Tea bag drinking is most Westerns’ favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how it came about?

The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller. He was sending out free tea in silk (絲綢) bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added hot water. The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup. They were not happy when Sullivan started sending them loose (散的) tea again.

Sullivan realized that he had a hot new thing in his hands, and he built a machine to pack the bags. As tea bags became popular, they were changed from silk to gauze (薄紗) and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of the four-sided tea bag. Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK, and today 85% of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.

However, many people still prefer loose-leaf tea. This is because some tea companies put not very good tea in their tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still the easy, tasty way to go.

1. Who invented the tea bag?

   A. An English tea seller.           B. Chinese.            C. Lipton.     D. Thomas Sullivan.

2. The tea in silk bags was welcome because ________.

   A. the tea in bags was free and very good

   B. the tea tasted good and the cup was easy to wash

   C. people were happy with the loose tea

   D. people didn’t know any better way to enjoy the tea

3. The material of the tea bags is usually __________ now.

   A. silk                          B. gauze                C. paper      D. plastic

4. The underlined sentence “Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK” probably means “__ in the UK”.

   A. Tea bags soon became popular

   B. Tea bags surprised everyone very much

   C. Tea bags kicked (踢) the loose-leaf tea out of the market 

   D. Tea bags weren’t allowed to be sold

5. The reading mainly talks about ___________.

   A. the invention of tea                B. the way of drinking tea

   C. the history of tea bags                D. people’s favorite tea in the world

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科目：初中英語(yǔ) 來源：2006年廣東省廣州市初中畢業(yè)生學(xué)業(yè)考試英語(yǔ) 題型：001

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1．聽下面一段對(duì)話，請(qǐng)根據(jù)題目要求，從所聽到的內(nèi)容中獲取必要的信息，填入答題卡號(hào)為A～E的空格中，聽對(duì)話前，你有10秒鐘的時(shí)間閱讀題目：對(duì)話讀兩遍。

2．對(duì)話理解(共10小題，15分，每小題1.5分)

聽下面5段對(duì)話，每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)或幾個(gè)小題，請(qǐng)根據(jù)所聽到的內(nèi)容從題中所給的三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對(duì)話前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各小題，每小題3秒鐘：每段對(duì)話讀兩遍。

聽第一段對(duì)話，回答第1題。

1．Who lives in London?

A．Dr Johnson．

B．Dr King．

C．Peter．

聽第二段對(duì)話，回答第2、3題。

2．What is Tina going to do?

A．Play in the park．

B．Have a birthday party．

C．Work in the bookshop．

3．Which of the following is Tina’s family tree?

聽第三段對(duì)話，回答第4、5題。

4．When will Angelo have an important meeting?

A．On Friday．

B．On Saturday．

C．On Sunday．

5．What does Ann believe the tea bag is good for?

A．Making people get up and dance．

B．Keeping people awake at night．

C．Making people with colds feel better．

聽第四段對(duì)話，回答第6、7題。

6．Where are the two speakers most possibly talking?

A．In a restaurant．

B．In a market．

C．In a fruit shop．

7．What fruit does the man finally ask for?

A．A pair of bananas．

B．Two pears and a banana．

C．A pear and two bananas．

聽第五段對(duì)話，回答第8至10題。

8．Where is the doctor’s office?

A．No．45 Smith Street．

B．No．51 West Street．

C．No．51 Smith Street．

9．When will John go to see the doctor?

A．Today．

B．Tomorrow．

C．Friday．

10．How will John go to the doctor’s office?

A．By bus．

B．By taxi．

C．On foot．

3、講話理解(共5小題，10分，每小題2分)

聽下面一段講話。講話后有5個(gè)小題，請(qǐng)根據(jù)所聽到的內(nèi)容從題中所給的三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽講話前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各小題，每小題5秒鐘：

講話讀兩遍。

11．What is the talk about?

A．The history of the Sydney Bridge．

B．When to climb the Sydney Bridge．

C．Preparing to climb the Sydney Bridge．

12．Why must the climbers wear special black jackets?

A．To show they’re in the same climbing group．

B．To keep warm at the top of the bridge．

C．To hold their phones and keys．

13．What is the special radio used for?

A．Talking to the people 134 meters below．

B．Listening to the introduction of the bridge．

C．Talking to the guide on the bridge．

14．How long will the group spend on the bridge?

A．Half an hour．

B．One and a half hours．

C．Two hours．

15．What can we learn from the talk?

A．The weather doesn’t change at the top of the bridge．

B．The bridge has a long and interesting history．

C．Safety is very important when climbing the bridge．

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