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1 / 13 短文填空（语法填空） 答案解析 Passage 1 1．an 2．talks 3．in 4．following 5．until 6．biggest 7．their 8．friendship 9．won 10．children 【导语】本文介绍小说《你好，宇宙》的核心内容：四位性格迥异的中学生因一次意外团结合 作，最终建立了深厚友谊，故事强调“团结克服困难”及“差异成就互补”的主题。 1．句意：Virgil是一个 11岁的男孩，他的家庭来自菲律宾。根据“11-year-old”前需不定冠词表 泛指，且“11”发音以元音开头，故填 an。 2．句意：他只和他的宠物，一只豚鼠说话。talk交谈，动词；根据“comes from”可知，整个故 事是现在时态叙述的，所以这里应该用一般现在时的第三人称单数形式，故填 talks。 3．句意：Valencia的耳朵听不见，她聪明、勇敢，对大自然的一切都很感兴趣。根据 “interested...everything about nature.”可知，此处考查固定搭配“be interested in”，意为“对……感 兴趣”，故填 in。 4．句意：她的姐姐 Gen总跟在她身边。follow跟随，动词；根据“Her sister Gen, is always...her around.”可知，这里用现在进行时，结构是：be always doing sth.“总是做某事”，follow的现在分 词是 following。故填 following。 5．句意：这四个学生本来不是朋友，直到其中一个被困在井里。根据“The four students are not friends...one of them gets caught in a well.”可知，这里需要填入一个连词，表示“直到……才”或者 “当……的时候”；结合上下文，应该是直到其中一个被困在井里，他们才成为朋友。所以应用 “until”。故填 until。 6．句意：Chet Bullens是社区里最大的霸凌者。big大的，形容词；根据“Chet Bullens is the...bully” 可知，前面有 the，这里用形容词最高级，所以填 big的最高级形式“biggest”，故填 biggest。 7．句意：Valencia，Tanaka和 Gen随后踏上了一场冒险之旅，他们凭借智慧、勇气以及来自宇 宙的一点帮助，竭尽全力去营救维吉尔和他的宠物。they他们，主格；根据“try...best to save”可 知，这里考查固定短语 try one’s best“尽某人最大努力”，因为主语是 Valencia, Tanaka, and Gen， 复数，所以物主代词用 their。故填 their。 8．句意：《你好，宇宙》讲述了四个孩子之间的友谊。friend朋友，名词；根据“about the...between four kids.”可知，这里表示“友谊”，friendship“友谊”，故填 friendship。 9．句意：由于其美丽且有趣的故事，《你好，宇宙》在 2018 年获得了纽伯瑞奖，这是儿童文 学领域的最高奖项。win赢得，动词；根据“Hello, Universe...Newbery Medal in 2018”可知，这里 需用动词的过去式，故填 won。 2 / 13 10．句意：由于其美丽且有趣的故事，《你好，宇宙》在 2018 年获得了纽伯瑞奖，这是儿童文 学领域的最高奖项。child儿童，名词；根据“the highest award in the field of literature (文学) for...” 可知，此处泛指儿童群体，用复数，故填 children。 Passage 2 11．the coldest 12．to check 13．has built 14．while 15．for 16．ours 17．activities 18．natural 19．a 20．traveling 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了南极地区以及科学家在南极的经历。 11．句意：你了解南极地区吗？它是地球上最寒冷的地方。根据“on the Earth”这一表示范围的 短语可知，此处需用形容词最高级来描述南极在地球上的气候特征。cold的最高级为 coldest， 且最高级前要加 the。故填 the coldest。 12．句意：然而，这并没能阻止人们前往那里一探究竟。根据“that hasn’t stopped people from going there…”可知，这里指的是前往南极的目的是对南极一探究竟，需用动词不定式作目的状语。故 填 to check。 13．句意：在过去的 40年里，中国已经在那里建立了五个科考站。