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提分练三十二 UNIT 7(B组)
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Archaeologists have discovered a wooden Mayan boat in southern Mexico, believed 1 (be) over 1,000 years old. 2 (measure) over 5 feet, it was found almost 3 (complete) undamaged in a freshwater pool near the ruined Mayan city of Chichen Itza. The rare find came during 4 (construct) work on a new tourist railway known as the Maya Train.
Experts from Parises Sorbonne University have been helping with discovering the canoe’s exact age and type. 5 (it) 3D model would also be made to allow copies to be made.
The Mayan civilization flourished (繁荣) before Spain 6 (conquer) the region. In their time, the Mayans ruled large stretches of territory in 7 is now southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras.
The boat has been dated 8 830 AD and 950 AD, towards the end of the Mayan civilization golden age. Around this period, the Mayan civilization was suffering a major political collapse, leaving ruins of towering pyramids and other stone 9 (building).
No single theory for this collapse has been widely accepted, 10 it’s believed that a combination of internal warfare, drought and overpopulation may have been contributing factors.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了一个考古发现:考古学家在墨西哥南部,发现了一艘玛雅人的木船。
1.to be 考查固定短语。believed to be “被认为是……”,此处指这艘木船被认为有超过1 000年的历史。故填to be。
2.Measuring 考查非谓语动词。分析可知, “ 2 (measure) over 5 feet”在句中为状语,measure“测量”为不及物动词,没有被动,与句子主语it为主谓关系。应用现在分词形式,因其处于句首,所以首字母大写。故填Measuring。
3.completely 考查词形转换。空处作状语修饰形容词undamaged,应用副词, 填completely。
4.construction 考查词形转换。construction work“建设工程”,故填construction。
5.Its 考查代词。空处作定语,修饰名词model应用形容词性物主代词,故填Its。
6.conquered 考查动词的时态。主句是一般过去时, 故从句谓语用一般过去时, 故填conquered。
7.what 考查宾语从句。分析可知, “ 7 is now southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras”为宾语从句,空处在句中作主语,意为“什么”,故填what引导宾语从句。
8.between 考查介词。此处指这艘船的年代已经被确认为公元830年到950年之间。between ... and ... 表示 “在……和……之间”,故填between。
9.buildings 考查名词的数。building在此处是可数名词, 其前是other, 故building 应用复数形式, 填buildings。
10.but 考查连词。结合设空前“No single theory for this collapse has been w