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【题目】Every year, the ancient Town of Fenghuang,1of China’s most well-known ancient towns, is visited by a large number of people from all over the world.2(fortunate), it was under water as heavy rain hit the centre of the country,3tens of thousands of people leaving from the area. Heavy rain and floods lasted for the past few days. Waters in the nearby river called the Tuojiang River rose by almost one meter above warning level,4 (cause) heavy rainstorms. More than 120,000 local people and tourists have been helped to leave there because of the terrible disaster. And more than 4,000 shops in the town5(shut). Several bridges on the Tuojiang River have been damaged or destroyed. Water has flowed into many bars, restaurants and hotels in its ancient town, and electricity in the ancient town has been cut off.6the heavy rains have stopped, the popular tourist spot remains closed for local people’s 7(safe).

8 shoe shop owner named Kuang said the flood was the9(bad) the town had experienced. They could only live in an old factory10many homeless people had to stay together.

【答案】

1one

2Unfortunately

3with

4causing

5have been shut

6Although/Though

7sagety

8A

9worst

10where

【解析】此文主要讲述了凤凰古城遭遇洪灾的情况。

1此处为同位语,解释凤凰古城,是中国闻名的古城之一。

2根据语境,可知此处表达不幸的是,由于大雨,它被埋在水下。

3此处考查with复合结构作状语

4此处为现在分词作状语水位上升与导致洪水之间为主动关系

5商店是被关门所以是被动关系再根据语境可知用现在完成时

6根据语境可知景观大雨已经停止旅游景点仍然处于关闭状态是让步状语从句

7根据语境可知是为了游客的安全用名词safety。

8根据语境可知是一个鞋店老板说这次洪水是这个城镇遭遇的最糟糕的一次。

9根据语境表示最糟糕用最高级

10此处考查定语从句从句缺地点状语用关系副词where。

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