【题目】For thousands of years, the most important two buildings in any British village have been the church and the pub. In fact, until a place has a church and a pub,it isn’t really considered a community worthy of a name. Traditionally, the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or town, since it is where people gather to give and receive news. In fact, the word ‘ pub' is short for public house.
That's how it used to be, but things are beginning to change. It is said that the credit decline is causing 39 British pubs a week to go out of business. People don’t have lots of spare money to spend on beer. Recently, the UK government banned smoking in all pubs, and that may also have affected the number of customers going to pubs.
This decline is happening despite the fact that in recent years the UK government has started to allow pubs to stay open after 11 p. m. Previously, with 11 p. m. as closing time, customers would have to drink quite quickly, meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they would if allowed to drink slowly. The British habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as “binge drinking “, and it causes some long-term health problems for people and problems with violent crime for communities. The UK government is changing the law to discourage binge drinking, and regularly spends money on television advertisements to warn people of the problems of drinking too much.
In order to save their businesses, pubs are trying to change with the market. Now, there are a number of different types of pubs.
As you can see, British pubs now offer something for everyone. A lot of pubs used to be
working men' s clubs, meaning that women could not usually enter. Today, however, women can freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems. Perhaps things are changing for the better after all.
Topic | The 【1】of British Pub Culture? |
The 【2】role of churches and pubs in people' s daily life in the UK | People won't name an area 【3】there is a church and a pub. |
The 【4】 of the decrease of the pub business | The credit decline is said to cause many pubs to 【5】down. No smoking is 【6】 in any pubs, which may have had an effect on the business. The government is trying hard to 【7】binge drinking. |
【8】 to save the business | Pubs are making changes to 【9】 the needs of the market. |
【10】 | Things are changing for the better probably from now on. |
【答案】
【1】End/Decline/Fall
【2】role/part/function
【3】exchange/share/spread
【4】reasons
【5】close/shut
【6】allowed/permitted
【7】discourage/prevent/stop
【8】Measures/Ways
【9】changes/efforts
【10】get/have/buy/enjoy
【解析】试题分析:本文讲述了英国酒吧的发展。
【1】原词再现。Decline/Fall 第一段描述了英语酒吧之前的地位,从第二段开始讲现在的变化或是落没,且由第三段首句This decline is happening也可以知道重点在讲decline。故本空填Decline或Fall。
【2】原词再现。important 由第一句the most important two buildings in any British village have been the church and the pub可知填important。
【3】原词再现。unless/ until 由until a place has a church and a pub,it isn’t really considered acommunity worthy of a name可知填until或unless
【4】归纳总结。causes 右面所列三条都是酒吧减少的原因,所以填causes。因为空后的介词是of,所以不能用reason.
【5】同义转化。close/shut 由It is said that the credit decline is causing 39 British pubs a week to go out of business中的go out of business停业可知填close或shut。
【6】同义转化。allowed/permitted 由Recently, the UK government banned smoking in all pubs中的ban可知填allowed或permitted。
【7】原词再现。discourage/prevent/stop 由The UK government is changing the law to discourage binge drinking,可知填discourage或prevent、top。
【8】归纳总结。Measures/Ways右面所列两条是酒吧自救的一些方法,故填Measures或Ways。
【9】归纳总结。meet/ satisfy由pubs are trying to change with the market可知是满足市场需求,即meet或 satisfy。
【10】归纳总结。Conclusion Things are changing for the better probably from now on是文章的结论,故填Conclusion。
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