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.hxen.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。