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Tea is one of the most popular __1__ (drink) in the world. You make it by pouring hot water over the __2__ (dry) leaves of a tea plant. For centuries people believed that tea could cure illnesses, and they used it as medicine. Today scientists know that tea contains chemicals that prevent cells from __3__ (die). Most teas have caffeine in them, a substance that makes you feel more active. Some people have problems drinking tea because it can cause __4__ (sleepless).
The tea plant grows best in tropical and temperate places __5__ rain falls throughout the year. Teas can be grown from sea level __6__ about 2,000 metres, but the best quality grows in higher regions. Tea __7__ (come) from the leaves and buds of tea plants. Wild plants can be up to 9 metres high but on tea plantations (茶园) they __8__ (cut) back to a bush of about a metre in height so that workers can pull the leaves __9__ (easy). It takes a plant three to five years before it is ready for plucking (采摘).
A plucker can harvest about 20kg of tea a day. On large tea plantations the leaves are harvested by machines, __10__ the quality of tea is higher when the leaves are plucked by hand.
1．答案与解析：drinks 根据“one of”可知，应用其复数形式drinks。
2．答案与解析：dried leaves与dry之间存在逻辑上的被动关系，故应用其过去分词形式dried作定语，修饰leaves。
3．答案与解析：dying prevent sth. from doing sth.“阻止……做……”，为固定短语，故填dying。
4．答案与解析：sleeplessness 作can cause的宾语，应用其名词形式。结合句意，应填sleeplessness。
5．答案与解析：where 先行词places指地点，且关系词在从句中作地点状语，故应用关系副词where引导定语从句。
6．答案与解析：to from... to...“从……到……”，为固定搭配，故填介词to。
7．答案与解析：comes 本句是客观事实，句子应用一般现在时态。主语Tea为不可数名词，故应填comes。
8．答案与解析：are cut they与cut之间存在被动关系。结合上下文时态，应用一般现在时态，故填are cut。
9．答案与解析：easily 修饰谓语动词pull，应用其副词形式easily。
10．答案与解析：but 前后句意存在转折关系，故应用并列连词but连接并列句。
Tea is one of the most popular __1__ (drink) in the world. You make it by pouring hot water over the __2__ (dry) leaves of a tea plant. For centuries people believed that tea could cure illnesses, and they used it as medicine. Today scientists know that tea contains chemicals that prevent cells from __3__ (die). Most teas have caffeine in them, a substance that makes you feel more active. Some people have problems drinking tea because it can cause __4__ (sleepless).
The tea plant grows best in tropical and temperate places __5__ rain falls throughout the year. Teas can be grown from sea level __6__ about 2,000 metres, but the best quality grows in higher regions. Tea __7__ (come) from the leaves and buds of tea plants. Wild plants can be up to 9 metres high but on tea plantations (茶园) they __8__ (cut) back to a bush of about a metre in height so that workers can pull the leaves __9__ (easy). It takes a plant three to five years before it is ready for plucking (采摘).
A plucker can harvest about 20kg of tea a day. On large tea plantations the leaves are harvested by machines, __10__ the quality of tea is higher when the leaves are plucked by hand.
1．答案与解析：drinks 根据“one of”可知，应用其复数形式drinks。
2．答案与解析：dried leaves与dry之间存在逻辑上的被动关系，故应用其过去分词形式dried作定语，修饰leaves。
3．答案与解析：dying prevent sth. from doing sth.“阻止……做……”，为固定短语，故填dying。
4．答案与解析：sleeplessness 作can cause的宾语，应用其名词形式。结合句意，应填sleeplessness。
5．答案与解析：where 先行词places指地点，且关系词在从句中作地点状语，故应用关系副词where引导定语从句。
6．答案与解析：to from... to...“从……到……”，为固定搭配，故填介词to。
7．答案与解析：comes 本句是客观事实，句子应用一般现在时态。主语Tea为不可数名词，故应填comes。
8．答案与解析：are cut they与cut之间存在被动关系。结合上下文时态，应用一般现在时态，故填are cut。
9．答案与解析：easily 修饰谓语动词pull，应用其副词形式easily。
10．答案与解析：but 前后句意存在转折关系，故应用并列连词but连接并列句。
