Question

【题目】用方框中所给单词得适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次。每空只填一个单词）

own, sell, northern, especial, China, different, south, potato, live, unusual

own, sell, northern, especial, China, different, south, potato, live, unusual

China covers large areas and has a great population. Different 【1】 habits have always been an interesting topic in the country. Recently, another【2】 between northerners and southerners became a hot one: the way they shop at markets.

People from 【3】China say they always buy what they need for just one or two meals. It is normal for them to buy half of a Chinese cabbage, two【4】 and 0.25kilograms of beef at a time. However, one may be laughed at if he does this in the north. Instead, buying vegetables and meat enough for a week is【5】reported China Daily.

Also, you can buy a very small amount of fruit, such as a single apple or pear, each time in the south. Shop 【6】even help you peel and cut them. But shop owners in the north hardly offer such service. And many fruits are 【7】in baskets and boxes.

The difference could be due to the different climate. Food can be kept for a long time in the 【8】,as it is usually cold and dry there. Many northerners have the habit of stocking up(囤货）on food, 【9】for the long winter. But the hot and wet. weather in the south makes southern 【10】buy just enough food for one meal or one day, or the food may go bad.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 living

【2】 difference

【3】 southern

【4】 potatoes

【5】 usual

【6】 owners

【7】 sold

【8】 north

【9】 especially

【10】 Chinese

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述南北方购物方面的差异以及产生这种差异的原因。

【1】句意“在我国，不同的生活习惯也已经成为有趣的话题”。根据全文可知，主要讲述购物方面的不同，所以是“生活习惯”。living habits生活习惯，故填living。

【2】句意“最近南北方人民另一个不同成为热点，即去市场购物的方式”。根据Different ___1___ habits have always been an interesting topic in the country可知，讲的是南方人和北方人的不同。difference不同，且空前有another，用名词单数，故填difference。

【3】句意“来自中国南部的人们说他们仅买一顿或者两顿他们所需的东西”。根据Recently, another___2___ between northerners and southerners became a hot one: the way they shop at markets以及However, one may be laughed at if he does this in the north可知，南北方生活习惯不同，先说南方再说北方，且空后有China，用形容词，故填southern。

【4】句意“对于他们来说一次买半棵大白菜、两个土豆、0.25千克牛肉是正常的”。根据half of a Chinese cabbage以及0.25kilograms of beef可知，是菜，potato土豆，且根据空前two可知，用复数，故填potatoes。

【5】句意“中国日报报道，取而代之买足够一个星期的菜和肉是普遍的”。根据空前is可知，用形容词，usual寻常的，故填usual。

【6】句意“商店老板甚至帮你剥并切他们”。根据But shop owners in the north hardly offer such service可知，表示店主，owner主人，且根据help可知，用复数，故填owners。

【7】句意“许多水果都用篮子或盒子卖”。本段主要讲述南方人和北方人买水果的差异。主语fruit与谓语sell之间为被动，且根据are可知，用被动，故填sold。

【8】句意“在北方，由于天气冷和干燥，食物能放很长时间”。根据Many northerners have the habit of stocking up(囤货）on food可知，表示北方，north北方，故填north。

【9】句意“许多北方人有囤货的习惯，特别是冬天”。根据所给词知选especial，分析句子结构知，此处需要副词especially特别地，故填especially。

【10】句意“但是南方的热和潮湿的天气让南方的中国人仅仅买一顿或一天的食物”。根据句意可知，译为“中国人”，Chinese中国人，且单复数同形，故填Chinese。