Question

【題目】 In northern Europe, there is a small town where many buildings have an international border (邊界) running through them. This unusual town is named Baarle. Half of the town belongs to Belgium（比利時(shí)）and the other half belongs to the Netherlands (荷蘭). This border is ______ white crosses on the pavement with “B” on one side and “NL” on the other.

Local residents have more choices in their lives because of the special ______ of the town. For example, they can go shopping any day of the week. Shops in Belgium are closed on Sundays while those in the Netherlands are not. Therefore, when the Belgian shops have to close on Sunday, people can ______ buy anything they need in the Dutch (荷蘭的) shops. Some shop owners, whose shops are divided by the border, take advantage of it by installing a front door on the Dutch side, so that they can do business seven days a week.

However, there are ______, too. For example, the Belgian Baarle and the Dutch Baarle have to seek permission from each other to build a road if the road runs right on the border. Besides, a house may have ______ street numbers if it sits on the border, which is confusing sometimes.

Baarle certainly attracts tourists. People think it is funny when they and their friends are in the same restaurant, but eating in ______ countries. Next time you travel to northern Europe, don’t forget to visit this town.

【1】A.marked withB.similar toC.familiar withD.ready for

【2】A.foodB.nameC.locationD.view

【3】A.neverB.stillC.seldomD.sometimes

【4】A.differencesB.advantagesC.competitionsD.problems

【5】A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

【6】A.modernB.beautifulC.differentD.rich

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】A

【6】C

【解析】

本文介紹了位于比利時(shí)和荷蘭的北歐小鎮(zhèn)，巴利。這個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)一半屬于比利時(shí)，另一半屬于荷蘭。這個(gè)邊界在人行道上用白色十字標(biāo)記，一邊是“B”，另一邊是“NL”。

【1】句意：這個(gè)邊界在人行道上用白色十字標(biāo)記，一邊是“B”，另一邊是“NL”。

考查動(dòng)詞短語。A.be marked with：用……標(biāo)記； B.be similar to：與……相似；C.be familiar with：對(duì)……熟悉；D. be ready for：準(zhǔn)備好……。根據(jù)上文Half of the town belongs to Belgium（比利時(shí)）and the other half belongs to the Netherlands (荷蘭).可知這個(gè)邊界在人行道上用白色十字標(biāo)記，一邊是“B”，另一邊是“NL”。故選A。

【2】句意：由于小鎮(zhèn)的特殊位置，當(dāng)?shù)鼐用裨谏�活中有更多的選擇。

考查名詞辨析。A. food食物；B. name名字；C. location位置；D. view看法，態(tài)度，視野。根據(jù)第1段描述可知巴利一半屬于比利時(shí)，另一半屬于荷蘭。故此句是小鎮(zhèn)位置特殊；故選C。

【3】句意：因此，當(dāng)比利時(shí)商店不得不在星期天關(guān)門時(shí)，人們?nèi)匀豢梢栽诤商m商店買到他們需要的任何東西。

考查副詞辨析。A. never從不；B. still仍然，一般用于肯定句；C. seldom很少，幾乎沒有；D. sometimes有時(shí)。根據(jù)句意可知選B。

【4】句意：不過，也有問題。

考查名詞辨析。A. differences差異；B. advantages優(yōu)勢；C. competitions競爭；D. problems問題。根據(jù)下文For example, the Belgian Baarle and the Dutch Baarle have to seek permission from each other to build a road if the road runs right on the border.可知“也有問題�！惫蔬xD。

【5】句意：此外，如果房子位于邊界上，可能有兩個(gè)街道號(hào)，這有時(shí)會(huì)讓人困惑。

考查數(shù)詞。A. two二；B. three三；C. four四；D. five五。根據(jù)上文“房子位于邊界上”可知“可能有兩個(gè)街道號(hào)”；故選A。

【6】句意：人們認(rèn)為當(dāng)他們和他們的朋友在同一家餐館，但在不同的國家吃飯時(shí)，這很有趣。

考查形容詞辨析。A. modern現(xiàn)代的；B. beautiful美麗的；C. different與眾不同的；D. rich豐富的，富有的。因?yàn)榉孔釉谶吔缇�上，可知“在同一家餐館，但在不同的國家”；故選C。

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