Question

【题目】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（菜谱）. 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】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了人们使用冰块的历史。

【1】考查形容词。句意：埃及的法老、罗马的皇帝和中东的国王们都命令人们从白雪覆盖的山顶取来厚厚的冰块来冷却他们的饮料。此处为“make+宾语+宾补”结构，根据常识可知冰是用来冷却的，故填D。

【2】考查名词。句意：漂浮在船上的冰块很快就变成了一项快速的生意——不仅用来提神，还用作老式的空调给房子降温。做介词of的宾语用名词，air conditioning表示“空调”，故填K。

【3】考查动词。句意：3000年前的中国人建造了特殊的建筑来储存冰。空前的to为不定式符号，此处需要填动词原形，根据“built special buildings to”可知此处表示“储存”，故填H。

【4】考查动词。句意：波斯人喜欢把冰放入果汁中，这种果汁被称为“沙比亚”。随着时间的推移，一股对“沙比亚”的狂热传遍了欧洲。此处缺少动词做谓语，根据“throughout Europe”可知此处表示“传播”，故填G。

【5】考查形容词。句意：在意大利，大约1550年，一些有创意的厨师在食谱中加入了牛奶。修饰名词cooks用形容词，根据“added milk to the recipe”可知此处表示“有创意的”，故填B。

【6】考查名词。句意：冰淇淋的鼻祖。上文说大约1550年，一些有创意的厨师在食谱中加入了牛奶，这是冰淇淋的鼻祖，因此此处表示“祖先”，故填A。

【7】考查形容词。句意：但是，几个世纪以来，它既稀有又昂贵。此处缺少形容词做表语，根据“expensive”可知此处表示“稀有的”，故填J。

【8】考查动词。句意：1809年，美国第四任总统的夫人多莉·麦迪逊在白宫率先供应冰淇淋，给参加晚宴的客人留下了深刻的印象。空前的to为不定式符号，此处需要填动词原形，根据“impressed her dinner guests”可知此处表示“供应”，故填F。

【9】考查形容词。句意：除了美味的甜点，冰也是一项严肃（真正）的生意。修饰名词business用形容词，根据“It could cool fish, meat, fruits, and vegetables sent all over the world.”可知此处表示“严肃的”，故填E。

【10】考查动词。句意：尝起来（味道）会更好。此处缺少动词作谓语，空后没有宾语，因此需要填不及物动词，根据“Imagine yourself a queen or king of Persia when you put an ice into your lemonade.”可知此处表示“尝起来”，故填I。