Question

【題目】完形填空，閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Tea is the most popular drink in the world besides water. There are _____ different types of tea. All tea comes from the tea plant. The leaves and buds(芽) of this plant are picked several times a year, usually _____ . After it has been picked, the tea is processed into black tea, oolong tea, green tea and white tea.

Black tea was invented in China during the Ming Dynasty as a way _____ tea fresh when it was transported long distances. Tea has to travel a long distance to reach places _____ the UK, Canada and Australia. As a result, it is not _____ that westerners drink mostly black tea. However, the majority(大多數(shù)) of the world drinks green tea.

Herbal(藥草的) tea is prepared in the same way _____ regular tea but is not real tea. This is because it has herbs, fruits and spices inside, _____ leaves from the tea plant. To truly be tea, the leaves must come from this plant.

All tea _____ has caffeine(咖啡因), which comes from the tea leaves. Decaffeinated(脫咖啡因) tea is usually green or black that has been processed to take away the caffeine.

In recent years, organic(有機) tea _____popular too. This is tea that comes from plants that have been grown without the use of any chemicals. People believe that it tastes better and is healthier. Yet, it also costs more because the _____ of the crops is often smaller.

【1】A.a great deal ofB. lot of C. hundred of D. thousands of

【2】A. by hand B. with hand C. on hand D. in hand

【3】A. leaving B. to leave C. keeping D. to keep

【4】A. for example B. such as C. because ofD. as a result of

【5】A. exciting B. imaginativeC. surprising D. possible

【6】A. like B. as C. of D. with

【7】A. with B. by C. insteadD. instead of

【8】A. naturallyB. completely C. simplyD. hardly

【9】A. become B. became C. will become D. has become

【10】A. colour B. weight C. size D. age

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【6】B

【7】D

【8】A

【9】D

【10】C

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：除了水外，茶是世界上最受歡迎的飲料。該文介紹了茶的發(fā)展史。

【1】D考查短語及語境理解。句意：有成千上萬種不同類型的茶。a great deal of大量的；lot of和hundred of都不符合英語表達(dá)習(xí)慣；thousands of數(shù)以千計的，成千上萬的。根據(jù)句意結(jié)合語境可知該選D。

【2】A考查介詞短語及語境理解。句意：所有的茶都來自茶樹的葉子和芽。這種植物一年可以通過手工采摘數(shù)次。表示用手常用 by hand，所以選A。

【3】D考查動詞不定式及語境理解。句意：明代中國發(fā)明了紅茶作為一種保存茶鮮的方式。Leaving離開；to leave離開；keeping保存；to keep保存。根據(jù)句意結(jié)合語境可知該選D。

【4】B考查介詞短語及語境理解。句意：茶必須旅行很長的距離才能達(dá)到諸如英國，加拿大和澳大利亞這些地方。for example例如； such as比如； because of因為，由于； as a result of結(jié)果。根據(jù)the UK, Canada and Australia.可知該選B。

【5】C考查形容詞及語境理解。句意：因此，西方人不喝紅茶并不驚奇。exciting興奮的；imaginative富有想象力的；surprising令人驚奇的；possible可能的。根據(jù)句意結(jié)合語境可知該選C。

【6】B考查介詞及語境理解。句意：草藥茶是以同樣的方式作為定期茶準(zhǔn)備但不是真正的茶。like像；as作為；of……的；with和。根據(jù)句意結(jié)合語境可知該選B。

【7】D考查介詞短語及語境理解。句意：這是因為它有草藥，水果和香料在里面，而不是茶樹的葉子。With和；by通過；instead代替；instead of代替，而不是。根據(jù)句意結(jié)合語境可知該選D。

【8】A考查副詞及語境理解。句意：所有茶的咖啡因自然來自茶葉。naturally自然地；completely完全地；simply簡單地；hardly幾乎不。根據(jù)句意結(jié)合語境可知該選A。

【9】D考查動詞及語境理解。句意：近年來，有機茶也已經(jīng)變得很流行。become變；became是become的過去式；will become是become的一般將來時形式；has become[是become的現(xiàn)在完成時形式。根據(jù)In recent years,可知該用現(xiàn)在完成時，所以選D。

【10】C考查名詞及語境理解。句意：然而，它也花費更多，因為這種作物往往較小。colour顏色； weight重量；size大�。�age年齡。根據(jù)句意結(jié)合語境可知該選C。