【题目】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 better-known city.
Yangshuo _【7】_ (be) really beautiful. A study of travelers _【8】_ (conduct) by the website Trip Advisor 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.
【语篇导读】桂林山水甲天下,阳朔风光甲桂林。作者讲述了从香港去阳朔旅游时的所见。
【答案】
【1】arrived
【2】before/earlier
【3】its
【4】that/ which
【5】paintings
【6】by
【7】is
【8】conducted
【9】regularly
【10】living
【解析】
【1】考查动词的时态。主句谓语动词使用了过去进行时,根据语境此处要用一般过去时态。
【2】考查副词的用法。由语境可知,几个小时之前我还在香港的家中,由此可知before/earlier符合句意。
【3】考查形容词性物主代词的用法。空格后面有名词smog,故要使用形容词性物主代词。
【4】考查定语从句关系代词的用法。由句子结构不难判断这是一个定语从句。先行词为指物的mountain tops and dark waters,关系词在从句中作主语,因此答案为that/which。
【5】考查名词的复数。“so many+复数名词”为一常用短语。
【6】考查介词的固定用法。根据句意可知,这只是驱车一小时的路程。“by+交通工具名词”为一固定短语。
【7】考查主谓一致和动词时态。本段介绍阳朔的自然条件,属客观事实,要用一般现在时,由于主语是单数第三人称形式,因此答案为is。
【8】考查过去分词短语作后置定语的用法。study与conduct之间为动宾关系,故用表示被动的过去分词形式。此外,by是解题的关键词,conducted by...意为“由……所做的”。
【9】考查副词的用法。该词修饰谓语动词arrange,故要用其副词形式。
【10】考查现在分词短语作后置定语的用法。由于live与其所修饰的名词people之间为逻辑上的主谓关系,故用表示主动意义的现在分词形式。