Ⅳ. 完形填空(共 10 小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Do you know the history of hot pot(火锅)? It's one of the most famous 41 in China. There are many stories about how hot pot 42. The most traditional and oldest one has to do with Genghis Khan.
Genghis Khan was the founder(建立者) of the Mongol Empire. He was also one of the 43 military leaders(军事领袖).
The place where he lived was very cold in winter. He needed food to 44 his army warm, strong and healthy. When it was time to eat, they built stoves(炉子). After finishing building these things, they put ice and 45 into the pot. When they turned into water, and the 46 of the water was high, they put meat into it. 47 a short time, the meat was OK, and they began to eat it. That might be the 48 hot pot. They ate mutton, beef and horse meat most. Later people brought hot pot to other parts of China and improved it. People began to put more kinds of ingredients(烹饪的材料) into the hot pot, 49 vegetables and seafood. By the Qing Dynasty, hot pot had become popular in most parts of China.
Today, we can find many different kinds of hot pot in Beijing, Chongqing, Sichuan and even in some foreign countries. When we enjoy the delicious hot pot, we also 50 the special food culture of China.
()41. A. foods B. vegetables C. cooks D. pots
()42. A. stopped B. appeared C. broke D. shared
()43. A. worst B. greatest C. funniest D. most creative
()44. A. keep B. take C. give D. serve
()45. A. honey B. snow C. meat D. butter
()46. A. height B. side C. temperature D. shape
()47. A. Through B. After C. At D. Before
()48. A. first B. new C. free D. last
()49. A. such as B. as long as C. the same as D. as soon as
()50. A. think B. feel C. find D. look

41. A 【解析】考查名词。foods 食物；vegetables 蔬菜；cooks 厨师；pots 锅。根据前文“Do you know the history of hot pot? It's one of the most famous...in China.”可知，火锅属于食物范畴，这里表示火锅是中国最著名的“食物”之一，故选 A。
42. B 【解析】考查动词。stopped 停止；appeared 出现；broke 打破；shared 分享。根据“There are many stories about how hot pot...”并结合后文讲火锅起源相关内容可知，此处是说火锅如何“出现”的故事，故选 B。
43. B 【解析】考查形容词最高级。worst 最差的；greatest 最伟大的；funniest 最有趣的；most creative 最有创造力的。根据“Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire. He was also one of the...military leaders.”以及从历史常识和对成吉思汗的评价可知，成吉思汗是大蒙古国的建立者，他也是“最伟大的”军事领袖之一，故选 B。
44. A 【解析】考查动词。keep 保持；take 带走；give 给予；serve 服务。根据前文“The place where he lived was very cold in winter.”可知，他居住的地方冬天很冷；再结合“He needed food to...his army warm, strong and healthy.”和选项可知，这里是说让军队保暖，“keep + 宾语 + 形容词”表示“使……保持某种状态”，故选 A。
45. B 【解析】考查名词。honey 蜂蜜；snow 雪；meat 肉；butter 黄油。根据前文“The place where he lived was very cold in winter.”以及后文“When they turned into water”可知，和冰一起放进锅里的应该是“雪”，故选 B。
46. C 【解析】考查名词。height 高度；side 边；temperature 温度；shape 形状。根据“they put ice and...into the pot. When they turned into water, and the...of the water was high, they put meat into it”可知，肉要煮熟需要水达到一定的温度，所以这里说的是水的“温度”高，故选 C。
47. B 【解析】考查介词。Through 通过；After 在……之后；At 在（具体时间/地点）；Before 在……之前。根据“they put meat into it...a short time, the meat was OK, and they began to eat it”可知，肉放进锅里，过一段时间后会熟，故选 B。
48. A 【解析】考查形容词。first 第一的；new 新的；free 免费的；last 最后的。根据“That might be the...hot pot.”及前文讲述的是火锅起源相关内容可知，这里强调这是“最初的、第一个”火锅雏形，故选 A。
49. A 【解析】考查固定短语。such as 例如；as long as 只要；the same as 和……一样；as soon as 一……就。根据“People began to put more kinds of ingredients into the hot pot...vegetables and seafood.”可知，后面“vegetables and seafood”是对前面“more kinds of ingredients”的举例，故选 A。
50. B 【解析】考查动词。think 思考；feel 感受；find 找到；look 看。句子“When we enjoy the delicious hot pot, we also...the special food culture of China.”强调的是在品尝火锅的过程中，感受到中国饮食文化的独特之处。故选 B。