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备战2024年高考英语名校模拟真题速递(浙江专用)
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(2023·浙江·模拟预测)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When garden designer Jane Gates moved to the Sussex countryside in 2015, she fell in love with a traditional black barn conversion(改建的房屋), and set about creating a droughts-resistant garden around it. 1 she didn’t know was just how quickly her garden would become relevant to today’s changing climate.
Over the years, Gates 2 (experiment) with plants that suit this dry and hot place and made some interesting 3 (discover). Surprisingly, some plants, known for loving water, have proved 4 (adapt) to drought. Others have struggled. However, many plants specifically 5 (choose) for drought tolerance have enjoyed the heat.
Gates’ garden is a big gravel(砾石)one. 6 occasion she stands by the floor-to-ceiling windows and enjoys the scene. Gravel 7 (use)as a layer(层)for the plants to grow through, joining the paths with the planting. The feeling is of a relaxing, natural-looking space, with the light colour of the gravel 8 (compare) beautifully with the black of the barn. Gates recommends gravel as a cover on the top for 9 reason that it locks water in the soil below in summer, while keeping it away from plants in winter, which can damage them. This helps some plants do a bit 10 (well) in adapting to climate extremes.
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Japan’s decision to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the sea has reduced the confidence of Chinese travelers 11 (want) to visit the country, and is expected to deliver a “heavy blow” to Japan’s tourism industry in the long term, experts and academics said.
Ignoring regional and international concerns about the safety of its decision, Japan began dumping 12 (treat) radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Aug 24.
As one of the major sources of tourists to Japan, China announced on Aug 10 that group tours would be resumed to the country, along