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(1)A.细节理解题。根据第三段In 2017,he moved to Hangzhou,capital of East China's Zhejiang province and a major tea﹣production base,to explore the possibilities of applying Western concepts in designing objects for Chinese tea.(2017年,他搬到了中国东部浙江省省会杭州,一个重要的茶叶生产基地,探索在中国茶叶设计对象中应用西方概念的可能性)以及第四段Quarroz began to concentrate on the design of a tea infuser to make brewing easier for foreigners.It's a glass container with a silicone lid.All users need to do is to put the leaves inside,place it in a cup and add hot water.(Quarroz开始专注于设计一种茶叶注射器,让外国人更容易冲泡。这是一个带硅胶盖的玻璃容器。使用者所需要做的就是把茶叶放进去,把它放在杯子里,然后加热水)可知,Quarroz的新产品应用了西方概念,使得泡茶对外国人而言更容易,并可以提供有趣的泡茶经历,并没有提及这一产品是手工制作的。故选A项。
(2)B.代词指代题。根据第四段Quarroz began to concentrate on the design of a tea infuser to make brewing easier for foreigners.It's a glass container with a silicone lid.All users need to do is to put the leaves inside,place it in a cup and add hot water.(Quarroz开始专注于设计一种茶叶注射器,让外国人更容易冲泡。这是一个带硅胶盖的玻璃容器。使用者所需要做的就是把茶叶放进去,把它放在杯子里,然后加热水)可知,使用者需要将茶叶放在注射器里,然后将其放在杯子里加热水冲泡,所以it指代的是注射器。A.container容器;B.infuser注射器;C.lid盖子;D.leaf叶子。故选B项。
(3)D.细节理解题。根据最后一段"In general,it is easy to start a business in Hangzhou.And the government and agencies are increasing efforts to help and support young entrepreneurs,including us from foreign countries," he adds.(他补充道:"总的来说,在杭州创业很容易。政府和机构正在加大力度,帮助和支持年轻企业家,包括我们这些外国企业家。")可知,杭州成为Quarroz在中国创业的理想之地是由于Quarroz可以从政府和机构那里得到很多帮助和支持。故选D项。
(4)B.文章类型题。根据第一段Swiss designer Didier Rudolf Quarroz's love of Chinese tea culture has inspired him to design innovative new items to brew the tea.(瑞士设计师Didier Rudolf Quarroz对中国茶文化的热爱激发了他设计创新茶具的灵感)以及文章内容可知,本文主要报道了热爱中国茶的Quarroz设计发明出易于使用的现代泡茶工具的故事,所以文章是一篇新闻报道。故选B项。