Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

My interest in Chinese food started years ago, when I was a young reporter for the Washington Post. Our office wasn’t far from Chinatown, 【1】 I found some very good Chinese restaurants.

That was the first time that I 【2】 (notice) the fresh taste of the meat and vegetables of Chinese food. When I learned more about the food, I began to understand why 【3】 has this special feature.

Many years ago, China had 【4】 energy crisis because it lost much of its wood due to over population and poor management of its forests. This 【5】 (lose) was very bad for the country, of course, but it turned out to be very good for the food. Wood became very expensive and hard to get, so the Chinese had to either find a substitute for their 【6】 (value) wood, or learn how to use it better. There weren’t any substitutes so people found ways to economize.

In order to economize in cooking, they had to use very little wood. So they started cutting their meat and vegetables 【7】 small pieces before they put them in the hot oil. That way, the food cooked 【8】 (fast) and they saved more fuel. The food 【9】 (prepare) in this way kept its fresh flavor — and it’s this flavor 【10】 attracts people from other countries to the art of Chinese cooking.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】where

【2】had noticed

【3】it

【4】an

【5】loss

【6】valuable

【7】into

【8】faster

【9】prepared

【10】that

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述了中国食物为什么美味。作者的工作地点离唐人街很近，当他第一次吃中国食物时就喜欢上了。在5000年前，由于中国的木柴缺乏，人们为了节约木柴，就把食物切成小块烹饪，食物很快就熟了，而且保持了鲜美的味道。

【1】where 此处Chinatown是先行词，在后面的非限制性定语从句中作地点状语，故填where。

【2】had noticed 在That was the first time that...句型中，前面是was，所以从句中用过去完成时态，故填had noticed。

【3】it 此处用it指代前面的the food。

【4】an energy以元音开头，“很多年前中国有一个能源危机”，故填an。

【5】loss 根据句意可知，此处缺主语，所以应该用名词形式，故填loss。

【6】valuable 形容词修饰名词，故填valuable（有价值的）。

【7】into 句意：把肉和蔬菜切成小块。根据句意可知填into。

【8】faster 根据后面的more，可知此处用比较级，故填faster。

【9】prepared 此处是过去分词作后置定语，故填prepared。

【10】that 此处是强调句型，故填that。

【知识归纳】

1.It is the first(second---)time that 主语+现在完成时态+其他。意思是：第几次做某事了。如果把is改成was，则后面用过去完成时态。It’s the third time that I have come to the Summer Palace.这是我第三次来到颐和园。

2.It’s (high) time that 主语+一般过去时态+其他。现在是该做某事的时间了。It’s high time that we had lunch.现在是我们该吃午饭的时间了。

3. It is/has been+一段时间+since 主语+一般过去时态+---。自从---有多长时间了。在这个句型中since引导时间状语从句，从句用一般过去时态，分两种情况：（1）如果从句的动词是终止性动词leave/come/---，则表示“从动作开始到现在多长时间了。”It is three years since he began to smoke.他已经吸烟三年了。（2）如果从句的动词是持续性动词stay/smoke/live---，则表示“从动作结束到现在多长时间了”。 It is three years since he smoked.他戒烟三年了。

【知识拓展】

强调句型

1.强调句型的用法

在英语中，我们常用It is/was… who/that结构来突出强调句子的某一成分(一般是句子中主语，宾语或状语)。在这个句型中，it没有词汇意义，只是引出被强调的成分。如果被强调的成分是表示人的词，用who或that来连接都可以。如果是其它成分，则一律用that来连接。It is my mother who/that cooks every day.是我的妈妈每天做饭；It was yesterday that Tom passed in the maths exam.是昨天汤姆通过了数学考试。

2.被强调成分是主语，who/that之后的谓语动词应该在人称和数上与原句中的主语保持一致。It is I who am right.It is he who is wrong. It is the students who are lovely.

3.被强调部分既包括人又包括物，用that不用who。lt was the things and people that they remembered that they were talking about.

4.区分定语从句和强调句型某些定语从句和强调句型形式差不多，容易混淆。如果去掉it is/was ...that句子仍然通顺成立，则为强调句型，不成立不通顺，则为定语从句。It was three years ago that he went to American for a further study去掉It was that句子为Three years ago he went to America for a further study.句子通顺，意思完整，那么，这就是一个强调句型。