Question

【題目】閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Mask-Wearing, Common in Asia, Spreads in the West

PARIS — Until a few weeks ago, Asian tourists were 【1】 only mask wearers in Paris, 【2】(cause) puzzlement or suspicion from French locals or even hostility as the coronavirus began sweeping across Europe.

Four days into a national lockdown to stem the outbreak, the French government spokeswoman, Sibeth Ndiaye, warned that face masks were so 【3】 (familiar) that wearing them was too difficult technically and could even be “counterproductive (適得其反).” Even Thursday morning, when 【4】 (ask) whether she wore a mask or made her children wear one, she said, “Oh, no, not at all.”

This taboo is falling fast, not only in France but across Western countries, after increasing 【5】(cry) from experts who say the practice is effective in curbing the coronavirus pandemic.

The shift for Western nations is profound and has had to overcome not merely the logistical challenges of securing enough masks, which are significant enough, but also a deep 【6】 (culture) resistance and even stigma (污名) associated with mask-wearing, 【7】 some Western leaders described flatly as “alien.”

【8】 (seem), it won’t be for much longer. After discouraging people from wearing face masks, France, like the United States, has begun urging its citizens 【9】 (wear) basic or homemade ones outside. And some parts of Europe are moving faster than the United States by requiring masks instead 【10】 simply recommending their use.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】the

【2】causing

【3】unfamiliar

【4】asked

【5】cries

【6】cultural

【7】which

【8】Seemingly

【9】to wear

【10】of

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。介紹了隨著新冠病毒開始席卷歐洲，西方一些國家先是勸阻人們不要戴口罩，轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)橐�求人們帶上口罩�?/span>

【1】考查定冠詞。定冠詞the用在形容詞very、only、same等詞的前邊。此空后接形容詞only+名詞，應(yīng)該用the修飾，意為“巴黎只有亞洲游客戴口罩”。故填the。

【2】考查非謂語動詞。句意：巴黎——直到幾周前，巴黎還只有亞洲游客戴口罩，隨著新冠病毒開始席卷歐洲，這引起了法國當(dāng)?shù)厝说睦Щ蟆�懷疑，甚至敵意。分析句子可知，動詞cause與邏輯主語“Asian tourists were the only mask wearers in Paris,”之間是主動關(guān)系，應(yīng)該用動詞的現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語。故填causing。

【3】考查形容詞變形。句意：法國政府發(fā)言人Sibeth Ndiaye警告，人們對口罩太不熟悉，從技術(shù)上說，戴口罩難度太大，甚至可能會“適得其反”。結(jié)果狀語從句結(jié)構(gòu)是：so+形容詞+that（如此……以至于……）。so后接形容詞；由句意可知，此處意為“不熟悉”。因此將形容詞familiar（熟悉的）變成形容詞unfamiliar（不熟悉的）。故填unfamiliar。

【4】考查狀語從句的省略。when引導(dǎo)是時間狀語從句中主語與主句主語相同，且從句謂語動詞是be動詞時，從句可省略主語謂語。由完整的句子“when she was asked whether she wore a mask or made her children wear one,”可知，省略主語和謂語之后，應(yīng)該填asked。故填asked。

【5】考查名詞復(fù)數(shù)。形容詞increasing后修飾名詞，因此此空填名詞；又根據(jù)介詞短語“from experts”作后置定語可知，是很多專家呼吁，因此此空名詞應(yīng)為復(fù)數(shù)。故填cries。

【6】考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。形容詞修飾名詞，此空后為名詞resistance，故將名詞culture變成形容詞cultural。故填cultural。

【7】考查非限制性定語從句。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，此處是非限制性定語從句，先行詞是mask-wearing，關(guān)系詞在從句中作“described”的賓語，因此由which來引導(dǎo)。故填which。

【8】考查副詞。句意：看起來，這種情況不會持續(xù)太久。副詞作狀語，修飾整個句子“it won’t be for much longer.”。因此將動詞seem變成副詞seemingly。此空位于句首，單詞首字母大寫。故填Seemingly。

【9】考查動詞搭配。動詞搭配urge sb. to do sth. 意為“力勸某人做某事”。故填to wear。

【10】考查固定短語。句意：歐洲一些地區(qū)比美國動作更快，他們不是簡單地建議戴口罩，而是要求人們戴上口罩。instead of 意為“代替；（是……）而不是……”。故填of。