根据“during the past 40 years” 可知，句子时态为现在完成时。现在完成时的结构为“have/has +过去分词”，主语是 China，build 的过去分词为 built。故填 has built。 14．句意：泰山站和昆仑站仅在夏季开放，而另外三个则全年开放。根据“Taishan and Kunlun stations are open only during summer … the other three are open all year round”可知，前后是对比关 系，这里需要一个表示对比的连词，while表示“然而”。故填 while。 15．句意：中国科学家通常在 11月离开中国前往南极。leave…for…表示“离开某地去某地”。 故填 for。 16．句意：南极的季节与我们的季节相反。根据“The seasons in the Antarctic are the opposite of…” 可知，这里指的是和我们的季节相反，需要填物主代词，空格后没有名词，需用名词性物主代 词来指代。故填 ours。 17．句意：这是进行户外活动的好时机。根据“It is a nice time for outdoor…”可知，这里指的不 是一项活动，而是多种户外活动，activity是可数名词，应用复数形式。故填 activities。 18．句意：与此同时，他们还能欣赏到美妙的自然美景。根据“they can enjoy the wonderful … beauty.”可知，此处需要一个形容词来修饰名词 beauty，nature的形容词形式为 natural。故填 natural。 19．句意：科学家们都说，尽管他们远离家人和朋友，但这是一次很棒的经历。根据“it is … great experience”可知，在此处意为“经历”，是可数名词，且 great以辅音音素开头，需用 a修饰。故 填 a。 20．句意：他们通常会在那里待上几个月，而且返程也可能需要很长时间。根据句子中“… back 3 / 13 may take a long time as well.”可知，这里是动词作主语，要用动名词形式。故填 traveling。 Passage 3 21．feelings 22．an 23．reading 24．for 25．asked 26．But 27．with 28．her 29．decision 30．helpful 【导语】本文讲述了 Jane和 Lucy之间因一本书而产生的矛盾，以及 Jane对此的困扰和寻求帮 助的心情。 21．句意：什么会影响我们的情绪？根据“our”可知，此处应填名词，且此处表示泛指，应用复 数形式，故填 feelings。 22．句意：以 Jane为例。take sb as an example为固定搭配，表示“以某人为例”，故填 an。 23．句意：Jane是一个害羞的女孩，对阅读感兴趣。be interested in doing sth为固定搭配，表示 “对做某事感兴趣”，故填 reading。 24．句意：Jane上个月花了 15美元买了一本故事书。pay for为固定搭配，表示“为……付款”， 故填 for。 25．句意：她的朋友 Lucy让 Jane把书借给她。根据“asked”可知，此处描述的是过去发生的事 情，因此用一般过去时，故填 asked。 26．句意：但是 Lucy直到现在都没有归还，并且拒绝解释。根据“Lucy didn’t give it back until now and she refused to explain”可知，此处表示转折关系，应用 but连接，故填 But。 27．句意：Jane不知道如何处理这件事，尽管她现在几乎要发疯了。deal with为固定搭配，表 示“处理”，故填 with。 28．句意：她不想失去她唯一的朋友。根据“only friend”可知，此处应填形容词性物主代词修饰 名词，故填 her。 29．句意：现在她无法决定是否要告诉她的老师这件事。make a decision为固定搭配，表示“做 决定”，故填 decision。 30．句意：你能给 Jane一些有用的建议吗？根据“advice”可知，此处应填形容词修饰名词，表 示“有用的”，故填 helpful。 Passage 4 31．special 32．without 33．shapes 34．To make 35．a 36．was left 37．smelt/smelled 38．and 39．more popular 40．deeply 【导语】本文主要介绍了新疆特色美食馕的历史、制作方法和受欢迎程度。 31．句意：但没有哪种食物像馕这样特别。as+形容词或副词原级+as“和……一样……”。空处 位于 is后，填形容词作表语。special“特殊的”，形容词。故填 special。 32．句意：那儿的人说如果他们不吃肉，他们能过一天，但没有馕活不了一天。