Question

In many countries,_ 1.___ is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space. __2.__, in the United States, this idea may still be considered odd.

But this type of housing, __3.___(call) co-housing, is gaining _4.___(popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is a _5.___(relieve) to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing community has __6.__(private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house” with a kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities __7.__(build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.

A co-housing complex is a place __8.__ residents shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play __9.___which many families like. Other residents like the feeling of living in a “village”. Residents also say that they can live in co-housing for _10.__(little) money than they would pay for nearby apartments.

 

Answer 1

1.it

2.However

3.called

4.popularity

5.relief

6.privately

7.have been built

8.where

9.with

10.less

【解析】

1.．這里考查形式主語句型：it is +形容詞+ to do，填形式主語it。

2.上句提到在很多國家這種現(xiàn)象很平常，然而在美國人們?nèi)匀徽J(rèn)為這種想法很奇怪，表示轉(zhuǎn)折，位于句首首字母大寫，填However。

3.句中的謂語動詞是“正得到is gaining”，又出現(xiàn)第二個動詞“稱為 call”，兩個動詞之間沒有連詞，應(yīng)該使用非謂語動詞，房子和稱為是被動關(guān)系，填過去分詞called。

4.動詞“獲得”后面使用名詞形式，流行填popularity。

5.一件令人寬慰的事情，冠詞后使用名詞形式，填relief。

6.私人擁有，副詞privately修飾動詞own，填privately。

7.在最近幾年in recent years，是現(xiàn)在完成時態(tài)的標(biāo)志詞，社區(qū)和建立是被動關(guān)系，填現(xiàn)在完成時的被動語態(tài)have been built。

8.復(fù)合住宅群是住戶們一起做飯、吃飯、購物的地方。先行詞是place，在定語從句中做地點狀語，填where。

9.和某人玩耍 play with somebody，填介詞with。

10.比附近公寓租金要少，用little的比較級less。

考點：詞匯的運用