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 (灌木丛)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 茶这种植物本来就存在，只是没人发现。

37. B   for后接—段时间；some time"—段时间"。

38. B因为味道好，所以决定尝一尝；decide to do sth.。

39. D   in this way"这样，用这种方式"；句意是"这样，世界上最受欢迎的饮料之一被发明了"。

40. C   of"在...之中"。

41. B   along with"与...一起"。

42. C   since then"从那时起" 

43. B   produce"出产，出品"；主语是动作承受者，用被动语态。

44. C所提及的都足名茶。

45. B由时间状语可知用现在完成时。