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【题目】 If the Slender West Lake is compared to a pretty young lady, the Five-pavilion Bridge(五亭桥) is like a beautiful belt worn on her. The Five-pavilion Bridge is not only the symbol of theSlender West Lake, b【1】 that of Yangzhou as well. Built in the Qing Dynasty, it has ah【2】of over 200 years.The Five-pavilion Bridge, also named the Lotus Bridge, is a stone arch bridge(拱桥),which runs for o【3】 50 metres across the lake. There are ceiling decorations inside the pavilions and windbells hanging o【4】. They look like five flowers rising slowly out of water. The lower part includes 15 bridge openings of d【5】 sizes.When you s【6】 on the Five-pavilion Bridge, you will see the Fishing Terrace(钓鱼台).It is also called the Blowing Terrace, where the instruments used to be played. It’s said that

Emperor Qianlong once fished here. To s【7】 him, the local salt businessmen of Yangzhou secretly chose several good divers and sent them carrying live fish down into the water. The divers were c【8】 with lotus leaves, breathing through lotus stalks.

Whenever the emperor threw his line, the divers would put the live fish onto his fishhook. In this way, Qianlong wash【9】 as the live fish took the bait at once.The terrace is surrounded by water on three sides, namely in the south, north and west, each side with a moon gate. From the west moon gate, one can see the Five-pavilion Bridge over the l【10】 .

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】but

【2】history

【3】over

【4】outside/overhead

【5】different

【6】stand/sit

【7】satisfy

【8】covered

【9】happy

【10】lake

【解析】

这篇短文主要介绍了扬州西湖上的五亭桥及传说中的关于乾隆皇帝钓鱼的典故。

【1】句意：五亭桥不仅是西湖的象征，也是扬州的象征。

not only…but 不仅……而且……。连接并列结构。此处指不仅是西湖的象征而且是扬州的象征，故填but。

【2】句意：建于清代，距今已有200多年的历史。

根据结构此处缺少名词，___of over 200 years 两百多年的_____；history历史，结合首字母提示及句意，故填history。

【3】句意：五亭桥又名莲花桥，是一座石拱桥，横跨湖面50多米。

此处在修饰50meters，over超过，此处指超过50多米，结合句意及首字母提示，故填over。

【4】句意：亭子内有天花板装饰，外面/头顶悬挂着风铃。

对应前面的短语ceiling decorations inside the pavilions“亭子内天花板装饰”可知此处指悬挂于亭子外面的风铃，或者悬于头顶的风铃；outside在外面，overhead在头顶，结合首字母提示，故填outside/overhead。

【5】句意：下部有15个大小不一的桥洞。

根据结构可知此处缺少形容词修饰名词size，根据五亭桥的桥洞特点，可知此处指型号不同的桥洞，different不同的，形容词，结合首字母提示，故填different。

【6】句意：当你站/坐在五亭桥上，可以看到钓鱼台。

根据结构可知此处缺少谓语动词，根据首字母提示及句意，可知填写stand站或者sit坐，符合要求，故填stand/sit。

【7】句意：为了满足他，扬州当地的盐商秘密挑选了几名优秀的潜水员，把活鱼运到水下。

根据后文介绍优秀的潜水者帮助乾隆钓到鱼，可知此处指为了满足他，satisfy满足，结合首字母提示，故填satisfy。

【8】句意：潜水员身上覆盖着荷叶，用荷叶梗呼吸。

be covered with用……所覆盖；此处指潜水者用荷叶遮身，故填covered。

【9】句意：就这样，当活鱼一下子上钩时，乾隆高兴极了。

根据the live fish took the bait at once“鱼一下子就上钩”可以推测乾隆非常高兴，happy高兴的，结合首字母提示，故填happy。

【10】句意：从西月门可以看到湖上的五亭桥。

根据the Five-pavilion Bridge位于西湖上，over在……之上，结合句意及首字母提示，故填over。