:2019高考英语二轮复习专练模块5--Unit 2 The United Kingdom（附解析）

 模块5 Unit 2 The United Kingdom

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(全国百强卷 宁夏银川一中2019届高三第一次月考英语试题)The British have many traditions but there is nothing more quintessential（典型的）than taking afternoon tea. We know the British have a love affair with drinking tea, __41__   more than 160 million cups drunk every day but it was the invention of afternoon tea that turned tea-drinking into ___42_  popular pastime.
This sociable feast involves drinking good quality tea__43___(comfort) while nibbling（小口吃）on nice sandwiches, scones with jam and cream and a selection of small cakes. And, of course, it can only happen in the afternoon! Afternoon tea, ___44   (design) as a light snack to bridge the gap between lunch and dinner, dates back to the 1840. It went on to become __45   (fashion) social occasion for the upper classes.
Now there is a resurgence(复苏) in its __46___(popular) in the UK and it is available to anyone who can afford it. ___47   it can be enjoy