高考英语复习阅读理解专练4

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1、高考英语复习阅读理解专练（4）Passage1.www.ks5u.comTheteagardensinSriLankaareactuallylargeestates（种植园）。Thebestteausuallycomesfromplantsgrownonhighgrounds,thecoolhilltopswithrowsandrowsofteaplants.Theplantsareaboutonemetreapart.Theplantisoftenprunedsothatitremainsonly60to90centimetreshigh.Pruningisim

2、portantbecauseitencouragesthegrowthoftendershoots,oryoungleaves.Itisfromtheseshootsthatthebestteaisgot.Practicallyalltheteapickersarewomen.Theestatesprefertoemploywomenpickersbecausetheyaremorecareful.Theirthinfingerscaneasilyremovethetwinleavesandnewshootsfromtheplant,whicharethepart

3、susedforprocessing（加工）tea.Thepickerscarrylargebasketsintowhichtheythrowtheirpickings.Askilledworkercanharvestbetween9to14kilogrammesoftealeavesaday.Usuallynewshootscanbepickedfromtheplantsabouteverytenorfifteendays.Processingteashootsintothefamiliardrytealeavesrequiresgreatcareandskil

4、l.Therearevariousmethodsofprocessingdependingonthetypeoftearequired.Forblacktea,theyounggreenleavesarefirstspreadoutoshelvestodry.Thisprocessremovesmuchofitswaterandtheleavesbecomesoft.Afterthis,theleavesarepassedthroughheavyrollers.Thisoperationwillpresstheleavesforjuiceswhichgivethe

5、teabothitscolourandtaste.Thentheleavesarespreadoutonfloorsandlefttoferment（发酵）underwetconditions.Fermentationdevelopstherichtasteofblacktea.Thefermentedleavesarethendriedwithahot-airbloweruntiltheybecomerolled-upblackleaves.Thefinalstepistosortandgradethembeforetheblackteaisreadyforsa

6、letocountriesallovertheworld..www.ks5u.com　　68.Inthefirstparagraph,theword“pruning”means_____.　　A.regularcuttingoftheplants　　B.frequentwatering　　C.regularuseofchemicals   　　D.growingtheplantshighinthemountain　　69.Oneofthereasonswhywomenareemployedtodothepickingisthat_____.　　A.theywork

7、harderthanmendointhepicking　　B.theycanthrowtheirpickingsmoreeasilyintothebaskets　　C.theirfingersfitthembetterforthejob.　　D.theycanmoreeasilyfindthetwinleaves.　　70.Howmanyprocessingstepsarementionedinthelastparagraph?　　A.Three.  B.Four.  C.Five.  D.Six.　　71.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwr

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