--- How much tea is left in the pot ?--- ______.
A.None
B.Nothing
C.Not some
D.No one
A.None
B.Nothing
C.Not some
D.No one
What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.Under no circumstance can you drink more than a gallon of tea a day.
B.Black tea can be seen as a cure for heart disease.
C.Drinking tea does no harm at all, regardless of how much you consume.
D.Tea Councils participation into the research may decrease its credibility.
听力原文: Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops. And even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. Many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.
Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.
At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it. But one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea lasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.
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A.Because they liked to cat tea leaves.
B.Because they were curious about the taste of tea leaves,
C.Because they did not know how to do with tea.
D.Because they wanted to make sandwiches with tea.
听力原文: The office has always been a place to get ahead. Unfortunately, it is also a place where a lot of natural resources start to fall behind. Take a look around next time you're at work. See how many lights are left on when people leave. See how much paper is being wasted. How much electricity is being used to run computers that are left on. Look at how much water is being wasted in the restrooms. And how much solid waste is being thrown out in the rubbish cans. We bet it is a lot.
Now, here are some simple ways you can produce less waste at work. When you arc at the computer copier, only make the copies you need. Use both sides of the paper when writing something less important. Turn off your lights when you leave. Use a lower watt bulb in your lamp. Drink your coffee or tea out of your mug instead of single-use cups. Set up a recycling box for cans and one for bottles. And when you're in the bathroom brushing your teeth or washing your face, don't let the tap run. Remember, if we use fewer resources today, we'll have more for tomorrow.
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A.The disadvantages of working in an office.
B.The waste produced in an office.
C.To save resources when working in an office.
D.How to save water in a restroom.
A.Very hot tea may cause prostate cancer.
B.There may be a link between very hot tea and oesophageal cancer.
C.Over-drinking tea is the cause of prostate cancer.
D.Drinking too much tea may worsen oesophageal cancer.
How did people in colonies respond to the Tea Act?
A.They showed their loyalty to the British government.
B.They were dedicated to the Revolutionary War.
C.They paid nearly $1 million to the EIC.
D.They threw a huge amount of tea into Boston Harbor.
A.Thank you very much
B.Yes, like so
C.Of course not, anything you want
D.No, it's nothing
W: Don't worry! How about reviewing them now over a cup of tea?
Q: What does the woman suggest?
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A.Forget the notes and enjoy a cup of tea.
B.Discuss the notes with Prof. Lubna during the tea time.
C.Go over the notes right away.
D.Make no more efforts on the difficult course.
M: Actually, Laura, I think we laugh because we are glad it didn't happen to us. But of course there is also a kind of humorous satisfaction in seeing somebody self-important making a fool of themselves.
W: Yes, and then there are a lot of jokes about people who are too fat or physically handicapped, you know, deaf, or short-sighted, things like that. After all, it's not really funny to be like that.
M: Oh, I think that's because we're embarrassed. We don't know how to cope with the situation. Perhaps we are even a bit frightened we might get like that, so we laugh. What about the custard pie routine?
W: What do you mean "custard pie routine"?
M: You know, all those old films where someone gets so outraged with his boss, he picks up a custard pie and plasters it all over the other person's face.
W: That never makes me laugh very much, because you can guess it's going to happen. But a lot of people still find it laughable. It must be because it's the sort of the thing we'd all love to do once in a while and never quite have the courage to.
M: I had an old aunt who used to throw cups of tea at people when she was particularly irritated. She said it relieved her feelings.
W: It must have come a bit expensive.
M: Not really. She took care never to throw her best china.
Questions:
19. Why does the man say we laugh when we see some self-important people making fools of themselves?
20. Why do some people joke about those who are fat or handicapped according to the man?
21. Why do many people find it funny to see someone throwing a custard pie on their boss's face?
22. Why did the man's aunt say she would drop cups of tea at people occasionally?
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A.We simply cannot help reacting instinctively that way.
B.We wish to hide our indifference to their misfortune.
C.We derive some humorous satisfaction from their misfortune.
D.We think it serves them right for being mean to other people.