Passage 1
Twenty-one years after the switch being flicked on at the world's 1.______(large) hydroelectric power project at the Three Gorges Dam in Central China's Hubei province, millions of terawatts of green energy has been generated, the threat of devastating floods along the Yangtze River 2.___(reduce) and navigation on Asia's longest waterway has been made easier.
In order for this megaproject to take place, the dam would result 3.____ the water level along certain stretches of the Yangtze rising by as much as 100 meters, displacing as many as 1.3 million people.
Resettling these communities, often just a few hundred meters from their previous homes, has been4.___ equally monumental task that, with subsidies and investment, has added to the benefits already 5.____(create) by the dam and power station.
Children play at a small square in Xujiachong village in Yichang, Hubei province, in October 2022. The village, only 500 meters away from the Three Gorges Dam, is the new home for residents of three villages 6.___ were submerged by the dam's reservoir. Homestays and folk crafts have turned the village 7.____ a popular stop for tourists visiting the dam.
The No 38 Farm Stay Wutu village of Dazhou town, Chongqing, enjoys 8.____(sweep) views of the Yangtze River. Each year, some 6,000 guests visit to enjoy the natural scenery and get a taste 9 . ___ country life.
答案:
1.largest
解析:根据前面的定冠词 the 以及表示范围的 “in the world” 可知,这里要用形容词 large 的最高级形式,表示 “世界上最大的”。
2 has been reduced
解析:句子主语是 “the threat of devastating floods along the Yangtze River”,与动词 reduce 之间是被动关系,即洪水的威胁是被减少;再根据前面的 “has been generated” 以及 “has been made easier” 可知,这里要用现在完成时的被动语态,其结构为 “have/has been + 过去分词”,主语是单数,所以填 has been reduced。
3 in
解析:result in 是固定短语,意为 “导致;造成”,这里表示大坝会导致长江某些河段的水位上升多达 100 米。
4 an
解析:task 是可数名词单数,这里表示 “一项同样艰巨的任务”,equally 是以元音音素开头的单词,所以要用不定冠词 an。
5 created
解析:这里考查非谓语动词,benefits 与 create 之间是被动关系,即好处是被创造出来的,所以要用过去分词作后置定语,修饰 benefits。
6 that
解析:这里考查定语从句,先行词是 “three villages”,在从句中作主语,指物,所以要用关系代词 that 引导定语从句。
7 into
解析:turn...into... 是固定短语,意为 “把…… 变成……”,这里表示把这个村庄变成了游客参观大坝的热门停留地。
8 sweeping
解析:这里考查形容词作定语,修饰名词 views,sweeping views 表示 “全景;一览无余的景色”,sweeping 意为 “连绵的;延伸的;一览无余的”。
9 of
解析:get a taste of 是固定短语,意为 “体验;领略;尝一尝”,这里表示体验乡村生活。
Passage 2
Zhang Shifang, the proprietor of the farm stay is one of the 1.____(local) that were relocated 15 years ago. "My former house and land were submerged just 100 meters from the farm stay here," she said.
2.____ the various resettlement alternatives provided by the government, she opted to receive a resettlement subsidy, and then decided to work in a big city 3.____(earn) a higher salary.
In 2019, on 4.____return trip home to visit her mother, Zhang noticed something odd. Wutu was bustling with tourists, and new roads and infrastructure had been built all around the village.
It turned out the projects stemmed from the post-relocation support funds allocated for the Three Gorges Dam resettlement, and the resulting facilities had enabled a flourishing tourism industry to spring up.
5._____(notice) an opportunity, Zhang decided 6.____(return) to the village permanently and establish the No 38 Farm Stay.
"We not only provide dining here, but also offer karaoke, tug-of-war, badminton, chess, checkers, mahjong — 7.____is very popular in Sichuan and Chongqing — and there's a square nearby where visitors can play ball games," she said.
In the years 8.___its opening, Zhang said the farm stay has enabled her to earn as much as 300,000 yuan ($41,790) every year, more than 9.____ she would be able to earn elsewhere.
With the Three Gorges post-relocation support funds and follow-up project funds, the town has curated a collection of unique attractions such as the winding 10-kilometer riverside promenade and the sun-moon square in Wutu village. These 10._____(attraction) have garnered widespread recognition in Chongqing, attracting approximately 200,000 tourists to visit Wutu village each year, according to Zhou.
