Question

【题目】The word “pub” is short for public house. There are around 60,000 pubs in the U.K. One of the oldest pubs, Fighting Cocks in St. Albans, Herts, is located in a building that dates back to the eleventh century.

【1】 People talk, eat, drink, meet their friends and relax there. Pubs often have tow bars, one usually quieter than the other, and many have a garden where people can sit in summer.【2】

Groups of friends normally buy “rounds” of drinks.【3】 It is sometimes difficult to get served when pubs are busy: the bar staff will usually try and serve those who have been waiting the longest at the bar first.

Most pubs offer a complete range of beers, local and imported, with German, Belgian and French beers being in demand.【4】 As a matter of fact, pubs sell soft drinks, too.

The legal age to purchase alcohol is 18 in the U.K.【5】 But they must be with an adult and the adult orders it.

It is illegal to sell alcohol to someone who already appears drunk. Fourteen-year-olds may enter a pub unaccompanied by adults if they order a meal. Children may enter a pub with their parents until 9 p.m., which lets families enjoy reasonably priced pub meals together. And it also allows pubs to play their traditional roles as community centers. Customs in British pubs differ from those in American bars. In most pubs in the U.K., you must go to the bar to order drinks and food and pay for your purchases immediately.

A. Most people might think pubs are places where people simply drink alcohol.

B. The person whose turn it is will buy drinks for all the members of the group.

C. People aged 16 and 17, with the license’s permission, may have only one glass of wine during a meal.

D. In the salon bar the atmosphere is quieter and there are fewer people.

E. Children can go into pub gardens with their parents.

F. Pubs are an important part of British life.

G. British people like drinking beers in pubs.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】E

【3】B

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

本文介绍有关英国酒吧的事宜。

【1】下文提示“在那里人们可以聊天、吃饭、喝酒、和朋友见面，放松。”承接下文，F项Pubs are an important part of British life.“酒吧是英国生活的重要组成部分。”切题。下文中的there指的就是该项中的Pubs。

【2】上文提示“Pubs通常有两个酒吧，一个通常比另一个更安静，而且很多酒吧都有一个花园，在夏天人们可以在那里坐着。”承接上文，E项Children can go into pub gardens with their parents.“孩子们可以和他们的父母一起去酒吧花园。”切题。

【3】上文提示“一群朋友通常会买“几轮”的饮料。”承接上文，B项The person whose turn it is will buy drinks for all the members of the group.“轮到的人会为所有的成员买饮料。”该项中的turn和上文的“rounds”相吻合。

【4】下文提示“事实上，酒吧也卖软饮料。”承接下文，A项Most people might think pubs are places where people simply drink alcohol.“大多数人可能认为酒吧是人们喝酒的地方。”切题。该项中的simply drink alcohol和下文的soft drinks, too相吻合。

【5】上文提示“在英国，购买酒精的法定年龄是18岁。”再根据下文提示“但是他们必须和大人在一起，而大人则会预定它。”承接上下文，C项 People aged 16 and 17, with the license’s permission, may have only one glass of wine during a meal.“在许可的情况下，16岁和17岁的人在吃饭的时候可能只喝一杯酒。”切题。转折连词but把该空和下文连在一起。

.在做七选五时一定要注意and/but/so/besides/however/furthermore/moreover/in addition/what’s more等词汇、固定结构的运用。它们连接了上下文，起着承上起下的作用。像but（但是）、however（然而），表示转折，这说明前后的内容相反或相对。把握住这一点，做起题来就会得心应手。本题第5小题，______5______ But they must be with an adult and the adult orders it.空格后面的But表示转折，把该空（C项）和下文连在一起。