Question

    As the days get hotter, we can stay inside and turn on the air conditioning to stay comfortable. But do you know that in ancient China, people used a different kind of "air conditioning"?

Starting from the Qin Dynasty, royal and rich families began to store ice during winter. As summer began, they used ice to cool their homes. People would put a container with many ice cubes inside of it in their rooms. Servants would fan the containers to create cool air.

But common people couldn't store ice. So they spent hot days near wells. Some people would keep their food in empty wells. The wells would keep the food cool and fresh, just like a refrigerator.

Chinese people also made their own summer drinks, such as well water and drinks made from herbs(草药). It is said that Kublai Khan—emperor of the Yuan Dynasty—liked drinking milk with ice an(sweet candy. Some people believe that it was the world's first ice cream.

Title:    Air conditioning in    1. China
Royal and 2.families	They stored ice in    3.and put containers    4.ice in their rooms when summer began. Servants    5.    the containers to make cool air.
6.    people	They would stay near wells    7.    of in rooms during hot days. To    8.    food going bad, people put it in 9.    wells.
Other ways	Chinese people used well water or herbs to make summer drinks. It is said that Kublai Khan liked drinking milk with ice and sweet candy. It might be the    10.    ice cream.

Answer

1.ancient

2.rich

3.winter

4.with

5.fanned

6.Common

7.instead

8.avoid

9.empty

10.first

【解析】

这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍古代中国使用的“空调”。讲述皇室和富人食用冰块、普通人使用水井以及制作解暑的饮料。

1.

句意：标题：古代中国的空调。

根据“do you know that in ancient China, people used a different kind of ‘air conditioning’”可知讲述的是古代中国的“空调”，此处填形容词ancient。故答案为ancient。

2.

句意：皇室和富裕的家庭。

根据第二段“royal and rich families began to store ice during winter”，可知此处介绍用形容词rich。故答案为rich。

3.

句意：他们冬天储存冰块。

根据第二段“royal and rich families began to store ice during winter”可知此处填名词winter表示“冬天”。故答案为winter。

4.

句意：他们冬天储存冰块，夏天开始时，放装有冰的容器在他们房间里。

根据第二段“People would put a container with many ice cubes inside of it in their rooms”人们放有冰块的容器在房间里，此处用介词with。故答案为with。

5.

句意：仆人们用扇子扇动容器来让空气凉快。

此处缺谓语动词，句子用一般过去时态；根据第二段“Servants would fan the containers to create cool air”仆人们会扇动容器来制造冷空气。此处用fan的过去式fanned。故答案为fanned。

6.

句意：普通人。

根据第四段“common people couldn't store ice”可知讲述普通人的做法，用形容词common，首字母c大写。故答案为Common。

7.

句意：在热天他们会待在离井近点的地方而不是在房间里。

根据第四段“But common people couldn't store ice. So they spent hot days near wells”可知此处用否定在房间里的做法，用短语instead of表示“而不是”。故答案为instead。

8.

句意：为了防止食物变坏,人们把它放在空的水井里。

此处用动词不定式做目的状语；根据第四段“Some people would keep their food in empty wells. The wells would keep the food cool and fresh, just like a refrigerator”放食物在空的水井可以保持食物新鲜和凉快像冰箱一样。此处用动词原形avoid表示“避免”。故答案为avoid。

9.

句意：为了防止食物变坏,人们把它放在空的水井里。

根据第四段“Some people would keep their food in empty wells. The wells would keep the food cool and fresh, just like a refrigerator”放食物在空的水井可以保持食物新鲜和凉快像冰箱一样。名词wells前用形容词empty修饰。故答案为empty。

10.

句意：它可能是第一种冰淇淋。

根据最后一段“Some people believe that it was the world's first ice cream”可知此处填序数词first表述顺序“第一”。故答案为first。