Ofthethreemajorbeveragesoftheworld—teacoffeeandcocoa—teaisconsumedbythelargestnumberofpeople.
Chinaisthehomelandoftea.ItisbelievedthatChinahadtea-shrubs(茶树)asearlyasfivethousandyearsago.TeafromChinaalongwithsilkandporcelainbegantobeknowntotheworldovermorethanathousandyearsagoandhasbeenanimportantChineseexport.AtpresentmorethanfortycountriesintheworldgrowteaandAsiancountriesproduce90%oftheworld’stotaloutput.
Chineseteamaybeputintoseveralcategoriesaccordingtothedifferentmethodsbywhichitisprocessed(加工).
Greenteaisthevarietywhichkeepstheoriginalcolourofthetealeaveswithoutfermentation(发酵)duringtheprocessing.ThiscategoryconsistsmainlyofLongjingofZhejiangProvinceMaofengofHuangshanMountaininAnhuiProvinceandBiluochunproducedinJiangsu.
Blackteaknownas“redtea”(hongcha)isthecategorywhichisfermentedbeforebaking.Itisalatervarietydevelopedonthebasisofthegreentea.ThebestbrandsofblackteaareQihongofAnhuiDianhongofYunnanSuhongofJiangsuChuanhongofSichuanandHuhongofHunan.
Wulongteaisavarietyhalfwaybetweenthegreenandtheblackteabeingmadeafterpartialfermentation.ItisaspecialtyfromtheprovincesonthesoutheastcoastofChina—FujianGuangdongandTaiwan.
Scentedtea(花茶)ismadebymixingfragrantflowersinthetealeavesinthecourseofprocessing.Theflowerscommonlyusedforthispurposearejasmine(茉莉)andmagnolia(玉兰)amongothers.Jasmineteaisawell-knownfavoritewiththenorthernersofChinaandwithagrowingnumberofforeigners.
1.Accordingtothepassageweknow______.
A.Chineseteahasbeenfamousforfivethousandyears
B.teaisoneofthechiefexportsofsomeAsiancountries
C.teashrubsareplantedmainlyinwesterncountries
D.teaisclassifiedintodifferentgroupsaccordingtoitscolour
2.Accordingtothepassage______isfullyfermentedand_____isnotcompletelyfermented.
A.blacktea;greenteaB.greentea;scentedtea
C.blacktea;Wulongtea D.Wulongtea;greentea
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Famousgreenteaismainlyprodu