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。

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 (适得其反).” 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】

这是一篇说明文。介绍了随着新冠病毒开始席卷欧洲，西方一些国家先是劝阻人们不要戴口罩，转变为要求人们带上口罩。

【1】考查定冠词。定冠词the用在形容词very、only、same等词的前边。此空后接形容词only+名词，应该用the修饰，意为“巴黎只有亚洲游客戴口罩”。故填the。

【2】考查非谓语动词。句意：巴黎——直到几周前，巴黎还只有亚洲游客戴口罩，随着新冠病毒开始席卷欧洲，这引起了法国当地人的困惑、怀疑，甚至敌意。分析句子可知，动词cause与逻辑主语“Asian tourists were the only mask wearers in Paris,”之间是主动关系，应该用动词的现在分词作状语。故填causing。

【3】考查形容词变形。句意：法国政府发言人Sibeth Ndiaye警告，人们对口罩太不熟悉，从技术上说，戴口罩难度太大，甚至可能会“适得其反”。结果状语从句结构是：so+形容词+that（如此……以至于……）。so后接形容词；由句意可知，此处意为“不熟悉”。因此将形容词familiar（熟悉的）变成形容词unfamiliar（不熟悉的）。故填unfamiliar。

【4】考查状语从句的省略。when引导是时间状语从句中主语与主句主语相同，且从句谓语动词是be动词时，从句可省略主语谓语。由完整的句子“when she was asked whether she wore a mask or made her children wear one,”可知，省略主语和谓语之后，应该填asked。故填asked。

【5】考查名词复数。形容词increasing后修饰名词，因此此空填名词；又根据介词短语“from experts”作后置定语可知，是很多专家呼吁，因此此空名词应为复数。故填cries。

【6】考查词性转换。形容词修饰名词，此空后为名词resistance，故将名词culture变成形容词cultural。故填cultural。

【7】考查非限制性定语从句。分析句子结构可知，此处是非限制性定语从句，先行词是mask-wearing，关系词在从句中作“described”的宾语，因此由which来引导。故填which。

【8】考查副词。句意：看起来，这种情况不会持续太久。副词作状语，修饰整个句子“it won’t be for much longer.”。因此将动词seem变成副词seemingly。此空位于句首，单词首字母大写。故填Seemingly。

【9】考查动词搭配。动词搭配urge sb. to do sth. 意为“力劝某人做某事”。故填to wear。

【10】考查固定短语。句意：欧洲一些地区比美国动作更快，他们不是简单地建议戴口罩，而是要求人们戴上口罩。instead of 意为“代替；（是……）而不是……”。故填of。