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【題目】Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給)

There’s no place like home

Some people dream of having a home ‘just like the ones in decorating magazines’. That sort of beautifully stylish home may be n【1】, but for a truly special place to live, why not choose a home unlike any other in the neighbourhood? The unique(獨一無二的) houses on these pages challenge people to reconsider what a home is s【2】 to look like.

Environmentally friendly homes are getting a lot of a【3】 these days. Earthships, for example, are unusual homes made from materials like mud, straw and reused wood. The designers of earthships combine these natural materials with recycled i【4】, such as bottles, cans and old tyres. These homes show their belief that, when it comes to saving the environment, ‘if you aren’t part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.’

Additionally many of these homes use wind or solar power. They are designed to collect and recycle water, and the people who live in them often add a greenhouse in which to grow food. As a result, if you live in an earthship, your monthly living costs will d【5】 to almost zero. For people who want to try one out, the Phoenix Earthship in the US is available as holiday accommodation(住宿).

Shipping containers are now being reused to make a【6】 type of environmentally friendly home. A number of architects have started changing individual containers into holiday homes. Alternatively they can be combined to make office blocks and blocks of flats, such as those Container City in London, England.

With all of the examples of imaginative homes, it is clear that people no longer need to settle for ordinary living spaces. One thing is sure: people living in homes that look as s【7】 as these never have to give anyone their address. They can just say, ‘Look for the weird house. You will know it when you see it.’

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】nice

【2】supposed

【3】attention

【4】items

【5】drop

【6】another

【7】strange

【解析】

本文介紹了引起了關注環(huán)保的家園設計風格以及使用的材料。

【1】句意：那種漂亮時尚的房子可能不錯，但如果要住在一個真正特別的地方，為什么不選擇一個不同于附近其他房子的家呢?

根據(jù)beautifully stylish home可知，此處表示漂亮的家，因此是不錯的，好的，作為系動詞be的表語，用形容詞nice。

【2】句意：這些獨特的房子促使人們重新考慮一個家應該是什么樣的。

be supposed to應該，故此處為supposed。

【3】句意：環(huán)保型家庭最近受到很多關注。

get attention受到關注。故此處為attention。

【4】句意：地球船的設計師把這些自然材料和可以回收的物品聯(lián)合起來，例如瓶子，罐子和舊輪胎。

根據(jù)such as bottles, cans and old tyres可知，此處指的是瓶子，罐子和舊輪胎這些物品，故此處為items。

【5】句意：結果，如果你住在一個地球船里，你每月的生活費用將會到幾乎為零。

根據(jù)almost zero可知，幾乎為零，此處表示生活費用降低，位于助動詞will后，作謂語，用動詞原形。故此處為drop。

【6】句意：集裝箱現(xiàn)在正在被重新使用，為了再建造一種環(huán)保的家。

此處表示另一種環(huán)保的家，修飾單數(shù)名詞home，用代詞another。

【7】句意：住在這些看起來奇怪的房子里永遠不必給任何人地址。

根據(jù)imaginative homes可知，富有想象力的家，因此是奇怪的家。作為系動詞look的表語，故用形容詞。故此處為strange。