根据“People there say they can go a day if they don’t eat meat”可知，此处指没有馕不能活过一天。空处填介词 4 / 13 without“没有”。故填 without。 33．句意：馕有不同的尺寸、口味和形状。空处位于 different后，与 sizes和 tastes作并列宾语， 填可数名词复数。shape“形状”，可数名词，复数为 shapes。故填 shapes。 34．句意：为了让馕更美味，人们会加入芝麻、牛奶、糖、盐或其他东西到馕里。根据“people add sesame (芝麻), milk, sugar, salt, meat or other things to it”可知，为了使馕更美味，人们会往里面加 东西。空处填动词不定式表目的。make“制作”，动词，不定式为 to make。位于句首首字母大写。 故填 To make。 35．句意：馕有 2000多年的历史。history在此处指馕的历史，是可数名词，表示一段历史，且 首次出现，用不定冠词修饰。history是以辅音音素开头的单词，前用 a修饰。故填 a。 36．句意：非常炎热的一天，一个人发现一些面团被留在外面并被烤熟了。根据“and was cooked” 可知，此句时态为一般过去时，且此句为宾语从句，时态遵循“主过从必过”。从句主语 some dough 与动词 leave是逻辑上的动宾关系，用一般过去时态的被动语态，结构为 was/were done。主语 some dough为不可数名词，be动词用 was。leave“留下”，动词，过去分词为 left。故填 was left。 37．句意：它闻起来和尝起来都很香。smell“闻起来”，系动词。根据“and tasted good”可知，此 句时态为一般过去时，空处位于主语 It后，填动词过去式作谓语。smell的过去式为 smelt或 smelled。故填 smelt/smelled。 38．句意：他与其他人分享这种食物，并且他们都很喜欢它。根据“He shared the food with others” 和“they all liked it”可知，前后表示顺承关系，先分享给其他人，之后其他人也喜欢馕，空处填 表示顺承关系的连词 and。故填 and。 39．句意：然后人们开始制作这种食物，它变得比以前更受欢迎。空处位于系动词 became后， than前，填形容词比较级作表语。popular“受欢迎的”，形容词，比较级为 more popular。故填 more popular。 40．句意：中国其他地方的许多人也在尝试这种特殊的食物，并深深地爱上了它。空处修饰动 词短语 falling in love with，填副词，作状语。deep“深的”，形容词，副词为 deeply“深深地”。故 填 deeply。 Passage 5 41．thrown 42．those 43．To protect 44．its 45．also 46．suddenly 47．fast 48．With 49．the 50．seconds 【导语】本文主要讲述了安全带在车辆事故中保护乘客的几种方式。 41．句意：被抛出车外的人比留在车内的人死亡的可能性高出四倍。描述事实用一般现在时。 主语 People和动词 throw是逻辑上的动宾关系，用被动语态，结构为 are done。空处填动词过 去分词。throw“扔”，动词，过去分词为 thrown。故填 thrown。 42．句意：被抛出车外的人比留在车内的人死亡的可能性高出四倍。描述事实用一般现在时。 5 / 13 分析句子结构可知，此句为定语从句。关系词为 who，指人，且 stay为原形，空处用 that“那个” 的复数形式 those“那些”，指代那些人。故填 those。 43．句意：保护身体最强壮的部分。此处为小标题，根据“To keep people inside”可知，此处需 要用动词不定式表示目的。protect“保护”，动词，不定式为 to protect，位于句首，to的首字母 大写。故填 To protect。 44．句意：安全带被设计用来将你的身体固定在它最结实的部分。空处位于名词 parts前，填形 容词性物主代词。it“它”，代词主格，其形容词性物主代词为 its“它的”。故填 its。 45．句意：如果你突然停车或被另一辆车撞到，安全带还可以帮助你的上半身远离汽车的坚硬 部分。根据“help keep your upper body away from the hard parts of the car”可知，此处表示还能帮 助远离坚硬部分。此处填表示“还”的副词 also。故填 also。 46．句意：如果你突然停车或被另一辆车撞到，安全带还可以帮助你的上半身远离汽车的坚硬 部分。空处修饰动词 stop，填副词作状语。sudden“突然的”，形容词，副词为 suddenly“突然地”。 故填 suddenly。 47．句意：帮助身体避免快速和致命的撞击。