Section A: Banked Cloze
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
The Healing Springs of Bath
The city of Bath was founded by the Romans almost two thousand years ago. It has been famous for its (26) ______ pleasing architecture and healing thermal springs ever since.
There are three hot springs in Bath; one is the King’s Spring, upon which the Roman Baths and a temple were (27) ______. The other two are the Cross Spring and the Hetling Spring, close to each other in Hot Bath Street. Although Bath is (28) ______ known as a Roman and Georgian city, many people came in the intervening centuries to make use of the (29) ______ waters.
While the Georgians made ‘taking the waters’ or bathing particularly fashionable, it’s (30) ______ generations who paved the way, creating greater interest in Bath and its springs. Charles II, desperate for an heir and unable to produce a (31) ______ son, came to Bath to take the waters in the hope that their magical powers would do something to (32) ______ the situation. Craving for a male heir, James and Mary both came to Bath and soon after produced a son, which bred many conspiracy theories about who was the real father of their (33) ______. Regardless, the ‘miracle’ created something of a boom in tourism for Bath and once Queen Anne had paid a visit in 1702, sealing it as the place to be, the whole nation (34) ______ to the city.
Afterwards, the spas in Bath continued to go in and out of fashion for more than 150 years until they closed completely. The new Bath Spa, which opened in 2006, (35) ______ modern architecture with the ancient spring, now the New Royal Bath.
Answers & Explanations (答案与解析)
Section A: Banked Cloze
26. A (aesthetically)。解析：空格修饰形容词
pleasing，需要填入副词。aesthetically pleasing 是固定搭配，意为“在美学上令人愉悦的，美观的”。句意：从那时起，巴斯就以其美观的建筑和治愈性的温泉而闻名。27. B (constructed)。解析：空格在
were 之后，构成被动语态，需要动词过去分词。句意：罗马浴场和一座神庙“被建造”（constructed）在国王泉之上。28. K (principally)。解析：空格位于
is 和 known as 之间，需要副词修饰。句意：尽管巴斯“主要”（principally）作为罗马和乔治亚时期的城市而闻名。29. H (natural)。解析：空格修饰名词
waters（泉水），需要形容词。此处指人们利用“天然的”（natural）泉水。30. J (previous)。解析：空格修饰名词
generations（世代）。前文提到乔治亚人使其变得时尚，而此处转折说其实是“先前的/以前的”（previous）几代人铺平了道路，引起了对巴斯的更大兴趣。31. G (legitimate)。解析：空格修饰名词
son。查理二世极度渴望一个继承人但无法生育出一个“合法的（婚生的）”（legitimate）儿子，因此来到巴斯泡温泉。32. L (remedy)。解析：空格位于不定式符号
to 之后，需要动词原形。remedy the situation 意为“补救/改善局面”。33. I (offspring)。解析：空格位于物主代词
their 之后，需要名词。前文提到詹姆斯和玛丽生了一个儿子，引发了关于他们“后代/子嗣”（offspring）生父是谁的阴谋论。34. E (flocked)。解析：空格所在句的主语是
the whole nation，需要一个表示“去、前往”的动词过去式。flock to 意为“蜂拥而至”，句意为：整个国家的人都蜂拥来到这座城市。35. F (incorporates)。解析：空格所在句的主语是
The new Bath Spa, which opened in 2006，属于非限制性定语从句后的主句谓语，需填单三形式的动词。incorporates ... with ... 意为“将...与...结合起来”。句意：新巴斯水疗中心将现代建筑与古老泉水结合在一起。【核心搭配与亮点句型】
aesthetically pleasing：美观的，审美上令人愉悦的
pave the way：为...铺平道路，为...创造条件
desperate for：极度渴望...
remedy the situation：补救/改变局面
flock to：蜂拥而至
incorporate with：把...与...结合/合并