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【题目】 Seeing someone who seems to be walking on a cloud sounds like a dream. But this scene indeed exists --- and it isn't just in your head. It's a popular attraction in the South American country of Bolivia called the Salar de Uyuni. The area covers a large amount of white, glistening salt and runs across 10,582 kilometers of the Altiplano and you can even see it from space.

What's special about the Salar? This salt flat can create an endless natural mirror (镜子), which gives you an amazing experience. On a still day, a thin layer of water covering the salt changes the salt flat into "The World's Largest Mirror" reflecting the sky. Those who are lucky enough to see this natural wonder will tell you how difficult it is to find out the dividing line between the sky and land.

Some 40,000 years ago, water from the surrounding mountains gathered here and there were no outlets (出口) where the rainfall could flow out. So a huge lake was formed with natural salt inside. Over time, about 25,000 years ago, a rise in temperatures reduced the amount of rainfall in the area. The climate from wet to dry caused the water to slowly evaporate (蒸发). About 10,000 years ago, the body of water dried up and a deep layer of salt flat was left behind.

With about 10 billion tons of salt lying around it, it's no surprise that salt production in the Salar is a big business. But the real treasure lies under the surface of the salt flat, where around 70% of the world's lithium (锂) reserves can be found. The lithium is used for powering mobile phones, laptops, electric cars and this resource could be of great value.

What is the Salar de Uyuni	●It's a place of 【1】 in the South American country of Bolivia. ●It is an area 【2】 with white and glistening salt. ●It runs across about 10,582 kilometers and can even be 【3】 from space.
What's special about the Salar de Uyuni?	●On a still day, the salt flat will 【4】 into "The World's Largest Mirror", which gives you a wonderful experience. ●If you are lucky enough to see it, you may find it difficult to tell 【5】 The sky ends and the land begins.
How did the Salar de Uyuni 【6】 ?	●40,000 years ago, the surrounding mountains 【7】 the water from flowing out and it became a huge lake. ●25,000 years ago, the climate changes 【8】 to the evaporation of the lake. ●10,000 years ago, the lake dried up, 【9】 behind a deep layer of salt.
What's under the Salar de Uyuni?	●70% of the world's lithium lies under the salt flat. ●Lithium can be used to power things 【10】 mobile phones, laptops and electric cars.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】interest

【2】covered

【3】seen

【4】change / turn

【5】where

【6】form

【7】prevented / stopped / kept

【8】led

【9】leaving

【10】like

【解析】

文章介绍了南美洲玻利维亚的一个著名景点，叫做乌尤尼萨拉尔。这片区域覆盖着大量白色的闪闪发光的盐，横跨10582公里的高原，以及介绍了盐田的形成过程。

【1】

根据文中It’s a popular attraction in the South American country of Bolivia called the Salar de Uyuni.中的attraction可知，这里可以转换成place of interest，故答案为interest。

【2】

根据文中The area covers a large amount of white and glistening salt…可知，这里指的是“覆盖”，主语area与cover之间是被动关系，所以这里用过去分词，故答案为covered。

【3】

根据文中The area covers a large amount of white, glistening salt and runs across 10,582 kilometers of the Altiplano and you can even see it from space.可知，表格中句子主语是 it，所以主动转换成被动 be seen结构，故答案为seen。

【4】

根据文中On a still day, a thin layer of water covering the salt changes the salt flat into “The World’s Largest Mirror” reflecting the sky.可知，这里是表达的是“变成”，英语是change into 或 turn into，故答案为change / turn。

【5】

根据文中Those who are lucky enough to see this natural wonder will tell you how difficult it is to find out the dividing line between the sky and land.可知，空格位于动词tell 后，引导宾语从句，根据句意推出引导词应该选用表示方位的，所以应该用where，故答案为where。

【6】

根据文章下文的描述以及表格对应右边栏的提示可知，这里是概括总结第三段的内容——几万年来乌尤尼盐湖的形成过程，所以这里应该是表达“形成”，故答案为form。

【7】

根据文中Some 40,000 years ago, water from the surrounding mountains gathered here and there were no outlets (出口) where the rainfall could flow out.可知，水流不出去变成了湖，又因为表格句有 sth. from doing 的搭配，可以联想到词组 prevent/ stop / keep … from doing …表示“阻止……做某事”，根据时态是一般过去时，故答案为prevented/ stopped/ kept。

【8】

根据文中Over time, about 25,000 years ago, a rise in temperatures reduced the amount of rainfall in the area. The climate from wet to dry caused the water to slowly evaporate (蒸发).可知，这里表达的是“导致”，又因为空格后有介词 to，所以应该是lead to，cause=lead to=result in，所以把 caused 转换为 led，故答案为led。

【9】

根据文中About 10,000 years ago, the body of water dried up and a deep layer of salt flat was left behind.可知，表格句中已有谓语动词 dried，所以空格处应该填 leave 的非谓语形式，又因为 the lake和leave的关系是主动的，所以选择现在分词形式，答案是 leaving。

【10】

根据文中where around 70% of the world’s lithium (锂) reserves can be found. The lithium is used for powering mobile phones, laptops, electric cars and this resource could be of great value.可知，mobile phones, laptops 等都是 lithium 用来提供动力的例子，所以空格处应该填单词 like，故答案为like。