Question

Once upon a time there was no tea at all in England. People there used to drink light beer(啤酒).No coffee or milk but large glasses of beer stood on the breakfast table!

When tea was first brought to England, an old couple got some as a special treat. But they did not know how it should be used. They cooked the leaves in hot water, and spread them on a piece of bacon(熏肉)which they were going to have for dinner. They ate the

leaves, and threw the tea away! However, tea is becoming as popular as coffee and milk in England today.

Tea is the leaf of a plant which grows widely in China, Japan and some other countries. Tea farmers usually grow a great many tea plants on a large piece of land. When the tea leaves are ready to be picked, it is the busiest time for tea farmers in the year. They pull off the leaves and dry them. In their spare time, they pick out the best leaves and get them ready for the market. In China, whenever a visitor comes into a house, he/she is served with a cup of tea.

1.How did the old couple deal with the tea leaves?

A. They sold them. B. They ate them.

C. They burnt them. D. They threw them away.

2.Tea farmers are the busiest in the year when they .

A. serve visitors at home B. sell tea in the market

C. pick and dry tea leaves D. look for a piece of land

3.In which part of a magazine can we read the text?

A. Nature B. Culture C. Environment.

1.B 2.C 3.B 【解析】本文講述了一對(duì)英國(guó)老夫婦第一次如何食用茶葉的故事，同時(shí)還介紹茶葉的歷史以及茶農(nóng)采茶和曬茶。 1.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)They cooked the leaves in hot water, and spread them on a piece of bacon(熏肉)which they were going to have for d...

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