单选题Passage2The ritual of English tea time is believed to have originated in the late 1700's when Anna，Duchess of Bedford，ordered that a plate of cakes be sent up to her with her afternoon cup of tea.The Duchess chronically experienced a "sinking feeling"（what we would term" low blood sugar"）in the late afternoon. To tide her over the long hours between meals she turned to carbohydrates.Other royals immediately copied the Duchess，and afternoon tea parties became quite fashionable. Low tables were set up in front of sofas and chairs，and the ladies found a new opportunity to show off pretty clothes，fine china，embroidered linen tablecloths and napkins，and silver tableware.Tea time was also the time to exchange juicy gossip and serve refreshments. Soon darling little sandwiches and sweet pastries as well as scones were being arranged on decorative stands and plates for the ladies' pleasure.The tea party mania quickly spread across the Atlantic where tea was already enjoyed as a beverage. This fondness for tea was later suppressed by the patriotic Americans during the era immediately preceding the American Revolution because of the unreasonable British tax on tea.However，by April 27，1776，Congress announced in the Philadelphia Packet that“ the drinking of tea can now be indulged.”The custom of afternoon tea parties was not really revived in this country, though, until the mid-1800's, when Victorian ways were in vogue here. Leisure-class American ladies began having "kettledrums"at 4 p.m."Kettledrums" was called that in connection with the term" teakettle." Petits fours and other dainty delights were served amid Victorian opulence.A Victorian diarist, Maud Berkeley(Maud: The Illustrated Diary of a Victorian Woman, Chronicle Books,1987) gave an anecdote concerning tea time:" Mrs. Barnes had out a lovely tea-cloth for her tea-party, worked all over with cyclamens and honeysuckle. Shoggie Boucher, unused to such dainty, contrived to slop his tea all over it. Thankful it was not I. As it was, my new feather boa, which I wore for the first time, got into my teacup, causing much alarm and merriment to all assembled. Lilian Black-Barnes was, as ever, strong in adversity and wrung out the offending object in the kitchen sink. Fear it may never be the same again, none the less."My family, mother, and I were able to relieve some of that sophisticated elegance(minus the drippy boa) when we had tea at the Ritz in London. The Palm Court, an open area on the ground floor of the hotel, is a study in turn-of-the-century decor. Gilt statuary, palms, and other plants, and stylishly-set little tables beckon welcomingly under high-up, rose-tinted skylights.Our waiter brought us a selection of finger sandwiches of smoked salmon, ham, cucumber, Cheddar cheese, cream cheese, and chives, or egg salad. Scones(similar to American biscuits) were offered with butter, and various preserves and jellies.Along with this we were served Indian or China tea, and hot chocolate for my young daughter. Then the dapper waiter presented a vast tray holding many French pastries and cakes from which we could choose. After several teeny sandwiches and a couple of marmalade-coated scones, a chocolate eclair seemed to add carbohydrate overload to carboload, but "when in England, do as the English do."This tea feast was served between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. Around 10:00 p.m., we had regained just enough appetite to sample some fish and chips(French fries), and then we put our weary stomachs and ourselves to bed.Which of the following is a typical feature of Victorian tea time?AAn occasion to gather with family.BAn occasion to demonstrate patriotism.CAn occasion to show off delicacy and eleganceDAn occasion to entertain the British royal members.
