Question

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从方框里选词或短语并用其适当形式填空。

after, get, until, take place, know about, without doubt, bring, popular

It is believed that tea   1.    to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn’t appear    2.    around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the national drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries    3.    in the 19th century. This helped to spread the     4.  of the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now     5.    tea culture, the Chinese are    6.   the ones who best understand the nature of tea.

Answer

1.was brought

2.until

3.took place

4.popularity

5.know about

6.without doubt

【解析】

试题分析：

1.was brought 句意：人们认为，茶大约在6世纪到7世纪传到了朝鲜和日本。根据语境可知填被动语态，故填was brought。

2.until 句意：在英国，茶直到1660年左右才出现。Not…until…：直到……才；结合语境可知填until。

3.took place句意：从中国到西方国家茶叶贸易发生在19世纪。根据语境可知填take place发生，时间是in the 19th century，用过去式，故填took place。

4.popularity 句意：这有助于茶树在世界各地的更多的地方流行。根据语境及介词of可知填popular流行，普及的名词形式popularity。

5.know about 句意：尽管现在很多人了解茶文化，但是毫无疑问中国人是最能理解茶的本质人。根据句意可知填了解know about；时间是now现在，及下文动词are可知用一般现在时，填 know about。

6.，但是毫无疑问中国人是最能理解茶的本质人。without doubt无疑地，毫无疑问地；根据语境可知填without doubt。

考点：考查短文填空。