1篇阅读理解

OnethingthatBritishandChineseculturesshareisaloveforfinetea．Today,whenwethinkofWesternteaculture,weoftenthinkoftheEnglishandbeautifulchinateacups．

Afternoontea

PeoplebelievethatanEnglishlady,Anna,firstintroducedtheideaofafternoontea．Inthe18thand19thcenturies．theEnglishateonlytwomainmealseachdaybreakfastandaheavysupperthatwouldlastforseveralhoursintheevening．Asaresult,peopleoftengotveryhungryduringthelongwaitbetweenthesetwomeals．Tosolvethisproblem,Annacameupwiththecleverideaofinvitingsomefriendstojoinherforanafternoonmealbetweenfourandfiveo'clock．Thismealincludedcakesandsandwiches．andteawasserved(提供)towashdownthefood．Inordertomakethisafternoonmealimportant,finechinacupsandplates,andsilverteapots．knives,forksandspoonswereusedSoon,afternoonteapartiesbecamepopularsocialoccasions．Today,afternoonteapartiescontinuetoplayanimportantpartinthesociallifeinmodernBritain．

Willyoucomeforcoffee'?

CoffeealsohasanimportantroleinBritishculture．Peopleoftenusethewords“Willyoucomeforcoffee?”tomean“Wouldyouliketocometomyhomeforachat?”Normally,severaldifferentdrinkssuchastea,hotchocolateorasoftdrinklikeorangeJuicewillbeservedaswellascoffee．andyouwillbeaskedwhatyouwouldlike．However,youwillnotnormallyheofferedwineata"coffee"party.

CoffeehousesandtheLondonStockExchange

Inthe17thcenturyLondon,coffeehouseswerebusyandnoisyplaces．Businessmenandbankerswenttocoffeehousestodotheirbusiness,aswellastodrinkcoffee．Infact,theLondonStockExchange(股票交易所)isbelievedtohavestartedfromthesecoffeehouses

56．Annaintroducedtheideaofdrinkingafternoonteebecauseshe______．

Aenjoyedchattingwithherfriendsathome

Blovedfineteaandbeautifulchinateacups

C．wantedtosharenicefoodwithherfriends

Dfoundpeoplefelthungryduringthelongwaitbetweenthetwomeals

57．Whatdoes“socialoccasions”meaninChinese?

A．集体婚礼B．社交活动C.社区表演D．公共场合

58Ifsomeonesaystoyou“Willyoucomeforcoffee?”,you

A．willbeoff