Question

18．Did you know that tea，the most popular drink in the world，was invented by accident？Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5，000 years ago．It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink．One day，Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire．Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time．It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water．It was quite delicious，and so，one of the world's favorite drinks was invented．
A few thousand years later，Lu Yu，"the saint of tea"，mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing．The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea．It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used．From then on，the tea was getting more and more popular in the world．

56．When was tea first drunk？About 5，000 years ago．
57．In which country was tea drunk first？China
58．What color was tea found first？Brown
59．Who was"the saint of tea"？Lu Yu
60．What's main meaning of the first paragraph（段落）？Tea was invented by accident．

Answer 1

分析 你知道世界上最流行的饮品--茶是偶然发明的吗？许多人认为第一次喝茶是在大约5000年之前．据说是中国的皇帝神农第一个发现茶是一种饮品．一天，神农在屋外烧水．一棵树上的一些树叶掉落在水里并停留了一段时间．皇帝注意到水中的叶子发出一种怡人的气味．所以他尝尝这种棕色的水．它相当可口．就这样，世界上最受欢迎的饮品之一诞生了．
几千年后，陆羽--茶圣，在他的《茶经》中提到了神农．这本书描述了茶树怎样种植，怎样用来泡茶．也讨论了哪里产最好的茶叶，应该用什么样的水泡制．从那时起，茶在世界上越来越受欢迎．

解答 56．答案：About 5，000 years ago．细节理解题．根据Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5，000 years ago可知第一次作为饮品是在5000年前，故填About 5，000 years ago．
57．答案：China．细节理解题．根据It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink可知是中国的神农第一个发现的，故是在中国China，故答案是China．
58．答案：Brown．细节理解题．根据It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water可知是棕色的，故填Brown．
59．答案：Lu Yu．细节理解题．根据 Lu Yu，"the saint of tea"，mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing可知茶圣是陆羽，故答案是Lu Yu．
60．答案：Tea was invented by accident．段落理解题．根据Did you know that tea，the most popular drink in the world，was invented by accident？这是第一段的主旨句，下文就是围绕茶是偶然发明的来陈述的，故本段的段意是茶是偶然发明的，故填Tea was invented by accident．

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