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Passage2The ritual of English tea time is believed to have originated in the late 1700's when Anna，Duchess of Bedford，ordered that a plate of cakes be sent up to her with her afternoon cup of tea.The Duchess chronically experienced a "sinking feeling"（what we would term" low blood sugar"）in the late afternoon. To tide her over the long hours between meals she turned to carbohydrates.Other royals immediately copied the Duchess，and afternoon tea parties became quite fashionable. Low tables were set up in front of sofas and chairs，and the ladies found a new opportunity to show off pretty clothes，fine china，embroidered linen tablecloths and napkins，and silver tableware.Tea time was also the time to exchange juicy gossip and serve refreshments. Soon darling little sandwiches and sweet pastries as well as scones were being arranged on decorative stands and plates for the ladies' pleasure.The tea party mania quickly spread across the Atlantic where tea was already enjoyed as a beverage. This fondness for tea was later suppressed by the patriotic Americans during the era immediately preceding the American Revolution because of the unreasonable British tax on tea.However，by April 27，1776，Congress announced in the Philadelphia Packet that“ the drinking of tea can now be indulged.”The custom of afternoon tea parties was not really revived in this country, though, until the mid-1800's, when Victorian ways were in vogue here. Leisure-class American ladies began having "kettledrums"at 4 p.m."Kettledrums" was called that in connection with the term" teakettle." Petits fours and other dainty delights were served amid Victorian opulence.A Victorian diarist, Maud Berkeley(Maud: The Illustrated Diary of a Victorian Woman, Chronicle Books,1987) gave an anecdote concerning tea time:" Mrs. Barnes had out a lovely tea-cloth for her tea-party, worked all over with cyclamens and honeysuckle. Shoggie Boucher, unused to such dainty, contrived to slop his tea all over it. Thankful it was not I. As it was, my new feather boa, which I wore for the first time, got into my teacup, causing much alarm and merriment to all assembled. Lilian Black-Barnes was, as ever, strong in adversity and wrung out the offending object in the kitchen sink. Fear it may never be the same again, none the less."My family, mother, and I were able to relieve some of that sophisticated elegance(minus the drippy boa) when we had tea at the Ritz in London. The Palm Court, an open area on the ground floor of the hotel, is a study in turn-of-the-century decor. Gilt statuary, palms, and other plants, and stylishly-set little tables beckon welcomingly under high-up, rose-tinted skylights.Our waiter brought us a selection of finger sandwiches of smoked salmon, ham, cucumber, Cheddar cheese, cream cheese, and chives, or egg salad. Scones(similar to American biscuits) were offered with butter, and various preserves and jellies.Along with this we were served Indian or China tea, and hot chocolate for my young daughter. Then the dapper waiter presented a vast tray holding many French pastries and cakes from which we could choose. After several teeny sandwiches and a couple of marmalade-coated scones, a chocolate eclair seemed to add carbohydrate overload to carboload, but "when in England, do as the English do."This tea feast was served between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. Around 10:00 p.m., we had regained just enough appetite to sample some fish and chips(French fries), and then we put our weary stomachs and ourselves to bed.Which of the following is a typical feature of Victorian tea time?
A
An occasion to gather with family.
B
An occasion to demonstrate patriotism.
C
An occasion to show off delicacy and elegance
D
An occasion to entertain the British royal members.
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单选题The conversation between Anna and me about her future plans was frank and productive.AAnna and me about her future plans wasBAnna and I about her future plans wereCAnna and me about her future plans wereDme and Anna about her future plans wereEAnna and I about her future plans was
单选题Passage2The ritual of English tea time is believed to have originated in the late 1700's when Anna，Duchess of Bedford，ordered that a plate of cakes be sent up to her with her afternoon cup of tea.The Duchess chronically experienced a sinking feeling（what we would term low blood sugar）in the late afternoon. To tide her over the long hours between meals she turned to carbohydrates.Other royals immediately copied the Duchess，and afternoon tea parties became quite fashionable. Low tables were set up in front of sofas and chairs，and the ladies found a new opportunity to show off pretty clothes，fine china，embroidered linen tablecloths and napkins，and silver tableware.Tea time was also the time to exchange juicy gossip and serve refreshments. Soon darling little sandwiches and sweet pastries as well as scones were being arranged on decorative stands and plates for the ladies' pleasure.The tea party mania quickly spread across the Atlantic where tea was already enjoyed as a beverage. This fondness for tea was later suppressed by the patriotic Americans during the era immediately preceding the American Revolution because of the unreasonable British tax on tea.However，by April 27，1776，Congress announced in the Philadelphia Packet that“ the drinking of tea can now be indulged.”The custom of afternoon tea parties was not really revived in this country, though, until the mid-1800's, when Victorian ways were in vogue here. Leisure-class American ladies began having kettledrumsat 4 p.m.Kettledrums was called that in connection with the term teakettle. Petits fours and other dainty delights were served amid Victorian opulence.A Victorian