Question

Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first drunk 1.(几乎，差不多) 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese 2.(统治者) called Shen Nong first discovered tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was 3.煮沸) drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice 4.(气味) so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious. And so, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.

A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, 5.(提到) Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the 6.(最好的)tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.

It is believed that tea was 7.(带到) to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn’t appear until around 1660, but less than 100 years later, it had become the 8.(民族的) drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to 9.(传播) the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without 10.(疑问) the ones who best understand the nature of tea.

Answer 1

1.nearly

2.ruler

3.boiling

4.smell

5.mentioned

6.best

7.taken

8.national

9.spread

10.doubt

【解析】

1.1】考察副词的用法。nearly “几乎，差不多”后可加具体的数字。

2.2】考察名词。根据前边的修饰词 a Chinese 可知后面用名词。

3.3】考察时态的用法。根据句子结构可知使用过去进行时。

4.4】考查名词的用法。a nice ＋名词。

5.5】考察动词的用法。根据句子结构可知应填谓语动词，结合上下文的时态可知用一般过去时。

6.6】考察形容词最高级。best 修饰 tea leaves 。

7.7】考察被动语态。根据句意：人们认为茶是在六世纪和七世纪期间被带到韩国和日本的。take “带走”，且此处是被动语态。

8.8】考察形容词。the national drink “民族的饮料”。

9.9】考察动词。help to do sth 可知 应填动词原形，传播 用 spread。

10.10】考察固定短语 without doubt “毫无疑问”。

考点：单词填空