空处修饰名词 hit，且与 deadly共同作定语，deadly 为形容词原级，空处也填形容词原级。faster“较快的”，形容词比较级，原级为 fast“快速的”。 故填 fast。 48．句意：在座椅的帮助下，你的身体可以有更多的时间来减缓事故的速度。根据“your body can have more time to slow down”可知，身体减缓速度是因为安全带帮了忙。with the help of “在…… 的帮助下”，with“用”，介词，位于句首，首字母大写。故填With。 49．句意：在座椅的帮助下，你的身体可以有更多的时间来减缓事故的速度。此处特指发生事 故时的速度，填定冠词 the。故填 the。 50．句意：上车后只需几秒钟就能系好安全带，但这个简单的动作却能挽救你的生命。空处位 于 a few后，填可数名词复数。second“秒”，可数名词，复数为 seconds。故填 seconds。 Passage 6 51．both 52．countries 53．of 54．likes 55．for 56．to do 57．playing 58．is 59．something 60．yourself 【导语】本文讲述了看电视对孩子们的利弊，以及家长应该怎么做。 51．句意：孩子可以从电视中学到好的东西，也能接触到不好的东西。“both...and...”意为“两者 都”，此处表示孩子能从电视上学到好的，也能学到不好的东西。故填 both。 52．句意：一些节目帮助孩子们了解新闻，还有些节目向人们展示其他国家的地方或历史上的 其他时期。other意为“其他的”，后接可数名词复数，country的复数形式是 countries。故填 countries。 53．句意：由于有了电视，孩子不必去动物园看动物，也不用去海边看轮船。“because of”意为 “因为，由于”，后接名词、代词或动名词等，television是名词，符合语境。故填 of。 6 / 13 54．句意：此外，每个孩子都喜欢看电视。该句时态为一般现在时，“every+可数名词单数”作 主语时，谓语动词用三单形式，like的三单形式是 likes。故填 likes。 55．句意：有些孩子周六甚至看八个小时或更长时间的电视。“eight hours”是时间段，“for+时间 段”表示动作持续的时间，此处表示看电视这个动作持续八个小时。故填 for。 56．句意：所以，父母有时应该帮助他们找到其他有趣的事情去做。“find sth. to do”意为“找到 事情去做”，“to do”作后置定语，修饰 things。故填 to do。 57．句意：像打篮球、踢足球和游泳这样的体育运动对身心健康都有好处。“such as”意为“比如”， 后接名词、代词或动名词，play的动名词形式是 playing。故填 playing。 58．句意：像打篮球、踢足球和游泳这样的体育运动对身心健康都有好处。动名词“Doing sports” 作主语，谓语动词用三单形式。故填 is。 59．句意：它们会帮助你了解一些历史知识。anything常用于否定句和疑问句，something常用 于肯定句，此句为肯定句，用 something表示“一些关于历史的事情”。故填 something。 60．句意：当你学习太累时，就独自坐在沙发上，欣赏音乐放松自己。“relax oneself”意为“放松 某人自己”，句子主语是 you，其反身代词为 yourself “你自己”。故填 yourself。 Passage 7 61．but 62．factories 63．has been 64．beauty 65．Exactly 66．Since 67．designing 68．more 69．To make 70．successful 【导语】本文主要讲述了因为耐心和毅力造就了刘明珠精湛的技艺，使得他的葫芦灯很受欢迎。 61．句意：刘明珠不认为他的葫芦灯会受到人们的欢迎，但似乎却是受欢迎的。“不认为他的葫 芦灯会受到人们的欢迎”和 “似乎却是受欢迎的”是转折关系，用 but“但是”连接句子。故填 but。 62．句意：这名 59岁的男子在河北省保定市莲池区长大，在当地一家工厂工作。one of+名词复 数“……之一”，此处用名词 factory“工厂”的复数形式。故填 factories。 63．句意：自 2020年以来，用葫芦制作灯具一直是他的爱好。根据“since 2020”可知，时态为 现在完成时“have/has done”，动名词作主语谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，助动词用 has，be的 过去分词为 been。故填 has been。 64．句意：我偶然在网上看到一个葫芦灯，被它的美所吸引。its“它的”，形容词性物主代词， 后接名词。beautiful“美丽的”，形容词，其名词形式为 beauty“美”。故填 beauty。 65．句意：确切地说，刘从 1998年起就对烙画感兴趣。