Question

【题目】Of the three major drinks of the world—tea, coffee and cocoa—tea is consumed by the

【1】(large) number of people.

China is the homeland of tea. Human cultivation of tea plants dates back to two thousand years ago. Tea from China, along【2】her silk and porcelain, began to be known to the world more than a thousand years ago and since then it 【3】(be) an important Chinese export.

At present more than forty countries in the world grow tea with Asian countries，【4】(produce) 90% of the world’s total output. All tea trees in other countries have their origin directly or indirectly in China. The word for tea leaves or tea as 【5】drink in many countries are derivatives(衍生物) from the Chinese character “cha”. The Russians call it “cha’i”, 【6】sounds like “chaye”(tea leaves) as it is pronounced in northern China, and the English word “tea” sounds similar to the pronunciation of【7】(it) counterpart（对应物） in Xiamen. The Japanese character for tea is written 【8】(exact) the same as it is in Chinese, though 【9】(pronounce) with a slight difference. The habit of tea drinking spread to Japan in the 6th century, but it was not introduced to Europe and America till the 17th and 18th centuries. Now the number of tea【10】(drink) in the world is still on the increase.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】largest

【2】with

【3】has been

【4】producing

【5】a

【6】which

【7】its

【8】exactly

【9】pronounced

【10】drinkers

【解析】本文主要讲了中国的茶。茶最早产生于中国，而一些国家对单词茶的发音也是与中国某个地区的发音相似，目前世界上喝茶的人越来越多。

【1】largest 考查最高级。由of the three major drinks可知，该句是三者之间比较，所以需用最高级，故填largest。

【2】with 考查固定搭配。along with和……一起，可并列连接两个名词，故填with。

【3】has been 考查现在完成时。由since then连接的句子需用现在完成时。

【4】producing 考查非谓语动词。该句的主语是countries，与produce之间是主谓关系，所以该空省略主语时需用现在分词来作非谓语。

【5】a 考查冠词。这里指的是茶作为一种饮料，所以需用冠词a，表示泛指。

【6】which 考查非限制性定语从句。该句的先行词是cha’i，后句中缺少主语，所以这里用which在从句中作主语，故填which。

【7】its 考查形容词性物主代词。it意为“它”，在句中作主语、宾语等，但不能修饰名词，需用形容词性物主代词its，来修饰名词。

【8】exactly 考查副词。该空需用副词修饰动词write。

【9】pronounced 考查短语。be pronounced with被用……发音。所以这里需填pronounced。

【10】drinkers 考查名词。这里指的是“喝茶的人”，且这里名词需用复数，故填drinkers。