Question

【題目】閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Tied to skis (滑雪板) and pulled around a 【1】 (freeze) lake by a thoroughbred racehorse—skij ring is a sport like no other. The hardy skiers travel at frightening speeds, using just their voice and a set of rules to guide the horses around the icy track. The 【2】 (usual) sport is considered the showpiece event of the White Turf races—a wintery festival held at the upmarket ski resort of St. Moritz.

The sport requires the ability to mix skiing talent 【3】 a high-level of horsemanship. “During the race you need a really strong voice,” two-time race winner Valeria Holinger told CNN Sport. “Only by shouting can you make the horse go 【4】 (fast) than others”.

Competitors must wait until they’re 18 before 【5】 (allow) to participate in the event. Even then, driver—as they’re known—must pass fitness tests 【6】 hard theory exams—for good reason, too. Not only 【7】 (be) they traveling at incredible speeds, there is also the added danger of 【8】 (full) grown racehorses trampling (踩) on the skis. In addition, the speeding hooves (馬蹄) kick up huge amounts of snow and ice 【9】 crash into the legs of the skiers behind.

Such unique threats call for unique 【10】 (protect). Drivers are required to use face masks to keep the snow out of their eyes and wear body armor under their ski suits.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】frozen

【2】unusual

【3】with

【4】faster

【5】being allowed/ allowed

【6】and

【7】are

【8】fully

【9】which/that

【10】protection

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。短文介紹了馬拉滑雪板——一項將滑雪天賦與高水平的馬術相結合的運動。

【1】考查形容詞。frozen“冰凍的”為形容詞修飾名詞 lake。frozen lake意為“冰封的湖面”。故填frozen。

【2】考查形容詞。由前文“skij ring is a sport like no other”（馬拉雪橇是一種與眾不同的運動）可知，此處應用unusual（不尋常的）修飾名詞sport。故填unusual。

【3】考查介詞。mix...with...意為“把……與……結合”為固定短語。故填with 。

【4】考查副詞比較級。由“than”可知，應填副詞比較級。故填faster。

【5】考查非謂語動詞/省略句。before既可作介詞，也可作連詞。before為介詞時，allow與主語為動賓關系，故使用其動名詞被動形式；before作連詞時，此處可看作before they are allowed省略了they are的情況。故填being allowed/ allowed。

【6】考查連詞。分析句子可知，fitness tests和 hard theory exams為并列結構作動詞pass的賓語，故用and連接。故填and。

【7】考查主謂一致。not only置于句首，后面的句子為半倒裝句，謂語動詞與主語they保持一致。故填are 。

【8】考查副詞。fully為副詞形容詞grown。故填 fully。

【9】考查關系代詞。分析句子可知，snow and ice為先行詞，在后面的定語從句中作主語。所以關系代詞為which/that。故填which/that。

【10】考查名詞。unique為形容詞修飾名詞protection。故填protection。