exact“确切的”，形容词，此处用其副词 形式修饰整个句子。故填 Exactly。 66．句意：从那以后，他与葫芦建立了牢固的关系。根据“he has built a strong relationship with gourds”可知，时态为现在完成时，then为过去时间点，表示从那时开始，用 since接时间点。 故填 Since。 67．句意：在业余时间，刘花时间用葫芦设计艺术品。spend time doing sth“花费时间做某事”， 7 / 13 此处用动词 design“设计”的-ing形式。故填 designing。 68．句意：他创作了 2000多件烙画作品和 400多盏葫芦灯。根据“than 2, 000 pyrography works and over 400 gourd lamps”可知，指 2000多件烙画作品。more than“超过”。故填 more。 69．句意：为了使艺术品完美，我需要在工作台上坐很长时间。make“使”，此处用不定式作目 的状语。故填 To make。 70．句意：当我看到我的作品被别人喜欢时，我感到兴奋和成功。根据“excited and”可知，空处 填名词 success“成功”的形容词形式 successful“成功的”。故填 successful。 Passage 8 71．arrived 72．but 73．Luckily 74．them 75．first 76．countries 77．were 78．for 79．to talk 80．the 【导语】本文是写给爸爸妈妈的一封信，介绍了作者在伦敦的行程。 71．句意：我们今天上午到达伦敦。根据“We…(arrive) in London this morning.”可知，时态为一 般过去时，应用动词 arrive“到达”的过去式。故填 arrived。 72．句意：这家旅馆很好，就是有点吵。根据“The hotel is very nice, …it’s a little noisy.”可知， 前后为转折关系，应用连词 but“但是”连接。故填 but。 73．句意：幸运的是，我们的老师给我们买了雨伞。根据“…(lucky), our teacher got umbrellas (雨 伞) for us.”可知，此处修饰后面的整个句子，应用 lucky的副词形式 luckily“幸运地”，位于句首 首字母大写。故填 Luckily。 74．句意：她从超市买的，每把 3美元。根据“She bought…(they) from a supermarket for 3 dollars each.”可知，此处位于动词后，应用 they的宾格形式 them表示“他们”。故填 them。 75．句意：我们第一次参观大英博物馆非常棒。根据“Our…(one) visit to the British Museum was great.”可知，此处是指第一次参观，应用 one的序数词 first表示“第一”。故填 first。 76．句意：我们在博物馆里看到了许多来自不同国家和不同时代的精彩收藏品。根据“We saw many wonderful collections (收藏品) from different…(country) and ages in the museum.”可知，位于 形容词 different后应用名词复数形式 countries表示“国家”。故填 countries。 77．句意：他们真的很美味。根据“They…(be) really delicious.”可知，时态为一般过去时，主语 为复数，be动词应用 were。故填 were。 78．句意：我给你们买了一些不错的礼物。根据“And I bought some nice gifts…you.”可知，此处 为固定短语 buy sth for sb“给某人买某物”。故填 for。 79．句意：厨师从厨房出来与我们交谈。根据“The cook came out of the kitchen…(talk) to us.”可 知，此处应用动词 talk“交谈”的不定式表目的。故填 to talk。 80．句意：她说，她的汉堡包是英国最好的。根据“She said her hamburgers were the best in…UK.” 可知，此处应用定冠词 the修饰专有名词。故填 the。 8 / 13 Passage 9 81．Having 82．Its 83．especially 84．countries 85．owns 86．the 87．but 88．first 89．national 90．of 【导语】文章主要介绍京剧的历史渊源、艺术特色、传播情况及观众感受，强调其为国剧，饱 含文化传统。 81．句意：京剧有大约 200年的历史，它是从许多其他戏剧形式发展而来的，主要源自地方戏 剧“徽班” 。 根据“…a history of about 200 years, it is developed (发展) from many other drama forms”可知，此句已有谓语动词“is” 。