2024届高考英语语法填空：中国传统文化专题3课件

火药 Experimenting with life-lengthening elixirs around A.D. 850, Chinese alchemists instead discovered gunpowder. Their explosive 1._________(invent) would become the basis for almost every weapon used in war from that point on, from fiery arrows 2._________ rifles, cannons and grenades. Gunpowder made warfare all over the world very different, 3._________(affect) the way battles were fought and borders were drawn throughout the Middle Ages. Gunpowder somehow remained a monopoly of the Chinese until the 13th century, 4._________ the science was passed along the ancient silk trade route to Europe, where it became 5.________ deciding factor in many Middle Age skirmishes. By 1350, rudimentary gunpowder cannons were commonplace in the English and French militaries, 6._________ used the technology against each other during the Hundred Years' War. The Ottoman Turks also 7._________(employ) gunpowder cannons with abandon during their successful siege of Constantinople in 1453. The 8._________(power) new weapon essentially rendered the traditional walled fortification of Europe, impregnable for centuries, weak and defenseless. During the Age of Exploration, Europeans used 9._________(gun) and cannons to expand their vast trade networks and powerful empires. Gunpowder would be taken all across the globe as Europeans used this powerful advantage 10._________(conquer) and enslave many in places like The Americas and Africa. Experimenting with life-lengthening elixirs around A.D. 850, Chinese alchemists instead discovered gunpowder. 公元850年左右，中国古代炼丹师在炼制长生不老的仙丹过程中发现了火药。 Their explosive 1. invention  would become the basis for almost every weapon used in war from that point on, from fiery arrows  2.to   rifles, cannons and grenades. 从那时起，火药的发明成为战争中几乎所有武器的基础，从火箭到步枪、大炮和手榴弹。 Gunpowder made warfare all over the world very different, 3.affecting  the way battles were fought and borders were drawn throughout the Middle Ages. 火药使世界各地的战争变得非常不同，影响了整个中世纪战争的方式和国家边界的划定。 Gunpowder somehow re