Passage 1
Just as coffee became a part of daily life in the West, tea became a part of daily life in China. One can e teahous scattered along the streets of China, much like cafes on the streets of the West. The Chine have such a clo relationship with tea that they have developed an entire “Tea Culture”. Tea Culture includes articles, poems, pictures about tea, the art of making and drinking tea, and some customs about tea.
Among the customs, a host will only fill a teacup to ven-tenths of its capacity. It is said that the other three-tenths will be filled with friendship and affection. Moreover, the teacup should be emptied in three gulps.
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Tea plays an important role in Chine social life. Tea is always offered to a guest immediately upon entering a Chine home. Serving a cup of tea is more than a matter of mere politeness. It is a symbol of togetherness, a sharing of something enjoyable, and a way of showing respect to visitors. In some areas of China, it might be considered rude not to take at least a sip.
We normally think of tea drinking as an invitation to stay and socialize. In earlier times, however, the drinking of tea could signal clo social encounter. This was particularly true when one visited one‘s superior. When the guest reached the host‘s home, the host would offer his guest a cup of tea. They would then talk. When the host wanted his guest to leave, he would signal this by holding his own cup of tea and drinking it. The guest would then know that the host wanted him to leave and would ask to leave.
Although there has been an increasing amount of literature about tea in recent years, such literature is certainly not new. During the Tang Dynasty, Lu Yu, who is known as the "Tea Sage", wrote the Tea Scripture可用身份证(《茶经》). This scripture describes in detail the process of planting tea bushes, picking tea leaves and preparing leaves for brewing. Famous poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, and Bai Juyi created large numbers of poems about tea. Famous painters Tang Bohu and Wen Zhengming even drew many pictures about tea.
四年级上册生字
The Chine give great attention to their tea and the way they drink it. People have high r
equirements for the quality of the prepared tea leaf, the water they u to brew tea and the wares they u to prepare and rve tea. Normally, the finest tea is grown at altitudes of 3,000 to 7,000 feet (900 to 2,100 meters). People lect their water carefully. The Chine emphasize water quality and water taste. Fine water must be pure, sweet, cool, clean, and flowing. Water from good springs is always considered the best, as is rainwater from autumn and the rainy asons.
The Chine prefer pottery wares to wares made of metal or other materials. The best choice is the purple clay wares made in Yixing, Jiangsu Province. The purple clay of this region gives the wares their internationally-known purple color.
The style of tea-drinking us small cups to match the small, unglazed clay teapots; each cup is just large enough to hold about two small mouthfuls of tea. The tiny cups are particularly popular in Fujian, Taiwan Province and the eastern part of Guangdong Province. People in Shanghai and Beijing u large cups.
36. Which of the following is NOT included in Tea Culture?
A. Essays, poems and paintings on tea B. The art of making tea
C. The art of drinking tea D. The price of tea
37. A host will only fill a teacup to ven-tenths of its capacity and a guest should empty the teacup in gulps.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
38. The finest tea is grown at altitudes of .
A. 3,000 to 7,000 B. 2,000 to 5,000 C. 7,000 to 8,000 D. 8,000 to 10,000
39. Water from is always considered best for brewing tea.
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A. running water B. good springs C. well D. mineral water
40. Generally speaking, wares made in Yixing are preferable to other wares.
A. metal B. glass C. pottery D. plastic
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Passage 2
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Nobody actually wants to cau offence but, as business becomes ever more international, it is increasingly easy to get it wrong. There may be a single European market but it does not mean that managers behave the same in Greece as they do in Denmark.
拼多多登录后台In many European countries handshaking is an automatic gesture. In France good manners require that on arriving at a business meeting a man should shake hands with everyone prent. This can be a demanding task and, in a crowded room, may require gymnastic ability if the farthest hand is to be reached. Handshaking is almost as popular in some other countries, but Northern Europeans, such as the British and Scandinavians (北欧人), are not quite so fond of physical demonstrations of friendliness.
