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【题目】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.

【语篇导读】相比现代化的建筑，简陋的土坯房可谓丑陋不堪。但当代的建筑师却对其情有独钟。短文主要介绍了土坯房能够调节温度的原理。

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】built

【2】the

【3】ability

【4】using

【5】slowly

【6】to cool

【7】at

【8】goes

【9】natural

【10】how

【解析】

【1】考查过去分词短语作后置定语。主语dwellings与动词build之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词形式。又由by一词的暗示也可知用表示被动意义的过去分词。

【2】考查定冠词的用法。空格之后为形容词的最高级形式，故填定冠词。

【3】考查形容词与名词的转换。形容词性物主代词their之后应当用名词，故将able转化为其名词形式。

【4】考查介词的用法。介词without之后的动词要用动名词形式。

【5】考查副词的用法。由土坯制成的墙壁在炎热的白天吸收太阳的热量并在凉爽的夜间慢慢将热量释放出来。修饰谓语动词give out，因此要用副词形式。

【6】考查固定句式的用法。“形容词+enough+动词不定式”为一常用句式。

【7】考查固定短语的用法。at the same time意为“同时”，是一个常用介词短语。

【8】考查动词的时态。这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了土坯房冬暖夏凉的原理，故用一般现在时态。

【9】考查形容词的用法。修饰名词architects，故要用形容词形式。

【10】考查宾语从句的连接词用法。分析句子结构可知，这是一个宾语从句。根据形容词thick及结构可知这里的意思是印第安人要算出土坯墙的确切厚度。所以答案为how。