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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
(2021·内蒙古呼和浩特市高三一模)
English playwright Arthur Wing Pinero said, “Where there’s tea, there’s hope.” Similarly in China, it is said __41__ firewood, rice, cooking oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessary __42__(item) to begin a day.Tea is, without doubt, welcomed all over the world.Tea is much more than just a hot drink.It’s a big part of many cultures around the world.People in China use top-grade tea __43__(show) respect when receiving important guests.Meanwhile, __44__ British tradition of afternoon tea is an important part of that country’s identity.As an __45__(express) of Moroccan hospitality and tradition, mint tea—a mix of green tea, spearmint(绿薄荷) leaves and sugar—__46__(serve) during gatherings and negotiations.Apart from its __47__(culture) significance, tea is also a medicine, __48__(use) from ancient times to modern day.“Tea is cold and lowers the fire，” Chinese herbalist Li Shizhen once __49__(say)．The health benefits of tea are still being discovered today：preventing heart disease, obesity and cancer have all been linked __50__ drinking green tea.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍茶不仅是世界上很多文化的重要部分，而且也具有医药价值。
41．that 考查名词性从句。分析句子结构可知，__41__firewood，rice，cooking oil，salt，sauce，vinegar and tea are the seven necessary __42__ (item) to begin a day.在句中作主语，是主语从句，空格在主语从句中不作任何成分，需用连词that。故填that。
42．items 考查名词复数。分析句子可知，seven necessary表示“7个必须的……”，后接的名词需要复数items。故填items。
43．to show 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，动词show在句中作状语，对谓语动词use发生的目的的说明，需用动词不定式to show。故填to show。
44．the 考查冠词。分析句子可知，名词British tradition后有of afternoon tea作定语修饰说明，表示的是英国下午茶的传统，表特指，需用定冠词the。故填the。
45．expression 考查名词。分析句子可知，冠词an之后需接名词，express是动词，需转变为名词expression。故填expression。
46．is served 考查动词时态和语态。由全文整体时态是一般现在时可知，动词serve要用一般现在时，和主语mint tea之间是被动关系，需用被动结构be served，主语mint tea是不可数名词，be动词需用is。故填is served。
47．cultural 考查形容词。分析句子可知，名词前要用形容词修饰，culture是名词，需转变为形容词cultural。故填cultural。
48．used 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，动词use在句中作状语，和主语tea之间是被动关系，需使用过去分词used。故填used。
49．said 考查动词时态。分析句子可知，动词say在句中作谓语，once表示曾经，是过去的时间，所以动词say需使用一般过去时。故填said。
50．to 考查介词。分析句子可知，空格处缺失介词，谓语动词link和介词to搭配为link to，表示“把……和……联系起来”，符合语境。故填to。
