Asia has long tradition of tea-drinking. And China is no exception.

However, lately more and more Chinese people are turning to a different drink. Coffee has become an increasingly popular choice of Chinese people living abroad and in the country's huge cities. It is also a popular crop among those living in the mountains of southern Yunnan Province.

In big cities such as Beijing, coffee shops seem to be on nearly every major（主要的；重要的） street corner. These shops are not just selling drinks from Starbucks, the world-famous coffee company. Coffee businesses from South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Britain are also operating in China.

Tea-drinking is steeped in the culture and traditions of many Asian countries, like China and Japan. But is that changing? Are young people from Asia now choosing a cup of coffee instead of tea?

BeiBei Su is from China. She has been living in the United States for the past eight years. Before that, she lived in Italy for two years. Ms. Su says she likes tea better than coffee. But she adds that may not be true among the younger generation in China. Many young Chinese people drink coffee socially -- when meeting with friends. Yang Lin lives in the U.S. but comes from an area in China famous for growing tea. She used to only drink tea while in China. But now, she says, she drinks both and for different reasons.

Yang Lin says that drinking coffee for her is a social event. She and her co-workers like to sit in a café and talk over a cup of coffee. Voyo is another Chinese woman who now lives in Washington, D.C. She says that after moving to the U.S. her tastes changed. We would call her a coffee convert, someone who now chooses to drink coffee. 

With more people drinking coffee, many see an economic opportunity for Chinese-grown beans. China-grown coffee could be a money-maker even if most of the coffee on sale in China is imported.

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1.What does the author mainly introduce?

A Chinese people have long tradition of tea-drinking.

B More and more Chinese are choosing coffee to drink.

C People in big cities like drinking coffee better than tea.

D More Asian people are turning to different drinks.

解析：选B。B 主旨大意题。根据第二段第二句Coffee has become an increasingly popular choice of Chinese people living abroad and in the country's huge cities，故选B。

2.In a Beijing coffee shop, you may have a cup of coffee from ______.

A Taiwan

B Starbucks

C Britain

D All above

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第三段可知答案，故选D。

3.What has happened to tea-drinking in China?

A It hasn’t been protected as a culture.

B It hasn’t been protected as a tradition.

C It has been changing for some reasons.

D Young people never like it any more.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第四段的两个问句及第五段的举例回答可知茶文化在变化，故选C。

4.Why does Yang Lin drink coffee?

A Because she lives in the U.S. now.

B Because she can talk with friends.

C Because she has drunk tea so long.

D Because her tastes has changed.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。由文章第六段的一、二句可知，她把喝咖啡作为一种交际方式，好与人聊天，故选B。

5.From the last paragraph, we can infer that ______.

A less and less coffee will be imported in China in the future

B the China-grown coffee beans will be sold to the world soon

C the need of coffee will offer more chances to make money

D Chinese economy will depend on coffee beans in the future

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。由最后一段可知，随着咖啡需求的增长，许多人看到了种咖啡豆的财富机会，故选C。