diarist, Maud Berkeley(Maud: The Illustrated Diary of a Victorian Woman, Chronicle Books,1987) gave an anecdote concerning tea time: Mrs. Barnes had out a lovely tea-cloth for her tea-party, worked all over with cyclamens and honeysuckle. Shoggie Boucher, unused to such dainty, contrived to slop his tea all over it. Thankful it was not I. As it was, my new feather boa, which I wore for the first time, got into my teacup, causing much alarm and merriment to all assembled. Lilian Black-Barnes was, as ever, strong in adversity and wrung out the offending object in the kitchen sink. Fear it may never be the same again, none the less.My family, mother, and I were able to relieve some of that sophisticated elegance(minus the drippy boa) when we had tea at the Ritz in London. The Palm Court, an open area on the ground floor of the hotel, is a study in turn-of-the-century decor. Gilt statuary, palms, and other plants, and stylishly-set little tables beckon welcomingly under high-up, rose-tinted skylights.Our waiter brought us a selection of finger sandwiches of smoked salmon, ham, cucumber, Cheddar cheese, cream cheese, and chives, or egg salad. Scones(similar to American biscuits) were offered with butter, and various preserves and jellies.Along with this we were served Indian or China tea, and hot chocolate for my young daughter. Then the dapper waiter presented a vast tray holding many French pastries and cakes from which we could choose. After several teeny sandwiches and a couple of marmalade-coated scones, a chocolate eclair seemed to add carbohydrate overload to carboload, but when in England, do as the English do.This tea feast was served between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. Around 10:00 p.m., we had regained just enough appetite to sample some fish and chips(French fries), and then we put our weary stomachs and ourselves to bed.Which of the following is not employed in the passage?AQuotation.BFlashback.CConcrete example.DComparison and contrast.
单选题Passage2The ritual of English tea time is believed to have originated in the late 1700's when Anna，Duchess of Bedford，ordered that a plate of cakes be sent up to her with her afternoon cup of tea.The Duchess chronically experienced a "sinking feeling"（what we would term" low blood sugar"）in the late afternoon. To tide her over the long hours between meals she turned to carbohydrates.Other royals immediately copied the Duchess，and afternoon tea parties became quite fashionable. Low tables were set up in front of sofas and chairs，and the ladies found a new opportunity to show off pretty clothes，fine china，embroidered linen tablecloths and napkins，and silver tableware.Tea time was also the time to exchange juicy gossip and serve refreshments. Soon darling little sandwiches and sweet pastries as well as scones were being arranged on decorative stands and plates for the ladies' pleasure.The tea party mania quickly spread across the Atlantic where tea was already enjoyed as a beverage. This fondness for tea was later suppressed by the patriotic Americans during the era immediately preceding the American Revolution because of the unreasonable British tax on tea.However，by April 27，1776，Congress announced in the Philadelphia Packet that“ the drinking of tea can now be indulged.”The custom of afternoon tea parties was not really revived in this country, though, until the mid-1800's, when Victorian ways were in vogue here. Leisure-class American ladies began having "kettledrums"at 4 p.m."Kettledrums" was called that in connection with the term" teakettle." Petits fours and other dainty delights were served amid Victorian opulence.A Victorian diarist, Maud Berkeley(Maud: The Illustrated Diary of a Victorian Woman, Chronicle Books,1987) gave an anecdote concerning tea time:" Mrs. Barnes had out a lovely tea-cloth for her tea-party, worked all over with cyclamens and honeysuckle. Shoggie Boucher, unused to such dainty, contrived to slop his tea all over it. Thankful it was not I. As it was, my new feather boa, which I wore for the first time, got into my teacup, causing much alarm and merriment to all assembled. Lilian Black-Barnes was, as ever, strong in adversity and wrung out the offending object in the kitchen sink. Fear it may never be the same again, none the less."My family, mother, and I were able to relieve some of that sophisticated elegance(minus the drippy boa) when we had tea at the Ritz in London. The Palm Court, an open area on the ground floor of the hotel, is a study in turn-of-the-century decor. Gilt statuary, palms, and other plants, and stylishly-set little tables beckon welcomingly under high-up, rose-tinted skylights.Our waiter brought us a selection of finger sandwiches of smoked salmon, ham, cucumber, Cheddar cheese, cream cheese, and chives, or egg salad. Scones(similar to American biscuits) were offered with butter, and various preserves and jellies.Along with this we were served Indian or China tea, and hot chocolate for my young daughter. Then the dapper waiter presented a vast tray holding many French pastries and cakes from which we could choose. After several teeny sandwiches and a couple of marmalade-coated scones, a chocolate eclair seemed to add carbohydrate overload to carboload, but "when in England, do as the English do."This tea feast was served between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. Around 10:00 p.m., we had regained just enough appetite to sample some fish and chips(French fries), and then we put our weary stomachs and ourselves to bed.Why does the author quote Maud Berkeley in the passage?ATo define the nature of Victorian tea time.BTo prove that tea time is fashionable in America.CTo exemplify how exquisite an English tea time ritual was.DTo contrast the difference between English and American tea time.
