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Long ago in Egypt, workmen stopped working on the Great Pyramid when they did not get enough garlic(大蒜)to eat. The food the Egyptians liked so much 1 to the lily family(百合科).
1. A. belongs B. contributes
C. sticks D. leads
lily family可知这里填belongs。
It is a ball made up of small cloves(丁香). It has one of the 2 flavors known to man. The Romans hung bags of garlic around their 3 . They hoped it would keep away the evil eye.
2. A. ugliest B. smelliest
C. dirtiest D. strongest
(味道)可推出填strongest。
3. A. feet B. necks C. waists D. ears
(悬挂)可知。其他选项不合常理。
They also thought it would prevent them getting 4 .
A similar idea is still held. Many people take garlic, thinking it will 5 or cure disease. Most 6 say it does no such thing.
4. A. angry B. upset C. ill C. hungry
C由下句中的cure disease可知这里选C。ill与disease是词语同现。
5. A. prevent B. suffer C. find D. stop
A根据空后的并列动词cure可推出填prevent。prevent与cure是词语同现。
6. A. physicists B. Doctors
C. chemists D. historians
B由上句中的disease可推出。doctors与disease是词语同现。
They say it may help in one way, though. Its 7 may force people to stay far away. At least then they can’t 8 germs(细菌)on to each other. But keeping your distance can be 9 at times.
7. A. shape B. size C. smell D. color
,大蒜的气味(smell)难闻, 故选C。
8. A. give B. hand C. take D. pass
, pass on to“传递”。
9. A. easy B. hard C. simple D. complex
。
What if you’re in a play, for instance? 10 have been known to forget their lines because they couldn’t 11 the garlic smell from a fellow actor’s breath.
10. A. Actors B. Teachers C. Drivers D. Players
actor’s 可知。与actor是原词复现。
11. A. smell B. hold C. stand D. see
their lines可推出这里填stand(忍受)。
Through the years man has tried to 12 with the smell of garlic. But no medicine, mouthwash, chewing gum, or toothpaste seems to 13 much. We now know why. It’s been found that the oils of the garlic do not stick to the teeth or 14 .
12. A. agree B. co