2015年全国卷(II)高考英语语法填空真题及答案详解
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。?
The adobe dwellings (土坯房) ___41___ (build) by the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest are admired by even ___42___ most modern of architects and engineers.
In addition to their simple beauty, what makes the adobe dwellings admirable is their ___43___ (able) to “air condition” a house without ___44___ (use) electric equipment.
Walls made of adobe take in the heat from the sun on hot days and give out that heat ___45___ (slow) during cool nights, thus warming the house.
When a new day breaks, the walls have given up their heat and are now cold enough ___46___ (cool) the house during the hot day；___47___ the same time, they warm up again for the night.
This cycle ___48___ (go) day after day: The walls warm up during the day and cool off during the night and are thus always a timely offset (抵消) for the outside temperatures.
As ___49___ (nature) architects, the Pueblo Indians figured out exactly ___50___ thick the adobe walls needed to be to make the cycle work on most days. (www.lulutubu.com)
【短文大意】短文主要介绍了在美国西南部印第安人修的一种土坯房，这些房子的特点是：白天可以吸收热量，到了晚上则可以释放热量，这样一来就使得房间内的温度适宜。
41.填 built。考查过去分词用法。由于句子已经有了谓语动词 are admired，所以空格处只能填非谓语动词；再根据 adobe dwellings 与 build 之间的被动关系，可知空格处应填过去分词（用作后置定语）。
42.填 the。考查冠词用法。由于空格后的most modern 为形容词的最高级，故填定冠词the。
43.填 ability。考查形容词与名词的变换。根据空格前的their 可知，此处应填名词形式。
44.填 using。考查动名词用法。由空格前的介词without可知空格处应该使用动名词形式。
45.填 slowly。考查副词用法。由于所填之词是用于修饰动词短语 give out that heat，故用副词形式 slowly，指“慢慢地”释放白天吸收的热量。?
46.填 to cool。考查动词不定式用法的用法。本句所涉及的动词句型为 be adj. enough to do sth，其意为“足够……能够做某事”。?
47.填 at。考查介词在固定搭配中的用法。at the same time是固定搭配，意思是“同时”。
48.填 goes。考查时态的用法。此处描述的是客观事实（指前面提到的循环不断地持续下去），故用一般现在时。
49.填 natural。考查名词与形容词的转换。根据空格后的名词 architects可知，空格处应填形容词作定语，即填natural。?
50.填how。考查语境中连词的用法。根据空格的形容词 thick 可知，此处应填how来引导宾语从句。