D．A choice of drinks.

　　3．Why was tea unable to be accepted as a common drink in Britain in the 17th century?

　　A．It was merely served in London.

　　B．It was taxed as an alcoholic drink.

　　C．It was forbidden in business settings.

　　D．It was too expensive for most people.

　　4．How is the text organized?

　　A．By cause and effect.

　　B．By comparison.

　　C．In time order.

　　D．In frequency order.

　　【解题导语】本文介绍了茶在英国的发展历史及其受欢迎的原因。

　　1．A　考查主旨大意。从文章第一段的"in the 17th century"、第二段的"Around 1800"及第三段的"during the 19th century"可知，本文主要介绍了茶在英国的发展。故选A项。

　　2．A　考查词义猜测。从文中的"she brought tea­drinking to the English royal court and set a trend for the_beverage"可知，她把喝茶的习惯带到了英国皇室并开启了英国人喝茶的潮流，故选A项。

　　3．D　考查细节理解。从文章第一段的"However, drinking tea in social settings outside the workplace was beyond the means of the majority of British people.It came with a high price tag and tea was taxed as well"可知，17世纪，在英国茶不能作为一种普遍的饮料的原因是对大多数英国人来说，它的价格高并被征税。故选D项。A项错在"merely"，文中未提及；B项错在"alcoholic"，文中并未提及；C项错在"forbidden in business settings"，与文章第一段的内容不符。

　　4．C　考查细节理解。从文章第一段的"in the 17th century"、第二段的"Around 1800"及第三段的"during the 19th century"可知，文章是按照时间顺序来组织的。故选C项。

　　二、单句语法填空

　　1．She can't tolerate ________(treat) that way.

　　答案：being treated　tolerate doing sth."容忍做某事"。主语she与treat之间为被动关系，故填动名词的被动形式，即being treated。

　　2．Your art skills are excellent and admirable, which leave me a deep ________(impress)．

　　答案：impression　leave sb. a deep impression "给某人留下深刻印象"。

　　3．________(devote) to his research work, the professor cared little about other things.

答案：Devoted　本句中含有be devoted to的结构，结合句子结构可知，应用过去分