The history of cakes at weddings

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题目与答案

1. 1 Breaking a cake over the bride’s head was the last part of an ancient Roman wedding ceremony.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：Ancient Roman wedding ceremonies were finalized by breaking a cake of wheat or barley over the bride’s head as n symbol of good fortune

   同义替换：「was the last part」↔「were finalized by」

2. 10 Examples of wedding cakes with several _____ .

   答案：Boxes

   原文定位：The late 1800s in Britain saw the introduction of a new tradition, with the first multi-tiered wedding cakes. These were impressive cakes: they were heavy because they were made with so much dried fruit, and highly decorated with icing and embellished with sugar flowers, doves, horseshoes and bells. The first multi-tiered cakes comprised iced cakes stacked on top of each other rather like a succession of boxes gradually decreasing in size

   同义替换：「several」↔「a succession of」

3. 11 In the early 1900s, _____ were used to keep individual cakes apart.

   答案：Columns

   原文定位：It was not until the beginning of the 20th century that the cake tiers were separated and supported by columns

   同义替换：「In the early 1900s」↔「the beginning of the 20th century」，「were used to keep individual cakes apart」↔「tiers were separated and supported」

4. 12 The size of these cakes as well as their _____ affects pricing.

   答案：Design

   原文定位：The cost of the all- important wedding cake can be hundreds of pounds, depending on the dimension and design

   同义替换：「The size」↔「dimension」

5. 13 Hardened _____ between cakes stopped higher cakes sinking into tower cakes.

   答案：Icing

   原文定位：The cakes from the upper tiers did not sink into the lower tiers because they were a bit put on top of each other until the icing between each cake had had time to harden

   同义替换：「stopped higher cakes sinking into tower cakes」↔「did not sink into the lower tiers」

6. 2 Confetti is still made of nuts, dried fruit and honeyed almonds.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：Wedding guests were also supplied with sweetmeats called confetti, a sweet mixture of nuts, dried fruit and honeyed almonds;Eventually, confetti in the form of sweets and nuts was replaced with rice, flower petals, or colored paper, and these new types of confetti continue to be thrown over newly married couples in many countries around the world

7. 3 The groom’s family used to supply the confetti.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

   原文定位：Wedding guests were also supplied with sweetmeats called confetti, a sweet mixture of nuts, dried fruit and honeyed almonds. Handfuls of confetti were showered over the bride and groom; indeed, it seems to have been the custom to throw confetti about enthusiastically

8. 4 It was considered lucky for a newly married couple to be able to kiss over a tower of spiced buns.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：These were stacked in a towering pile, as high as possible. If the bride and groom were able to kiss over the tall stack, it augured a lifetime of riches

   同义替换：「lucky」↔「augured a lifetime of riches」，「newly married couple」↔「bride and groom」，「tower of spiced buns」↔「towering pile」

9. 5 Only brides were allowed to eat Bride Pie.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：Each guest had to eat a small piece of the pier not to do so was considered extremely impolite. A ring was traditionally placed in the pie, and the lady who found it would be next to marry

10. 6 The wedding cakes eaten in Britain today developed from Bride Cake of the 17th century.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：TRUE

    原文定位：In the 17th century, Bride Pie was changed into Bride Cake, the predecessor of the modern British wedding cake

    同义替换：「in Britain today」↔「modern British」，「developed from」↔「predecessor of」

11. Wedding cakes

    · 17th century- Britain Bride Cake:

    - expensive ingredients were a sign of wealth

    - less expensive round cakes were made of 7_____ with currants in between and sugar on top

    答案：Pastry

    原文定位：Some people made Bride Cake in the cheaper form of two large rounds of pastry sandwiched together with currants and sprinkled with sugar

    同义替换：「less expensive」↔「cheaper form」，「with currants in between」↔「together with currants」，「sugar on top」↔「sprinkled with sugar」

12. - they were baked on a hearth stone because not all homes had 8_____

    答案：Ovens

    原文定位：Very few homes at the time could boast of having ovens, but this type of pastry cake could be cooked on a baking stone on the hearth

    同义替换：「baked on」↔「cooked on」，「not all homes had」↔「Very few homes at the time could boast of having」

13. · Now- United States - Groom’s cake:

    - guest receive pieces of the groom’s cake

    - cakes may represent the 9_____ of the groom

    答案：Hobby

    原文定位：Modern groom’s cakes are often formed and decorated to depict the groom’s hobby, for example a golf bag, a camera, a chess board