Question

課文填空
Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by __________? Although tea wasn’t brought to the Western world _________ 1610, this beverage was __________ over three thousand years before that. __________ to an ancient Chinese legend, the emperor Shen Nong discovered tea when he was _________ drinking water __________ an open fire. Some __________ from a nearby bush fell into the water and __________ there for some time. The emperor noticed that leaves in the water produced a pleasant __________. Later he decided to taste the hot mixture. It was quite delicious. And _________ this way, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.

Answer 1

小題1:accident
小題2:until
小題3:discovered
小題4:According
小題5:boiling
小題6:over
小題7:leaves
小題8:remained
小題9:smell
小題10:in

小題1:固定詞組：by accident“偶然的”
小題2:not… until…“直到…才…”，句意為：直到1610年茶才被帶到西方國家。
小題3:句意是：這種飲料在之前3000多年就被發現了，所以填discovered。
小題4:固定詞組：According to“根據”
小題5:詞組：boil water “燒水”，時態用過去進行時，填boiling。
小題6:考查介詞的用法：over“在…上方”
小題7:句意是：旁邊樹叢的樹葉掉在水里。還有下文也有出現，填leaves（復數）
小題8:這里remained是不及物動詞，表示“仍然在，留在”
小題9:這里的smell是名詞，a pleasant smell“讓人舒服的味道”
小題10:in this way“以這種方式”。