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　　Times are changing, especially for the British. Afternoon tea has been part of everyday life for the British for centuries. But now Britons have discovered the joys of coffee, turning their backs on tea and rushing to the new coffee bars that have started appearing all over the country.

　　The advance of the coffee bar clearly reflects Continental European influence on British countries where coffee is a much greater part of the culture. The French, for example, prefer to sit in a cafe and drink cups of coffee.

　　The increase in high quality coffee is part of a wider trend － a growing taste for foreign food and drinks in Britain. Many Indian, Chinese, Arabic and other restaurants appear in large numbers across Britain's cities.

　　“A lot of it is about image, about wanting to be something that we're not,” says Jessica, the manager of one of Britain's best known coffee companies.

　　Yet some British people say they've become more like the rest of Europe through America. American coffee chain Starbucks has pushed the idea that enjoying a cup of coffee can compete with the tradition of afternoon tea.

　　However, coffee shops haven't yet been successful in winning against the pub. They have provided a pleasant new choice, but after hours the pub and beer still rule.

1．What is the trend in Britain at present?

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A．People get used to the joys of sitting in a cafe.

B．People don't like tea as much as in the past.

C．People are eager to go to pubs and bars.

D．People no longer depend on tea.

2．“Indian, Chinese, Arabic and other restaurants appearing” shows ________.

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A．people want to taste something not traditional

B．people would like to be different from others

C．people have begun to be like the rest of Europe

D．people like to increase food in high quality

3．Why does the writer say coffee shops haven't been successful in winning against the pub?

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A．Coffee shops are not traditional.

B．People enjoy other things.

C．Times are always changing.

D．The pub and beer are more popular.

Answer 1

答案：B;A;C
解析：

本篇難度較大，大致的意思是“時(shí)過境遷，歐洲文化也會(huì)隨歲月的流逝發(fā)生巨大變化。在飲食文化方面，許多英國(guó)人開始發(fā)現(xiàn)咖啡的樂趣，許多外國(guó)菜館也出現(xiàn)在英國(guó)的許多城市，人們開始品嘗異域的食品。但是咖啡館并沒有代替英國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)酒吧。新式的咖啡只是給人們提供了一種新選擇�！� 　　1．本題的關(guān)鍵在于題目本身，它強(qiáng)調(diào)的地點(diǎn)是in Britain，需要我們找到“英國(guó)目前所發(fā)生的新變化”。原文中寫到But now Britons have discovered the joys of coffee，turning their backs on tea and rushing to the new coffee bars that have starred appearing all over the country．該句的大意是“但是現(xiàn)在的英國(guó)人已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了咖啡的樂趣，他們改變了飲茶的習(xí)慣而轉(zhuǎn)向了遍布全國(guó)的新咖啡館。”答案A的意思是“人們習(xí)慣了坐在咖啡館里”，與原文有較大差異的地方是sitting in a cafe。答案C的大意是“人們都急切地想去咖啡館和酒吧”，與原文出入較大的地方是pubs。答案D的問題出在使用了副詞no longer，意思是“不再”，意義上過于絕對(duì)。實(shí)際上，英國(guó)人只不過不像過去那樣迷戀茶，開始喜歡飲用咖啡了。 　　2．原文寫到The increase in high quality coffee is part of a wider trend－a growing taste for foreign food and drinks in Britain．Many Indian…重要的內(nèi)容在該句中提到的解釋部分a growing taste for foreign food and drinks，意思是“嘗試外國(guó)的食物和飲料是一種時(shí)尚和潮流”，因此英國(guó)人想嘗試的是一些非傳統(tǒng)的東西。 　　3．作者在文章的最后一句對(duì)該現(xiàn)象做出了他的解釋，They have provided a pleasant new choice，but after hours the pub and beer still rule．意思是“它們已經(jīng)給人們提供了一種愉快的新選擇，但是隨著時(shí)間的流逝，酒吧和啤酒仍會(huì)統(tǒng)治英國(guó)�！弊髡卟�沒有對(duì)茶、咖啡、啤酒進(jìn)行直接比較，他是從時(shí)間的角度來分析它們的興衰的。