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【题目】阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A hotel chain is employing human bed warmers to help guests get a good night’s sleep. 1 (dress) in special all-in-one sleeping suits, the walking electric blankets are sent to warm the beds of guests staying at the Holiday Inn 2 they get under the covers.

Dr Chris Idzikowski, 3 (direct) of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre, said the idea could help people get off to sleep. He 4 (explain) that “There’s plenty of scientific evidence to show that sleep starts at the beginning of the night 5 body temperature starts to drop. The drop occurs partly because the blood vessels (血管) 6 the hands, face and feet open up and release heat.” “A warm bed –approximately 20 to 24 degrees Celsuis –is 7 good way to start this process while a cold bed isn’t. It helps people sleep well especially as it’s taking much 8 (long) for them to warm up when they come in from the snow.”

Dr Chris Idzikowski and 9 (he) colleague Jane Bednall said the idea was like “having a giant hot water bottle in your bed”. The five-minute free bed warming sessions will be tried out in London and Manchester 10 the end of next month.

【答案】

1Dressed

2before

3director

4explained

5when

6of

7a

8longer

9his

10at

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一款新发明的暖床器以及使用暖床器的好处。

1考查过去分词作定语。句意:行走的电热毯将会穿着特制的连体睡衣被送去假日酒店在客人上床之前给客人进行暖床。动词dress与这句话的主语the walking electric blankets之间是被动关系,故填Dressed

2考查状语从句的连词。句意同上。根据句意,客人睡觉之前需要暖床,故填before

3考查名词。句意:爱丁堡睡眠中心的主任Chris Idzikowski博士说,这个办法能帮助人们更好地入睡。空格前是一个人名,两个逗号之间的部分是这个人名的同位语,所以应填一个表示人的名词。故填director

4考查一般过去时。句意:他解释,有充分科学依据显示,入夜人体体温开始下降的时候就是睡眠产生的时候。由上一句中said使用的是一般过去时可知,这句话也应使用一般过去时。故填explained

5考查定语从句。句意同上。根据句意,这是一个定语从句,先行词为the beginning of the night(夜开始的时候),并且先行词在从句中做时间状语,故填关系词when

6考查介词。句意:人体温度之所以会下降,部分原因在于,(这时)人的手部、脸部以及脚部的血管开始扩张,散发了热量。空前前后都是名词,所以空格处应填介词,the blood vesselsthe hands之间属于所属关系,故填of

7考查不定冠词。句意:温暖的床(温度大约在2024摄氏度之间)有助于人们入睡而冰冷的床则会妨碍人们入睡。空格位于谓语动词后,空格后为一个可数单数名词短语,所以空格处应填不定冠词。“good”是以辅音音素开始的,故填a

8考查形容词比较级。句意:它能帮助人们睡得更好,特别是当他们从大雪天进来,要花更长的时间才能让被窝暖和起来的时候。根据句意,这句话强调天冷的时候,要花更长的时间才能让被窝暖和起来,故填形容词比较级比较合适。故填longer

9考查形容词性的物主代词。句意:Chris Idzikowski博士和他的同事Jane Bednall说,这个主意就像是“往你的被窝儿里放个大热水瓶。”空格后是一个但数名词,且colleagueChris Idzikowski之间是所属关系,所以应填形容词性的物主代词。Chris Idzikowski是男士,故填his

10考查介词。句意:这个五分钟就能暖床的环节这个月底将在伦敦与曼彻斯特实行。at the end of意为“在……末端; 在……的结尾”,为固定搭配。故填at

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