2016届高考英语二轮专题热点集训：专题16 短文改错、语法填空和阅读填空_高考复习指南

2016届高考英语二轮专题热点集训：专题16 短文改错、语法填空和阅读填空

　　It was raining lightly when I__1__(arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn. But I didn't care. A few hours __2__，I'd been at home in Hong Kong，with __3__(it) choking smog. Here，the air was clean and fresh，even with the rain.

　　I'd skipped nearby Guilin，a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River __4__are pictured by artists in so many Chinese __5__(painting). Instead，I'd head straight for Yangshuo. For those who fly to Guilin，it's only an hour away__6__ car and offers all the scenery of the better－known city.

　　Yangshuo__7__(be) really beautiful. A study of travelers __8__(conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world. And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent，a travel company in Hong Kong，says it __9__(regular) arranges quick getaways here for people __10__(live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

　　2. (2015·全国新课标卷Ⅱ）

　　阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　The adobe dwellings(土坯房)__1__(build)by the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest are admired by even __2__most modern of architects and engineers. In addition to their simple beauty，what makes the adobe dwellings admirable is their __3__(able) to “air condition” a house without __4__(use) electric equipment.Walls made of adobe take in the heat from the sun on hot days and give out that heat__5__(slow) during cool nights，thus warming the house. When a new day breaks，the walls have given up their heat and are now cold enough __6__(cool) the house during the hot day: __7__ the same time，they warm up again for the night. This cycle __8__(go) day after day: The walls warm up during the day and cool off during the night and are thus always a timely offset(抵消)for the outside temperatures. As __9__(nature) architects，the Pueblo Indians figured out exactly __10__ thick the adobe walls needed to be to make the cycle work on most days.