Question

【題目】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】

本文介紹有關英國酒吧的事宜。

【1】下文提示“在那里人們可以聊天、吃飯、喝酒、和朋友見面，放松。”承接下文，F項Pubs are an important part of British life.“酒吧是英國生活的重要組成部分。”切題。下文中的there指的就是該項中的Pubs。

【2】上文提示“Pubs通常有兩個酒吧，一個通常比另一個更安靜，而且很多酒吧都有一個花園，在夏天人們可以在那里坐著。”承接上文，E項Children can go into pub gardens with their parents.“孩子們可以和他們的父母一起去酒吧花園。”切題。

【3】上文提示“一群朋友通常會買“幾輪”的飲料。”承接上文，B項The person whose turn it is will buy drinks for all the members of the group.“輪到的人會為所有的成員買飲料。”該項中的turn和上文的“rounds”相吻合。

【4】下文提示“事實上，酒吧也賣軟飲料。”承接下文，A項Most people might think pubs are places where people simply drink alcohol.“大多數(shù)人可能認為酒吧是人們喝酒的地方。”切題。該項中的simply drink alcohol和下文的soft drinks, too相吻合。

【5】上文提示“在英國，購買酒精的法定年齡是18歲。”再根據(jù)下文提示“但是他們必須和大人在一起，而大人則會預定它。”承接上下文，C項 People aged 16 and 17, with the license’s permission, may have only one glass of wine during a meal.“在許可的情況下，16歲和17歲的人在吃飯的時候可能只喝一杯酒。”切題。轉折連詞but把該空和下文連在一起。

.在做七選五時一定要注意and/but/so/besides/however/furthermore/moreover/in addition/what’s more等詞匯、固定結構的運用。它們連接了上下文，起著承上起下的作用。像but（但是）、however（然而），表示轉折，這說明前后的內容相反或相對。把握住這一點，做起題來就會得心應手。本題第5小題，______5______ But they must be with an adult and the adult orders it.空格后面的But表示轉折，把該空（C項）和下文連在一起。