【高考押题卷】2025年高考英语预测考前冲刺--说明文完形填空（含答案与解析）

高考英语考前冲刺押题预测 说明文完形填空 一．完形填空（共20小题） 1．（2025 松江区二模）Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. History of tea lasts throughout thousands of years and crosses into various stories.Nowadays，you can buy hundreds of tea varieties to address many physical health issues，as tea is supported by （1）　 　 science.However，in ancient times，tea was a philosophical creation，not just a drink —wise men experienced the （2）　 　 growth through the drinking of tea.Learning about the history of tea is， （3）　 　 ，quite fascinating. Unlike some traditional drinks，tea begins with the tale of an emperor in China，almost 5000 years ago.Around 2700 BC，Emperor Shen Nong discovered tea purely （4）　 　 .The well﹣known leader and wise man was boiling water in his garden when a loose leaf from a tree accidentally fell in and （5）　 　 the water.He was so fascinated with the taste of drink that he later applied his scientific knowledge to the process and （6）　 　 the various benefits of tea in his further research into plants. From ancient China，tea traveled to Xizang and India.Tang Dynasty in China began to promote the drink for its medicinal benefits，leading to much formal writing on the subject.These （7）　 　 covered ancient tea preparations and practices，and became significant comparisons to how we use tea in the modern days.Monks （僧侣） and poets （8）　 　 tea East and West.And then in the 9th century it reached Japan.But it was given the cold shoulder and stayed（9）　 　 until Matcha，green tea made into powder，was later invented by the locals.And Matcha became the innovation that （10）　 　 Japan's passion for tea in the 13th century. In Ming Dynasty，people started making tea as we do today and businessmen began （11）　 　 green tea，trading it with explorers throughout Europe and Asia.In the 17th century，Dutch people traded it on the Silk Road.This led tea to England in 1657，where it quickly became a popular drink nationwide，from the royal court to （12）　 　 citizens.As the British East India Company became the （13）　 　 trading empire on the planet —controlling around half of the world's trade in goods，colonies （殖民地） under its administration naturally picked up the habit. History of tea also involves a way of showing （14）　 　 .The Americans once expressed their anger with the British Empire by throwing tea into the port in Boston.Yet sometime later，through Tea Acts，preferential tax policies，new health food trends and more，tea restored its popularity worldwide. However the world shifts，in some places，such as China，tea （15）　 　 the national drink of choice. （1） A.astonishing B.groundbreaking C.environmental D.medicinal （2） A.spiritual B.fundamental C.financial D.biological （3） A.in contrast B.therefore C.for instance D.however （4） A.on p ... ...