Question

【题目】

A. admit B. challenges C. remaining D. accommodate E. disasters

Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the largest cities in the world. It is also one of the world’s most modern cities. Twice this century, the city was destroyed and rebuilt. In 1823 a major earthquake struck the city. Thousands of people were killed and millions were left homeless as buildings fell down and fires broke out throughout Tokyo. It took seven years to rebuild the city. During World war Ⅱ, Tokyo was destroyed once again. As a result of these 【1】there is nothing of old Tokyo【2】in the downtown area.

After the war, the people of Tokyo began to rebuild their city. Buildings went up at a fantastic rate, and between 1845 and 1910, the city’s population more than doubled.

Because of the Olympic Games held in Tokyo in 1859, many new stadiums, parks and hotels were built to 【3】visitors from all over the world. As a result of this rapid development, however, many problems have arisen, housing shortage, pollution, and waste disposal have presented serious【4】to the city, but the government has begun several programs to answer them.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】disasters

【2】remaining

【3】accommodate

【4】challenges

【解析】

本文介绍日本东京在上世纪遭受的灾难和现在存在的问题。

【1】句意：由于这些灾难，在市中心，没有什么古老的东京遗物存留下来。

考查逻辑思维能力。结合所给单词和语境可知，此空填disasters，“灾难”，复数可数名词，指上文两次“灾难”：“... a major earthquake...”和“During World war Ⅱ...” 。故答案为disasters。

【2】句意：由于这些灾难，在市中心，没有什么旧东京（的遗迹）存留下来。

考查逻辑思维能力。结合所给单词和语境可知，此空填remaining，“遗留，剩下”，动词remain的动名词形式，被用于“there be sb./sth. doing sth.”句型。故答案为remaining。

【3】句意：许多新的体育场馆、公园和酒店都是为了容纳来自世界各地的游客而建造的。

考查逻辑思维能力。结合所给单词和语境可知，此空填accommodate，“为(某人)提供住宿(或膳宿、座位等)，容纳，为……提供空间”，与不定式符号to一起作目的状语，说明“建造许多新的体育场馆、公园和酒店”的目的是“容纳来自世界各地的游客”。而admit是“准许……进入（某处）”之意。故答案为accommodate。

【4】句意：住房短缺、污染和垃圾处理给城市带来了严峻的挑战……

考查逻辑思维能力。结合所给单词和语境可知，此空填challenges，“挑战”，可数名词。因为“住房短缺、污染和垃圾处理”是城市所面临的“挑战”。故答案为challenges。