Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

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 (马蹄) 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】

这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了马拉滑雪板——一项将滑雪天赋与高水平的马术相结合的运动。

【1】考查形容词。frozen“冰冻的”为形容词修饰名词 lake。frozen lake意为“冰封的湖面”。故填frozen。

【2】考查形容词。由前文“skij ring is a sport like no other”（马拉雪橇是一种与众不同的运动）可知，此处应用unusual（不寻常的）修饰名词sport。故填unusual。

【3】考查介词。mix...with...意为“把……与……结合”为固定短语。故填with 。

【4】考查副词比较级。由“than”可知，应填副词比较级。故填faster。

【5】考查非谓语动词/省略句。before既可作介词，也可作连词。before为介词时，allow与主语为动宾关系，故使用其动名词被动形式；before作连词时，此处可看作before they are allowed省略了they are的情况。故填being allowed/ allowed。

【6】考查连词。分析句子可知，fitness tests和 hard theory exams为并列结构作动词pass的宾语，故用and连接。故填and。

【7】考查主谓一致。not only置于句首，后面的句子为半倒装句，谓语动词与主语they保持一致。故填are 。

【8】考查副词。fully为副词形容词grown。故填 fully。

【9】考查关系代词。分析句子可知，snow and ice为先行词，在后面的定语从句中作主语。所以关系代词为which/that。故填which/that。

【10】考查名词。unique为形容词修饰名词protection。故填protection。