2024年1月时事语法填空（17）2024届高考英语一轮复习

语法填空1 Built in a 90-metre deep quarry(采石场), with 16 of its 18 floors below the earth’s surface and two underwater, the InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland hotel in China has a reasonable claim for being one of 21st Century’s 1 (striking) buildings. The development, 2 (cover) in the Discovery Channel’s Megastructures series, is not just a huge feat of engineering, but is also billed by its developers as a shining example of 3 (sustainable) and respect for the natural environment. 4 (Describe) it as “an impressive architectural achievement”, they also consider it to be a classic example of “innovative engineering and design”. Its unique characteristics make the InterContinental, 5 opened six years ago, a world-famous tourist destination, attracting visitors 6 all corners of the globe. With 337 rooms and suites 7 (offer) spectacular views of the quarry and the natural environment, its facilities include 8 underwater restaurant and a spa, providing what the hotel’s owners promise 9 (be)“a luxurious and unique experience”. Guests are able to enjoy a variety of 10 (activity), from extreme sports and dining experiences to relaxation in the spa and exploring the hotel’s unique natural environment. 答案: 1. most striking 2. covered 3. sustainability 4. Describing 5. which 6. from 7. offering 8. an 9. to be 10. activities 语法填空2 Archeologists in China have unearthed 1._ they believe is an ancient “celestial calendar.” The 23 rectangular wooden pieces 2._(find)inside a 2,200-year-old tomb in China’s Wulong District. They are etched with Chinese characters connected to an astronomical calendar known as Tiangan Dizhi. It was established during the Shang dynasty, 3._ruled from 1600 BC to about 1050 BC. This is the first time written slips linked 4._ the ancient calendar have been found in a tomb. “The wooden slips with calendric notations are significant as the first and only known example of that kind of inscription on that kind of object,” Ed Krupp, Director of Griffith Observat