The city of Bath was founded by the Romans almost two thousand years ago. It has been famous for its 26_____ pleasing architecture and healing thermal springs ever since.
There are three hot springs in Bath; one is the King’s Spring upon which the Roman Baths and a temple were 27_____. The other two are the Cross Spring and the Hetling Spring close to each other in Hot Bath Street. Although Bath is 28_____ known as a Roman and Georgian city, many people came in the intervening centuries to make use of the 29 _____ waters.
While the Georgians made "taking the waters’ or bathing particularly fashionable, it was 30_____ generations who paved the way, creating greater interest in Bath and its springs. Charles II, desperate for an heir and unable to produce a 31_____ son came to Bath to take the waters in the hope that their magical powers would do something to 32_____ the situation. Craving for a male heir, James and Mary both came to Bath and soon after produced a son, which bred many conspiracy theories about who was the real father of their 33_____. Regardless, the miracle created something of a boom in tourism for Bath and once Queen Anne had paid a visit in 1702, sealing it as the place to be, the whole nation 34_____ to the city.
Afterwards, the spas (矿泉疗养浴场) in Bath continued to go in and out of fashion for more than 150 years until they closed completely. The new Bath Spa, which opened in 2006, 35_____ modern architecture with the ancient spring, now the New Royal Bath.
A) aesthetically I) offspring
B) constructed J) previous
C) designates K) principally
D) extract L) remedy
E) flocked M) rhetorically
F) incorporates N) sneaked
G) legitimate O) versatile H) natural
答案解析：
26. 根据空格前的“its”和空格后的“pleasing architecture”(令人愉悦的建筑)可知，此处需要一个副词来修饰形容词“pleasing”，描述建筑在美学上令人愉悦。选项中“aesthetically”意为“美学上地”，符合语境，所以选A。
27. 根据空格前的“were”和空格后的“upon which”(在其之上)可知，此处应填入一个动词的过去分词，构成被动语态。根据句意，罗马浴场和神庙是建立在国王泉之上的。选项中“constructed”意为“建造”，符合语境，所以选B。
28. 根据空格后的“known as a Roman and Georgian city”(被称为罗马和乔治亚时代的城市)可知，此处需要一个副词来修饰“known as”，表示“主要地”。选项中“principally”意为“主要地”，符合语境，所以选K。
29. 空格所在句句意为“在中间的几个世纪里，很多人为了泡温泉来到这里”，这里需要一个形容词词来修饰waters，natural表示“天然的、非人为的”，符合句意，所以选H。
30. 空格所在句句意为“虽然乔治王朝事情的人让泡温泉或沐浴成为了很时髦的事情，但是，这是因为前几代人为此铺了路“，previous意思是“以前的，先前的”，符合句意，所以选J。
31. 根据空格前的“unable to produce a”和空格后的“son”(儿子)可知，此处需要一个形容词来修饰“son”，指“合法的”子嗣，即王位继承人。选项中“legitimate”意为“合法的，婚生的”，符合语境，所以选G。
32.根据空格前的“do something to”和空格后的“the situation”(情况)可知，此处需要一个动词原形，表示“改善，补救”。选项中“remedy”意为“补救，治疗”，符合语境，所以选L。
33. 根据空格前的“their”和后文提到的“a son”(一个儿子)可知，此处需要一个名词，指“后代，子女”。选项中“offspring”意为“后代，子女”，符合语境，所以选I。
34. 根据空格前的“the whole nation”(整个国家)和空格后的“to the city”(涌向这座城市)可知，此处需要一个动词的过去式，表示“蜂拥而至”。选项中“flocked”是“flock”的过去式，意为“聚集，蜂拥”，符合语境，所以选E。
35. 根据空格前的“The new Bath Spa...”和空格后的“modern architecture with the ancient spring”(将现代建筑与古老的泉水)可知，此处需要一个动词的第三人称单数形式，表示“融合，包含”。选项中“incorporates”意为“包含，融合”，符合语境，所以选F。
