Many peolpe than ever are drinking coffee these days -- but in small 1.____ " z! r7 z- C2 U; ]
quantities than they used to. Some manufacturers of coffee makers are 3 I9 V; c& h. [5 _
trying to make advantage of this trend by developing diminutive machines 2.___
. M$ R8 i' e/ p- F6 Z8 dthat brew（煮）smaller amounts of coffee. Two U.S appliance companies
7 v9 z) y3 x0 e2 W0 v7 U---Black%26amp;Decker, basing in Twson, Maryland, and Toastmaster Inc. 3.___
+ Q5 r" b! p8 O6 n: x0 ~- nof Columbia, Missouri ---has recently introduce "drip" Coffee makers that 4.____
- ^8 `8 @3 w. e, @brew one or two cup servings of coffee. Neither of the products brew the 5._____ * X% b1 ?7 r# Z1 _ a+ O/ V
coffee directly into a cup or mug, eliminating the need for a separate
, c# G9 w" O7 \+ Jcarafe. Since many people make a pot of coffee in the morning and drink 6.____ . v- f5 y7 a" X
only a single cup, the new cofee makers should reduce the wasted coffee. & L8 Z6 i2 {$ n! H. ^2 V- V% `) E
Black%26amp;Decker’s Cup-at-a-Time spends $27, while Toastmaster’s Coffee 7.___
8 b1 C% p0 I5 H& ^Break retails for $20.
3 l2 l9 k* r4 Q: \) r) T! VBlack%26amp;Decker also makes a coffee maker drips coffee directly into a 8.____
( Y p& c; t8 A9 x8 h1 \# e* Kcarry-around thermal carafe. The carafe, a glass vacuum bottle, is supposed
$ O8 B# G0 n' W( f7 H6 t/ j! Pto keep the coffee fresh for hours. The product, called the Thermal Carafe 7 h4 \- [: p, b' p: B8 s1 |
coffee-maker, comes with a built-in lid that opens during the brewing
8 d' v4 O& l: B% Gprocess, closes when it is completed. There are several models, including 9.____ 7 B6 v; h8 R8 }4 l7 o% j
one that firs under the counter, ranging from $60 to $110 at price. 10._____ ) Z$ U4 B# i- y& T
1. small -%26gt; smaller
# s' [* h0 ]5 i5 [4 f该句后面有than，所以前面应该是smaller。 / Y8 {" s6 m1 |
2. make -%26gt; take
& z3 M; ~" S0 x3 c; ntake advantage of 为固定搭配，意思为“利用”，与其同样意思的词组还有make use of。
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3.basing -%26gt; based
* d% {5 v( N% Q A/ |5 S2 o, m. Abase和它的逻辑主语是被动关系。 + [$ C$ ]+ }0 Y9 L; a
4. has -%26gt; have & [+ t2 s" G7 j* f" ~+ Z0 ?+ k
句子的主语是two US appliance companies, 谓语动词要用复数。
! Y4 p- R/ ~- _9 m5. Neither -%26gt; Both 7 P6 h2 C2 p9 ~ s7 p
根据文章的中心观点，这里时说两种产品都如何。故要用both
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' Z( q% w# Y, r. q; c- |$ h6. and -%26gt; but 2 @7 Z0 `0 A9 B
本句的意思应该是：大部分人都是早上煮一壶咖啡 但却只喝一小杯。并列句前后应该是转折关系。 1 G4 r* b/ `' Y* ~+ T; I4 Y4 v
7. spends -%26gt; costs
3 E; ~" G$ J6 [: G! e; [( ]8 B9 t$ espend的主语必须是人，此处主语是物，应该用cost表示 “该物花费了多少”。 ) B2 t2 K7 p$ A- H& x/ P
8. maker 后加that或which * O. n; Y" V+ R- W5 i
一个句子在没有连词的情况下不能带有两个谓语，本句的谓语是makes，而drips和之后的部分应该是定语从句修饰coffee maker，又由于先行词在从句中作主语，所以引导词不能省略。
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- p# ^! J" D) L/ ]) ~8 `9. closes前加and / Q( Q7 W2 y; D) N8 f' F
在英语中，用逗号连接两个独立的主谓结构是不对的，所以要在closes前加and。
* H6 o1 }2 c) |# z$ N0 t10. at -%26gt; in 0 R0 A9 E1 i0 l# W: j
表示“在...方面”，使用介词in． |
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