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Alcohol

American laws concerning alcohol differ from state to state and city to city. In

some towns, even states, alcohol is not allowed for sale at all except for the very weak

3.2 percent alcohol beer, known as ―three-two‖ beer. Some places do not allow the

sale of alcohol on Sundays, even in shops—you may find a bar with locks on its

alcohol shelves. Other places permit alcohol to be sold on Sunday afternoons and

evenings, but not on Sunday mornings. In many parts of America, you are not allowed

to drink alcohol in a public place. That is, you may not sit in a park or walk along a

street while drinking beer, and you cannot even take a nice bottle of wine on your

picnic. And in many states you are not allowed to drink alcohol while driving, or even

have an opened alcohol bottle in the car. Some bars have a license only for beer and

wine. Others are also allowed to sell spirits (烈性酒) and, as Americans say, ―mixed

drinks‖. Many bars have a period known as ―happy hour‖, often longer than an hour,

when they sell drinks at lower-than-usual prices. This is usually around 5 p.m. and

may be only on certain days of the week.

The Legal Drinking Age

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The legal drinking age differs from place to place but is generally between 18

and 21. Some places permit the consumption of beer at 18 but spirits only at 21.

Others permit the consumption only of ―three-two‖ beer from 18 to 21. Young people

therefore often drive from one place to another with more free drinking laws. In some

parts of the US young people are allowed to vote, marry, raise children, keep full-time

jobs, be tried in courts as adults, join the army and even buy guns—but NOT have a

glass of beer. In some places people aged between 18 and 21 are allowed to go into

bars but not allowed to drink.

Another even more interesting aspect of American drinking age laws is that in

some places people below legal drinking age are not even allowed to sell alcohol.

Proof of Legal Drinking Age

In most places these drinking laws are fairly rigidly kept. You may, for example,

find people lining up to get into a bar and discover that the line is caused by a guard

on the door who is asking everybody for identification. If you ask him why he wants

to know who you are, he will inform you that he actually wants proof of how old you

are. On such occasions Americans often show their driving licenses, which have their

date of birth written on them.

Beer

American beer, with very few exceptions, ranges from the average to the terrible.

There are not many types of beer in the US—‖light‖ and ―dark‖ are two terms

commonly used.

It is therefore normal to order beer simply by brand names. In a restaurant, in

fact, it is quite all right to order ―a beer‖, and they will tell you what they have.

It is not necessary, either, to specify quantity when ordering beer. If it comes in

bottles or cans, you will get a bottle or can, and if it’s ―on tap‖（可以随时取用的），

you will get a glass, unless you order a ―pitcher‖（大酒罐）. The latter is very

convenient to serve, since you can then take the pitcher and glasses to your table and

keep filling up without going back to the bar. It is harder, however, to know how

much you have drunk.

Some beer comes in bottles with taps that look as if they need an opener, but you

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can, in fact, open them up by hand—though you have to be very careful not to hurt

yourself. It is possible, in some stores and bars, to find a wide variety of beer from all

over the world, especially Western Europe and Australia, and it is fun to try them.

Cocktail (鸡尾酒)

Cocktails and ―mixed drinks‖ are much more popular and stronger in the US

than in Europe, and visitors may not be familiar with some of the term. ―On the

rocks‖, as you probably know, means with ice, while ―straight up‖ or ―up‖ means neat

and without ice. There are hundreds of different cocktails, and there is no space here

to list all the different names.

Whiskey

In America ―whiskey‖ means bourbon unless otherwise indicated. Bourbon（波旁威

士忌） is a rather oily spirit made from corn. Rye (黑麦) whiskey is called ―rye‖ and

Scotch whiskey ―Scotch‖.

Wine

In bars wine can often be bought by the glass. Don’t be misled by names.

―Chablis‖ is used to refer to white wine, and ―Burgundy‖ to red—Americans seem

never to have heard of white Burgundy.

21. ( ) Limits on drinking in the US are the strictest in the world.

22. ( ) Alcohol in some states can be sold if they are not very strong.

23. ( ) In many states people are not allowed to drink alcohol while driving but

they

can keep opened alcohol bottles in the car.

24. ( ) The legal drinking age in the US is between 18 and 21.

25. ( ) Americans often show their driving licenses if asked for identification when

they get into a bar.

26. ( ) You are requested to clarify how much you want when you order beer.

27. ( ) Many stores and bars offer a wide variety of beer from all over the world.

28. If you say ―straight up‖ when ordering cocktail in the US, you mean you want

it_____________

29. In America, ―whiskey‖ usually refers to a kind of oily spirit made from

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__________________.

30. ―Rye‖ is another name for _______________________________

III. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (20 marks, 2 marks each)

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