完形填空(一) 与邻友好+英国茶文化
A
You should try to have a good relationship with your neighbors, because you never know 1 you may need their help. If they do something to annoy(让……不高兴) you, it is 2 to discuss it in a polite way than to have an argument(争论) about it.
For example, if your neighbors are playing loud music that you do not like, ask them politely to 3 the music instead of 4 the police directly for help.
Trees and fences(围栏)can also be a 5 of disagreement between neighbors. My grandmother likes sitting 6 in the sun after lunch, but her neighbor has put up a high fence that 7 sunshine from going into her yard in the early afternoon. My grandmother does not want to be 8 with him, because he 9 her a lot of support when my grandfather died last year. So she went to talk with the neighbor in a friendly way.
Then, her neighbor lowered the fence just enough to give her some sunshine 10 losing his privacy(私人空间). My grandmother cut down the tree that was above his garden and dropped leaves all over his lawn(草坪) in the autumn. Finally, they reached an agreement which made both pleased.
( )1.A.after B.before C.while D.when
( )2.A.more B.best C.most D.better
( )3.A.turn down B.turn up C.turn off D.turn on
( )4.A.going B.shouting C.calling D.getting
( )5.A.corner B.cause C.result D.message
( )6.A.inside B.into C.outside D.onto
( )7.A.stops B.opens C.shows D.steals
( )8.A.lonely B.silly C.angry D.awful
( )9.A.took B.carried C.bought D.gave
( )10.A.within B.without C.along D.above
B
British are well known for drinking tea. The average (普通的) person in the UK drinks around 1.9kg of 11 every year. That's around 876 cups of tea. Tea is drunk by all levels of society. But tea does not 12 in Britain. Most tea grows in India and China. So, how did it become an important part of British 13 ?
Tea arrived in London in the 1600s. At this time British ships were exploring the 14 and came across the drink in China. It was not long before green tea could be bought from the market. However, it was only for the 15 people.
At the beginning of the 1700s the amount(数量) of tea arriving in Britain increased 16 . Black tea arrived at this time. At first this tea was served exactly as it was in China. They soon discovered that it mixed really well 17 a little milk and sugar, giving the drink a special British color.
In the 1800s tea was still a product 18 only by people with money. At this time they began to have “afternoon tea”. They drank tea with a snack around 4 p.m. to 19 feeling hungry between lunch and dinner. It is a tradition that is still going today but has become less popular in recent years.
In the late 1800s, the price of tea decreased (下降) sharply as more tea began to arrive on ships from India and China. It was 20 a drink just for rich people. At the start of the 20th century, British began to make tea in their homes whenever they felt like it.
( )11.A.water B.tea C.milk D.cola
( )12.A.grow B.buy C.sell D.drink
( )13.A.ship B.information C.market D.culture
( )14.A.moon B.sun C.world D.planet
( )15.A.rich B.poor C.old D.young
