[2025 山东聊城期中·节选]As one of the world’s favourite drinks, tea has become more and more popular.
China is the home town of tea and tea has a long history. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was first person to discover tea as a drink. When a leaf into water, the taste of the water was changed, and tea was born. From that moment on, the Chinese began the soul（灵魂）of this special leaf.
It’s known that tea culture gradually normal people’s life in the Tang Dynasty. The people in the Tang Dynasty not only drank tea, but also the tea leaves. That was why the process of tasting tea was “tea eating”. However, the Song people preferred “whisking tea（点茶）”. In the Ming Dynasty, tasting tea gradually went back its true nature of “drinking tea”. Later, the tea culture of country finally was blended（融入）into normal families.
Nowadays, making tea around a stove（炉子）is a special way of drinking tea. It already brought a wave of new lifestyle in China.
Tea culture is sublimation（升华）of tea. In the long river of historical culture, tea combines the characters of the time.
()1. A. / B. the C. an
()2. A. drop B. drops C. dropped
()3. A. touch B. touched C. to touch
()4. A. got into B. got on C. got off
()5. A. eat B. eats C. ate
()6. A. call B. called C. to call
()7. A. to B. of C. on
()8. A. we B. us C. our
()9. A. have B. has C. had
()10. A. kind B. kind of C. a kind of

语法选择·语篇导读 本文主要介绍了茶文化。
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1—5 B C C A C
6—10 B A C B C
1. B 句意为:据说,一位名叫神农的中国统治者是第一个发现茶作为饮料的人。此处修饰序数词 first,用定冠词 the。
2. C 句意为:当一片(茶)叶掉入水里,水的味道就改变了,于是茶就诞生了。根据 the taste of the water was changed 可知,动词应用过去式。
3. C 句意为:从那一刻起,中国人开始触及这种特殊的叶子的灵魂。begin to do sth 意为“开始做某事”。
4. A 句意为:众所周知,茶文化在唐朝逐渐进入了普通人的生活。根据 normal people's life 和语境可知,此处指进入人们的生活。
5. C 句意为:唐朝的人不仅喝茶,还吃茶叶。根据 drank 可知此处动词用过去式。
6. B 句意为:这就是为什么品茶的过程被称为“吃茶”。从句主语 the process of tasting tea 与动词 call 之间是被动关系,因此用被动语态。
7. A to 意为“向”;of 意为“……的”;on 意为“在……上面”;go back to 意为“回归到”。
8. C 句意为:后来,我国的茶文化终于融入了普通家庭。we 意为“我们”,是主格;us 意为“我们”,是宾格;our 意为“我们的”,是形容词性物主代词。此处修饰名词 country,用形容词性物主代词。
9. B 根据 already brought 及语境可知,此处用现在完成时,主语 It 是第三人称单数,助动词用 has。
10. C 句意为:茶文化是茶的一种升华。kind 意为“种类”;kind of 意为“有点”;a kind of 意为“一种”。根据句意可知此处表示“一种”,故用 a kind of。

新素材素材话题:2026年央视春晚节目
《武BOT》
[2026 吉林长春调研]The 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala had a very popular programme called Wu BOT. In the show, humanoid robots did traditional Chinese kung fu with young martial（武术）artists. It became one of the most popular performances at this year's gala.
The robots were made by Unitree Technology, a top Chinese robot company. These Unitree G1 and H2 robots could do difficult movements, like drunken boxing, nunchaku and parkour. They worked on stage with students from Tagou Martial Arts School. With high-precision control and stable design, the robots moved smoothly and performed well with people.
The performance showed great progress in just one year. At the 2025 gala, the robots could only do easy group dances. They could not do difficult kung fu moves. But in 2026, they could finish difficult kung fu easily. This shows China's robot technology is developing fast.
Wu BOT is not only fun to watch. It combines traditional Chinese culture and modern technology. It also shows the latest development of China's humanoid robots. In the future, such robots may be widely used in education, public services and daily life.
11. What was the name of the popular programme at the 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala?

12. Who performed kung fu together in the show?

13. Which company made the robots?

14. What could the robots do at the 2025 CCTV Spring Festival Gala?

15. Why is the Wu BOT show meaningful?

阅读表达·语篇导读 本文介绍了2026年央视春晚节目《武BOT》,其展示了完成高难度武术动作的人形机器人,体现了中国机器人技术的快速发展以及传统文化与现代科技的融合。
11. Wu BOT. 根据第一段中“The 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala had a very popular programme called Wu BOT.”可知,该节目名为《武BOT》。
12. Humanoid robots and young martial artists. 根据 humanoid robots did traditional Chinese kung fu with young martial artists 可知,节目中是人形机器人和年轻武术家一起表演功夫。
13. Unitree Technology. 根据“The robots were made by Unitree Technology, a top Chinese robot company.”可知,机器人由宇树科技制造。
14. Easy group dances. 根据第三段中“At the 2025 gala, the robots could only do easy group dances.”可知,2025年春晚时,机器人只能跳简单的团体舞蹈。
15. Because it combines traditional culture and modern technology. 根据最后一段中“It combines traditional Chinese culture and modern technology.”可知,《武BOT》的意义在于它将传统文化与现代科技相结合。
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failure 意为“失败”,作名词,其动词形式为 fail,意为“失败”。