Question

    Every year, on the Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese people often hang a kind of plant on the door. It is called wormwood（艾草）. People believe ________ wormwood can drive out evil（邪恶的）spirits and bad luck. Its special ________ can also keep annoying insects（昆虫）away from rooms.

In fact, wormwood tastes bitter but smells very ________. It can be used as a medical treatment. People can ________ wormwood in the Compendium of Materia Medica（《本草纲目》）. This book is ________ believed as the classic of Traditional Chinese Medicine（TCM）. The book was written by Li Shizhen, a very famous TCM expert during the Ming Dynasty.

Wormwood is well-known ________ its ability to help prevent many kinds of diseases. Hundreds of years later, in Qichun County, central Hubei Province, people there believes that it still ________ their local culture. Recently, Qichun has been busy ________ for the World Wormwood Industry Show. It will be held during the Dragon Boat Festival ________ will be helpful for the development of TCM and the traditional Chinese culture.

It has become a main industry in the county and helps local people to make money. Tourism-themed health treatments and TCM are gaining even ________ popularity because of the plant.

1.A.which B.that C.who D.whose

2.A.smell B.taste C.color D.shape

3.A.please B.pleased C.pleasure D.pleasant

4.A.look B.watch C.see D.read

5.A.clearly B.really C.certainly D.widely

6.A.on B.as C.for D.to

7.A.asks for B.stands for C.takes after D.looks after

8.A.prepare B.to prepare C.preparing D.prepares

9.A.and B.but C.or D.so

10.A.little B.less C.great D.greater

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了艾草的药用价值和应用前景。

1.句意：人们相信艾草可以驱除邪灵和坏运气。

which哪一个，连接代词，作从句中的主句，宾语，表语；that从属连词，引导宾语从句只起连接的作用，不充当任何成分；who谁，连接代词 作从句中的主句，宾语，表语；whose谁的，连接代词 作从句中的定语。分析句子可知此处宾语从句不缺成分，应用that。故选B。

2.句意：它特殊的气味也能让讨厌的昆虫远离房间。

smell气味；taste味道；color颜色；shape形状。根据常识可知艾草的气味能驱虫。故选A。

3.句意：事实上，艾草尝起来很苦，但闻起来很香。

please动词，使愉悦；pleased形容词，高兴的、愉悦的；pleasure名词，愉快；pleasant形容词，令人愉快的、可爱的。根据句意和常识可知艾草闻起来会很香。故选D。

4.句意：人们能够在《本草纲目》这本书中看到艾草。

look看，常用look at，强调看的动作；watch看、注视，一般指观看电视、比赛等；see看到，强调看的结果；read读。《本草纲目》中记载了艾草的形貌特征，所以可以在这本书中看到，此处强调看的结果。故选C。

5.句意：这本书被广泛认为是中国传统医学的经典著作。

clearly清楚地；really真地；certainly当然；widely广泛地。根据句意和常识可知此处指被广泛认为。故选D。

6.句意：众所周知，艾草能够帮助预防多种疾病。

on在…上面； as作为；for为了；to到、朝、向。be well-known for以……而闻名，be well-known as作为……而闻名。根据句意可知艾草以具有帮助预防数种疾病的能力而闻名。故选C。

7.句意：当地人民认为它仍然代表着他们的特色文化。

asks for请求；stands for代表、象征；takes after像；looks after照顾。根据句意可知艾草代表着当地的特色文化，对应后面筹备世界艾草产业展。故选B。

8.句意：近来，蕲春县正忙于筹备世界艾草产业展。

prepare筹备、准备，动词原形；to prepare动词不定式； preparing动名词；prepares第三人称单数。be busy doing sth.忙于做某事。故选C。

9.句意：它将在端午节期间举行，而且这将有助于中医和中国传统文化的发展。

and和、并且；but但是；or或者；so因此、所以。根据题干可知，前后句之间是并列关系，所以此处应用and连接。故选A。

10.句意：因为这种植物，以旅游为主题的健康疗法和中药越来越受欢迎。

little很少的；less更少的；great好的；greater更好的；空前有even修饰，应用形容词比较级，且根据语境可知它们的受欢迎程度因为艾草而增强。故选D。