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Unit 1单元话题语法填空专项练习
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(2022·江苏·高邮市第一中学高二阶段练习)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Charles Darwin was born on February 12,1809. He was the British naturalist ____1____ became famous for his theories of ____2____ (evolve). Like several scientists before him, Darwin believed all the life on earth evolved over millions of years from a few common ancestor.
Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural ____3____ (select) holds that variation within species occurs randomly and that the survival or extinction (灭绝)of each organism ____4____ (determine) by that organism’s ability ____5____ (adapt) to its environment. He set these theories forth in his book called “The Origin of Species”, which was published in 1859. After ____6____ (publish) of the book. Darwin continued to write on botany, geology, and zoology until his death in 1882.
Darwin’s work had a great influence ____7____ religious thought. Many people strongly opposed the idea of evolution because it conflicted with their religion. Darwin