这里需用非谓语动词形式，“have”与句子主语“Beijing Opera”是主动关系，且表示伴随状态，所以用现在分词形式，位于句首需大写。故填 Having。 82．句意：它（京剧）的音乐和唱腔来自安徽和湖北的西皮和二黄 。这里要修饰名词“music and singing”，需用 it形容词性物主代词 its，位于句首需大写。故填 Its。 83．句意：京剧在 18世纪的中国南方尤其受欢迎 。 popular是形容词，需用副词修饰，especial 的副词形式是 especially，意为“尤其；特别” ，故填 especially。 84．句意：许多其他国家的戏剧艺术形式不会在一部戏剧中同时包含唱、跳和念白部分 。many other后接可数名词复数，country的复数形式是 countries，表示“许多其他国家”。故填 countries。 85．句意：它包含念白、唱段和舞蹈 。 句子主语“It”是第三人称单数，且句子是一般现在时， 所以谓语动词 own“拥有”，要用第三人称单数形式，故填 owns。 86．句意：梅兰芳，是有史以来最著名的表演者之一，是第一个将京剧介绍给外国人并在国外 进行非常成功巡回演出的人 。“one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数”是固定结构，表示“最…… 之一”，most famous是形容词最高级，前面需加定冠词“the”，故填 the。 87．句意：你可能会怀疑，有时还会觉得无聊，但你会逐渐产生兴趣 。 根据“You will doubt (怀 疑) and sometime…interested gradually”可知，前后是转折关系，所以用 but连接。故填 but。 88．句意：这是一位旅行者描述他第一次观看京剧的经历时所说的话 。根据“This is how one traveler described…Beijing Opera”可知，此处指的是他第一次观看京剧的经历，故填 first。 89．句意：京剧是中国的国剧，它充满了中国的文化传统 。这里要修饰名词“opera” ，需用形 容词，nation的形容词形式是 national，故填 national。 90．句意：京剧是中国的国剧，它充满了中国的文化传统 。 be full of是固定短语，意为“充满” ， 故填 of。 Passage 10 91．how 92．their 93．a 94．for 95．to tell 96．worse 97．medicine 98．been 99．because 100．having 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了流感的症状、传播方式以及预防措施。 91．句意：如果你得过，你就知道它会让你感觉有多糟糕。“how+形容词”引导宾语从句，表示 9 / 13 程度。故填 how。 92．句意：大多数孩子在他们上学期间的某个时候会得流感。修饰名词“school years”，要用形 容词性物主代词。故填 their。 93．句意：当你患流感时，你通常会发高烧，咳嗽，感觉非常疲惫，也可能喉咙痛。“have a cough” 是固定短语，意为“咳嗽”。故填 a。 94．句意：它会让你难受几天甚至长达一周。“for+一段时间” 表示动作或状态持续的时间。故 填 for。 95．句意：有时候，很难判断你是得了流感还是感冒。“it+be+形容词+to do sth.”是固定句型，it 作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式。故填 to tell。 96．句意：但如果是流感，你通常会有更高的体温，感觉更糟糕。much修饰形容词比较级，bad 的比较级是 worse。故填 worse。 97．句意：流感是一种病毒，这意味着药物只能缓解咳嗽和发烧等症状。此处作主语，应用名 词形式。故填 medicine。 98．句意：对大多数孩子来说，流感来来去去，但对一些孩子来说，它已经是一种严重的疾病。 根据“has already”可知，此处用现在完成时，其结构为“have/has+过去分词”，be的过去分词是 been。故填 been。 99．句意：大多数孩子在冬天得流感，因为当孩子们在室内，如教室时，细菌更容易传播。前 后是因果关系，后句表原因。故填 because。 100．句意：预防流感的最好方法是经常洗手，并去看医生打流感疫苗。“stop from doing sth.” 是固定搭配，意为“阻止做某事”。故填 having。 Passage 11 101．an 102．usually 103．appeared 104．different 105．at 106．programs 107．either 108．full 109．means 110．