答案:
1 locals
解析:one of 后接可数名词复数,表示 “…… 之一”,local 作名词时意为 “当地人”,其复数形式为 locals。
2 Of
解析:表示在众多政府提供的安置选择 “之中”,她选择了领取安置补贴,of 表示 “在…… 之中”。
3 to earn
解析:这里用动词不定式作目的状语,表示她决定去大城市工作的目的是赚取更高的薪水。
4a
解析:on a return trip 是固定搭配,意为 “在一次返程旅行中”,这里表示在一次回家看望母亲的返程旅行中。
5Noticing
解析:句子主语 Zhang 与 notice 之间是主动关系,即她注意到一个机会,这里用现在分词作状语,表示伴随情况,注意到机会的同时决定了某事。
6to return
解析:decide to do sth. 是固定用法,意为 “决定做某事”,所以这里填 to return,表示决定永久回到村子里。
7which
解析:这里考查非谓语动词,先行词是 mahjong,在非限定性定语从句中作主语,所以要用关系代词 which 引导。
8since
解析:这里表示 “自从” 它开业以来,in the years since... 是常用表达,since 引导时间状语从句,主句常用现在完成时。
9what
解析:这里用 what 引导宾语从句,作 than 的宾语,同时在从句中作 earn 的宾语,表示比她在其他地方能够赚到的(钱)更多。
10attractions
解析:These 后接可数名词复数,attraction 作名词时意为 “景点”,其复数形式为 attractions。
Passage 3
A total of 168 projects, aimed at 1.____(help) relocatees settle and prosper, improve the ecological environment, and enhance the 2.____(safe) in reservoir areas in Xingshan county of Yichang, Hubei province, have been approved for construction. Some 160 of those have been completed, using 2.5 billion yuan in funding from the Three Gorges follow-up special subsidy, said Long Jingli, deputy head of Xingshan county.
One of the 3.____(project), the highway from Gufu town to Zhaojun town in Xingshan, has become known for being China's "most beautiful highway on the water" 4.___ it skims the river bank.
Stretching 20.25 kilometers, the winding highway that traverses the Xiangxi River offers travelers the opportunity to relish mountain vistas and river views akin to a painting. Private vehicles, intercity buses and coach tours ply the road back and forth, 5.____ its observation decks and platforms enticing numerous tourists and artists who come from far and wide to sketch the vistas.
It's practical too. When the highway opened to traffic in late 2015, the journey time from Xingshan county to Yichang was reduced to a mere 1.5 hours, 6._____(great) facilitating the travel of the people of Xingshan and significantly augmenting the income of resettlers in Shenduhe village, Gufu town, Xingshan county.
Wan Wei, Party secretary of Shenduhe village, said, "40 percent of the population in Shenduhe village are resettlers from the reservoir-affected area."
Before the road7.____(build), the transportation cost was very high. Buyers would have to drive all the way to Shenduhe village to purchase citrus fruits in bulk for just 0.5 yuan per kilogram, 8.____was the main source of income for the villagers, said Wan.
In other towns of Xingshan county, the Three Gorges follow-up special subsidy has also significantly improved the quality of life of the people relocated.
Chenjiawan village, with more than 300 residents relocated to higher ground, launched the Zhaojun Manor project in March 2015, renovating the facades of 97 buildings, 9.____(construct)6,850 square meters of green space, converting 96 latrines into flushing toilets and developing 19.5 km of comprehensive networks for rainwater, sewage and communication, greatly enhancing the village's appearance and living environment.
Li Xiaojiao, deputy secretary of the Chenjiawan village Party committee, said it used to be 10.____ unclean and disorderly place. "By leveraging a total investment of 46 million yuan, including the Three Gorges subsidy, the town now has a very tidy and stylish appearance and has become a place popular for cultural tourism, attracting 830,000 tourists since 2015, and achieving a total tourism revenue of approximately 50 million yuan."
答案:
① helping
解析:aim at doing sth. 是固定用法,意为 “旨在做某事”,这里的 at 是介词,后接动名词形式,所以填 helping,表示旨在帮助移民安置下来并过上好日子等。
② safety
解析:定冠词 the 后接名词,safe 是形容词,其名词形式是 safety,这里表示提高库区的安全性。
③ projects
解析:one of 后接可数名词复数,表示 “…… 之一”,所以这里填 projects,指众多项目中的一个。
④ as
解析:这里表示因果关系,因为这条公路沿着河岸延伸,所以它被誉为中国 “最美水上公路”,as 有 “因为” 的意思,引导原因状语从句。
⑤ and
解析:这里的 “Private vehicles, intercity buses and coach tours ply the road back and forth” 和 “its observation decks and platforms enticing numerous tourists and artists...” 是并列关系,共同描述这条公路的情况,所以用 and 连接。
⑥ greatly
解析:这里用副词 greatly 修饰动词 facilitating,表示极大地便利了兴山县人民的出行,形容词 great 的副词形式是 greatly。
⑦ was built
解析:句子主语 the road 与 build 之间是被动关系,即公路是被修建的,且根据时间状语 Before 可知,这里要用一般过去时的被动语态,其结构为 “was/were + 过去分词”,主语是单数,所以填 was built。
⑧ which
解析:这里考查非谓语动词,先行词是 “0.5 yuan per kilogram”,在非限定性定语从句中作主语,所以要用关系代词 which 引导。
⑨ constructing
解析:这里与前面的 “renovating” 和后面的 “converting”、“developing” 是并列关系,都用动名词形式作伴随状语,描述开展陈家湾村项目所做的一系列动作,所以填 constructing。
⑩ an
解析:这里表示 “一个” 不干净且杂乱的地方,unclean 是以元音音素开头的单词,所以要用不定冠词 an。