山东省枣庄市2020届中考英语阅读、语法与写作专项训练：九年级全册：Unit 6 When was it invented？

Unit 6 When was it invented? 3a 第二部分 阅读（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分） A 读下面的文章，然后回答文章后的问题。请在答题卡21~25题后的横线上写上答案。 An Accidental Invention Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first to drink about 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water . It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented. [来源:学科网ZXXK] A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used. It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japa