2014届各区二模英语试卷阅读理解 (A篇14套)2014届各区二模英语试卷阅读理解 (A篇14套).docx

2014届各区二模英语试卷阅读理解（A篇14套）Choose the best answer: (1) Pubs are important part of British life. Pubs, formally public houses, are common in towns and villages in England. People usually talk, eat, drink, meet their friends and relax there. You can order a soft drinks like orange juice, cola or coffee, but many people go to pubs to have an alcoholic drink. Many types of alcoholic drinks are available, but the most popular drink his beer.Traditional English beer comes in a variety of local flavours and is called ‘draught’ beer. All draught beers are served from a hand pump, on the bar rather than in bottles or cans. Unlike American or other European beers, it is served cool but not cold. Nowadays, a lot of English people enjoy a European beer called lager (淡味啤酒). This is lighter, more refreshing（清新的）and is served cold Beer is sold in pint orhalf-pint glasses (A pint is just over half a liter). When you order a drink, ask for a ‘pint’ or a ‘half’ of the beer you want to try.There is no waiter service in an English pub. You go to the bar and place your order to the bar staff. They will pour you drinks and pass them to you. They will then tell you how much to pay. You have to pay for your drinks there and then. After receiving your change, you can carry your drinks back to a table to enjoy. It is usual for friends to take turns buying drinks for each other. This is known as ‘buying a round’.Pubs sell cheap food too. The choice of food ranges（涉及）from small bar snacks such as crisps, and peanuts, to three course meals. A popular meal during the summer months is a ‘ploughmans lunch’. This is a dish of bread, cheese or ham, and salad which is served cold. You will often find a pubs menu written on a blackboard. There may even be the daily specials for you to try.You must be at least eighteen years old to buy alcohol（含酒精的饮料）in England. Children under fourteen years old are not usually allowed inside a pub, but families with children can sit outside in the garden, known as the b