Do you know who
invented tea? It is said that the emperor Shen Nong discovered
tea when he was boiling drinking water 21 an open fire. Some leaves from
a nearby tree fell into the water and the leaves were in the water
for 22 . The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water
produced a 23 smell. Later he decided 24
the hot water with the leaves. It was quite delicious. And 25 ,
one of the worl’s favorite drinks was invented.
26 is the
home of tea. And tea has more than 4,000 years history. 27 the
three drinks—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by 28 people
in the world. Tea 29 China began to be known by the world over a
thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export (出口商品) 30
.
Tea
leaves 31 mainly in the south of the Yangtze
River, 32 the warm climate (气候)there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all
33 kinds of tea.
Over the
past centuries, Chinese people 34 their tea
culture(文化), including
tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on. We know tea
is 35 a popular topic(主题) in dances, songs, poems and novels.
1.A. in B.
by
C. over
D. to
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. Japan
B. China C.
America
D.England 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. to
B. from
C. in
D. off
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. becauuse of
B. because C.
as
D. for
13.A. interesting
B. important C. famous
D. expensive
14.A. had developed
B. have developed C. developed D.are
developing
15.A. too
B. as well C.
either D.
also