Question

【题目】 It's a cold, grey Sunday afternoon in March. The British are all working in their _______ . They're digging, cutting leaves and planting new seeds (种子). By summer，their gardens will be _______ bright colors.

The British love their gardens. A British newspaper recently asked people for _______ opinions about them. Around 70% of the people felt it was _______ to spend time in the garden, and over 50% of these _______ gardening as the most enjoyable thing they ever did.

Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden. People who live in houses _______ gardens often rent (租用) land from the government.

At first, only very rich people had gardens. Now you can _______ see the gardens around houses with a long history, such as Chatsworth House or Castle Howard. They are well protected as good memories. In the early twentieth century, however, gardening became a _______ . People enjoyed doing it in their spare time and they bought different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens. _______ roses, sunflowers and tomatoes are often grown in British gardens, they originally (起初) grew wild in other countries.

Every year, there are competitions for the __________ vegetables, but don't expect to win: Britain's biggest carrot is almost six metres long.

【1】A.fieldsB.gardensC.factoriesD.parks

【2】A.full ofB.busy withC.good atD.similar to

【3】A.itsB.hisC.herD.their

【4】A.boringB.possibleC.difficultD.important

【5】A.followedB.canceledC.describedD.completed

【6】A.nearB.withoutC.aroundD.in

【7】A.seldomB.alreadyC.stillD.never

【8】A.hobbyB.taskC.courseD.dream

【9】A.SoB.BecauseC.ButD.Although

【10】A.smallestB.cheapestC.largestD.richest

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】D

【5】C

【6】B

【7】C

【8】A

【9】D

【10】C

【解析】

短文大意：短文介绍了英国人喜欢在花园里种花的原因和园艺的演变。

【1】句意：英国人都在花园里干活。

fields田地；gardens花园；factories工厂；parks公园。根据下文“The British love their gardens英国人喜欢他们的花园”可知选B。

【2】句意：到了夏天，他们的花园将会充满鲜艳的色彩。

full of充满；busy with忙于；good at擅长；similar to相似。根据上文“They're digging, cutting leaves and planting new seeds他们在挖土，剪树叶，种下新的种子”，可知夏天的花园将会色彩鲜艳，be full of bright colors符合句意，故选A。

【3】句意：一家英国报纸最近询问了人们对它们的看法。

its它的；his他的；her她的；their它们的。根据上文“The British love their gardens英国人喜欢他们的花园”，可知选D。

【4】句意：大约70%的人认为花时间在花园里是很重要的。

boring无聊的；possible可能的；difficult困难的；important重要的。根据下文“as the most enjoyable thing they ever did当作他们做过的最愉快的事情”，可知ABC三项不合句意，故选D。

【5】句意：超过50%的人认为园艺是他们做过的最愉快的事情。

followed跟随；canceled取消；described描述；completed完整的。根据上文“Around 70% of the people felt it was important…大约70%的人认为……是很重要的”，可知describe符合句意，故选C。

【6】句意：住在没有花园的房子里的人经常从政府租地。

near在附近；without没有；around大约；in在里面。根据上文“Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden在英国只有十分之一的房子没有花园”，可知本句谈的是没有花园的房子，故选B。

【7】句意：现在你仍然可以看到历史悠久的房子周围的花园。

seldom很少，表否定；already已经；still仍然；never从不，表否定。can表能够，根据“can see the gardens around houses with a long history能够看到历史悠久的房子周围的花园”，可知花园依然可见，故选C。

【8】句意：然而，在二十世纪早期，园艺变成了一种爱好。

hobby爱好；task任务；course课程；dream梦想。enjoy享受，根据“People enjoyed doing it in their spare time人们喜欢在他们的业余时间做”，可知人们把园艺当做了业余爱好，故选A。

【9】句意：虽然玫瑰、向日葵和西红柿经常生长在英国的花园里，但它们最初是在其他国家野生生长的。

So所以，表结果（前因后果）；Because因为，表原因（前果后因）；But但是，表转折；Although尽管，表让步。根据句意结构，可知本句是让步状语从句，故选D。

【10】句意：每年都有几次最大蔬菜比赛。

smallest最小的；cheapest最便宜的；largest最大的；richest最富裕的。根据下文“Britain's biggest carrot is almost six metres long英国最大的胡萝卜几乎有6米长”，可知是最大蔬菜比赛，故选C。

完形填空。主要题型有（1）考查词义辨析：名词辨析，形容词副词辨析，冠词辨析，介词连词辨析等；（2）考查句子时态，语态，要根据语境，选择正确的时态和语态的选项；（3）考查从句（宾语从句，定语从句，主语从句等）；（4）根据固定句型或短语结合语境选择正确的选项。本题主要考查单词或短语辨析，做此类型题时，要知道每一个词的意义，然后结合上下文背景语境，选择适合语境的选项。例如小题1，四个选项都是名词：fields田地；gardens花园；factories工厂；parks公园。根据下文“The British love their gardens英国人喜欢他们的花园”可知选B。