Question

In England , afternoon tea is the most informal (非正式）meal of a day .It is taken between four and five. If you are a friend of the family, you may come for tea at any time. Very often it is not taken at a table. The members of the family and visitors take the tea in the sitting room. Each person has a cup and saucer (茶盘), a spoon (调羹) and a small plate for bread and butter (黄油) and cakes. By the way, do not help yourself to cakes first, bread and butter first, and then cake. Do remember: Though you can eat as much as you want, do not put more than（超过） one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time.
【小题1】In England, afternoon tea is usually taken ________ .

A．between breakfast and lunch	B．in the middle of day
C．early in the afternoon	D．late in the afternoon

【小题2】A real English afternoon tea has___________.

A．tea only	B．both tea and food
C．tea food and vegetables	D．the same things as other meals

【小题3】If you want to have afternoon tea in a friend's home, _______________.　

A．you must send a message before you go	B．you must take food with you
C．you may go only when you're asked to	D．you may go at any time

【小题4】Help yourself to ______________.

A．cake first	B．bread-and-butter first
C．either bread first or cake first	D．only one piece of bread or cake

【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．People don't use the same spoon for afternoon tea.

B．Afternoon tea is often taken in the sitting room.

C．For afternoon tea, people use cups only.

D．Afternoon tea is often taken with bread and cake.

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】B
【小题5】C

解析试题分析：这篇短文中主要介绍了英国人和下午茶的风俗习惯。
【小题1】从第一段的句子：It is taken between four and five.可知下午茶是午后喝的。选 D
【小题2】从文章的句子：Each person has a cup and saucer (茶盘), a spoon (调羹) and a small plate for bread and butter (黄油) and cakes.可知下午茶有茶也有食物。选B
【小题3】从文章的句子：Though you can eat as much as you want, do not put more than（超过） one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time.可知每次盘子里只能有一块面包或蛋糕。选D。
【小题4】从文章的句子：do not help yourself to cakes first, bread and butter first,可知要先吃面包和黄油。选B
【小题5】从文章的句子：Each person has a cup and saucer (茶盘), a spoon (调羹) and a small plate 可知除了杯子还有勺子和盘子。选C
考点：关于英国风俗习惯的说明文阅读
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。