I was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio in the United States. Yet now, I live in the countryside of Zhejiang, China with my Chinese husband and his family, ____1____ bamboo and tea bushes (灌木) grow wild in the mountains, chickens are always free-range, and ____2____ (center) heating doesn’t exist.
Nothing in my life before prepared me ____3____ this one-and to be sure, the first time I came here I never imagined I would ever feel comfortable in this area. But it’s amazing how you can adapt ____4____ learn in a new environment. Over time, I’ve found ____5____ (I) feeling extremely at home here. And in the process, I’ve experienced things that really surprise me at times. The “sunshine scent (香味)” of freshly sunned clothes ____6____ (be) one of them.
Growing up, my family and our neighbors never used clotheslines to dry clothing. denying me the chance ____7____ (discover) one of the great wonders of sunshine — the sweet “sunshine scent” after sunning clothes for an entire day. The sun-dried clothes smell especially pleasant where I live, thanks to the ____8____ (absent) of smog and plenty of blue sky ____9____ (afternoon) with lots of fresh air.
If you’ve never experienced the “sunshine scent” from a sheet or shirt ____10____ (leave) to sun for a day well, you’re missing out on one of life’s wonders.
1.1.
A
B
C
D
解析:选where。此句是一个非限制性定语从句,先行词是“the countryside of Zhejiang, China”,从句缺少地点状语,所以用关系副词“where”引导该定语从句,表示“在这个中国的浙江乡村”。
2.2.
A
B
C
D
解析:选central。“heating”是名词,前面需要用形容词来修饰。“center” 是名词,其形容词形式为 “central”,“central heating”意思是“集中供暖”,所以这里填“central”。
3.3.
A
B
C
D
解析:选for。“prepare sb. for sth.”是固定短语,意为“使某人为某事做好准备”。此句表达“我生命中之前的事情没有让我为这次经历做好准备”,所以填“for”。
4.4.
A
B
C
D
解析:选and。“adapt”和“learn”是两个并列的动作,在英语中,用“and”连接表示并列关系,即“适应并且在一个新环境中学习”,所以这里填“and”。
5.5.
A
B
C
D
解析:选myself。“find oneself doing sth.”是常用结构,意思是“发现自己正在做某事”。句子主语是“I”,所以反身代词用“myself”,表示“随着时间的推移,我发现自己在这里感觉非常自在”。
6.6.
A
B
C
D
解析:选is。句子的主语是“The‘sunshine scent (香味)’of freshly sunned clothes”,这是一个单数概念,且描述的是客观事实,用一般现在时,所以谓语动词用“is”。
7.7.
A
B
C
D
解析:选to discover。“the chance to do sth.”是固定结构,意思是“做某事的机会”。所以填“to discover”。
8.8.
A
B
C
D
解析:选absence。“thanks to”后面需要接名词或名词短语。“absent”是形容词,其名词形式是“absence”,“the absence of...”表示“……的缺乏”,这里说“多亏了没有烟雾”,所以填“absence”。
9.9.
A
B
C
D
解析:选afternoons。“afternoon”是可数名词,这里表示“很多个有新鲜空气的下午”,需要用复数形式 “afternoons”。
10.10.
A
B
C
D
解析:选left。“a sheet or shirt”和“leave”之间是被动关系,即“床单或衬衫被放在太阳下晒一天”,所以用过去分词“left”作后置定语修饰“a sheet or shirt”。