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【題目】 If the Slender West Lake is compared to a pretty young lady, the Five-pavilion Bridge(五亭橋) 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(拱橋),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(釣魚臺).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】

這篇短文主要介紹了揚州西湖上的五亭橋及傳說中的關于乾隆皇帝釣魚的典故。

【1】句意：五亭橋不僅是西湖的象征，也是揚州的象征。

not only…but 不僅……而且……。連接并列結構。此處指不僅是西湖的象征而且是揚州的象征，故填but。

【2】句意：建于清代，距今已有200多年的歷史。

根據結構此處缺少名詞，___of over 200 years 兩百多年的_____；history歷史，結合首字母提示及句意，故填history。

【3】句意：五亭橋又名蓮花橋，是一座石拱橋，橫跨湖面50多米。

此處在修飾50meters，over超過，此處指超過50多米，結合句意及首字母提示，故填over。

【4】句意：亭子內有天花板裝飾，外面/頭頂懸掛著風鈴。

對應前面的短語ceiling decorations inside the pavilions“亭子內天花板裝飾”可知此處指懸掛于亭子外面的風鈴，或者懸于頭頂?shù)娘L鈴；outside在外面，overhead在頭頂，結合首字母提示，故填outside/overhead。

【5】句意：下部有15個大小不一的橋洞。

根據結構可知此處缺少形容詞修飾名詞size，根據五亭橋的橋洞特點，可知此處指型號不同的橋洞，different不同的，形容詞，結合首字母提示，故填different。

【6】句意：當你站/坐在五亭橋上，可以看到釣魚臺。

根據結構可知此處缺少謂語動詞，根據首字母提示及句意，可知填寫stand站或者sit坐，符合要求，故填stand/sit。

【7】句意：為了滿足他，揚州當?shù)氐柠}商秘密挑選了幾名優(yōu)秀的潛水員，把活魚運到水下。

根據后文介紹優(yōu)秀的潛水者幫助乾隆釣到魚，可知此處指為了滿足他，satisfy滿足，結合首字母提示，故填satisfy。

【8】句意：潛水員身上覆蓋著荷葉，用荷葉梗呼吸。

be covered with用……所覆蓋；此處指潛水者用荷葉遮身，故填covered。

【9】句意：就這樣，當活魚一下子上鉤時，乾隆高興極了。

根據the live fish took the bait at once“魚一下子就上鉤”可以推測乾隆非常高興，happy高興的，結合首字母提示，故填happy。

【10】句意：從西月門可以看到湖上的五亭橋。

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