Question

【题目】阅读理解，四个选项中选择最合适的一项。

Using a teabag is most Westerners’ favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how it came about?

The teabag was marketed（推销）in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller. He was sending out free tea in silk bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added hot water. The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup. They were not happy when Sullivan started sending them loose tea（散装茶）again.

As teabags became popular, they were changed from silk to gauze（纱布）and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the teabag even more popular with its invention of the four-sided teabag. Teabags were soon a hit in the UK, and today 85% of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.

However, many people still prefer loose-leaf tea. This is because some tea companies put poor quality tea in their teabags. But for most drinkers, teabags are still the easy and tasty way to go.

【1】Who marketed the teabag? ( )

A.A Chinese man.B.An American man.C.A Japanese man.D.An Italian man.

【2】The tea in silk bags was welcomed because ______. ( )

A.it was easy to wash cups

B.the tea in bags was free

C.people didn’t like the loose tea

D.it was cheaper than the loose tea

【3】Why did Lipton Tea make the teabag even more popular? ( )

A.Because they invented the teapot.

B.Because they used good quality tea.

C.Because their teabags were small.

D.Because they invented the four-sided teabags.

【4】This passage mainly talks about ______. ( )

A.the invention of tea

B.the way of drinking tea

C.the history of teabags

D.people’s favorite tea in the world

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

【1】问题句意为这个茶包是谁卖的？根据短文The teabag was marketed（推销）in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller. 这个茶包是托马斯·沙利文在1908年推销的，美国卖茶的人。故选B。

【2】问题句意为丝绸袋泡茶受到欢迎是因为______。根据短文People thought it was easy to clean the cup. 人们认为清洗杯子很容易。故选A。

【3】问题句意为为什么立顿茶使茶包更受欢迎？根据短文In 1952, Lipton Tea made the teabag even more popular with its invention of the four-sided teabag. 1952年，立顿茶使这个茶包更受欢迎，他发明了四面茶包。故选D。

【4】问题句意为这篇短文重点介绍了______。通读短文可知为茶包的历史 the history of teabags。故选C。