The tea that has delighted and fascinated the world for thousands of years has finally received top-level global recognition as a shared cultural treasure of mankind. China’s traditional tea-making was added on Tuesday to the intangible(无形的) cultural heritage list of UNESCO.

The traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China consist of knowledge, skills, and practices concerning the management of tea plantations, picking of tea leaves, manual processing, drinking, and sharing of tea. Since ancient times, Chinese people have been planting, picking, making and drinking tea. Tea producers have developed six categories of tea: green, yellow, dark, white, oolong and black teas. Together with reprocessed teas, such as flower-scented teas, there are over 2,000 tea products in China.

Tea-related customs are not only found across the country, but also influenced the rest of the world through the ancient Silk Road and trade routes. Tea is ubiquitous in Chinese people’s daily life, as steeped(浸泡) or boiled tea is served in families, workplaces, tea houses, restaurants and temples, etc. It is also an important part of socialization and ceremonies such as weddings and sacrifices. The practice of greeting guests and building relationships within families and among neighbours through tea-related activities is common to multiple ethnic groups, providing a sense of shared identity and continuity for the communities.

In China, 44 registered national-level intangible cultural heritage entries are related to tea. There are over 40 vocational(职业的) colleges and 80 universities in China that have set up majors in tea science or tea culture, resulting in over 3,000 graduates specializing in tea production and art every year, according to the ministry. 

China now has 43 items on the intangible cultural heritage list, continuing to be the most enlisted country in the world.

1.Which of the following is NOT true about the tea?

A More than 2,000 tea products could be found in China.

B Tea is popular with people all over the world.

C China has a long history of tea art and culture.

D Chinese producers developed 44 categories of tea.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段的“Tea producers have developed six categories of tea”可知，中国人发展出了绿茶、黄茶、黑茶、白茶、乌龙茶、红茶六大茶类。故选D。

2.What does the underlined word “ubiquitous” probably mean?

A Rare.

B Temporary.

C Common.

D Available.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据划线词后文的“as steeped or boiled tea is served in families, workplaces, tea houses, restaurants and temples, etc.”可知，人们在家庭、工作场所、茶馆、餐馆和寺庙等地方，都可以泡茶或煮茶。由此可见，茶在中国人的日常生活中是很常见的。故选C。

3.Paragraph 4 mainly shows the promotion of tea culture through__________.

A education

B employment

C medicine

D economy

解析：选A。A段落大意题。根据第四段内容可知，目前，中国有40多所职业院校和80多所高等院校开设茶学和茶文化专业，每年培养制茶、茶艺等专门人才3000多人，即通过教育来推广茶文化。故选A。

4.In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A Entertainment.

B Culture.

C Science.

D Business.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。本文主要介绍了中国传统制茶技艺申遗成功以及中国茶艺的相关情况，属于文化方面。故选B。