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The Chinese ancient tea ceremony(仪式) is a practice of preparing, serving, and enjoying tea. It might start in the Tang Dynasty or even earlier and it reached its greatest time in the Song Dynasty. The traditional Chinese tea ceremony is usually held in important situations to welcome guests.
Main steps:
Prepare a tea set. To hold a Chinese tea ceremony, a full tea set is needed, including a teapot, a serving bowl, cups, plates, etc.
Heat the tea set. This step can help tea fully give off its nice smell.
Put tea leaves into the teapot. Use the teaspoon, not the hand, to place some tea leaves into the teapot.
Wash tea leaves. Pour the hot water into the teapot and keep it for a few seconds, and then pour out water quickly.
Brew tea. Refill the teapot with hot water of a proper temperature, cover it and wait for a few minutes to keep the pleasant smell of the tea soup.
Manners and rules:
If you are the host, please:
Serve the tea with both of your hands.
Do not fill the teacup fully, since the hot tea soup might hurt the guests.
Keep an eye on the teacups of your guests and fill them in time.
If you are the guest, please:
Receive the teacup with both hands when being served with tea.
Show your admiration and thanks to the host when smelling or drinking the tea soup.
Take a small mouthful of tea soup every time instead of drinking it up at a time.
Dress properly to attend the tea ceremony.
23. What should you do before putting tea leaves into the teapot?
A. Clean tea leaves.
B. Dry tea leaves.
C. Cool the tea set.
D. Heat the tea set.
24. Which of the following is considered to be good manners?
A. The host fills the guest’s teacup fully.
B. The host keeps an eye on the guests.
C. The guest receives the teacup with his right hand.
D. The guest drinks the tea slowly to show his politeness.
25. Which part of a magazine is the text most probably from?
A. Food.
B. Culture.
C. Entertainment.
D. History.
解析：
23题：细节题，问放茶叶之前是什么步骤，根据Main steps中的步骤，Put tea leaves into the teapot是第三部所以选前一个步骤
24题：细节题，问哪一种是有礼貌的行为，根据Manners and rules中的描述礼仪分为host 主人，guest 客人，找对应即可
A错在 Do not fill the teacup fullyB错在 Keep an eye on the teacups, 而非 on the guests C错在应 Receive the teacup with both hands，而非单手
25题：主旨题，问文章出处，文章介绍的是中国传统的茶道仪式，包括步骤、礼仪和规则，属于传统文化范畴
Genevieve Moss has serious hearing loss. Her world has always been silent. Alone in a town in England, she often felt lonely.
Then one day in April in 2021, something stopped Moss as she read the local newspaper. It was a photo of a tiny black-and-white cat. A family was looking for a home for their last newborn cat. Moss fell in love with it at first sight and contacted the family. Soon, the cat came to Moss’s house. Moss called the cat Zebby because his colors looked like those of a zebra.
Moss once heard of studies showing that pets can help people deal with loneliness. However, she had no idea that Zebby would become her helper and her ears. From their first night together, Zebby has slept next to her. When he hears noises in the dark, he jumps up. “He became my night watch cat,” Moss said. “Sometimes he would run around the room until I woke up.”
After several weeks, Moss noticed that whenever her phone rang or someone knocked at the door, Zebby would touch her lightly. It wasn’t long before the cat took on another task: collecting Moss’s mail. Now whenever he hears the mailbox being opened, he runs towards it, carries the mail in his mouth and drops it at Moss’s feet.
This past May, Zebby was named Britain’s National Cat of the Year by Cats Protection. According to the largest cat charity, Zebbybeat out about 3,000 other cats because of the many ways he makes Moss’s life easier. He has had no training at all, but his natural abilities seem to have told him that his owner needs his help.
“Zebby has made my house a home,” Moss said. “I can hardly imagine not having Zebby in my life now.”
26. Why did Moss choose the cat?
A. Because she liked it when she saw its photo.
B. Because she wished to have a helping ear.
C. Because she wanted to help a local family.
D. Because she planned to study pet animals.
27. What do the underlined words “beat out” probably mean in Paragraph 5?
A. Looked prettier than.
B. Was quieter than.
C. Felt softer than.
D. Did better than.
28. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Moss trains Zebby for the prize
B. Zebby brings help and joy to Moss
C. Moss takes good care of Zebby
D. Zebby finds itself a warm home
解析：
26题：细节题，问Moss为什么选择猫，根据第二段 Moss fell in love with it at first sight and contacted the family. 可知，Moss在报纸上看到小猫照片时就喜欢上了它，并立刻联系了那家人。B 希望有个帮手，是后来的意外收获，并非最初选择的原因
27题：细节题，问beat out意思，根据完形填空做题原则，动词考察连续动作，前面是Zebby was named... Zebby被选为……， 后面是Zebby _____ about 3,000 other cats，Zebby怎么样3000只猫，根据意思肯定是比其他猫优秀才能评上，A更漂亮、B更安静、C更柔软与选上的理由because of the many ways he makes Moss’s life easier.不符合
28题：主旨题，问最佳标题，根据最后一段Zebby has made my house a home Zebby把房子变成了家，讲述了小猫Zebby对我的帮助
