1.Chinese tea culture (茶文化)
China is known as the home of tea. Since ancient times, tea 1. (permeate) (渗透) Chinese culture, leaving its aroma in poetry, etiquette and customs. Tea lovers enjoy the drink not just for its flavor, 2. for the beauty of tea ceremonies.
The original idea is credited to the legendary Shennong, 3. , as far back as 2,000 BC, discovered tea 4. (accidental) and found it had detoxified the herbs and plants he ate, beginning a tradition that continues until today. As 5. recreational drink, tea became popular during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). From there, tea culture began to flourish and spread throughout China, particularly after the 6. (complete) of The Classic of Tea --an encyclopedia by Lu Yu, from the 8th Century, which compiled and recorded information about tea in China, 7. its origins and preparation techniques to the correct way 8. (drink) it. Later, Lu Yu earned the moniker "Sage of Tea".
Traditional tea-processing techniques and 9. (associate) social practices in China 10. (inscribe) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2022.
Articles from China Daily(2)
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China is a nation of tea. The country's history of tea is almost as long as the history of China 1. (it).
2. (refer) to tea in Chinese literature go back approximately 5,000 years. Originally, tea was valued for its medicinal qualities. It has long been known that tea aids in digestion, 3. is why many Chinese prefer to consume it during or after their meal.
4. all the types of tea, green tea produced before Tomb Sweeping Day in early April is 5. (especial) popular in China. This is believed to be the best time for green tea, because insects have not yet emerged from the soil. Green tea is not fermented during processing and thus keeps the 6. (origin) color of the tea leaves.
Green tea also has 7. close connection with Tomb Sweeping Day. Many southern regions still have the customs of tea-offering for ancestors. During the tomb sweeping ceremony, tea 8. (pour) into tea cups and sprinkled in front of the graves of the deceased relatives 9. (show) respect and remembrance.
Now 10. the nation embraces Tomb Sweeping Day, tea gardens in China are also open for visitors to experience tea-related traditions and culture — like the Dingxin tea garden in Southwest China's Chongqing.
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Tea, the 1. (consume) drink in the world after water, 2. (list) as one of the seven daily necessities of life in China in ancient times, along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, vinegar and soy sauce.
How could such a little leaf from nature generate such great power An ongoing exhibition focusing on tea culture at Beijing's Palace Museum tries 3. (explore) the answer by offering visitors a comprehensive view of the drink.
Special Exhibition of Tea Culture displays 555 items 4. (relate) to tea culture, many of 5. are on loan from museums outside China, including the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Tokyo National Museum in Japan. It is divided 6. four sections that illustrate the origin of Chinese tea culture, the philosophy behind it, its far-reaching influence, links with other cultures and its modern development.
Wang Guangyao, curator of the show and also a researcher at the Palace Museum, says that he 7. (have) the idea for the show 10 years ago, and he and his team spent five years in 8. (prepare). "It is not 9. (mere) about drinking tea and the culture behind it, we also want to demonstrate the relationship 10. people and the world via the medium of tea," says Wang, who is also a veteran archaeologist.
2(另附)近期各省市高三模拟高考题语法填空(共2篇)
1 山东省临沂市高三第二次模拟考试
There are many folk stories in China. A more generally 36 (accept) legend goes that humans were created by a goddess named Nüwa, 37 had a human head but the body of a snake. As she traveled 38 earth, Nüwa began to feel lonely. So she took some yellow earth, 39 (mix) it with water and formed a human. This new person immediately began dancing about and shouting in 40 (happy). Nüwa was pleased so she continued to form other people 41 the world was full of humans.
Later, GongGong, the god of water, and Zhu Rong, the god of fire, had a great fight, 42 (create) a mess in the heavens and on the earth. In the end, Gong Gong lost. He was so angry that he hit his head 43 Buzhou Mountain, which was holding up the sky, and the mountain fell. As the sky began to fall, all the planets and the stars started to move to the northwest, leaving a hole in the sky. Worried that her humans would be killed, Nuwa took stones of five different colors, melted them and then used them to cover up the hole in the sky. 44 (keep) the sky from falling, she put a turtle’s leg at each corner to hold it up. In this way, humans 45 (save).
2浙江强基联盟5月份高三全国“优创名校”联考
China will become the guest country of honor for the 37th International Kite Festival in Berck-sur-Mer from April 20 to 28.It is the first time that the festival 56 (introduce) the concept of guest countries since its establishment in 1987.
During the nine-day event, the China Cultural Center in Paris will join hands 57 Weifang City in Shandong Province—known as the “kite capital of the world”, to showcase the most authentic Chinese kite art and cultural experience to the audience. Various cultural activities will take center stage, 58 (involve) kite competitions, cultural performances and 59 (workshop) on intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产).
The International Kite Festival in Berck-sur-Mer is the largest and most 60 (influence) kite-themed event in France. In addition to regular kite displays, this year’s festival will debut the international kite stunt competition, 61 (call)“The World Kite Cup Berck-sur-Mer’. Kite-flying masters from ten countries and regions will compete for the world champion title in a showdown of skills and 62 (create).
63 (kick) off the festival on April 20, a 100-meter-long dragon kite will take flight, followed by 64 series of activities, like dragon and lion dance performances, martial arts demonstrations, a tea ceremony, calligraphy exhibitions 65 traditional Chinese folk music performances.
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