题目内容
【题目】
A.business B. compare C.modern D.ancient E. survive
Like other living things, most bacteria (细菌) that cause food to go bad need water to 【1】. Salt takes in large amounts of water, so most bacteria cannot live in a salty environment. As a result, salt has the ability to preserve almost anything. For much of human history, this ability has made salt treasured and indispensable. Every 【2】 culture from Egypt to China rely on salt. Even today, we【3】 hardworking, useful people to salt by calling them “the salt of the earth”.
Since almost everyone needed salt, the salt trade was an important 【4】. Salt could even be used like money. In fact, the word salary comes from the word salt. And valuable people are still said to be “worth their salt.” Today, salt is easy to get. It is no longer expensive, but it is still both important and useful.
【答案】
【1】E
【2】D
【3】B
【4】A
【解析】
文章大意：和其他生物一样，大多数导致食物变质的细菌（细菌）都需要水才能生存。盐吸收了大量的水，所以大多数细菌不能在含盐的环境中生存。因此，盐几乎可以保存任何东西。
因为几乎每个人都需要盐，所以盐贸易是一项重要的生意。盐甚至可以像钱一样使用。今天，盐很容易得到。它不再昂贵，但仍然是重要和有用的。
【1】句意：和其他生物一样，大多数导致食物变质的细菌都需要水才能生存。
根据固定用法need sth. to do sth. 需要某物做某事。可知，此空应填动词原形，根据句意和给出的单词选项可知，此空是“生存，存活”意思，故填 survive。
【2】句意：从埃及到中国的每一种古文化都依赖盐。
根据空后名词culture可知，此空应填形容词，根据句意和给出的单词选项可知，此空是“古代的”意思，故填ancient 。
【3】句意：即使在今天，我们也把勤奋、有用的人比作盐，称他们为“地球上的盐”。
根据空前we 可知，此空应填谓语动词，根据句意和给出的单词选项可知，此空是“比较，比作”意思，故填compare。
【4】句意：因为几乎每个人都需要盐，所以盐贸易是一项重要的生意。
根据空前形容词important 可知，此空应填名词，根据句意和给出的单词选项可知，此空是“生意”意思，故填business
