AfternoonTea

　　Whenrelatedtoafternoontea,whatwouldyouthinkof?Acupoftea,apieceofcakeandagoodmood,whatagoodenjoyment!Butdoyouknowhowcomestheafternoontea?

　　Weshouldthankforalady,whohadcreatedthecustomofafternoonteain1840.ShewasAnna,the7thDuchessofBedford.Atthattime,peopleofupperclassusuallyhadsupperataround8o’clockintheevening.ButAnnabegantofeelhungryatround4intheafternoon.Thishadleftheragoodlongtimeof4hours.Therefore,shetoldtheservanttobringatrayoftea,bread,butterandcaketoherroomduringthelateafternoon.Itbecameahabitofhers.Soon,sheinvitedherfriendstojoinher.

　　Afternoonteawaslikedbymostwomen,becausetheythenhadreasontogettogetherandkilltheleisuretimemoremeaningfully.AfterAnna’slaunchoftheafternoontea,womenoftherichdidthesameintheirhomesanditlaterbecameafashionablesocialevent,providingaplaceforpeopletomeetnewfriendsandgetnewinformation.

　　Thetraditionalafternoonteausuallycontainsateapotoftea,severalteacupsandcakes.EnglishteaismainlyfromIndiaorCeylon,whichwasoriginallytransportedbytheEastIndiaCompany.

　　Today,afternoonteahasbeensimplifiedbecauseofthechangeoflifestyle.Peopleuseteabagsinsteadoftealeaves.Cakesarenolongerasvariousanddifficultasthatoflongtimeago.Theyusuallyaresomepiecesofbiscuitsorcakes.

　　ButifyouwanttoexperiencearealEnglishafternoontea,IwouldadviseyoutogotoDevonshire,whereproducesgoodcreamandfamouscreamtea.Theteaconsistsofhotandsweetteaservedinchinateacupsandscones,strawberryjamaswellasthefineclottedcream-thevitalingredientofcreamtea.Youmayenjoyyourselfforawholeafternoon.

　　1.Whenwasthecustomofafternoonteacreated?

　　2.WhydidAnnacreatethecustomofafternoontea?

　　Becauseshe_______________beforehavingsupper.

　　3.Whydidmostwomenlikeafternoontea?

　　4.Whatdoesthetraditionalafternoonteausuallycontain?

　　5.Doesafternoonteastaythesameasbefore?

　　6.WherewouldthewritersuggesthegoifonewantstohavearealEnglishafternoontea?

　　7.WhatdoyouthinkofAnna?

　　Key:

　　1.In1840.

　　2.alwaysfelthungry

　　3.Becausetheyhadreasontogettogetherandkilltheleisuretimemoremeaningfully.

　　4.Itusuallycontainsateapotoftea,severalteacupsandcakes.

　　5.No,itdoesn’t.

　　6.HeshouldgotoDevonshire.

　　7.Anypossibleanswers.