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【题目】If you’ve never heard of an egg-laying mountain, you probably don’t know about Chan Da Ya,【1】 fantastic cliff (悬崖) that lays stone eggs every 30 years.

Located in China’s Guizhou Province, Chan Da Ya,【2】 means “egg laying cliff”, has been puzzling geologists for decades. The cliff has a rough surface spotted with dozens of round and oval-shaped stones of various sizes. As the elements (自然环境) continue to eat away at the cliff, the harder “eggs” become even more exposed and 【3】 (eventual) fall out.

The egg-laying phenomenon of Chan Da Ya 【4】 (consider) unique, so geologists who hope to come up with an 【5】 (explain) have had to travel to the remote mountainous region 【6】 (study) it first-hand.

The local people have known about the egg-laying cliff for generations, and many of 【7】 (they) frequently visit it to touch the “god eggs” for good luck. In recent years, Chan Da Ya 【8】 (become) so popular as a tourist destination that most of the eggs have been sold 【9】 profit. There are only about 70 eggs in Gulu today, and any new ones ready to fall off from the cliff are often stolen by treasure hunters.

【10】 Chan Da Ya is the largest egg-laying cliff on Mount Gandeng, it is certainly not the only one.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】a

【2】which

【3】eventually

【4】is considered

【5】explanation

【6】to study

【7】them

【8】has become

【9】for

【10】While/Although/Though

【解析】 本文属于自然景观类文章。文中主要介绍了贵州省的一个著名的自然景观—产蛋崖。

【1】a

考查冠词的用法。产蛋崖，与后面的“奇妙的悬崖”是同位语的关系，a，在这儿可译为一个，故用不定冠词。

【2】which

考查非限制性定语从句，指代前面的先行词--产蛋崖，“产蛋崖”在定语从句中作主语，指物，故用which。

【3】eventually

考查副词。随着大自然继续蚕食悬崖，这些坚硬的石头更加裸露，最终脱落了。分析句意可知eventual在本句中作状语，修饰句子，故要用副词作状语，故用eventually。

【4】is considered

考查时态及语态。这个现象现在被认为是独一无二的。分析句意可知是被动，故要用is considered.

【5】explanation

考查名词。分析句子可知explain前面有冠词an，因此此处要用名词，故要用explanation。

【6】to study

考查动词不定式。句意：地质学家们希望作出解释，不得不到偏远的山区去研究。分析句意可知study 在此作目的状语，要用动词不定式，因此要用to study，

【7】them

考查人称代词。分析句子可知they在句子中作of 的宾语，作宾语要用宾格，故用them。

【8】has become

考查现在完成时。句意：产蛋崖已成为非常受欢迎的旅游胜地。分析句意可知是现在已经非常受欢迎，故要用现在完成时has become.

【9】for

考查介词的用法。分析句意可知是卖掉这种像蛋的石头是为了获利，for profit为了获利，故用for。

【10】While/Although/Though

考查连词。句意：尽管这个产蛋崖是最大的产蛋崖，但它肯定不是唯一的一个。分析句意可知前后是转折关系，故用While/Although/Though。