Question

【题目】

There is an old story about a king and his daughter. The king asked his daughter how much she loved him. She said that she loved him as much as she loved salt. Her answer upset the king. Salt is a【1】thing, and it is very common. So the king thought his daughter didn’t care about him. But the king was wrong. Salt might be common, but it is very important. Salt has caused wars and revolutions【2】history. So why do people care so much about salt?

Salt has many uses. Our bodies need salt. If we don’t have enough, our muscles, nerves and organs can’t function【3】. We put salt on icy roads to make them safe. We also use salt to produce other products. Products like plastic, paper, glass, rubber and soap【4】salt. One kind of salt is even an important part of gunpowder. But for many years, salt’s most important job was preserving food.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

这篇短文先讲述了一个小故事，国王的女儿说她爱她的父亲就像她爱盐一样，由这个故事入手，作者给我们介绍了盐虽然是一个很简单、普遍的东西，但在我们的生活中却是非常重要的。

【1】句意：盐是一个很简单的东西，它很常见。根据上文文意可知，国王的女儿说她爱父亲就像她爱盐一样。根据常识可知，盐是一个很简单的东西，故这里填simple，选C。

【2】句意：在历史上盐导致了战争和革命。根据句意和空后的the history可知，这里应用throughout贯穿，遍及，是一个介词。故选E。

【3】句意：如果我们没有足够的盐，我们的肌肉、神经和器官就不能正常的工作。根据句意可知，这里应用properly适当地，正确地，是一个副词，修饰句中的动词function。故选A。

【4】句意：像塑料、纸张、玻璃、橡胶和肥皂等产品都依靠盐。根据上句话We also use salt to produce other products.可知，我们需要盐来生产其他的产品，因此这里应用短语depend on，意为“依靠，依赖”，故选D。

这篇短文给我们讲述了盐在日常生活中的重要性。文章内容简单，贴近学生们的日常生活，通俗易懂。题型是选择适当的单词或短语完成短文，考查学生们在具体语境中使用单词和短语的能力。题目中给出了5个选项，文章中有四个空，因此有一个是多余的。做题时，应先浏览所给单词或短语，弄清楚他们的意思；然后阅读短文，根据文意选择适当的单词或短语。例如第2小题，根据句意和空后的the history可知，这里应用throughout贯穿，遍及，是一个介词。故选E。再如第4小题，根据上句话We also use salt to produce other products.可知，我们需要盐来生产其他的产品，因此这里应用短语depend on，意为“依靠，依赖”，故选D。