Question

【題目】Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. approach B. architectural C. captured D. complicated E. defensive F. defined

G. extension H. houses I. reflect J. shades K. status

Why India’s ‘Pink City’ is a Photographer’s Heaven

The city of Jaipur is one of India’s wonders. It 【1】 some of the country’s most decorative royal palaces—elegant structures designed hundreds of years ago that still attract visitors today. Largely built in the 1700s, Jaipur is surrounded by a city wall and several 【2】 castles. Considered as a commercial center, it was ahead of its time due to the use of grid iron (網(wǎng)格狀)city planning.

A romantic dusty pink type—which has 【3】 the city since 1876, after it was painted pink to welcome Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert—gives Jaipur its 【4】 as the “Pink City”. This 【5】 beauty is what first brought Hong Kong-based photographers Victor Cheng and Samantha Wong to Jaipur.

Walking in glass skyscrapers for century-old royal palaces and historic castles, the pair—who have 130,000 Instagram followers between them—said that the images they 【6】 in Jaipur received a lot of response online. “A lot of our followers hadn’t seen this side of India, so we’re happy we were able to show this side of the country.” Cheng said.

For the photographers, one of the city’s most fascinating features is the light pink coloring of its buildings. “The first gates you see when you enter are pink,” said Wong. “Once you’re through, everything around you varies in different 【7】 of the color—from bright pinks to reddish browns.”

The building is a(n) 【8】 of the City Palace, and its windows allowed royal women to observe street life without appearing in public. One of Cheng’s most striking photos shows a straight front of the building and its hundreds of windows. The building’s lively coloring also pushed Cheng to take a different 【9】 to editing than with images of other cities. “I toned down my usual editing process because the pink was so bright in reality,” he said, “I wanted the photos to 【10】 the actual color I was seeing myself and to maintain its tone.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】H

【2】E

【3】F

【4】K

【5】B

【6】C

【7】J

【8】G

【9】A

【10】I

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，介紹了兩位香港攝影師通過照片把印度“粉紅之城”齋浦爾的建筑之美展現(xiàn)在世人眼前。

【1】考查動詞。句意：它擁有一些數(shù)百年前設(shè)計的、至今仍吸引著游客的、裝飾性最強(qiáng)的皇家宮殿優(yōu)雅的結(jié)構(gòu)。此處缺少動詞作謂語，根據(jù)“some of the country’s most decorative royal palaces—elegant structures designed hundreds of years ago”可知此處表示“收藏、安置”，故填H。

【2】考查形容詞。句意：齋浦爾大部分建于17世紀(jì)，周圍有城墻和幾個防御城堡。修飾名詞castles用形容詞，根據(jù)常識可知城堡是防御性的，故填E。

【3】考查動詞。句意：自1876年起，這座城市就被定義為充滿浪漫色彩的粉紅色。此處缺少動詞作謂語，根據(jù)“A romantic dusty pink type”可知此處表示“定義”，故填F。

【4】考查名詞。句意：為了迎接維多利亞女王的丈夫阿爾伯特王子，將這座城市粉刷成了粉紅色，賦予了齋浦爾“粉紅之城”的地位。作動詞gives的直接賓語用名詞，根據(jù)“as the “Pink City””可知此處表示“地位，身份”，故填K。

【5】考查形容詞。句意：這里的建筑之美吸引了香港攝影師Victor Cheng和Samantha Wong來到齋浦爾。修飾名詞beauty用形容詞，根據(jù)上文的介紹可知齋浦爾被稱為“粉紅之城”，它的建筑非常美，因此此處表示“建筑上的”，故填B。

【6】考查動詞。句意：這二人在照片墻上有13萬粉絲，她倆漫步在有著百年歷史的皇家宮殿和歷史城堡的玻璃摩天大樓里，他們說他們在齋浦爾拍攝的照片在網(wǎng)上得到了很多回應(yīng)。此處缺少動詞作謂語，根據(jù)“images”可知此處表示“拍攝”，故填C。

【7】考查名詞。句意：一旦你漫步其中，你周圍的一切都會隨著顏色的深淺而變化，從亮粉色到紅棕色。此處缺少名詞作動詞短語varies in的賓語，shade of color表示“顏色的深淺”，故填J。

【8】考查名詞。句意：這座建筑是城市宮殿的延伸，它的窗戶讓皇室女性可以觀看街道生活而不用出現(xiàn)在公共場合。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知此處缺少名詞作表語，根據(jù)“of the City Palace, and its windows allowed royal women to observe street life without appearing in public.”可知此處表示“延伸”，故填G。

【9】考查名詞。句意：這座建筑生動活潑的色彩也促使Victor Cheng采取了不同于其他城市的編輯方法。作動詞take的賓語用名詞，an approach to表示“……的方法”，故填A。

【10】考查動詞。句意：我希望照片能反映出我所看到的真實顏色，并保持其色調(diào)�？涨暗�to是不定式符號，此處需要填動詞原形，根據(jù)“the actual color I was seeing myself”可知此處表示“反映”，故填I。