Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The British have many traditions but there is nothing more quintessential (典型的) than taking afternoon tea. We know the Brits have a love affair with drinking tea, 【1】 more than 160 million cups drunk every day, but it was the invention of afternoon tea that turned tea-drink into 【2】 popular pastime.

This sociable feast involves drinking good quality tea 【3】 (comfort) while nibbling (小口吃) on nice sandwiches, scones with jam and cream and a selection of small cakes. And, of course, it can only happen in the afternoon! Afternoon tea, which 【4】 (design) as a light snack to bridge the gap between lunch and dinner, dates back to the 1840s. It went on to become a 【5】 (fashion) social occasion for the upper classes.

Now there is a resurgence (复苏) in its 【6】 (popular) in the UK and it is available to anyone who can afford it. 【7】 it can be enjoyed at home, the best way to experience it is at a smart hotel or café. But if you’re thinking of visiting such a place 【8】 (enjoy) a plate of sweet and savory treats with a steaming hot brew, remember the rules you must follow to avoid 【9】 (ask) to leave.

Writer Henry James once noted that “there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.” I’m sure once you 【10】 (try) it, you will agree.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】with

【2】a

【3】comfortably

【4】was designed

【5】fashionable

【6】popularity

【7】Although /Though/ While

【8】to enjoy

【9】being asked

【10】have tried

【解析】

【1】with；考查with的复合结构。我们都知道英国人爱喝茶，他们每天要喝掉1.6亿多杯茶。不过，下午茶的发明才真正将品茶变成了一项受欢迎的休闲活动。

【2】a；单数可数名词前用不定冠词表泛指，语义同上。

【3】comfortably；考查副词修饰动词。修饰drink.，这种社交活动包括：舒服地饮用质量上好的茶… 。

【4】was designed；考查动词的被动语态。design是及物动词，其后没接宾语，所以用被动，动作发生在过去，下午茶是为了填补午餐和晚餐之间的空档而出现的轻便小食，这可以追溯到19世纪40年代。

【5】fashionable；考查形容词修饰名词。冠词后名词前用形容词作定语。之后，下午茶的习惯便逐渐成为上流社会时髦的社交活动。

【6】popularity；考查名词作宾语。如今下午茶的风潮又在英国兴起，而且，只要有经济能力，人人都能享用。

【7】Although /Though/ While；考查连接词的用法。尽管在家里可以享用，但体验下午茶的最佳方式是去豪华酒店或者咖啡馆。此处含有让步意味。

【8】to enjoy；考查非谓语作状语。如果你想去这样的地方去品尝甜品和美味小食，再饮一壶刚泡好的热茶，有些规矩是必须遵守的，否则人家可能会请你离开。不定式作目的状语。

【9】being asked；考查非谓语动词作宾语。avoid后接doing作宾语，语义同上。

【10】have tried；考査时态。主句将来时，时间状语从句用一般现在时或现在完成时表将来。我确信一旦你试过，你就会同意。