Question

【題目】Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.

A Brief History of Ice

Ice is a lot more than frozen water. In ancient days, it was nearly worth its weight in gold. Egyptian pharaohs, Roman emperors, and Mideastern kings ordered thick pieces of ice brought from the snow-covered mountain peak to make their drinks 【1】. Floated on ships, ice soon became a quick business -- not only as refreshment but also to cool houses in an old version of air 【2】. The Chinese of 3,000 years ago built special buildings to 【3】 ice. The Persians enjoyed put ice into fruit juices, which was called sharbia. In time, a craze for sharbia 【4】 throughout Europe.

The best was yet to come. In Italy, around 1550, some 【5】 cooks added milk to the recipe（菜譜）. Presto! The 【6】 of ice cream! But, for centuries, it was 【7】 and expensive. In 1809, Dolly Madison, wife of the fourth president of U. S. A., impressed her dinner guests by being the first to 【8】 ice cream at the White House.

Apart from nice desserts, ice was 【9】 business. It could cool fish, meat, fruits, and vegetables sent all over the world. Since then, we needn’t climb up mountains for ice all year round.

A small ice cube has a big history. Imagine yourself a queen or king of Persia when you put an ice into your lemonade. It’ll 【10】 even better.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】K

【3】H

【4】G

【5】B

【6】A

【7】J

【8】F

【9】E

【10】I

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，介紹了人們使用冰塊的歷史。

【1】考查形容詞。句意：埃及的法老、羅馬的皇帝和中東的國王們都命令人們從白雪覆蓋的山頂取來厚厚的冰塊來冷卻他們的飲料。此處為“make+賓語+賓補”結構，根據常識可知冰是用來冷卻的，故填D。

【2】考查名詞。句意：漂浮在船上的冰塊很快就變成了一項快速的生意——不僅用來提神，還用作老式的空調給房子降溫。做介詞of的賓語用名詞，air conditioning表示“空調”，故填K。

【3】考查動詞。句意：3000年前的中國人建造了特殊的建筑來儲存冰�？涨暗�to為不定式符號，此處需要填動詞原形，根據“built special buildings to”可知此處表示“儲存”，故填H。

【4】考查動詞。句意：波斯人喜歡把冰放入果汁中，這種果汁被稱為“沙比亞”。隨著時間的推移，一股對“沙比亞”的狂熱傳遍了歐洲。此處缺少動詞做謂語，根據“throughout Europe”可知此處表示“傳播”，故填G。

【5】考查形容詞。句意：在意大利，大約1550年，一些有創(chuàng)意的廚師在食譜中加入了牛奶。修飾名詞cooks用形容詞，根據“added milk to the recipe”可知此處表示“有創(chuàng)意的”，故填B。

【6】考查名詞。句意：冰淇淋的鼻祖。上文說大約1550年，一些有創(chuàng)意的廚師在食譜中加入了牛奶，這是冰淇淋的鼻祖，因此此處表示“祖先”，故填A。

【7】考查形容詞。句意：但是，幾個世紀以來，它既稀有又昂貴。此處缺少形容詞做表語，根據“expensive”可知此處表示“稀有的”，故填J。

【8】考查動詞。句意：1809年，美國第四任總統(tǒng)的夫人多莉·麥迪遜在白宮率先供應冰淇淋，給參加晚宴的客人留下了深刻的印象�？涨暗�to為不定式符號，此處需要填動詞原形，根據“impressed her dinner guests”可知此處表示“供應”，故填F。

【9】考查形容詞。句意：除了美味的甜點，冰也是一項嚴肅（真正）的生意。修飾名詞business用形容詞，根據“It could cool fish, meat, fruits, and vegetables sent all over the world.”可知此處表示“嚴肅的”，故填E。

【10】考查動詞。句意：嘗起來（味道）會更好。此處缺少動詞作謂語，空后沒有賓語，因此需要填不及物動詞，根據“Imagine yourself a queen or king of Persia when you put an ice into your lemonade.”可知此處表示“嘗起來”，故填I。