Ⅳ. Read and complete the tasks.
A. Complete the passage with correct sentences. There is one extra option.
▲
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. 1. One day, Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time. 2. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world’s favourite drinks was invented.
A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, “the sage of tea”, mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. 3. 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. 4. 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.
A. Tea was discovered as a drink by Lu Yu.
B. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water.
C. It is said that Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink.
D. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea.
E. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century.
B. Write a proper title for the passage.

C. Translate and write.
1. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese.

2. What does the writer think of Chinese tea culture?

A. 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. E
B. Possible versions: An Accidental Invention / The History and Spread of Tea
C. 1. 尽管如今许多人都了解茶文化,但中国人无疑是最懂茶之本质的民族。
2. One possible version: The writer thinks highly of Chinese tea culture and is proud of it.

【分析】
本题为英语综合阅读题，需分三部分解题：A部分补全段落，需结合上下文逻辑衔接，梳理茶的发明、历史、传播的脉络；B部分拟写标题，需概括全文核心内容；C部分含英译汉和问答，需结合原文细节作答。解题时先通读全文把握主旨，再逐空分析上下文关联，最后依据原文信息完成任务。
【解析】
A. 1. 前文提到茶约5000年前被饮用，后文讲述神农的故事，C选项“据说神农是第一个发现茶作为饮料的”承上启下，故选C；2. 前文说茶叶掉进水里，后文提到茶很好喝，B选项“它产生了好闻的味道，所以他尝了那棕色的水”符合逻辑，故选B；3. 前文提到陆羽的《茶经》，后文介绍书里的内容，D选项“这本书描述了如何种植茶树和制茶”衔接正确，故选D；4. 前文讲茶在英国成为国饮，后文说帮助传播到更多地方，E选项“19世纪中国到西方国家的茶叶贸易”符合语境，故选E。
B. 全文围绕茶的发明、历史及传播展开，可拟写标题为《An Accidental Invention / The History and Spread of Tea》。
C. 1. 划线句翻译为“尽管如今许多人都了解茶文化,但中国人无疑是最懂茶之本质的民族。”；2. 从原文最后一句可知，作者高度评价中国茶文化，认为中国人最懂茶的本质，以之为傲。
【答案】
A. 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. E
B. An Accidental Invention / The History and Spread of Tea
C. 1. 尽管如今许多人都了解茶文化,但中国人无疑是最懂茶之本质的民族。2. The writer thinks highly of Chinese tea culture and is proud of it.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、补全段落、英译汉
【点评】
本题考查英语综合阅读能力，涵盖补全句子、标题拟写、翻译和问答，需学生把握文章主旨与细节，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5