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 better-known 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.
The adobe dwellings(土坯房)__1__(build) by the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest are admired by even __2__ most modern of architects and engineers.In addition to their simple beauty,what makes the adobe dwellings admirable is their __3__(able) to “air condition”a house without __4__(use)electric equipment.Walls made of adobe take in the heat from the sun on hot days and give out that heat __5__(slow)during cool nights,thus warming the house.When a new day breaks,the walls have given up their heat and are now cold enough __6__ (cool) the house during the hot day:__7__ the same time,they warm up again for the night.This cycle __8__ (go) day after day: The walls warm up during the day and cool off during the night and are thus always a timely offset(抵消)for the outside temperatures.As__9__(nature) architects,the Pueblo Indians figured out exactly__10__thick the adobe walls needed to be to make the cycle work on most days.
Sometimes we have disagreements with people.When this (1)h_____, the important thing is to try not to let a calm discussion turn into a heated argument.Here (2)_____ my tips for you.
The (3)f_____ thing I would say is that the way you begin the conversation is very important.
Imagine you are a student and you share a flat (4)_____ another student who you think isn't doing her share of the housework.If you say, “Look, you never do your share of the housework.(5) _____ are you going to do about it?”, the discussion will very soon turn into an argument.It's much more (6)_____ (有帮助)to say something like, “I think we had (7)b_____ have another look about how we divide up the housework.Maybe there is a better way of dealing with it.”
My second piece of (8)a_____ is simple.If you're the person who is in the wrong, just admit it! This is the easiest and best way to avoid an argument.Just make an (9)_____ (道歉), and move on.The other person will have more respect for you (10)_____ the future if you do that.
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Research has become both simpler and more complex. It's simpler because, __1__ you have a computer, you can find information you need by searching the Internet. For all your information, you don't have to go to __2__ library to find the relevant resource and take notes on it. Instead, you can find some sources from the Internet __3__ print the copies needed.Remember, however, that you should usually consult different types of sources. That is, you __4__ always rely just on the Internet for your research.
While finding information is easier than ever, at the same time, researching has become __5__ complex. There is a lot more material available, which means you may be overwhelmed __6__ the amount of information. You need to learn __7__ to sort through and find the relevant information for your particular project. Also, __8__need to check the accuracy of it.
首先要搞懂文章大意:主要是以前的人的流通货币,一二段讲的是盐,二三段讲可可豆。它们以前都可以用来作为一作货币流通。51, D salt make food taste good52,A amounts of+不可数 numbers of +可数; 而salt是不可数。CD没有这种用法和意思53, B get salts from the sea and earth 以前的人从海里或者土里得到盐54, C 从后半句可以知盐那个时候很用价值,可以用来当作钱55, C be paid 拿薪水 56,C the money that you get every week = salary 每周拿到的钱,即薪水57, A the money that you get every week = salary58, A 语境是过去式,作谓语59,D salary means salt money 60, A if a man is a good worker, he is worth his salt 现在如果一个工人很好,那老板会说,他值得他得到的薪水(his salt)61, B if a man is a good worker, he is worth his salt62, C 在其他国家,人们用不同的食品来当流通货币(钱) as63, D in the sisteenth century 在十六世纪64, C use beans as money65, A 指代beans66, B 这些bean 很小,容易携带也容易数,便于交易67,C 这些豆太有价值了以致于人们为了它去造假的豆放在真的那里混在一起不让人发现。跟现在的假钞一样的原理68,B 从后文的painted描绘,排除一下就可以得到clay泥士69,A put them in bag with the real ones 把那些假的beans和真的放在一起,用with70,C bean可数,用复数采纳加分啊,相当耗时,呵呵
不要急于填写。首先要设法读懂开头的句子然后再动手。比如第一段的开头,从字里行间找出关键词,如看到 early days(早期)、salt(食盐)、storekeeper 、careful(小心) 几个词,大体就知道这里讲的是对“美国早年间食盐店主出售食盐时十分小心谨慎”。为什么呢?于是你就可以在第一空处选择 scarce(稀少/珍贵)。由于食盐短缺,当时人们一定是生活在开发食盐资源的时期,即pioneer days。既然这样,店主应该持有 was careful with his salt的态度。只要完成这几个空,下面就可以根据上下文以及语法关系往下进行。第一段51.C. scarce52、A. pioneer 【指开发食盐时代的店主】53、D. with 【be careful with 在出售食盐时小心谨慎】54、B. As 【在…的过程中】55、C. pored 【give out 把食盐倒出来】56、D. like 【for anyone to walk 是不定式的复合结构,作like 的宾语,意思是不喜欢人们走动】57、B. across 【walk across 横穿…走到那边】58、D. shake 【走路会引起地板震动,影响倒出的速度】59、D. cause 【后面的settle前带 to所以不能选择make;另外带有引号,意思是“引起食盐倾倒过快”以至于多给,正好呼应上文的careful】60、C. as a result【如果上述情况发生】61、D. add 【前半句害怕食盐 settle 而多给,另一方面也不能少给,所以要添加一点儿】62、B. amount 【达到足斤足称】这一段描述了当时美国食盐紧缺,盐店老板出手时总是小心谨慎地给顾客称取。顾客不能随意走动,不然食盐就会在量器中下沉,但也不能克扣分量,所以店主还要往倒出来的食盐中添加少许。第二段63、C. beyond 【远不止用在在餐桌上】64、A. growing【指在庄稼生长过程中】65、C. soft 【食盐能起到软化水的作用】66、A. relieve 【止痒】67、D. when此段指的是食盐有多种作用:餐桌(调味、腌制、杀菌等),制造玻璃和飞机零件,种植,除草,软化水,止痒。第三段68、A. obtained 【获取食盐,下文的it is obtained 有提示】69、B. processes 【蒸馏是通常的制盐方法】70、A. however 【不管用何种方法获得食盐】此段指除了盐矿外蒸发含盐的水分就可以制取食盐,不管用何种方法获得,食盐都会在人们的生活中起到重要作用。