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《2019高考英语一轮达标 Unit 3 Life in the future练题(含解析)新人教版必修5》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、Lifeinthefuture一、阅读理解。阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。Tea,themosttypicalEnglishdrink,becameestablishedinBritainbecauseoftheinfluenceofaforeignprincess,CatherineofBraganza,thequeenofCharlesⅡ.AsaloverofteasinceherchildhoodinPortugal,shebroughtteadrinkingtoth
2、eEnglishroyalcourtandsetatrendforthe_beverageinthe17thcentury.Thefashionsoonspreadbeyondthecircleofthenobilitytothemiddleclasses,andteabecameapopulardrinkattheLondoncoffeehouseswherepeoplemettodobusinessanddiscusseventsoftheday.Manyemployersservedacupofteatot
3、heirworkersinthemiddleofthemorning,thusinventingalastingBritishinstitution,the“teabreak”.However,drinkingteainsocialsettingsoutsidetheworkplacewasbeyondthemeansofthemajorityofBritishpeople.Itcamewithahighpricetagandteawastaxedaswell.Around1800,theseventhDuche
4、ssofBedford,AnnaMariaRussell,beganthepopularpracticeof“afternoontea”,aceremonytakingplaceataboutfouro'clock.Untilthen,peopledidnotusuallyeatordrinkanythingbetweenlunchanddinner.Atapproximatelythesametime,theEarlofSandwichpopularizedanewwayofeatingbread—inthin
5、slices,withsomethinglikejamorcucumbersbetweenthem.Beforelong,asmallmealattheendoftheafternoon,involvingteaandsandwiches,becamepartoftheBritishwayoflife.Asteabecamemuchcheaperduringthe19thcentury,itspopularityspreadrightthroughallcornersoftheBritishsociety.Thu
6、s,teabecameBritain'sfavoritedrink.Inworkingclasshouseholds,itwasservedwiththemainmealoftheday,eatenwhenworkersreturnedhomeafteraday'slabor.Thismealhasbeeknownas“hightea”.Today,teacanbedrunkatanytimeoftheday,andaccountsforovertwofifthsofalldrinksconsumedinBrit
7、ain—withtheexceptionofwater.1.Whatismainlydiscussedaboutteainthetext?A.ItsdevelopmentinBritain.B.Itstraditionalwaysofdrinking.C.Itsinfluencearoundtheworld.D.ItspopularityinEurope.2.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thebeverage”probablyreferto?A.Teadrinking.B.Asmallmea
8、l.C.Awayofeatingbread.D.Achoiceofdrinks.3.WhywasteaunabletobeacceptedasamondrinkinBritaininthe17thcentury?A.ItwasmerelyservedinLondon.B.Itwastaxedasanalcoholicdrink.C.Itwasforbiddeninbusi
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