Question

Choose the best words and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词完成短文)

In Chinese, it is known as the “precious land”. Full of mountains and Karst landforms (地貌), Guizhou has remained one of China’s unspoiled places.

    Last month, the southwestern province was chosen as one of the 52    1. places to go in 2016 by the New York Times.

    Now Guizhou is starting to present its real feel to more visitors. The opening of the Guiyang-Guangzhou high-speed railway on Dec 26, 2014 has   2.   the rail journey from more than 20 hours to only about four hours.

    As the China Tour Guide website noted, Guizhou’s beautiful natural scenery is “a wonderland that you will never forget”. The most famous scenic spot is probably the Huangguoshu Waterfall. The noise of the waterfall can be heard   3.  with huge amounts of water falling down it. It’s the largest waterfall in Asia, which is 77.8 meters high and 101 meters wide. The sunlight and rainbows also    4.  the waterfall’s beauty, which seems to come from another world.

     Another eye-catching Guizhou attraction is its colorful locals. The fact that people couldn’t get to the province for years helped many ethnic groups（少数民族）keep their   5.  lifestyles and cultures. For example, Miao people still live in wooden houses on stilts (木桩), while the Dong people have old wind and rain bridges, giving people shelter when it rains.

     While   6.  is different for different ethnic groups, sour and spicy tastes are common in Guizhou cuisine. With its use of tomatoes and just a touch of chili peppers, it is loved by anyone unwilling to the spicier Sichuan cuisine.

7. A. top    B. clean    C. big    D. kind

8.A. raised   B. widened   C. cut       D. delayed

9.A. quickly   B. clearly    C. weakly   D. smoothly

10.A. take away   B. put on    C. keep off   D. add to

11.A. international   B. fashionable   C. traditional      D. new

12.A. food    B. house    C. living          D. dressing

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了贵州特殊的地貌特征，有特色的景观和少数民族特色传统。

1.A细节理解题。句意：上个月，西南省被选为52大2016大热门之一，由纽约时报选出的。A. top第一；B. clean干净的；C. big大的；D. kind好的。最热门的top,故选A。

2.C细节理解题。句意：广州-贵阳高速铁路的开通，2014年12月26日有76个铁路的行程从多个小时缩短到只有四小时左右。A. raised提升；B. widened加宽；C. cut减少；D. delayed推迟。根据句意，故选C。

3.B细节理解题。句意：瀑布的声音可以清楚地听到有大量的水落下来。A. quickly快速地；B. clearly清晰地；C. weakly虚弱的；D. smoothly平滑的。根据句意，故选B。

4.D细节理解题。句意：阳光和彩虹也加入到瀑布的美丽，这似乎来自另一个世界。A. take away拿走带走；B. put on穿上；C. keep off远离； D. add to加上。根据句意，故选D。

5.C细节理解题。句意：事实上，人们找不到该省多年来帮助许多民族（少数民族）保持他们的传统生活方式和文化。A. international国际的；B. fashionable时尚的；C. traditional传统的；D. new。根据句意，故选C。

6.6】A细节理解题。句意：虽然不同的民族的食物是不同的，酸和辣的口味在贵州菜是很常见的。根据句意A. food食物；B. house房子；C. living生活；D. dressing服饰。故选A。

考点：考查日常生活类短文阅读。