Question

【題目】Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. accommodate

B. alternative

C. boast

D. budget

E. elimination

F. enclosed

G. maintaining

H. possessions

I. regulate

J. tempting

K. unaccompanied

When young people begin to live independently, home-hunting can involve some stress. But they would do well to remember that a new 【1】is available - micro-homes.

Fondly called ‘tiny houses,’ these houses have all living necessities in a small package, including kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Generally under 50 square meters, most tiny houses 【2】just one or two people though some claim the space for more. What’s lost in size is not lost in design as these homes are often quite unique and modern in design.

Besides an attractive appearance, tiny houses can also 【3】 unique practical features. Making the best of urban space, the 72-to 122-centimeter-wide Keret House in Warsaw, the world’s narrowest home, filled in an alley(小巷). The sample home Ecocapsule uses solar power, wind power and rainwater collection to enable its owner to live practically anywhere. A system of rails allows the DALE micro-home to【4】 room size and number as well as adding the option of an open or【5】 courtyard.

As visually 【6】 as micro-homes are, there are a few disadvantages to consider before getting comfortable on a minicouch. Moving into a tiny house requires the【7】 of most non-essentials, no matter the emotional connection to them. Guests will also mostly be out of the question as the limited space may even cause a(n) 【8】individual to experience some cabin fever. And finally, a micro-home is likely a temporary living option for most people since they will probably start families and acquire more 【9】.

Though the limitation will scare some, there is usually a benefit. A small size results in a small price tag and small bills, making tiny houses easier to save up for and 【10】 And though you won’t have much stuff around the house, this can provide the comfort of simple living and maintenance. Micro-homes are also practically mobile and claim eco-friendliness that can’t be matched by other homes. They probably aren’t for everyone or forever, but when it comes to your next (or first) home, they could be just what you need.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】I

【5】F

【6】J

【7】E

【8】K

【9】H

【10】D

【解析】

【1】在這里根據(jù)上下文意思，要填一個(gè)能具有“備選方案”這個(gè)意思的詞，顯然，alternative具有“可供選擇的事項(xiàng)”這個(gè)意思，因此得此答案。

【2】該詞意思為“容納”。此空后面緊接著one or two people，并且該句的主語(yǔ)是most tiny houses，所以該空填此詞。

【3】此詞在此處的用法對(duì)大多數(shù)考生都會(huì)有點(diǎn)陌生，其后搭配的是unique practical features，而boast的一個(gè)意思就是“具有……的特色”，故為答案。

【4】這個(gè)詞的形容詞形式regular為廣大考生熟悉，但此詞的動(dòng)詞用法也成為部分考生的盲點(diǎn)，意為“有系統(tǒng)地管理、調(diào)節(jié)”，此處動(dòng)詞allow的用法是allow sth．to do sth．故可以確定的是該空要填的是一個(gè)及物動(dòng)詞，原句的主語(yǔ)為“A system”，根據(jù)regulate的意思，符合原句意思上的要求，故為答案。

【5】該空前面是并列連詞and, 前后的詞需要詞性或結(jié)構(gòu)要一致，意思上根據(jù)上下文，要么相近要么相反，而此空的要求是填一個(gè)與open相反意思的詞，而enclosed的意思是“封閉的”，故與open意思相反，故為答案。

【6】此詞意思為“有誘惑力的、吸引人的”，該空所處位置是一個(gè)“as…as”結(jié)構(gòu)，后面跟的是are，表示讓步，故考慮填一個(gè)形容詞，根據(jù)上下文意思得知，micro-homes很吸引人，并且該原句后面說的是micro-homes的弊端，故前面應(yīng)該填一個(gè)與“弊端”基調(diào)相反意思的詞，-ing作形容詞表示“令人感到……”，故tempting為答案。

【7】該空處在“the ______ of sth.”結(jié)構(gòu)，判斷空里填的詞為何，取決于其后sth這個(gè)詞的意思為何。原句中sth為“non-essentials”，表示“非必需用品”，根據(jù)句意“Moving into a tiny house requires the of most non-essentials,”搬到一個(gè)微型住宅里，需要______非必需品，根據(jù)意思，應(yīng)該填一個(gè)表示“丟棄、排除”的意思，故elimination正好表達(dá)此意，故為答案。

【8】此題有點(diǎn)難度，其后的不定式短語(yǔ)的賓語(yǔ)部分是cabin fever，此詞組為生詞，意思為“幽居癥”，若不知道這個(gè)詞的意思，只能靠individual這個(gè)詞進(jìn)行推導(dǎo)，需要一個(gè)形容詞來修飾individual。原句“as the limited space may even cause a(n) individual to experience some cabin fever.”的意思是，受限的空間甚至?xí)��?/span>……的人經(jīng)歷幽居的體驗(yàn)。故需要填一個(gè)表示這類人是“單獨(dú)的、獨(dú)自的、無(wú)陪伴的”形容詞，故unaccompanied符合此意。

【9】該題屬于and并列連詞連接前后意思構(gòu)成順承關(guān)系的短語(yǔ)，and前面為start families，and后面的動(dòng)詞是acquire，為及物動(dòng)詞，后面應(yīng)該接名詞，按照常理，組建好家庭之后，會(huì)為家庭添置很多物件，故possessions“私人財(cái)物”，符合詞意，故為答案。

【10】因?yàn)閎udget這個(gè)詞為廣大考生熟悉的意思是其名詞詞性“預(yù)算”，而該詞也可以作及物和不及物動(dòng)詞，而此空該詞作及物動(dòng)詞來用。該空所處結(jié)構(gòu)是make sth．a(chǎn)dj．to do，結(jié)構(gòu)中do的賓語(yǔ)是make后面的sth.，此題還考查不定式作后置定語(yǔ)時(shí)的內(nèi)部關(guān)系——動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，能看穿這個(gè)考點(diǎn)，考生就能發(fā)現(xiàn)，save up for并不缺賓語(yǔ)，and并列的也應(yīng)該是一個(gè)能帶賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞，即：budget tiny houses，“為這些微型住宅做資金預(yù)算”。