Question

完形填空

Do you know who invented tea? In fact , tea, the most popular drink in the world(after water), was invented by accident(偶然). According to an ancient Chinese legend(传说), the emperor. Shen Nong 1 tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a nearly bush(灌木丛)fell into the water and remained there for 2 . The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a 3 smell. Later he decided 4 the hot mixture(混合物). It was quite delicious. And 5 , one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.

China is the home of tea, 6 has more that 4,000 years of history. People throughout China drink tea daily. 7 the three major drinks ----tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by 8 people in the world. Tea from China, along 9 silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export 10 .

Tea leaves 11 mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, because of the mild 12 and rich soil there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all 13 kinds of tea.

Over the past centuries, Chinese people 14 their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is 15 a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.

1. A. invented B. found out

C. discovered D. tried out

2. A. sometimes B. some time

C. some times D. some days

3. A. pleasant B. pleased C. bad D. terrible

4. A. not to taste B. to taste C. tasting D. taste

5. A. by the way B. on the way

C. on its way D. in this way

6. A. who B. which C. where D. when

7. A. In B. For C. Of D. By

8. A. the number of B. a number of

C. a large number of D. the largest number of

9. A. between B. with C. except D. besides

10. A. at that time B. from now on

C. since then D. since now

11. A. produce B. are produced

C. make D. are made

12. A. climate B. weather

C. condition D. environment

13. A. interesting B. important

C. famous D. normal

14. A. had developed B. have developed

C. developed D. are developing

15. A. too B. as well C. either D. also

Answer 1

1C 2B 3A 4B 5D 6B 7C 8D 9B 10C11B 12A 13C 14B 15D