题目

The "let it be" mentality is a significant element of Zen 1) click here that we should think about. Each day, we may have several cups of tea, some 2) ______ by ourselves and some served by others. When brewing the tea by ourselves, we might inadvertently make the tea too strong because we are caught up in a business call. When served by others, we may regret that they have made black tea rather than our favorite green tea; or perhaps the tea leaves are not as good-quality as we thought. Real tea lovers will not be influenced by their personal 3) ______ and dilute the over-strong liquor with water, and might feel as if they are drinking an unfamiliar kind of tea. No matter what conditions, they will make best use of what they have in hand and try every means to 4) ______ their enjoyment of the tea.

The "let it be" mentality is a significant element of Zen 1) click here that we should think about. Each day, we may have several cups of tea, some 2) ______ by ourselves and some served by others. When brewing the tea by ourselves, we might inadvertently make the tea too strong because we are caught up in a business call. When served by others, we may regret that they have made black tea rather than our favorite green tea; or perhaps the tea leaves are not as good-quality as we thought. Real tea lovers will not be influenced by their personal 3) ______ and dilute the over-strong liquor with water, and might feel as if they are drinking an unfamiliar kind of tea. No matter what conditions, they will make best use of what they have in hand and try every means to 4) ______ their enjoyment of the tea.

题目解答

答案

第一空需填“philosophy”，表示“禅宗哲学”。 第二空为“brewed”，与“served”对应，表示“自己泡的茶”。 第三空为“preferences”，表示“个人喜好”。 第四空为“maximize”，表示“最大化享受”。 答案： 1. philosophy 2. brewed 3. preferences 4. maximize

解析

本题主要考查词汇在语境中的运用，解题关键在于结合上下文的语义和逻辑来选择合适的词汇。

  1. 第一空：根据前文提到的“Zen”（禅宗）以及后文说这是我们应该思考的内容，可知这里需要一个表示“哲学”的名词，“philosophy”符合语境，即“禅宗哲学”。
  2. 第二空：由“and some served by others”可知，这里是在对比自己泡茶和别人泡茶的情况，“brew”有“泡茶”的意思，且“some”和“brew”之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词“brewed”，表示“自己泡的茶”。
  3. 第三空：根据后文提到的“regret that they have made black tea rather than our favorite green tea”（后悔他们泡的是红茶而不是自己喜欢的绿茶）等内容，可知这里说的是个人的“喜好”，“preferences”是“preference”的复数形式，符合文意。
  4. 第四空：结合前文“make best use of what they have in hand”（充分利用手中的东西），可知这里是说想尽办法“最大化”喝茶的享受，“maximize”是动词，意为“使最大化”，符合要求。