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【题目】请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中第56-65小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案填写在答题卡标号为56-65的相应横线上。

Wind is a powerful force(力量) in nature. Wind energy is one of the causes of great waves in the world’s oceans. Winds can help create powerful storms, but wind is a force you can’t see but can surely feel. Its power can be used to create electricity for cities and the countryside.

Wind can also power many expressions in American English. Let’s start with a simple one. If you run like the wind, you are a very fast runner. After running, sometimes you can feel full of energy. The runner gets what we call a second wind. We use this expression when we are tired, but then get more energy to finish something. For example, sometimes I feel tired after work. But after a short rest and a cup of tea, I get my second wind. I’m ready to do something fun with my friends and family.

If you are doing something difficult, it is good to have the wind at your back. In this way, it is easier to go forward. It’s always more difficult to do something in a strong wind–unless you are sailing.

Knowing the direction of the wind is the most important part of sailing. When wind fills a sail, it makes the boat go faster. If you take the wind out of someone’s sails, you prevent them from reaching their goals. You create a barrier(障碍) or stop them in some way. In life, it’s lucky to have friends who want to fill your sails with wind and not take it out.

Let’s turn from sailing to music. Many songwriters use the image(形象) of wind in their songs. If something such as an idea is blowing in the wind, it is being discussed but has yet to be decided. When a singer sings “you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” he means that you don’t need someone in power to confirm something for you. Just trust yourself. You can find it out on your own. So, when you know which way the wind blows, you know what is going on.

Now you know which way the wind blows. Then how can you use these expressions properly? First, read them aloud and keep them in mind. Then, practice using them and test yourself. You know, practice makes perfect.

Do you know which way the wind blows?
A powerful force in nature	Wind may 【1】 great waves in the world’s oceans, can help create storm and be used to create electricity.
Wind and its 【2】	About running	A person who runs like the wind is a very 【3】 runner. When the runner gets a 【4】 wind after running, he feels full of energy again.
	About sailing	If you are sailing, it’s much 【5】 to go forward with the wind at your back. When a sail is 【6】 with wind, the boat will go faster. You are 【7】 to have a friend who wants to take the wind out of your sail.
	About music	The image of wind is 【8】 by many songwriters. When an idea is blowing in the wind, it hasn’t been decided and needs 【9】. When you know which way the wind blows, you know what is going on.
【10】 on learning	Read them aloud and remember them. Practice using them and test yourself.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】cause

【2】expressions

【3】fast

【4】second

【5】easier

【6】filled

【7】unlucky

【8】used

【9】discussing

【10】Advice/Suggestions

【解析】文章大意：本文主要介绍了自然界的一种强大的力量——风，以及风能的表达方式，最后建议我们正确使用和学习这些风向的表达。

【1】根据文中的句子Wind energy is one of the causes of great waves in the world’s oceans.，可知，风可以在世界海洋中掀起巨浪，cause“掀起、引起”，前面有情态动词may，所以这里用其原形形式，故答案填cause。

【2】根据本方框后面所对应的内容可知都是在说明风提供能量的表达方式，expression“表达方式”，可数名词，后面列举了多种风提供能量的表达方式，所以应用其复数形式，故答案填expressions。

【3】根据文中的句子If you run like the wind, you are a very fast runner.可知，像风一样奔跑的人是跑得很快的人，故答案填fast。

【4】根据文中的句子After running, sometimes you can feel full of energy. The runner gets what we call a second wind.可知，当跑步者在跑步后恢复体力时，他再次感到精力充沛，second wind固定词组“恢复体力”，故答案填second。

【5】根据文中的句子If you are doing something difficult, it is good to have the wind at your back. In this way, it is easier to go forward. It’s always more difficult to do something in a strong wind–unless you are sailing. 可知，如果你是帆船，风在你背后推你更容易，本句暗含比较级，把风在背后推你和没有风在背后推你来作比较，所以应用easy的比较级，故答案填easier。

【6】根据文中的句子When wind fills a sail, it makes the boat go faster.可知，当帆船被风填满时，船就会走得更快，be filled with“被…充满”，故答案填filled。

【7】根据文中的句子In life, it’s lucky to have friends who want to fill your sails with wind and not take it out.在生活中，有朋友想让风吹满你的船帆，而不是把它吹走，那你是幸运的，可知如果有朋友想把你船帆的风吹走，那么你应该是不幸的，故答案填unlucky。

【8】根据文中的句子Many songwriters use the image of wind in their songs.可知，风的形象被许多词曲作家使用，be used by被…使用，故答案填used。

【9】根据文中的句子If something such as an idea is blowing in the wind, it is being discussed but has yet to be decided.可知，当一个想法在风中飘荡时，它还没有决定，需要讨论一下，由前面needs可知need是实义动词，这里需要填一个名词作宾语，need doing是一种固定的用法，need后接动名词主动形式，表示被动意义，这时动名词和主语之间有动宾关系，本句即为“这个idea需要被讨论”，“讨论”动名词形式为discussing，故答案填discussing。

【10】根据本方框后面所对应的内容Read them aloud and remember them.Practice using them and test yourself.可知，这是给出的学习建议，故答案填advice或suggestions，因其位于句首，所以首字母大写，故答案填Advice/Suggestions。