For thousands of years, the most important two buildings in any British village have been

For thousands of years, the most important two buildings in any British village have been the church and the pub．Traditionally, the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or town, where the people gather together to socialize and exchange news．
As a result, British pubs are often old and well preserved．Many of them have become historic sites．The most famous example is the pub in the city of Nottingham called Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem , which dates back to the year 1189 AD and is probably the oldest pub in England．
However, British pubs are not just for kings and queens; they welcome people from all classes and parts of society．On a cold night, the pub's landlord or landlady can always find a warm place for you by the fire．There is always honest and hearty food and plenty of drinks available at an affordable price．
That's how things used to be．Things are beginning to change．It is said that the credit crunch （信贷紧缩） is causing 39 British pubs in a week to go out of business．People do not have enough spare money to spend on beer．Recently, the UK government banned smoking in all pubs, and that may also have affected the number of customers going to pubs．
This decline is happening despite the fact that in 2005 the UK government started to allow pubs to stay open after 11 p．m．．Previously, with 11 p．m．as closing time, customers would have to drink quite quickly, meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they would if allowed to drink slowly．The British habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as binge drinking , and it causes long-term health problems for people and problems with violent crime for communities．
In order to save their businesses, pubs are trying to change with the market．British pubs now offer something for everyone．A lot of pubs used to be Working Men's Clubs , meaning that women could not usually enter．Today, however, women can freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems．Perhaps things are changing for the better after all．
【小题1】British people have the habit of gathering in the pubs to ．A．have the hearty foodB．enjoy the historic sitesC．make themselves knownD．communicate with each other【小题2】The British pubs are allowed to stay open after 11p．m．to ．A．urge customers to drink quicklyB．affect the number of customersC．help reduce social problemsD．give pub owners better income【小题3】We can learn from the last paragraph that the author ．A．is against the admission of too many women to the pubsB．holds an optimistic attitude towards the future of the British pubsC．thinks that women in the pubs will cause less social problemsD．holds the view that British pubs should offer everything you need【小题4】The passage mainly tells us ．A．the long history of British pubsB．the present situation of British pubsC．the reason why British people go to pubsD．the disadvantages of running pubs in BritainD

(答案→)D 解析：文章主要讲述的是关于现在英国酒吧的一些相关信息。【小题1】推理判断题，根据第一段where the people gather together to socialize and exchange news可知，英国人在酒吧是从事社交活动，谈论新闻。【小题2】推理判断题，根据第五段可知，在11点之前关门会导致很多问题，比如long-term health problems for people and problems with violent crime for communities【小题3】推理判断题，根据文章最后一句Perhaps things are changing for the better after all可知，【小题4】文章讲述的英国酒吧的现在的状况。

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