2022年6月六级 第1套 Section A 选词填空

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.