The book gives a detailed 2.______________ (explain) of the origin, the processing skills and the classification of tea.

However,

Chinese

tea

culture

goes

far

beyond

tea

3.______________ (it). Take green tea for instance, the ideal temperature of the water should be around 80 degrees Celsius. If the water is too hot, nutrients (营养) in the tea 4.______________ (destroy). On the other hand, if the water is not hot enough, the tea 5.______________ (leaf) won't open and you will miss the pleasantly fresh flavor. So Chinese people are accustomed 6.______________ drinking hot tea. When you visit a Chinese friend, your friend will 7.______________ (constant) add hot water to your empty cup of tea. It is polite 8.______________ (offer) the tea cup to guests with both hands. Of course, the guests should pay respect as well, 9.______________ (take) the cup with both hands. Talking about adding water to the tea cup, there is

10.______________ saying: Wine full, the full cup. Tea half, half cup. For wine, the full cup symbolizes whole heartiness. For tea, the half cup means modesty.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了中国茶文化的历史、中国人喝热茶的原因、喝茶礼仪、关于茶的俗语等。

1．[解析] 考查定语从句。分析该句结构可知，此处为非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词“The Classic of Tea”，空处为关系词，指物，故填which。

[答案] which

2．[解析] 考查名词。根据空前的detailed可知，空处被形容词修饰，故用explain的名词形式。

[答案] explanation

3．[解析] 考查反身代词。句意：然而，中国的茶文化远超过茶

本身。据此可知，空处用反身代词itself。

[答案] itself

4．[解析] 考查动词的时态和语态。句意：如果水太热，茶叶中的营养将被破坏。根据句意可知，主语nutrients (营养) in the tea和动词destroy之间为被动关系，故用被动语态；根据该句结构可知，该句为复合句，在if引导的条件状语从句中用一般现在时代替—般将来时，主句则用一般将来时，故空处用一般将来时的被动语态。

[答案] will be destroyed

5．[解析] 考查名词的复数。根据常识可知，该处的茶叶为复数概念。

[答案] leaves

6．[解析] 考查固定搭配。be accustomed to为固定搭配，意为“习惯于……”。

[答案] to

7．[解析] 考查副词。根据空后的动词add可知，空处修饰该动词，故用副词形式。

[答案] constantly

8．[解析] 考查动词不定式。分析该句结构可知，该句使用了“It＋is/was＋adj.＋to do sth.”的固定句式，It为形式主语，动词不定式作真正的主语。

[答案] to offer

9．[解析] 考查现在分词。分析该句结构可知，空处作伴随状语，且take与其逻辑主语the guests之间是主谓关系，故用现在分词。

[答案] taking

10．[解析] 考查冠词。该处泛指“一句俗语”，且saying的发

音以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词a。

[答案] a