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【題目】Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words

Hamams, or bath houses, are a traditional part of Turkish (土耳其的) culture. They represent an important piece of Turkey's long history and serve as a window into the past. However, these bath houses are quickly d【1】 because of the changing habits of the Turkish people.

Hamams hold a strong place in the history of Turkey and many date back hundreds of years. Traditionally, all kinds of people went 10 hamams because Islam has strict laws for cleanliness. Believers must w【2】themselves regularly, especially before their daily prayers (禱告): As most people in Turkey didn't have running water in their homes, the Hamam was the perfect place to get clean, r【3】 and catch up with friends.

Today, h 【4】, the tradition of going to the hamam is dying out for many young people. Now almost everyone has running water in their bathrooms, so they prefer to bathe at home. As a r【5】, Turkish people are not going to hamams as often as they used to. These days, instead of relying on locals, many hamams are trying to attract f【6】tourists

A typical process at a hamam can last well over an hour. Visitors will be welcomed into entrance hall. There they will be able to relax with friends and chat over a cup of tea. They will also be able to change into the Turkish towel, which wraps around the waist like a skirt. When ready, visitors will head into the hot room. There they will lie on the hot floor and be scrubbed clean and massaged by one of the in-house masseurs or masseuses. Men and women always bathe separately (分開地)，but their experiences are very s【7】

Although many hamams are in danger of closing, they will always remain a part of Turkish culture. An experience in one of Istanbul' s famous bath houses should not be missed on any visit to Turkey. It will certainly leave you refreshed, relaxed, and squeaky clean for your next adventure.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】disappearing

【2】wash

【3】relax

【4】however

【5】result

【6】foreign

【7】similar

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要講述了傳統(tǒng)的土耳其洗浴要逐漸消失，但是外國游客不應(yīng)錯(cuò)過這種傳統(tǒng)洗浴體驗(yàn)。

【1】句意：然而，由于土耳其人民生活習(xí)慣的改變，這些澡堂正在迅速消失。

根據(jù)句意可知，此句缺少謂語動詞，由空前are quickly，此空應(yīng)填動詞的現(xiàn)在分詞，結(jié)合句意和首字母提示可知，故填disappearing。

【2】句意：信徒們必須經(jīng)常洗澡，特別是在他們每天祈禱之前：由于土耳其大多數(shù)人家里沒有自來水，哈曼是一個(gè)清潔、放松和與朋友約會的完美地方。

由前面的cleanliness可知是愛干凈，空格前為情態(tài)動詞must后面加動詞原形，故填wash。

【3】句意：信徒們必須經(jīng)常洗澡，特別是在他們每天祈禱之前：由于土耳其大多數(shù)人家里沒有自來水，哈曼是一個(gè)清潔、放松和與朋友約會的完美地方。由意思可知hamam應(yīng)該是一個(gè)休閑娛樂的地方，結(jié)合句意和首字母提示可知，故填relax。

【4】句意：然而，今天，去哈曼的傳統(tǒng)對許多年輕人來說正在消失。

由前后意思的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，結(jié)合句意和首字母提示可知，故填however。

【5】句意：因此，土耳其人民不像過去那樣經(jīng)常去哈曼。

根據(jù)As a result是固定搭配，“因此”的意思，結(jié)合句意和首字母提示可知，故填result。

【6】句意：如今，許多哈曼不再依賴當(dāng)?shù)厝耍�而是試圖吸引外國游客。

根據(jù)前面instead of relying on locals，由locals本地人，結(jié)合句意和首字母提示可知，故填foreign。

【7】句意：男人和女人總是分開洗澡，但他們的經(jīng)歷非常相似。

根據(jù)空前are very可知，此空應(yīng)填形容詞，由but可知，男女雖然是分開的，但他們的經(jīng)歷非常相似的。結(jié)合句意和首字母提示可知，故填similar。