in northern America or Canada and shipped across the Atlantic and sold at a high price in British department stores. Can you imagine heading to Macy’s to treat yourself to a block of ice?

Putting ice in your drink started to become somewhat of a fashion(时尚)trend for the wealthy in Britain. Some would put a few cubes in their champagne and sip on their chilled drinks at high-class parties. But, like with any fashion trend, it eventually faded, mainly because the ice was just too expensive. And even once ice boxes began appearing in homes in Britain as well, Brits never took a liking to ice in their drinks.

So, next time you travel overseas, don't feel offended(被冒犯) when your server gives you an eye roll when you ask for ice water.

1.Who has written the text?

A. A European B. An American

C. A Canadian D. An Asian.

2.Why do Europeans take their drinks at room temperature?

A. Because they have no fridges. B. Because they have warm taps.

C. Because they are accustomed to it. D. Because they can't afford ice.

3.What can we infer about Europeans?

A. They have ice boxes later than Americans.

B. They don't know where to get ice blocks.

C. Wealthy people like to have ice in their drinks.

D. Wealthy people always follow what Americans do.

4.What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Why Americans like icy drinks while Europeans don’ t.

B. When people overseas have icy drinks with their meals.

C. Where people can entertain themselves with icy drinks.

D. How Europeans and Americans make different beverage.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章通过介绍欧洲和美国地区冰箱和用冰块的历史，解释了为什么现在美国人普遍喜欢饮用冰镇饮料，而欧洲人通常饮用常温饮料。

1.推理判断题。根据文章第二句“In the U.S., we’ve created fridges that give you cold ice at the press of a button, but in Britain they typically serve their tap water warm.”（在美国，我们已经发明了可以一键制冰的冰箱，但在英国，他们通常提供温暖的自来水。）这里在说美国是用了we，说英国是用了they，可推测作者应该是个美国人，故B项正确。

2.推理判断题。根据文章第二、三段大意，19世纪时期，大部分美国家庭已经拥有了早期的冰箱，北美地区的制冰业发展已相当成熟，并且把冰运往英国高价售卖。那时候的英国富人流行在饮料里加冰，但这种做法最终过时了，主要是由于冰太贵。即便后来英国家庭也都开始拥有了冰箱，英国人也没有再喜欢往饮料里加冰块。故欧洲人之所以喝常温饮料不是因为他们没有冰箱，不是因为他们有温热的自来水，也不是因为他们买不起冰，而是由于19世纪的经历，后来他们习惯了不加冰的饮料，即便有冰箱，也没再喜欢往饮料里加冰块，故C项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Ice ….sold at a high price in British department stores.”以及第三段“And even once ice boxes began appearing in homes in Britain as well”可知，早期英国商店里有卖冰，后来英国家庭也拥有了冰箱，因此排除B项“他们不知道怎样获得冰块”；根据文章第三段“Putting ice in your drink started to become somewhat of a fashion(时尚)trend for the wealthy in Britain...But, like with any fashion trend, it eventually faded,”可知，英国有钱人往饮料里加冰的流行趋势后来也过时了，因此排除C项“有钱人喜欢在饮料里加冰”；文章中仅提到英国有钱人在19世纪也像美国人一样在饮料里加冰，并没有在其他方面说欧洲有钱人总学着美国人的做法，因此排除D项“有钱人总是学着美国人的做法”；根据文章第二、三段大意可知，19世纪时期，大部分美国家庭已经拥有了早期的冰箱，并且高价在英国售卖冰块，后来英国家庭才开始拥有冰箱，因此他们比美国人晚拥有冰箱，故A项正确。

4.主旨大意题。文章开头“Have you ever noticed how Americans fill up their entire glass with ice and then pour their beverage(饮品) in, but Europeans take their drinks at room temperature?（你有没有注意到美国人在整个玻璃杯里装满冰块，然后倒入饮料，但欧洲人喝常温饮料?”）该句点出主题，指出美国人喜欢冰镇饮料，而欧洲人不喜欢，接下来的二三段里，讲述了这一不同“传统”的由来，可知A项正确。