Passage 51 How did Chinese people discover tea?
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Chinese tea, one of the most popular 1 in the world, has a history of over 4,000 years. Do you know how Chinese people discovered tea?

It is said that Shennong found tea as a drink a long time ago. One day, Shennong was boiling 2 over an open fire. Some tea leaves fell into the water. They stayed there for some time. The water gave off a nice smell 3 Shennong tasted the brown water. How delicious it was!
A few thousand years later, there appeared a great 4 about tea—*The Classic of Tea*. In this book, we can learn how people grew 5 trees and used their leaves to make tea. We can also see where people processed(加工) the finest tea leaves and what kinds of water they used. 6, tea was getting more and more popular in the world.
思维新题
根据短文内容,选词填空。
()1. A. fruits B. drinks C. cookies
()2. A. water B. milk C. coffee
()3. A. because B. so C. but
()4. A. magazine B. newspaper C. book
()5. A. banana B. coffee C. tea
()6. A. Long before B. For example C. From then on
日积月累
discover /dɪˈskʌvər/ 发现
over /ˈəʊvər/ 多于
more and more 越来越
It is said that Shennong found tea as a drink a long time ago.
相传，很久以前，神农发现了茶可以作为饮品。

1. B 挖空处应为茶所属的类别，结合选项可知，此处指的是中国茶是世界上最受欢迎的饮品之一。
2. A 由下文“Some tea leaves fell into the water.”可知，一些茶叶掉进了水里。由此可推知，神农在火上煮的是水。
3. B 结合上下文可知，水散发出香气是神农品尝它的原因。
4. C 由下文“In this book...”可知，《茶经》是一本关于茶的书。
5. C 由挖空处后的“...used their leaves to make tea.”可推知，人们种植的是茶树。
6. C 结合上下文可知，《茶经》问世之后，茶变得越来越受欢迎。