单选题Passage2The ritual of English tea time is believed to have originated in the late 1700's when Anna，Duchess of Bedford，ordered that a plate of cakes be sent up to her with her afternoon cup of tea.The Duchess chronically experienced a sinking feeling（what we would term low blood sugar）in the late afternoon. To tide her over the long hours between meals she turned to carbohydrates.Other royals immediately copied the Duchess，and afternoon tea parties became quite fashionable. Low tables were set up in front of sofas and chairs，and the ladies found a new opportunity to show off pretty clothes，fine china，embroidered linen tablecloths and napkins，and silver tableware.Tea time was also the time to exchange juicy gossip and serve refreshments. Soon darling little sandwiches and sweet pastries as well as scones were being arranged on decorative stands and plates for the ladies' pleasure.The tea party mania quickly spread across the Atlantic where tea was already enjoyed as a beverage. This fondness for tea was later suppressed by the patriotic Americans during the era immediately preceding the American Revolution because of the unreasonable British tax on tea.However，by April 27，1776，Congress announced in the Philadelphia Packet that“ the drinking of tea can now be indulged.”The custom of afternoon tea parties was not really revived in this country, though, until the mid-1800's, when Victorian ways were in vogue here. Leisure-class American ladies began having kettledrumsat 4 p.m.Kettledrums was called that in connection with the term teakettle. Petits fours and other dainty delights were served amid Victorian opulence.A Victorian diarist, Maud Berkeley(Maud: The Illustrated Diary of a Victorian Woman, Chronicle Books,1987) gave an anecdote concerning tea time: Mrs. Barnes had out a lovely tea-cloth for her tea-party, worked all over with cyclamens and honeysuckle. Shoggie Boucher, unused to such dainty, contrived to slop his tea all over it. Thankful it was not I. As it was, my new feather boa, which I wore for the first time, got into my teacup, causing much alarm and merriment to all assembled. Lilian Black-Barnes was, as ever, strong in adversity and wrung out the offending object in the kitchen sink. Fear it may never be the same again, none the less.My family, mother, and I were able to relieve some of that sophisticated elegance(minus the drippy boa) when we had tea at the Ritz in London. The Palm Court, an open area on the ground floor of the hotel, is a study in turn-of-the-century decor. Gilt statuary, palms, and other plants, and stylishly-set little tables beckon welcomingly under high-up, rose-tinted skylights.Our waiter brought us a selection of finger sandwiches of smoked salmon, ham, cucumber, Cheddar cheese, cream cheese, and chives, or egg salad. Scones(similar to American biscuits) were offered with butter, and various preserves and jellies.Along with this we were served Indian or China tea, and hot chocolate for my young daughter. Then the dapper waiter presented a vast tray holding many French pastries and cakes from which we could choose. After several teeny sandwiches and a couple of marmalade-coated scones, a chocolate eclair seemed to add carbohydrate overload to carboload, but when in England, do as the English do.This tea feast was served between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. Around 10:00 p.m., we had regained just enough appetite to sample some fish and chips(French fries), and then we put our weary stomachs and ourselves to bed.What can be inferred about the writer's opinion concerning what is served at the British tea time?AThe English have taken in excessive carbohydrate.BThe English prefer to have different types of drinks.CThe English are not particular about the food varieties.DThe English have a peculiar liking for junk food.
