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【题目】While many countries love their tea, UK citizens are particularly proud of being “tea people”. The average UK citizen consumes nearly 2 kilograms of (dry) tea each year.

Tea only made its way to England in large 【1】(quantity) in the first years of the 17th century. Tea from China and a few other Asian countries 【2】 (sell) more widely in England at that time. Then tea was getting more and more popular among different social classes.

There are many varieties of tea. They all come from the plant Camellia sinensis (茶树), and are 【3】(simple) processed in different ways. Black tea mixtures are still【4】most common type drunk in the UK. The reason why black tea is dark in colour is 【5】 the leaves have been allowed to oxidize (氧化) before drying. People usually serve 【6】with milk or lemon.

You may still find tea made with loose tea leaves, served up in a pot, and 【7】 (pour) into the best china cups with saucers for visitors, but behind closed doors it is likely to be served in a tall cup, and made with a tea bag.

Tea is still a large part of daily life in the UK today, but it seems to be 【8】 the decrease. Tea sales 【9】 (fall) by 6% in 2014 alone.

Still, what goes around comes around; it’s sure 【10】(become) fashionable again.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】quantities

【2】was sold

【3】simply

【4】the

【5】that

【6】it

【7】poured

【8】on

【9】fell

【10】to become

【解析】请在此填写整体分析!

【1】句意：in large quantities大量地。故把quantity--- quantities。

【2】句意：来自中国和几个其他亚洲国家的茶在那时更广泛地被卖。根据at that time可知句子用一般过去时态，再根据句子主语tea和sell之间是被动关系，雇佣一般过去时态的被动语态，答案为was sold。

【3】副词修饰动词，答案为simply。

【4】句意：红茶混合物仍然是英国最常见的酒。形容词最高级前用定冠词the。

【5】固定结构：The reason做主语，后面的表语从句用that引导。故答案为that。

【6】句意：人们通常用牛奶或柠檬来服务它。此处用it指代tea。

【7】句意：你可能还会发现茶是用松散的茶叶做成的，装在锅里，为游客倒进浅碟上的最好茶杯里。此处是并列的过去分词做宾语补足语。可知答案为poured。

【8】句意：似乎在下降。on the decrease在减少中，答案为on.

【9】句意：茶的销售仅在2014年就下降了百分之六。句子用一般过去时态，答案为fell。

【10】句意：它一定又变得流行。be sure to do sth.一定做某事，答案为to become。