Question

  Tea is very popular in the world. It was invented by accident (偶然）.According to an ancient Chinese legend,the emperor Shen Nong 36     tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby bush (灌木叢)fell into the water and remained there for 37      The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a pleasant smell. Later he decided 38      the hot mixture (混合物）. It was quite delicious. And 39     ， one of the world’s favorite drinks was discovered.

China is the home of tea,which has more than 4,000 years’ history. People throughout China drink tea daily.

40      the three major drinks—tea,coffee and cocoa,tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world. Tea from China，along 41      silk and porcelain，began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export 42     

Tea leaves 43      mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River,in the provinces of Zhejiang,Jiangxi and Fujian,because of the mild climate and rich soil there. Longjing,Wulong,Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all 44      kinds of tea.

Over the past centuries,Chinese people 45      their unique tea culture,which includes tea planting,tea - leaf picking,tea making and so on. Tea is also a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances,songs,poems and novels.

(   ) 36. A. invented     B. found out  C. discovered     D. tried out

(   ) 37. A. sometimes     B. some time  C. some times     D. some days

(   ) 38. A.  not to taste  B. to taste     C. tasting  D. taste

(   ) 39. A.  by the way  B. on the way     C. on its way  D. in this way

(   ) 40. A.  In  B. For     C. Of  D. By

(   ) 41. A.  between  B. with     C. except  D. besides

(   ) 42. A.  at that time  B. from now on     C. since then  D. since now

(   ) 43. A.  produce  B. are produced     C. make  D. are made

(   ) 44. A.  interesting  B. important     C. famous  D. normal

(   ) 45. A.  had developed  B. have developed     C. developed  D. are developing

Answer 1

 36. C 茶這種植物本來就存在，只是沒人發(fā)現(xiàn)。

37. B   for后接—段時間；some time"—段時間"。

38. B因?yàn)槲兜篮�，所以決定嘗一嘗；decide to do sth.。

39. D   in this way"這樣，用這種方式"；句意是"這樣，世界上最受歡迎的飲料之一被發(fā)明了"。

40. C   of"在...之中"。

41. B   along with"與...一起"。

42. C   since then"從那時起" 

43. B   produce"出產(chǎn)，出品"；主語是動作承受者，用被動語態(tài)。

44. C所提及的都足名茶。

45. B由時間狀語可知用現(xiàn)在完成時。