watching 【导语】本文主要介绍了电视节目和频道。 101．句意：这是一项有趣又好玩的活动。空后的 interesting and fun activity表示泛指， interesting 是以元音音素开头的单词，用 an修饰。故填 an。 102．句意：电视通常被称为电视。usual意为“通常的”，这里用副词 usually修饰系动词。故填 usually。 103．句意：1956年，澳大利亚出现了第一个电视节目。根据“in 1956.”可知，这里用过去式，appear 的过去式为 appeared。故填 appeared。 104．句意：你可以在电视上看各种各样的节目。difference意为“不同”，这里修饰名词，需用 形容词 different。故填 different。 105．句意：电视指南告诉人们哪个频道、哪一天、什么时间有什么节目。根据“what time.”可知， 10 / 13 这里用介词 at。故填 at。 106．句意：电视上的大多数节目都是系列节目。program意为“节目”，most后跟名词复数 programs。 故填 programs。 107．句意：这些节目通常每小时持续 30分钟或 60分钟。根据“30 minutes or 60 minutes”可知， 这里是每小时持续 30分钟或 60分钟，either…or…或者……或者……。故填 either。 108．句意：这些节目通常每小时持续 30分钟或 60分钟。fully意为“完全地”，副词，这里用形 容词 full修饰名词 hour。故填 full。 109．句意：这意味着你不需要去电影院看它们。这里是一般现在时，主语为单数，因此谓语用 三单形式，mean的单数为 means。故填 means。 110．句意：你可以从看电视中学到很多东西，但你不应该看太多，否则会伤到眼睛。空前面的 from是介词，这里用 watch的动名词 watching。故填 watching。 Passage 12 111．area’s 112．the finest 113．northern 114．staying 115．Since 116．On 117．is thought 118．to keep 119．successfully 120．have become 【导语】本文主要讲了关于阿勒泰地区的旅游景点和近期因电视节目《我的阿勒泰》而增加的 知名度的详细信息。 111．句意：该系列展示了该地区令人惊叹的自然美景，白雪覆盖的山脉，清澈的湖泊，以及仍 然完好无损的古老村庄。根据语境，此处需要形容词修饰名词，表示“该地区的”自然美景，因 而此处应为 area“地区”的所有格 area’s，故填 area’s。 112．句意：阿勒泰也是寒冷季节滑雪的最佳地方之一。“one of + 形容词最高级+名词复数”意 为“最……的……之一”，因而空处应为 fine的最高级 finest，最高级前有 the。故填 the finest。 113．句意：研究旅游业的人说，阿勒泰位于新疆北部，一直以其丰富的旅游资源而闻名，但以 前它不是一个受欢迎的地方，因为去那里旅行需要很长时间，而且住在酒店的成本很高。空后 有名词 Xinjiang，因而此处需要形容词修饰 Xinjiang，north的形容词是 northern，表示“北部的”。 故填 northern。 114．句意：研究旅游业的人说，阿勒泰位于新疆北部，一直以其丰富的旅游资源而闻名，但以 前它不是一个受欢迎的地方，因为去那里旅行需要很长时间，而且住在酒店的成本很高。空前 有介词 of，因而空处应为 stay“住宿”的动名词形式 staying。故填 staying。 115．句意：自从这部剧开始播出以来，关于阿勒泰的互联网搜索量翻了一番，阿勒泰民宿的搜 索量也大幅上升。根据句意可知，此处描述自从这部剧开始播出以来，阿勒泰受关注程度越来 越高，因而此处使用连词 since，表示“自从”，句首首字母大写。故填 Since。 116．句意：在 5月 15日，北京青年报报道，与前一周相比，新疆各地团体旅游的预订量增长 了 247%。根据空后May 15可知，此处为具体日期，因而此处应为 on“在……”，句首首字母大 11 / 13 写。故填 On。 117．句意: 即使去阿勒泰旅行不是那么容易，这个地区被认为是一个对游客很有吸引力的地方。 本句主语为 the area“这一地区”，结合句意，此处应是描述“这个地区被认为”，使用被动语态； 根据前句的 isn’t“不是”可知，此处应为一般现在时的被动语态，be动词应为 is，think的过去分 词为 thought。故填 is thought。 118．句意：专家建议负责阿勒泰的人们继续使这些地方对游客更加舒适。advise sb to do sth“建 议某人做某事”，因而空处应为 keep“保持”的不定式 to keep。故填 to keep。 119．句意：事实上，这不是电视剧第一次成功地使一个地方更加流行。