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【题目】Tea is one of the most popular【1】(drink)in the world. You make it by pouring hot water over the【2】 (dry)leaves of a tea plant. For centuries people believed that tea could cure illnesses, and they used it as medicine. Today scientists know that tea contains chemicals that prevent cells from【3】(die). Most teas have caffeine in them, a substance that makes you feel more active. Some people have problems drinking tea because it can cause 【4】(sleepless).

The tea plant grows best in tropical and temperate places【5】rain falls throughout the year. Teas can be grown from sea level【6】about 2,000 metres, but the best quality grows in higher regions.

Tea 【7】(come)from the leaves and buds of tea plants. Wild plants can be up to 9 metres high but on tea plantations(茶园)they 【8】(cut)back to a bush of about a metre in height so that workers can pull the leaves 【9】(easy). It takes a plant three to five years before it is ready for plucking(采摘).

A plucker can harvest about 20 kg of tea a day. on large tea plantations the leaves are harvested by machines, 【10】the quality of tea is higher when the leaves are plucked by hand.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】drinks

【2】dried

【3】dying

【4】sleeplessness

【5】where

【6】to

【7】comes

【8】are cut

【9】easily

【10】but

【解析】 本文属于饮食类。主要讲述茶是世界上最受欢迎的饮料之一，及喝茶的作用，茶的种植。

【1】drinks

考查名词的复数。句意：茶是世界上最受欢迎的饮料之一。根据句意可知是最受欢迎的饮料之一，应该是复数，故用drinks.

【2】dried

考查过去分词作状语。句意：你可以热水泡干的茶叶。根据常识可知茶叶是烘干的，故要用dried作定语，被烧坏的，dried。

【3】dying

考查固定搭配。句意：今天的科学家们知道，茶叶中含有的化学物质，可防止细胞死亡。prevent sh. from doing sth.阻止某事的发生。故选dying。

【4】sleeplessness

考查名词作宾语。句意：它会导致失眠。动词cause后要跟名词作宾语，故要用sleepessness。

【5】where

考查定语从句。茶树在热带和温带地区生长最好，那里全年有雨水降落。先行词places 在从句中作地点状语，故用where。

【6】to

考查固定搭配。句意：茶叶可以从海平面生长到2000米左右。from…to…,从……到……，故选to。

【7】comes

考查谓语动词。句意：茶来自茶树的叶子和芽。Tea 是个不可数名词，谓语动词要用单数，故用 comes。

【8】are cut

考查谓语动词的时态和语态。句意：野生植物可以高达9米，茶园里的植物被削减到约一米的灌木丛。他们(植物)是被砍，是复数。故要用被动。

【9】easily

考查副词修饰动词。句意：工人可以把树叶很容易地摘下来。Easy修饰动词pull，形容词不能修饰动词，故用副词easily。

【10】but

考查转折连词。大茶园的叶子是由机器收割，但是手工采摘的茶叶 质量更高。分析句意可知两句是转折关系，故用but。