专题01 语法选择10篇(名校模拟)-2024年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题速递(广州专用)

2024年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题速递(广州专用) 第三期 专题01 语法选择10篇(名校模拟) （2024·广东广州·一模） What did people do to communicate in ancient times? Here are some very interesting answers 1 this question. Alphorns(阿尔卑斯长号角) were once 2 used to communicate in the mountains in Switzerland. They are very long and they are very heavy, 3 . So, alphorns are hard to blow. Then why use 4 ? Well, they make a loud sound which travels 5 than the human voice. Herdsmen(牧民) used them to call cows in the distance. At sunset, they sent a message down to villagers with alphorns 6 everyone would know that all was well. These days, you can still see people 7 them as musical instruments. The people of La Gomera, 8 island in Europe, have their own special way of sending messages from mountain to mountain. They often 9 a whistled(口哨的) language called El silbo, which comes from their language Spanish. Whistling 10 within five kilometers, which means it can travel across much greater distances. El silbo can carry 11 kinds of messages, including greetings and announcements. El silbo is used a lot less than it used to be, but primary school students in La Gomera 12 learn it as it’s required. They learn 13 and even whistle in class. Do you know 14 also possible to send messages without making a noise? This is called visual communication, and it includes the use of flags and even smoke. Long ago, soldiers along the Great Wall of China used smoke as a warning. If they noticed the enemy from their signal(信号) tower, they lit a smoky fire. When soldiers in 15 towers saw the smoke signal, they lit fires as well. In this way, messages about the enemy’s arrival could travel as far as 800 km in just several hours. 1．A．for B．of C．with D．to 2．A．wider B．widely C．width D．widen 3．A．either B．neither C．too D．also 4．A．it B．its C．they D．them 5．A．far B．farther C．farthest D．the farthest 6．A．even though B．as soon as C．so that D．because 7．A．play