UNIT 4 History and Traditions A组·基础巩固 Ⅰ. 语法填空 A A teahouse is a special house which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments (茶点). Its function varies widely depending 1. ________ the culture. In China, a teahouse is a place 2. ________ people gather to enjoy tea, chat and socialise. It 3. ________ (consider) as a symbol of Chinese tea culture and people's leisure lives. Chinese teahouses enjoy a longstanding history. They developed from tea 4. ________ (stand) in the Western Jin dynasty, took shape in the Tang dynasty, developed 5. ________ (gradual) in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and became booming in modern times. In the Song dynasty, teahouses existed all over cities and villages, 6. ________ a rate comparable with that of restaurants. The owners preferred to decorate their teahouses with paintings of celebrities and rare and precious plants 7. ________ (attract) customers. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the number of teahouses went beyond that of restaurants, gaining more 8. ________ (popular) and becoming more famous. Later, the acculturation(文化移入) of western culture forced traditional Chinese teahouses to take on 9. ________ new look. After reform and openingup, with the rapid development of the economy and 10. ________ (evidence) improvement of people's living standards, teahouses flowered in China. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国茶馆的作用及其发展历程。 1. on 考查固定搭配。depend on意为“取决于”,是固定搭配。 2. where 考查定语从句。空处引导定语从句,先行词为a place,并结合句子成分可知,空处在从句中作地点状语,故填where。 3. is considered 考查动词的时态和语态。空处与主语It为被动关系,且此处为客观性描述,故用一般现在时的被动语态。 4. stands 考查名词的单复数。分析句子成分可知,stand在此用作名词,意为“货摊,售货亭”,且此处表示不止一个货摊,故要用名词复数形式。 5. gradually 考查副词。修饰动词developed要用副词gradually。 6. at 考查介词。此处表示茶馆的分布率可与饭馆相比。at a rate为固定搭配,意为“以……速度/比率”。 7. to attract 考查非谓语动词。此处用动词不定式作目的状语,表示该句中的“decorate their teahouses with ... plants”的目的,故填to attract。 8. popularity 考查词性转换。gain意为“获得”,为及物动词,后接名词作宾语,故填popularity。 9. a 考查冠词。此处初次提到“look”(样子)这个词,且new以辅音音素开头,故用a。take on a new look意为“呈现新