Question

A. spread                      B. variety                      C. reduce                           D. necessary                 E. popular

         Do you love to start your day with a cup of tea in the morning? Maybe you enjoy taking a quiet moment out in the evening to relax with it?

         Tea has been an important part of daily life in China for hundreds of years. There is a ________1._______ of tea, such as green tea, black tea, flower tea, and yellow tea. But two rising stars in China’s teacups --- white tea and dark tea --- are becoming more and more ________2._______.

         Dark tea is made from rough, old tea leaves which darken to a deep brown colour during the long process.

         White tea, produced mostly in Fujian, is made by drying tea leaves. The local people ________3._______ the fresh leaves out on the ground and keep them in jars after they have dried.

         Both dark tea and white tea have a long history in China. Dark tea and white tea are healthy drinks. Dark tea can ________4._______ fat n the body, lower blood pressure and slow the aging process.

Answer

1.B

2.E

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题解析:本文大意：茶几百年来已经成为中国日常生活中重要的一部分，有多种茶，如绿茶、黑茶、花茶和黄茶。但中国苯杯中两颗升起的明星—白茶和黑茶，正在变得越来越受欢迎。黑茶是由粗糙的老茶叶制成的，在长期的过程中颜色变深为深棕色。白茶主要产自福建，当地人把新鲜叶子铺在地上，在干燥之后放在坛子中。黑茶和白茶在中国历史悠久，是健康饮品，黑茶可以减少体内的脂肪，降低血压、减缓衰老。

1.考查名词。句意：有多种茶，如绿茶、红茶、花茶和黄茶。variety种类，a variety of多种多样，故答案选B

2.考查形容词。句意：但中国苯杯中两颗升起的明星—白茶和黑茶，正在变得越来越受欢迎。popular受欢迎的，more and more越来越……根据语境可知是越来越受欢迎，故答案选E

3.考查动词。句意：当地人把新鲜叶子铺在地上，在干燥之后放在坛子中。spread铺，根据on the ground在地上，可知是铺在地上，故答案选A

4.考查动词。句意：黑茶可以减少体内的脂肪，降低血压、减缓衰老。根据lower 降低和slow减弱,,可知是并列的向下的动词，reduce减少，故答案选C

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