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Lesson 3 Race to the Pole
Part Ⅰ Vocabulary & Grammar
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在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
1.Since China announced the project in 2004, the country’s first lunar ___________ (explore) project has drawn worldwide attention.
exploration
解析 句意为:自2004年中国宣布该项目以来,中国的首次探月计划就引起了全世界的关注。设空处前有形容词lunar修饰,此处表示“探索计划”,设空处应填名词,作定语,修饰project,与project构成主语,故填exploration。
2.Robert is a very __________ (ambition) man and one of his ambitions is to become a great scientist in the future.
ambitious
解析 句意为:罗伯特是个雄心勃勃的人,他的理想之一是将来成为一名伟大的科学家。设空处前有副词very修饰,应用形容词修饰man,故填ambitious。
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3.I was only four when Grandma passed away. She is just a _______ (distance) memory for me.
distant
解析 句意为:祖母去世时我只有四岁。所以对我而言,她只是一个遥远的回忆。设空处修饰memory,作定语,意为“遥远的”,应用形容词,故填distant。
4.The young man deserves the highest praise for his ________ (brave) shown in the rescue activity.
bravery
解析 句意为:这位年轻人在救援活动中表现出的勇敢值得最高赞扬。设空处作介词for的宾语,根据设空处前的形容词性物主代词his可知,设空处应填brave的名词形式,bravery为不可数名词。
5.My parents taught me that ________ (honest) is always the best policy.
honesty
解析 句意为:我的父母教育我,诚实永远是上策。设空处在that引导的宾语从句中作主语,故应用honest的名词形式。
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6.His health broke ______ under the heavy pressure of work.
down
解析 句意为:由于巨大的工作压力,他的身体垮了。此处表示“身体垮掉”,应用固定搭配break down。故填down。
7.Then ______ (come) the hour we had been looking forward to.
came
解析 句意为:然后就到了我们期盼已久的那个重要时刻。此处为完全倒装结构“Then+谓语+主语”。设空处为谓语动词,根据定语从句的时态可知主句应用一般过去时。
8.In art criticism, you must assume the artist has a secret message _______ (hide) in the work.
hidden
解析 句意为:在艺术评论中,你必须假定艺术家在作品中有隐含的秘密信息。分析句子结构可知,assume后的宾语从句中的谓语动词为has,所以设空处用非谓语形式, message与hide之间为逻辑上的被动关系,故填hidden。
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9.You cannot imagine what great difficulty they had ________ (solve) the problem.
solving
解析 句意为:你无法想象他们解决这个问题是多么困难。have difficulty (in) doing sth为固定搭配,意为“做某事有困难”, 故填solving。
10.It seems a pity _____ they have missed the best time to conduct the experiment.
that
解析 句意为:很遗憾,他们错过了进行实验的最佳时间。分析句子结构可知,It为形式主语,设空处引导主语从句,从句中不缺成分,且语义完整,故填连接词that。
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根据提示补全句子。
1.她的话给了他继续生活和工作的勇气。(carry)
Her words have given him the courage to ______ ____ _____ his life and work.
2.事实证明,这款新型手表在教孩子认识时间方面是有效的。(prove)
The newly-designed watch _____________ ___ ____ _________ in teaching children time.
carry
on
with
proves/proved
to
be
effective
3.我很高兴你取得了这么大的进步,你可以用中文写邮件了。(progress)
I’m glad you have made ____ _____ ______ ____ you can write email in Chinese.
[答案] such great progress that/so much progress that
4.他们一直忙于整理所有的信息,为新项目的启动做准备。(preparation)
They had been busy sorting all the information ___ ___________ ____ the start of the new project.
in
preparation
for
5.所有的成功都是基于不断的努力和好运气。(base)
All the successes ____ ______ ________ continuous efforts and good luck.
are
based
on/upon
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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。
The race 1. . the South Pole began in 1910 when two teams, respectively (分别) led by Scott (British) and Amundsen (Norwegian), announced their plans to go south and prepared for it 2. . (anxious).
Amundsen was the first 3. . (leave) on 8 September, 1911. With dogs 4. . (pull) the sledges and all men on skis, they made rapid progress. On 14 December, they reached the Pole successfully. However, Scott’s team encountered a series of problems after departure. First, two sledges broke down; then the horses couldn’t stand the cold. 5. ., they advanced slowly. When they finally made 6. . to the Pole, it was already 17 January, 1912.
