Question

【題目】 As the days get hotter, we can stay inside and turn on the air conditioning to stay comfortable. But do you know that in ancient China, people used a different kind of "air conditioning"?

Starting from the Qin Dynasty, royal and rich families began to store ice during winter. As summer began, they used ice to cool their homes. People would put a container with many ice cubes inside of it in their rooms. Servants would fan the containers to create cool air.

But common people couldn't store ice. So they spent hot days near wells. Some people would keep their food in empty wells. The wells would keep the food cool and fresh, just like a refrigerator.

Chinese people also made their own summer drinks, such as well water and drinks made from herbs(草藥). It is said that Kublai Khan—emperor of the Yuan Dynasty—liked drinking milk with ice an(sweet candy. Some people believe that it was the world's first ice cream.

Title: Air conditioning in 【1】 China
Royal and 【2】families	They stored ice in 【3】and put containers 【4】ice in their rooms when summer began. Servants 【5】 the containers to make cool air.
【6】 people	They would stay near wells 【7】 of in rooms during hot days. To 【8】 food going bad, people put it in 【9】 wells.
Other ways	Chinese people used well water or herbs to make summer drinks. It is said that Kublai Khan liked drinking milk with ice and sweet candy. It might be the 【10】 ice cream.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】ancient

【2】rich

【3】winter

【4】with

【5】fanned

【6】Common

【7】instead

【8】avoid

【9】empty

【10】first

【解析】

這是一篇說明文，文章主要介紹古代中國使用的“空調(diào)”。講述皇室和富人食用冰塊、普通人使用水井以及制作解暑的飲料。

【1】

句意：標(biāo)題：古代中國的空調(diào)。

根據(jù)“do you know that in ancient China, people used a different kind of ‘a(chǎn)ir conditioning’”可知講述的是古代中國的“空調(diào)”，此處填形容詞ancient。故答案為ancient。

【2】

句意：皇室和富裕的家庭。

根據(jù)第二段“royal and rich families began to store ice during winter”，可知此處介紹用形容詞rich。故答案為rich。

【3】

句意：他們冬天儲存冰塊。

根據(jù)第二段“royal and rich families began to store ice during winter”可知此處填名詞winter表示“冬天”。故答案為winter。

【4】

句意：他們冬天儲存冰塊，夏天開始時，放裝有冰的容器在他們房間里。

根據(jù)第二段“People would put a container with many ice cubes inside of it in their rooms”人們放有冰塊的容器在房間里，此處用介詞with。故答案為with。

【5】

句意：仆人們用扇子扇動容器來讓空氣涼快。

此處缺謂語動詞，句子用一般過去時態(tài)；根據(jù)第二段“Servants would fan the containers to create cool air”仆人們會扇動容器來制造冷空氣。此處用fan的過去式fanned。故答案為fanned。

【6】

句意：普通人。

根據(jù)第四段“common people couldn't store ice”可知講述普通人的做法，用形容詞common，首字母c大寫。故答案為Common。

【7】

句意：在熱天他們會待在離井近點的地方而不是在房間里。

根據(jù)第四段“But common people couldn't store ice. So they spent hot days near wells”可知此處用否定在房間里的做法，用短語instead of表示“而不是”。故答案為instead。

【8】

句意：為了防止食物變壞,人們把它放在空的水井里。

此處用動詞不定式做目的狀語；根據(jù)第四段“Some people would keep their food in empty wells. The wells would keep the food cool and fresh, just like a refrigerator”放食物在空的水井可以保持食物新鮮和涼快像冰箱一樣。此處用動詞原形avoid表示“避免”。故答案為avoid。

【9】

句意：為了防止食物變壞,人們把它放在空的水井里。

根據(jù)第四段“Some people would keep their food in empty wells. The wells would keep the food cool and fresh, just like a refrigerator”放食物在空的水井可以保持食物新鮮和涼快像冰箱一樣。名詞wells前用形容詞empty修飾。故答案為empty。

【10】

句意：它可能是第一種冰淇淋。

根據(jù)最后一段“Some people believe that it was the world's first ice cream”可知此處填序數(shù)詞first表述順序“第一”。故答案為first。