五、完形填空。
Yangzhou is 1 Jiangsu Province of China. It has a(n) 2 of nearly 2,500 years. It is said that(据说) an emperor of the Sui Dynasty visited Yangzhou three times and that the emperors Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited Yangzhou six times 3. All the visits made many places of interest in Yangzhou famous nationwide(遍及全国地). Now, Yangzhou welcomes large numbers of 4 from home and abroad.
Qiong Hua, a rare flower, is famous in Yangzhou, 5 it is chosen as the city flower of Yangzhou. The flower usually 6 out around late April or during the first ten days of 7. The ginkgo(银杏), the city tree of Yangzhou, is well known as an ancient tree all over the world. Within the city, there are several dozen ginkgo trees that have lived for 8 years.
The Slender West Lake 9 in the north of Yangzhou. It covers a(n) 10 of about 168 hectares(公顷). It is named that way because it has the 11 shape of the West Lake in Hangzhou, but it 12 slimmer(更苗条). It runs a distance of 13 four kilometres and looks like a Chinese scroll-picture(画卷). The lake is one of the most famous scenic attractions in China.
Yangzhou food 14 one of the reasons why lots of visitors love the city so much. Here all dishes, whether cheap or expensive, 15 very elaborate(精心制作的) and delicious.
1. A. on
B. in
C. at
D. to
2. A. size
B. history
C. area
D. age
3. A. every
B. both
C. all
D. each
4. A. waiters
B. visitors
C. artists
D. painters
5. A. so
B. because
C. or
D. but
6. A. goes
B. comes
C. takes
D. puts
7. A. March
B. April
C. May
D. June
8. A. million
B. million of
C. thousands
D. thousands of
9. A. lies
B. sits
C. lays
D. finds
10. A. history
B. colour
C. area
D. age
11. A. same
B. different
C. strange
D. interesting
12. A. sounds
B. feels
C. looks
D. smells
13. A. over
B. more
C. on
D. above
14. A. maybe
B. may be
C. are
D. be
15. A. are
B. is
C. was
D. be
答案：1~5. BBDBA 6~10. BCDAC 11~15. ACABA
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇介绍扬州城市概况的说明文完形填空，解题时首先要通读全文，明确文章围绕扬州的地理位置、历史、市花市树、知名景点、特色美食展开的核心主旨。之后逐空结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配规则逐一筛选选项：遇到介词题先判断地点所属关系，遇到名词题看后文给出的对应描述提示，遇到动词题回忆常用固定短语，遇到主谓一致题先判断主语单复数和时态，最后把选好的答案代入全文通读，验证逻辑通顺即可。
【解析】
1. 表示在某一省份的辖区内部，介词用in；on表两地接壤，at搭配极小的地点，to表两地不接壤，因此选B。
2. 后文提到“近2500年”，对应描述的是城市的历史，history意为历史，size尺寸、area面积、age年龄均不符合语境，选B。
3. 此处指康熙、乾隆两位皇帝各自到访扬州6次，each表示“各自、每个”符合用法；every后必须接名词，both表“两者都”，all表三者及以上都，均不符合语义，选D。
4. 前文提到扬州多处名胜全国闻名，因此会迎来大量国内外的游客，visitors意为游客，waiter服务员、artist艺术家、painter画家均不符合语境，选B。
5. 前文“琼花在扬州非常有名”是原因，后文“它被选为扬州的市花”是结果，用表因果的so连接，选A。
6. 固定搭配come out此处表示“（花朵）开放”，go out出去、take out取出、put out扑灭均不符合语义，选B。
7. 前文提到花期在四月底左右，对应的另一个时段是五月上旬，May五月符合时间逻辑，选C。
8. 描述古树的树龄，thousands of是固定搭配表示“数千的”，符合实际树龄；million百万不符合现实中古树的年龄，搭配形式也错误，选D。
9. 描述景点坐落于某地，用固定表达lie in表示“位于”，选A。
10. 后文给出的168公顷是面积单位，cover an area of是固定搭配表示“占地面积为……”，选C。
11. 瘦西湖得名的原因是它和杭州西湖有相同的轮廓形状，same表示相同的，符合语义，选A。
12. 瘦西湖“看起来”更纤细苗条，感官动词look表示看起来，符合语境，选C。
13. 此处表示长度超过4公里，over此处意为“超过”，相当于more than，选A。
14. 句子缺少谓语，主语Yangzhou food是单数，may be表示“可能是”可作谓语；maybe是副词不能充当谓语，are是复数形式不符合主语属性，选B。
15. 主语all dishes是复数，描述客观事实用一般现在时，对应的be动词用are，选A。
【答案】
1~5. BBDBA 6~10. BCDAC 11~15. ACABA
【知识点】
介词辨析，固定搭配，主谓一致
【点评】
本题选取介绍扬州城市文化的说明文作为载体，考点覆盖初中英语核心的词法、搭配知识点，贴合生活实际，解题时只要结合上下文提示和日常积累的短语用法就可以顺利推导答案，同时还能拓展关于扬州的人文常识。
【难度系数】
0.75
