B
China is home to tea and has a long history of tea culture. As time goes by, the tea culture has developed greatly.
In the Tang Dynasty, people not only drank tea, but also ate the tea leaves. That was why tasting tea was called “tea-eating”. In the Song Dynasty, the way people drank tea became romantic and was full of art. In the Ming Dynasty, tasting tea returned to its true nature of “drinking tea”. People put dry tea leaves in the cup and then poured boiled water into it before drinking. And in the Qing Dynasty, the tea culture finally came into common families. Drinking tea became part of their daily life. At the same time, there were more tea houses.
Nowadays, making tea around a stove (围炉煮茶) has become popular among young people. This is a special way of drinking tea. Many young people like to choose a quiet and comfortable environment to make tea. While boiling tea, there must be delicate and tasty snacks like small oranges and sweet potatoes on the charcoal (炭) stove, satisfying people’s eyes and mouth. And beautiful cups and teapots would bring them more pleasure in mind. What they enjoy are art, spiritual world and the deep Chinese tea culture. Away from their busy work and life, they feel calm and peaceful in mind.
In fact, people began to make tea around a stove in ancient times. Traditionally, about the art of making tea, the most important part is the types of tea, water quality, the control of fire, the choices of tea tools, and the skills of brewing (沏茶). In some ways, the art of making tea is a kind of communication between tea and people.
As time passes by, Chinese tea culture continues to develop. Modern tea culture has mixed traditional and modern art and life, showing a more open and colorful culture.
34. When did people not only drink tea but also eat the tea leaves?
A. In the Tang Dynasty.
B. In the Song Dynasty.
C. In the Ming Dynasty.
D. In the Qing Dynasty.
35. What does the underlined word “delicate” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Boring.
B. Attractive.
C. Awful.
D. Large.
36. Why is making tea around a stove popular with modern young people?
A. Because they enjoy calm and peace in mind.
B. Because they can stay together with families.
C. Because they like eating oranges and potatoes.
D. Because they want to return to the ancient times.
37. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The types of the tea leaves.
B. The environments of drinking tea.
C. The future of the tea culture.
D. The development of the tea culture.
34. A。解析：根据“In the Tang Dynasty, people not only drank tea, but also ate the tea leaves.”可知在唐代人们不仅喝茶还吃茶叶。
35. B。解析：根据“While boiling tea, there must be delicate and tasty snacks like small oranges and sweet potatoes on the charcoal stove, satisfying people’s eyes and mouth.”可知，在煮茶时，炭火上要有像小橘子和红薯这样既美味又能满足人们视觉和味觉的小吃，“delicate”在这里应表示“吸引人的、精致的”。A 项“无聊的”；C 项“糟糕的”；D 项“大的”均不符合语境。
36. A。解析：根据“Away from their busy work and life, they feel calm and peaceful in mind.”可知围炉煮茶在现代年轻人中受欢迎是因为他们能享受内心的平静与安宁。B 项文中未提及围炉煮茶是为了和家人在一起；C 项喜欢围炉煮茶不是因为喜欢吃橘子和土豆；D 项想回到古代不是主要原因。
37. D。解析：文章主要讲述了中国茶文化从唐代到现代的发展历程，包括不同朝代的喝茶方式以及现代围炉煮茶的流行，体现了茶文化的发展，所以最佳标题是“茶文化的发展”。A 项“茶叶的种类”只是文中提到的一部分内容；B 项“喝茶的环境”也比较片面；C 项“茶文化的未来”在文中未重点阐述。
