Yangshuo,China
It was raining lightly when I __1__(arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn.But I didn't care.A few hours __2__,I'd been at home in Hong Kong,with __3__(it) choking smog.Here,the air was clean and fresh,even with the rain.
I'd skipped nearby Guilin,a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River __4__are pictured by artists in so many Chinese __5__(painting).Instead,I'd headed straight for Yangshuo.For those who fly to Guilin,it's only an hour away __6__ car and offers all the scenery of the betterknown city.
Yangshuo __7__ (be) really beautiful.A study of travelers __8__(conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world.And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia.Abercrombie & Kent,a travel company in Hong Kong,says it __9__ (regular) arranges quick getaways here for people __10__ (live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
1.______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
6.______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______
文章大意:作者到阳朔一游,深感世界十大观光旅游胜地之一的阳朔名副其实,美不胜收。
1.答案:arrived 考查动词时态。句意为:当我正好在拂晓前到达阳朔时,天空正下着小雨。该空是when引导的时间状语从句的谓语动词,根据主句中的was raining可知,此处应用一般过去时,故填arrived。
2.答案:before/earlier 考查副词。句意为:几个小时前我还在香港的家,呼吸着令人窒息的烟雾。本句的谓语had been暗示了本句描述的是作者在到达阳朔几个小时之前的事情,所以该空应是时间状语,要用副词,故填before或earlier。
3.答案:its 考查代词。句意见上一题解析。smog是名词,所以要用代词it的形容词性物主代词来修饰,故填its。
4.答案:that/which 考查定语从句。句意为:我没有去附近的桂林,那是游客尽览灰岩群峰和漓江绿水的梦幻之境,是被艺术家在许多国画中描绘的地方。分析句子结构可知,空格处引导定语从句,先行词指物,且定语从句中缺少主语,故填that或which。
5.答案:paintings 考查名词单复数。句意见上一题解析。painting是可数名词,many修饰可数名词复数,故填paintings。
6.答案:by 考查介词。句意为:对于那些乘坐飞机去桂林的人来说,(乘汽车去阳朔)只需要一个小时的路程,而且(阳朔)这里有(桂林)这座更著名城市的所有的景色。by car为固定搭配,意为“乘汽车”,故填by。
7.答案:is 考查动词时态。句意为:阳朔真的很美。此处是作者对阳朔的介绍说明,再结合下文时态可知,此处应用一般现在时,故填is。
8.答案:conducted 考查非谓语动词。句意为:在Trip Advisor网站所做的一份游客调查中,阳朔被确定为世界十大(旅游)目的地之一。本句的谓语动词是names,by the website TripAdvisor是分词短语作后置定语,修饰study,study和conduct之间是逻辑上的被动关系,故填过去分词conducted。
9.答案:regularly 考查副词。句意为:香港的一家旅游公司Abercrombie & Kent说,该公司经常在阳朔为上海人和香港人安排方便的度假。该空修饰动词arrange,所以要用副词,故填regularly。
10.答案:living 考查非谓语动词。句意见上一题解析。该句的谓语动词是arranges,所以此处应是非谓语动词;people和live之间是逻辑上的主动关系,故用现在分词形式作people的后置定语,故填living。