1 . Though chopsticks are used in many Asian countries, they have their beginnings in China. Chinese_______says that China had chopsticks as far back as the Xia Dynasty(朝代). In the Spring and Autumn Period copper and iron chopsticks appeared. Then in the Han Dynasty lacquered(涂漆) chopsticks came. Gold and silver chopsticks followed later. Today we have chopsticks_______of plastic. The most expensive ones are made of tusks of elephants and hard green stones.
Chopsticks tell Chinese tradition in their way. In ancient times the rich used gold chopsticks_______their wealth. In history many kings used silver chopsticks to take their food to see_______it was poisonous(有毒的). It was said that if it was, the silver chopsticks would_______color.Chopsticks are traditionally given to a daughter when she marries to show that they should have a son very soon, for ＂chopstick＂ in Chinese is pronounced_______＂quick a son＂！
Tianzhu chopsticks from Hangzhou, wooden chopsticks from Shanyang of Shaanxi Province, and Beijing’s chopsticks are_______.
Many westerners, businessmen, and tourists_______their knives and forks in favor of(喜欢；喜爱) chopsticks in China.
Chopsticks appeared in the old Chinese story: An old man_______his sons a lesson by showing how he can easily break a single chopstick but not a number of them. In China chopsticks are__________good luck. So on the Chinese New Year’s Eve many families will lay out new chopsticks at dinners as a way of making requests for good luck.1.

A．art

B．geography

C．history

D．P.E.

2.

A．make

B．made

C．to make

D．making

3.

A．to show

B．show

C．shows

D．showed

4.

A．when

B．how

C．what

D．if

5.

A．grow

B．become

C．change

D．get

6.

A．with

B．like

C．as

D．to

7.

A．well­known

B．cheap

C．big

D．dear

8.

A．put on

B．put up

C．put aside

D．put off

9.

A．wants

B．teaches

C．takes

D．buys

10.

A．connected with

B．strict with

C．thought of

D．come up with

2 . 完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Tea is the most popular drink in the world besides water. There are ____ different types of tea. All tea comes from the tea plant. The leaves and buds(芽) of this plant are picked several times a year, usually ____ After it has been picked, the tea is processed into black tea, oolong tea, green tea and white tea.
Black tea was invented in China during the Ming Dynasty as a way _____ tea fresh when it was transported long distances. Tea has to travel a long distance to reach places _____ the UK, Canada and Australia. As a result, it is not ____ that westerners drink mostly black tea. However, the majority(大多数) of the world drinks green tea.
Herbal(药草的) tea is prepared in the same way _____ regular tea but is not real tea. This is because it has herbs, fruits and spices inside, ____ leaves from the tea plant. To truly be tea, the leaves must come from this plant.

All tea ____ has caffeine(咖啡因), which comes from the tea leaves. Decaffeinated(脱咖啡因) tea is usually green or black that has been processed to take away the caffeine.
In recent years, organic(有机) tea ____popular too. This is tea that comes from plants that have been grown without the use of any chemicals. People believe that it tastes better and is healthier. Yet, it also costs more because the _____ of the crops is often smaller.1.

A．a great deal of

B．lot of

C．hundred of

D．thousands of

2.

A．by hand

B．with hand

C．on hand

D．in hand

3.

A．leaving

B．to leave

C．keeping

D．to keep

4.

A．for example

B．such as

C．because of

D．as a result of

5.

A．exciting

B．imaginative

C．surprising

D．possible

6.

A．like

B．as

C．of

D．with

7.

A．with

B．by

C．instead

D．instead of

8.

A．naturally

B．completely

C．simply

D．hardly

9.

A．become

B．became

C．will become

D．has become

10.

A．colour

B．weight

C．size

D．age

3 . China is the home of tea,____ has more than 4,000 years of history. People in China drink tea daily____ the three major drinks ––tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is ____ by the largest number of people in the world. Tea from China, along ____ silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export ____
Tea ____ mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, because of the good ____ and rich soil there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all ____ kinds of tea.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people have ____ their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, and tea drinking and so on. Tea as well as coffee ____ a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.1.

A．who

B．which

C．where

D．when

2.

A．In

B．For

C．Of

D．By

3.

A．eaten

B．played

C．bought

D．drunk

4.

A．between

B．with

C．except

D．besides

5.

A．at that time

B．from now on

C．since then

D．since now

6.

A．produces

B．grows

C．makes

D．lives

7.

A．climate

B．weather

C．water

D．river

8.

A．famous

B．important

C．interesting

D．delicious

9.

A．liked

B．got

C．become

D．developed

10.

A．are

B．be

C．were

D．is