Question

【题目】

A.properly B. suddenly C.simple D.depend on E. throughout

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】

文章大意：这篇文章通过古时候的一个故事，说明盐的重要性，以及盐在日常生活中的重要的用处。

【1】句意：盐是一种简单的东西，而且很常见。

根据空前不定冠词a 和空后thing 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“简单的”意思，故填simple 。

【2】句意：盐在整个历史上引起了战争和革命。

根据空后名词history可知，此空应填介词，根据句意和给出的单词选项可知，此空是“遍及，整个”意思，故填throughout。

【3】句意：如果我们没有足够的能量，我们的肌肉、神经和器官就不能正确地正常工作。

根据空前动词function起作用，正常工作，可知，此空应填副词，根据句意和给出的单词选项可知，此空是“正确地”意思，故填properly。

【4】句意：塑料、纸张、玻璃、橡胶和肥皂等产品都依赖于食盐。

根据空后名词salt可知，此空应填介词，根据句意和给出的单词选项可知，此空是“依靠，依赖”意思，故填depend on。

这个题目是用所给单词的正确形式填空，考查单词在具体语境中的使用。做题时，应根据句意、单词在句中的作用以及短文中使用的句型等，使用单词的正确形式。常考查的知识点包括：名词的复数；动词的时态、语态、非谓语动词；形容词和副词的基本用法以及比较级和最高级的用法等。例如第1小题，句意：盐是一种简单的东西，而且很常见。

根据空前不定冠词a 和空后thing 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“简单的”意思，故填simple 。