Question

【題目】China’s Tea Villages

In most Chinese tea villages, March is the time of year in which locals start to pick and process tea. The【1】(usual) quiet villages suddenly become busy centers of activity, as people take out special tools and prepare【2】tea processing. In some villages, local residents hold traditional ceremonies,【3】(thank) heaven for its blessing. The price of tea【4】(pick) in March is extremely high because【5】is fresh, tender and contains multiple trace elements.

China【6】(be) famous for tea production since ancient times. Of the goods transported and traded along【7】Old Silk Road linking China to the Middle East and Europe, the importance of tea was matched only by silk. China produces Oolong, black, green, white, yellow【8】dark (post-fermented) tea. The Oolong, green and black【9】(vary) are most notable for their high quality.

Most of China s tea villages are found in remote mountainous areas in the country’s south and southwest,【10】the beautiful scenery is often hidden under clouds.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】usually

【2】for

【3】thanking

【4】picked

【5】it

【6】has been

【7】the

【8】and

【9】varieties

【10】where

【解析】本文主要介紹了中國的茶園小鎮。每年到了三月，這些小鎮就開始忙碌著采茶。中國從古時候開始以茶葉生產而出名，有很多品種。

【1】副詞修飾形容詞，故答案為usually。

【2】Prepare for是固定用法，意思是為……做準備。故答案為for。

【3】“ local residents”與“thank”之間是主動關系，故用現在分詞，所以填thanking。

【4】“tea”與“pick”之間是被動關系，故用過去分詞作定語。答案為picked。

【5】此處指代“茶”，所以用it。

【6】根據since ancient times，表示自過去某一時刻到說話時這段時間中的經歷，用現在完成時，主語是China,故答案為has been。

【7】特指古老的絲綢之路，故用定冠詞the。

【8】表示并列關系，故用and連接。

【9】此處指“茶”的種類，用名詞復數形式，可知答案為varieties。

【10】這里含有一個非限制性定語從句，且關系詞在從句中作地點狀語，故用關系副詞where。