Question

    Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world(after water), 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 fill 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.

It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn't appear until around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the national drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.

提示：1. How was tea invented?

2. Who was the first to discover tea as a drink?

3. Which book describes how to grow tea and how to make tea?

4. When was tea brought to other countries?

5. Who are the best ones understand the nature of tea?

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Answer

参考范文：

As one of the world's favorite drinks, tea was invented by a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong by accident. He was the first to discover tea as a drink. Cha Jing written by Lu Yu mentioned it and describes how to grow tea and how to make tea. Tea was brought to other countries thousands of year later. Although many people around the world know about tea culture, the Chinese are the best ones who understand the nature of tea. (80)

【解析】

文章大意：这篇短文主要介绍的是茶被偶然发明的经过、茶叶的种植及其传播和茶文化的发展。

根据提示，对文章高度概括。作为世界上最受欢迎的饮料之一，茶是由一位名叫神农的中国统治者偶然发明的。他是第一个发现茶作为饮料的人。陆羽的《茶经》提到了这一点，并描述了如何种茶和怎样泡茶。几千年后，茶叶被带到其他国家。虽然世界上许多人都知道茶文化，但中国人是最了解茶本质的人。故答案为As one of the world's favorite drinks, tea was invented by a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong by accident. He was the first to discover tea as a drink. Cha Jing written by Lu Yu mentioned it and describes how to grow tea and how to make tea. Tea was brought to other countries thousands of year later. Although many people around the world know about tea culture, the Chinese are the best ones who understand the nature of tea.