2019届高考英语一轮基础选习题模块5unit2theenvironment（含解析）牛津译林版

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1、Unit2Theenvironment李仕才一、阅读理解。Tea，themosttypicalEnglishdrink，becameestablishedinBritainbecauseoftheinfluenceofaforeignprincess，CatherineofBraganza，thequeenofCharlesⅡ.AsaloverofteasinceherchildhoodinPortugal，shebroughtteadrinkingtotheEnglishroyalcourtandsetatrendforth

2、e_beverageinthe17thcentury.Thefashionsoonspreadbeyondthecircleofthenobilitytothemiddleclasses，andteabecameapopulardrinkattheLondoncoffeehouseswherepeoplemettodobusinessanddiscusseventsoftheday.Manyemployersservedacupofteatotheirworkersinthemiddleofthemorning，thusinv

3、entingalastingBritishinstitution，the“teabreak”．However，drinkingteainsocialsettingsoutsidetheworkplacewasbeyondthemeansofthemajorityofBritishpeople.Itcamewithahighpricetagandteawastaxedaswell.Around1800，theseventhDuchessofBedford，AnnaMariaRussell，beganthepopularpract

4、iceof“afternoontea”，aceremonytakingplaceataboutfouro'clock.Untilthen，peopledidnotusuallyeatordrinkanythingbetweenlunchanddinner.Atapproximatelythesametime，theEarlofSandwichpopularizedanewwayofeatingbread—inthinslices，withsomethinglikejamorcucumbersbetweenthem.Before

5、long，asmallmealattheendoftheafternoon，involvingteaandsandwiches,becamepartoftheBritishwayoflife.Asteabecamemuchcheaperduringthe19thcentury，itspopularityspreadrightthroughallcornersoftheBritishsociety.Thus，teabecameBritain'sfavoritedrink.Inworkingclasshouseholds，itwa

6、sservedwiththemainmealoftheday，eatenwhenworkersreturnedhomeafteraday'slabor.Thismealhasbecomeknownas“hightea”．Today，teacanbedrunkatanytimeoftheday，andaccountsforovertwofifthsofalldrinksconsumedinBritain—withtheexceptionofwater.1．Whatismainlydiscussedaboutteainthetex

7、t?A．ItsdevelopmentinBritain.B．Itstraditionalwaysofdrinking.C．Itsinfluencearoundtheworld.D．ItspopularityinEurope.2．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thebeverage”probablyreferto?A．Teadrinking.B．Asmallmeal.C．Awayofeatingbread.D．Achoiceofdrinks.3．Whywasteaunabletobeacceptedasaco

8、mmondrinkinBritaininthe17thcentury?A．ItwasmerelyservedinLondon.B．Itwastaxedasanalcoholicdrink.C．Itwasforbiddeninbusinesssettings.D．Itwasto