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Neon(霓虹)is to Hong Kong as red phone booths are to London and fog is to San Francisco. When night falls, red and blue and other colors (26)_____ a hazy(雾蒙蒙的)glow over a city lit up by tens of thousands of neon signs. But many of them are going dark, (27)_____ by more practical, but less romantic, LEDs(发光二极管).

    Changing building codes, evolving tastes, and the high cost of maintaining those wonderful old signs have businesses embracing LEDS, which are energy (28)_____ , but still carry great cost. “To me, neon represents memories of the past,” says photographer Sharon Blance, whose series Hong Kong Neon celebrates the city’s famous signs. “Looking at the signs now I get a feeling of amazement, mixed with sadness.”

    Building a neon sign is an art practiced by (29)_____ trained on the job to mold glass tubes into (30)_____ shapes and letters. They fill these tubes with gases that glow when (31)_____ . Neon makes orange, while other gases make yellow or blue. It takes many hours to craft a single sign.

    Blance spent a week in Hong Kong and (32)_____ more than 60 signs; 22 of them appear in the series that capture the signs lighting up lonely streets—an (33)_____ that makes it easy to admire their colors and craftsmanship. “I love the beautiful, handcrafted, old-fashioned (34)_____ of neon, ” says Blance. The signs do nothing more than (35)_____ a restaurant, theater, or other business, but do so in the most striking way possible.

(6)

A
symbolizes
B
challenging
C
professionals
D
stimulate
E
identify
F
decorative
G
approach
H
quality
I
efficient
J
volunteers
K
electrified
L
photographed
M
alternative
N
cast
O
replaced
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答案:

K

解析:

名词:

alternative 可选择的事物

approach 靠近;方法

professionals 专业人员

quality 质量;品质

volunteers 志愿者

动词:

cast 投,掷

challenging 挑战

electrified 通电

identify 识别;确认

photographed 拍摄

replaced 代替;更换

stimulate 刺激

symbolizes 象征

形容词:

alternative 可选择的

challenging 具有挑战的

decorative 装饰的

efficient 高效的

electrified 带电的

26. cast

解析:动词辨析题。空格前是名词colors,空格后是a hazy glow,空格处应填入动词,并且可以做句子的谓语成分。备选项有cast(投,掷),identify(识别;确认),stimulate(刺激)。根据语义,由后文“被成千上万霓虹灯点亮的城市”可知空格前说的是被不同颜色的灯光笼罩着,cast意为投下,射下。故本空填入cast。

27. replaced

解析:动词辨析题。空格后是介词by,空格处应填入动词,并且做句子非谓语成分。备选项有electrified(通电),photographed(拍摄),replaced(代替;更换)。根据语义,霓虹灯变少是因为被LED灯取代了。因此应填入replaced。

28. efficient

解析:形容词辨析题。空格前是名词energy,空格后是连词but,表示转折,空格处应填入形容词。备选项有alternative(可选择的),challenging(具有挑战的),decorative(装饰的),efficient(高效的),electrified(带电的)。根据语义,LED灯是节能的,但花费也很高。故本空填入efficient,energy efficient表示节能。

29. professionals

解析:名词辨析题。空格前是介词by,空格后是动词trianed,应填入名词。备选项有approach(靠近;方法),professionals(专业人员),quality(质量;品质),volunteers(志愿者)。根据语义,建造一个霓虹灯标牌是一门由专业人士训练的艺术。故本空应填入professionals。

30. decorative

解析:形容词辨析题。空格前是介词into,空格后名词shapes,空格处应填入一个形容词做修饰。备选项有alternative(可选择的),challenging(具有挑战的),decorative(装饰的),electrified(带电的)。根据语义,把玻璃管做成装饰性形状和字母。故本空应填入decorative。

31. electrified

解析:动词辨析题。空格前是连词when,空格处应填入非谓语动词做时间状语。备选项有electrified(通电),photographed(拍摄)。根据文意,他们把这些管子充满气体,这些气体在通电后会发光。故本空应填入electrified。

32. photographed

解析:动词辨析题。空格前是连词and,空格后是名词signs,空格处应填入及物动词,并且时态应和前半句保持一致。备选项有electrified(通电),photographed(拍摄),replaced(代替;更换)。根据语义,Blance在香港呆了一个星期,拍摄了60多个霓虹灯标牌。故本空应填入photographed。

33. approach

解析:名词辨析题。空格前是不定冠词an,空后是定语从句,空格处应填入元音开头的可数名词单数形式。备选项有alternative(可选择的事物),approach(靠近;方法)。根据语义,在Blanch拍摄的霓虹灯标牌中,其中22个出现在拍摄孤独街道系列中—这一拍摄方法使得人们很容易欣赏霓虹灯的颜色和工艺。故本空应填入approach。

34. quality

解析:名词辨析题。空格前是形容词old-fashioned,空格后是介词of,空格处应填入一个名词。备选项有alternative(可选择的事物),quality(质量;品质),volunteers(志愿者)。根据语义,我喜欢美丽的,手工制作的,老式的霓虹灯。故本空应填入quality,quality在此表示特点。

35. identify

解析:动词辨析题。空格前是比较级more than,空格后为名词a restaurant,故应填入动词。备选项有challenging(挑战),identify(识别;确认),stimulate(刺激),symbolizes(象征)。根据语义,这些霓虹灯标牌无非是识别餐馆等的标志而已。故本空应填入identify。

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