【1】Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our __________ and forget our work for a little while.

【2】He read the sign at the door of the small restaurant and __________ drove him inside.

【3】Well, I can’t say that I have any plans, and, as a matter of fact, I landed in Britain __________.

【4】Water had also appeared on other planes like Mars but, __________ the earth, it had disappeared later.

【5】The train left late that night and arrived in Montreal at __________ the next morning.

【6】By chance I __________ an article about a doctor called Lin Qiaozhi, a specialist in women’s diseases.

【7】A healthy soil __________ disease and helps crops grow strong and healthy.

【8】No one was ever bored watching Chaplin—his subtle acting made everything __________.

【9】Julia stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if in __________.

【10】There are __________ kinds of theme parks, with a different park for almost everything: food, culture, science, cartoons, movies or history.

【答案】

【1】customs

【2】curiosity

【3】by accident

【4】unlike

【5】dawn

【6】came across

【7】reduces

【8】entertaining

【9】defence

【10】various

【解析】

【1】考查名词。句意：传统节日让我们享受生活，为我们的习俗感到自豪并且暂时放下工作。“customs”意为“风俗、习俗”，符合句意。故填customs。

【2】考查名词。句意：他在小餐馆门口读了指示牌，好奇心驱使他进去了。“curiosity”意为“好奇心”，符合句意。故填curiosity。

【3】考查介词短语。句意：我不能说我有计划，事实上，我是无意间降落到英国的。“by accident”意为“意外地、无意中”，符合句意。故填by accident。

【4】考查介词。句意：水在火星这样的星球上也曾出现过，不过不像在地球上，后来它们消失了。“unlike”意为“与……不同”，符合句意。故填unlike。

【5】考查名词。句意：那天晚上火车出发晚了，第二天黎明才到达蒙特利尔。“at dawn”意为“凌晨、拂晓；天一亮”，符合句意。故填dawn。

【6】考查动词短语。偶然地，我看到一篇关于林巧稚医生的文章，她是一名妇科疾病的专家。“came across”为come across的一般过去时，意为“偶遇；无意中发现”，符合句意，故填came across。

【7】考查实义动词。句意：一片健康的土壤能帮助降低疾病并帮助作物长得更强壮更健康。“reduces”意为“降低；减少”，符合句意。故填reduces。

【8】考查形容词。句意：观看卓别林没有人曾感到无聊，他精细的表演使得一切都使令人愉快的。“entertaining”意为“令人愉快的”，符合句意。故填entertaining。

【9】考查名词。句意：朱莉娅往后退，看起来很惊讶，还举起了双手，好像在防御。“in defence”意为“防御、保卫”，符合句意。故填defence。

【10】考查形容词。句意：这儿有不同种类的主题公园，针对每件事情，例如食物、文化、科学、卡通、电影和历史都有不同的公园。“various”意为“各种各样的”，符合句意。故填various。