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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 nearby 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 than 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 Fuji an,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,tealeaf 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
1. C 此处含义是"神农氏发现了茶"，由此可知答案为C.
2. B some time为"一段时间"。其他几个选项的含义分别是：sometimes为"有时";some times为"多次";some days为"好几天"。由句意可知应选B.
3. A 由后面It was quite delicious可推断此空应填pleasant"令人愉快的"。
4. B decide to do sth为"决定做某事"。
5. D in this way意为"以这种方式"。
6. B 本句是含非限制性定语从句的复合句，关系代词在从句中作主语且代表China ,故要用which 。
7. C Of the three major dttb意思为"在这三种主要饮料中"，此时of表范围。
8. D 此空要填含最高级的短语the largest number of,意思为"数量最多的"。
9. B along with为固定搭配，意思为"连同，与……一起"。
10. C 句中的"…has been an important Chinese export..."是现在完成时，故要用时间状语since then。
11. B 本题要用被动语态。主语为tea leaves,且时态是一般现在时,又根据句意可知此处应填produced„
12. A the mild climate为"温和的气候"。
13. C 句意为"龙井、乌龙、普洱和铁观音都是名茶"，故要用famous。
14. B 由时间状语over the past centuries可知，要用现在完成时。
15. D too和as well常用在句尾;either常用在否定句句尾，also常用在肯定句句中。