The return journey was even 7. .(bad). Apart from tiredness and bad weather, the fact that they were running out of food 8. . (add) to their difficulty. Despite the hopelessness, they still made time to collect rocks, which later proved to be 9. . (use). Then disaster fell on them—two members died first. Then 10. . rest of the team continued their way until, unfortunately, they were trapped in a terrible storm. Nobody survived. Although they didn’t win the race, they were remembered as heroes.
to
anxiously
to leave
pulling
Therefore/Thus
it
worse
added
useful
the
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1.___
to
解析 此处指“奔向南极的赛跑”,应用介词to,表示“向,朝,往,对着(某方向或某处)”。
2._________
anxiously
解析 设空处修饰动词prepared,应用副词。
3.________
to leave
解析 the first后常用不定式作后置定语。
4._______
pulling
解析 此处为“with+宾语+宾补”结构,pull与dogs之间为逻辑上的主动关系,应用现在分词作宾补。
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5.______________
Therefore/Thus
解析 上文“两架雪橇坏了;马忍受不了寒冷”与下文“他们前行缓慢”之间为因果关系,前是因,后是果,且设空处后有逗号与句子分开,应填副词Therefore/Thus。
6.___
it
解析 make it为固定用法,意为“(尤指在困难情况下)准时到达”。
7.______
worse
解析 句意为:返程更糟糕。根据空前的even可知,此处含比较意义,应用比较级。
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8.______
added
解析 分析句子结构可知,本句为主从复合句,the fact that they were running out of food为主语,此处that引导的从句作fact的同位语,设空处为主句的谓语,结合语境可知,此处应用一般过去时。
9._______
useful
解析 设空处作be的表语,应用形容词,意为“有用的”。
10.____
the
解析 the rest of… 意为“其余的……”。
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[河南新乡2024高一期末] 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。
A new report suggests Canada’s Western Hudson Bay polar bear population has dropped by 27 percent during the past five years.
Every autumn, the bears 1. . (live) along the western edge of the Hudson Bay pass through the Town of Churchill, Manitoba, as they return to the sea ice. The yearly migration has helped make the area’s bears one of the most studied 2. . (group) in the world. Bear watching 3. . (add) about$5.3 million to the local economy each year.
But a report 4. . (recent) issued by the government in Canada’s northern territory (地区) of Nunavut found that just 618 polar bears remained in the area. This represented
5. . 50 percent drop in the population from the 1980s.
living
groups
adds
recently
a
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Polar bears depend on sea ice 6. . (help) them hunt seals for food. But the Arctic is now warming about four times 7. . (fast) than the rest of the world. Around the Hudson Bay, seasonal sea ice is melting earlier in the spring and forming later in the fall. This is forcing bears to go longer periods 8. . food.
John Whiteman, 9. . is chief research scientist at the non-profit conservation group, Polar Bears International, called the population drop “totally shocking”. He said, “Scientists fear that if continued sea ice loss cannot 10. . (prevent), it will one day lead to a total loss of the area’s polar bear population.”
without
who
be prevented
to help
faster
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【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了加拿大西部哈德逊湾的北极熊数量近年来急剧减少,并解释了造成这种现象的原因,表达了相关人员对此的担忧。
1.______
living
解析 句意为:每年秋天,生活在哈德逊湾西部边缘的北极熊都会经过马尼托巴省的丘吉尔镇,返回海冰。分析句子结构可知,句中已有谓语,故设空处应用非谓语形式;结合句意可知,the bears和live之间为逻辑上的主动关系,故用现在分词作后置定语。故填living。
2._______
groups
解析 句意为:这种一年一度的迁徙活动使该地区的北极熊成为世界上被研究最多的群体之一。此处为“one of+the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数”的结构,意为“最……的……之一”。故填groups。
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3._____
adds
解析 句意为:每年,观熊活动为当地经济带来约530万美元的收入。设空处为句子的谓语,根据时间状语each year可知,此处应用一般现在时;主语Bear watching为单数概念,谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。故填adds。
4.________
recently
解析 句意为:但加拿大北部努纳武特地区的政府最近发布的一份报告发现,该地区仅剩618只北极熊。设空处修饰动词issued,故应用副词,作状语。故填recently。
5.___
a
解析 句意为:这意味着与20世纪80年代相比,北极熊的数量下降了50%。设空处修饰限定名词drop,泛指文中第一次出现的名词,用不定冠词,50(fifty)的发音以辅音音素开头,故填a。
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6.________
to help
解析 句意为:北极熊依靠海冰来帮助它们捕食海豹。根据句意可知,设空处应用不定式作目的状语。故填to help。
7.______
faster
解析 句意为:但现在北极地区变暖的速度是世界其他地区的四倍。根据设空处后的than可知,此处应用副词的比较级形式。故填faster。
8.________
without
解析 句意为:这迫使北极熊在较长时间内没有食物。根据语境可知,此处表示缺乏食物,应用介词without。
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9._____
who
解析 句意为:非营利保护组织“北极熊国际协会”的首席研究科学家约翰·怀特曼称北极熊数量的下降“十分令人震惊”。分析句子结构可知,____ is chief research scientist… group为非限制性定语从句,设空处为从句的关系词;设空处在定语从句中作主语,应用关系代词,且先行词John Whiteman指人,故用who引导该从句。故填who。
10.____________
be prevented
解析 句意为:他表示,“科学家们担心,如果无法阻止海冰持续减少,总有一天该地区的北极熊会彻底消失。”此处在if引导的条件状语从句中作谓语,loss和prevent之间为被动关系,故应用被动语态,且cannot后跟动词原形,故填be prevented。
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