单选题According to her letter, what action did Ms. Walter take?AShe called the company to complain.BShe paid her bills by telephone.CShe emailed her credit card company.DShe sent payments for late fees.
问答题Section C (10 marks) Lisa Tyler was weary after a long, hard day at the pottery factory where she works, but as she approached her home in the English city of Stoke-on-Trent, her heart lightened; soon she would be having a nice cup of tea, putting her feet up and watching Friends, her favourite TV series, But first, she needed to change out of her work clothes and pick up her three-year-old son from his grandmother’s house nearby. As Lisa walked up her garden path, she noticed a light flashing on and off in an upstairs bedroom. A shiver went down her back. . What if it was a burglar? Quietly, she crept round to the back of the house to see if there was any sign of a break-in. Sure enough, a window was open and someone’s coat was hanging on the gatepost! Well, 26-year-old Lisa didn’t fancy coming face to face with a burglar, so she ran to a neighbour’s house and rang the police. As she sat waiting for the police to arrive, Lisa’s curiosity got the better of her and she decided to go back and see what was going on. That’s when she saw a leg coming out of the downstairs front window. It was a man climbing out. Lisa gasped in shock. The burglar war carrying her portable television! At this point, Lisa saw red. She didn’t have many possessions and she’d saved long and hard to buy that set. Besides, nobody was going to stop her watching Friends.“Oh no, you don’t.” she muttered under her breath, as fury swelled inside her. Without even stopping to think, she across the garden and started shouting at the burglar, “Give me my TV—drop it now!” Ignoring her, the man fled across the garden, so Lisa threw herself at him and successfully rugby-tackled him to the ground. The burglar struggled to escape, but Lisa hung on like the best kind of guard dog, despite being punched and kicked. As she looked up, she realized that she recognized the burglar’s face. She was so surprised that she lost her grip and the burglar got away, leaving the TV behind in the garden. By the time the police and her father arrived, Lisa was in tears. “I can’t believe you were so foolish, Lisa,” scolded her father. “You could have been killed.” “I know, but at least he didn’t get my TV.” she replied. Lisa later remembered the name of the burglar, who had been in the same year as her at school. He was later caught and jailed for 15 months after committing a burglary and assault. In May last year, Lisa was given a Certificate of Appreciation by Staffordshire police for her “outstanding courage and public action”. In the future, however, she intends to leave household security to a new member of her family, Chan, who is a real guard dog. Answer the questions in no more than 10 words. 1．What first led Lisa to think there was a burglar in her house? 2．Why didn’t Lisa wait in her neighbour’s house until the police arrived? 3．What does “Lisa saw red (in the 4th paragraph)” most probably mean? 4．What did the burglar do when Lisa shouted at him? 5．How did Lisa help to catch the burglar later?
单选题Lisa’s parents died when she was only a small child, so she was ______ up by her grandparents.ApickedBtakenCbroughtDgrown
问答题Practice 7 When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was true, too. She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression. Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another. Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people. She had not wanted a little girl at all, and when Mary was born she handed her over to the care of an Ayah, who was made to understand that if she wished to please the Mem Sahib she must keep the child out of sight as much as possible. So when she was a sickly, fretful, ugly little baby she was kept out of the way, and when she became a sickly, fretful, toddling thing she was kept out of the way also. She never remembered seeing familiarly anything but the dark faces of her Ayah and the other native servants. And as they always obeyed her and gave her her own way in everything, because the Mem Sahib would be angry if she was disturbed by her crying, by the time she was six years old she was as tyrannical and selfish a little pig as ever lived. The young English governess who came to teach her to read and write disliked her so much that she gave up her place in three months, and when other governesses came to try to fill it they always went away in a shorter time than the first one. So if Mary had not chosen to really want to know how to read books she would never have learned her letters at all.