Passage 73【2020 •山东省泰安市中考】

It is reported that tea has helped the poor farmers in Yunnan find a way out of poverty（贫穷） thanks to the efforts of a man named Ren Huaican.
Ren was suffering mouth ulcers （溃疡） when he first visited the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er City in the spring of 2006. However, after picking off several leaves from the old tea trees and chewing （咀嚼） them, he found the pain was gone the next morning. He felt very amazed. Ren began to show great interest in the tea from Yunnan. He found that the local tea business was very scattered （分散的）.He also realized that the local tea farmers were very poor because of the underdeveloped tea market. So he made up his mind to develop the tea industry in order to help the local people get out of poverty.
In September 2006, Ren set up a tea company. He hired（雇佣） poor farmers from neighboring areas to pick tea leaves. Professional technicians（技师） were invited to teach the farmers how to do their jobs scientifically. The company taught them how to manage their trees and produce the best tea. As a result, their tea quality has greatly improved, and the price has gone up. In this way, the tea company has helped many people get out of poverty.
11. After chewing the tea leaves, Ren was__________ to find the pain was gone the next morning.
A. sad B. amazed C. worried D. terrible
12. Why were the local tea farmers very poor before?
A. Because many of their tea trees died. B. Because the tea farmers were lazy.
C. Because the tea market was underdeveloped. D. Because they had no interest in planting tea trees.
13. What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A. How the farmers picked tea leaves. B. How Ren helped develop the local tea industry.
C. Why Ren wanted to help the farmers. D. What Ren did for the professional technicians.
14. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The tea farmers haven’t got out of poverty.
B. Ren wanted to make more money for himself in Yunnan.
C. The local tea market was developed before the year of 2006.
D. Ren and his company have helped the poor farmers in Yunnan.
【文章大意】文章介绍了一个叫任怀灿的人，一次偶然的机会对茶叶产生了浓厚的兴趣，后来在他的努力下他创立了自己的茶叶公司，专业生产茶叶。他雇佣邻近地区的贫穷农民摘茶叶，通过这种方式，帮助云南的贫困农民找到了脱贫之路。
11.B【解析】细节理解题。根据he found the pain was gone the next morning. He felt very amazed. 第二天早上他发现疼痛消失了，他感到非常惊讶。可知，第二天早上，当他嚼完茶叶后，发现疼痛消失了，他感到非常惊讶，故答案选B。
12.C【解析】细节理解题。根据He also realized that the local tea farmers were very poor because of the underdeveloped tea market. 他还意识到，由于茶叶市场不发达，当地茶农非常贫穷。可知，以前当地的茶农很穷，是因为茶叶市场不发达，故答案选C。
13.B【解析】段意归纳题。根据第三段的内容He hired poor farmers from neighboring areas to pick tea leaves. Professional technicians were invited to teach the farmers how to do their jobs scientifically. The company taught them how to manage their trees and produce the best tea. As a result, their tea quality has greatly improved, and the price has gone up. 他雇佣邻近地区的贫穷农民摘茶叶。专业技术人员被邀请去教农民如何科学地工作。这家公司教他们如何管理自己的树木，生产出最好的茶叶。结果，他们的茶叶质量有了很大的提高，价格也提高了。可知，本段主要讲述了任是如何帮助发展当地茶叶产业的，故答案选B。
14.D【解析】理解判断题。根据In September 2006，Ren set up a tea company. He hired poor farmers from neighboring areas to pick tea leaves. …… In this way, the tea company has helped many people get out of poverty. 2006年9月，任成立了茶叶公司。他雇佣邻近地区的贫穷农民摘茶叶。……通过这种方式，茶叶公司帮助很多人摆脱了贫困。由此可知，A选项“茶农们还没有摆脱贫困”不符合文意；C选项“当地的茶叶市场在2006年之前就已经发展起来了。”不符合文意；D选项“任和他的公司帮助了云南的贫困农民。”符合文意；根据So he made up his mind to develop the tea industry in order to help the local people get out of poverty. 所以他决定发展茶业，帮助当地人民摆脱贫困。可知B选项“任想在云南为自己赚更多的钱。”不符合文意，他发展茶叶是为了帮助当地人民摆脱贫困。故答案选D。