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【题目】 English people are well known for plenty of tea that they drink. Per person in the UK consumes (消费) around 1.9 kg of tea every year. Tea is drunk by all sections(阶层) of society.

But tea is not native to Britain. Most of the tea is grown in India and China. Tea first arrived in London in the 1600s. At this time, British ships were exploring the world and came across the drink in China. It was not long before green tea was available to buy. However, this was only available to the rich.

At the beginning of the 1700s, the amount of tea arriving in Britain increased slowly. Black tea arrived at this time.At first people drank this tea exactly as it was in China. They soon discovered that it mixed really well with a little milk and sugar, giving the drink a special British characteristic .

In the 1800s tea was still a product enjoyed only by people with money. At this time they began to have “afternoon tea”. This includes drinking tea with a snack around 4 p.m. to avoid

feeling hungry. It is a tradition that is still going today but has become less popular in recent times.

In the late 1800s, the price of tea dropped a lot as more tea began to arrive on ships from India and China. It was no longer a drink just for rich people. Tearooms-shops where you could buy and drink tea-started to appear across the country. People enjoyed drinking tea and social activities in these places. At the start of the 20th century, Englishmen began to make tea in their homes whenever they felt like it. Kettles (烧水壶) became necessary in every kitchen.

(No more than 6 words)

【1】How much tea does per person in the UK consume every year?

【2】When did black tea reach the UK?

【3】Why did English people first have“afternoon tea”?

【4】What kind of people could enjoy tea before the late 1800s?

【5】What did people enjoy in the places like tearooms?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Around 1.9 kg.

【2】At the beginning of the 1700s.

【3】To avoid feeling hungry.

【4】Rich people.

【5】Drinking tea and social activities

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲的是茶叶在英国的历史，从最早的19世纪前只有富人喝的起茶叶到19世纪后茶叶变得平民化，大家都可以喝的起并且出现了下午茶。

【1】问题是：英国每人一年喝多少茶叶？根据原文第一段中“Per person in the UK consumes (消费) around 1.9 kg of tea every year.”英国每人一年大约消费1.9kg的茶叶。所以本题答案为“Around 1.9 kg.”。

【2】问题是：红茶是什么时候到英国的？根据原文第二段中“At the beginning of the 1700s, the amount of tea arriving in Britain increased slowly. Black tea arrived at this time.”18世纪初到达英国的茶叶数量减少，这是红茶到了英国。故答案为“At the beginning of the 1700s.”。

【3】问题是：为什么英国人先喝下午茶？根据文中第三段“ At this time they began to have “afternoon tea”. This includes drinking tea with a snack around 4 p.m. to avoid feeling hungry.” 这时他们开始喝下午茶，大约下午4点的时候下午茶时吃一些零食来避免感觉饥饿。故答案是“To avoid feeling hungry.”。

【4】问题是：19世纪末以前，什么样的人可以喝茶？根据文中“In the late 1800s, the price of tea dropped a lot as more tea began to arrive on ships from India and China. It was no longer a drink just for rich people.” 19世纪末，随着越来越多的茶叶从印度和中国乘船抵达，茶叶的价格下降了很多。它不再只是富人的饮料。19世纪末以前茶叶少而且贵，只有富人喝得起，故答案为“Rich people. ”。

【5】问题是：像在茶馆这样的地方人们喜欢干什么？根据文中最后一段“Tearooms-shops where you could buy and drink tea-started to appear across the country. People enjoyed drinking tea and social activities in these places.”茶馆—可以买茶喝茶的地方在全国出现。人们喜欢在这里喝茶和进行一些社交活动。故答案为“Drinking tea and social activities.”。

本题主要是细节查找，只要细心答案都在原文中可以找到。注意题目要求不超过六个单词。