- 试题详情及答案解析
- It seemed that the water led to cholera. John Snow looked into the s 【小题1】 of the water for these two streets. He found that it came from the river, 【小题2】 had been polluted by the dirty water from London. Immediately John Snow told the astonished people in Broad Street to r 【小题3】 the handle from the water pump so it could not be used. Soon the disease began to slow 【小题4】 .
John Snow had shown that cholera was spread by germs and not in a cloud of gas. 【小题5】 addition, he found two other deaths in another part of London that were concerned with the Broad Street outbreak. A woman, who had moved away from Broad Street, liked the water so much that she had had it delivered from the pump to her house every day. Both she and her daughter, who often visited her, 【小题6】 (死掉)of cholera after drinking the water. With this extra 【小题7】 （证据） , John Snow was able to announce with certainty that polluted water carried the disease.
To p 【小题8】 this from happening again, John Snow suggested that all water supplies be examined and new methods of 【小题9】 （处理）with polluted water be found. The water companies were also instructed not to expose people to polluted water anymore. Finally “King Cholera” was d 【小题10】 - 答案：【小题1】source
【小题2】which
【小题3】remove
【小题4】down
【小题5】In
【小题6】died
【小题7】evidence
【小题8】prevent
【小题9】dealing
【小题10】defeated - 试题分析：考查短文填词
【小题1】source；根据句子John Snow looked into the s of the water for these two streets首先该空应填一个名词，另前文说水导致霍乱，John Snow应该去查两条街水的源头，故填source
【小题2】which ；根据句子He found that it came from the river, had been polluted by the dirty water from London. 后半句是一个句子，前半句也是一个句子，可知该空应填一个连接词，构成从句，另本句明显应是非限制性定语从句，要指代river，故填which
【小题3】remove；根据句子John Snow told the astonished people in Broad Street to r the handle from the water pump so it could not be used.知道原因后，John Snow便要人们去掉水泵的把手使其不能再被使用，另to后跟动词原形，故填remove
【小题4】down；考查固定短语，slow down放慢，减缓，根据句子Soon the disease began to slow 找到源头并解决后，疾病当然就减缓了，故填down
【小题5】In；考查固定短语，in addition此外，根据句子 addition, he found two other deaths，此外他还发现了另两例死亡案例。故填In
【小题6】died；die意为死，本文又是过去时，故要用过去式，故填died
【小题7】evidence；evidence 意为证据，With this extra （证据） , John Snow was able to announce with certainty that polluted water carried the disease.有了这个证据，约翰能确定污染的水带来了疾病，故填evidence
【小题8】prevent；考查固定短语，prevent..from防止…根据句子To p this from happening again为了防止这再次发生，故填prevent
【小题9】dealing ；deal with 固定短语，意为处理，根据句子new methods of （处理）with介词of后要加ing，故填dealing
【小题10】defeated；defeat意为打败Finally “King Cholera” was d 最终霍乱被打败了，另根据被动语态，故加ed，故填defeated
考点：考查短文填词