空处应为副词修饰其后 动词 made“使”，success“成功”的副词形式为 successfully“成功地”。故填 successfully。 120．句意：在过去的几年里，其他地方，如云南大理，因为出色的电视剧成为热门旅游目的地。 根据时间状语“In the last few years”可知，本句应为现在完成时，主语为 other places“其他地方”， 因而 become的现在完成时为 have become。故填 have become。 Passage 13 121．a 122．gardening 123．them 124．To 125．leaves 126．sharing 127．the youngest 128．grown 129．so 130．takes 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了一个名叫 Kendall Rae Johnson的七岁女孩种植蔬菜 的故事。 121．句意：她有一个每年生产超过 100磅食物的巨大的花园！此处泛指一个花园，huge首字 母发辅音音素。故填а。 122．句意：Kendall Rae 三岁的时候就开始做园艺。start doing sth. 开始做某事。故填 gardening。 123．句意：不要扔掉茎，因为如果你把它们放在地里, 它们就会长回来。作动词 put的宾语, 用 人称代词宾格。故填 them。 124．句意：令她惊讶的是，茎长出了新叶。to one’s surprise令某人惊讶的是。故填 To。 125．句意：令她惊讶的是，茎长出了新叶。根据句意可知, 茎长出的新叶不止一片， 应用复 数形式。故填 leaves。 126．句意：朋友来的时候，Kendall Rae 喜欢分享她所知道的。enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事。 故填 sharing。 127．句意：在六岁的时候，她成为了乔治亚州最年轻的获得认证资格的农民。根据句意，此处 用固定结构“one of + 形容词最高级 + 复数名词”，意为“最……的……之一”，最高级前加定冠 词 the。故填 the youngest。 128．句意：如今，她的花园已经发展到包括 60个植物床和 12棵树！根据 has可知，此句用现 在完成时，结构为“has + 过去分词”。故填 grown。 129．句意：Kendall Rae想激励其他孩子，所以她邀请孩子们参观她的花园，帮助她打理花园， 12 / 13 看看花园有多有趣。根据“Kendall Rae wants to inspire other kids ... she invites kids to visit her garden ”可知，前后是因果关系，前因后果。故填 so。 130．句意：种植食物需要很多工作，但是大家可以一起完成。此句主语是 Growing food，动名 词作主语，全文主体时态为一般现在时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填 takes。 Passage 14 131．exciting 132．service 133．journeys 134．cheaper 135．Unless 136．but 137．to 138．waiting 139．probably 140．to visit 【导语】本文主要介绍了纽约的交通、景点、宾馆和饮食等信息。 131．句意：它是世界上最令人兴奋的城市之一。结合提示词和空后的 cities可知，空格处应填 形容词 exciting“令人兴奋的”，用于修饰名词 cities。故填 exciting。 132．句意：纽约有很好的地铁服务。结合提示词和“a good subway”可知，此处表示很好的地铁 服务。空格处应填名词 service“服务”。故填 service。 133．句意：如果你买一张可以坐十次的地铁票，会便宜很多。基数词 ten后接可数名词的复数 形式，所以空格处应填 journey的复数形式 journeys。故填 journeys。 134．句意：如果你买一张可以坐十次的地铁票，会便宜很多。此处暗含比较之义，且 much后 常接形容比较级，所以空格处应填形容词 cheap“便宜的”比较级 cheaper。故填 cheaper。 135．句意：除非你想付很多钱，否则你可以在中央公园附近找一些小但干净的酒店。分析“...you want to pay a lot, you can look for some small...clean hotels near Central Park.”可知，空格处意为“除 非”，unless符合语境，句首首字母大写。故填 Unless。 136．句意：除非你想付很多钱，否则你可以在中央公园附近找一些小但干净的酒店。分析 “small...clean”可知，这两个词是转折关系，空格处应填 but“但是”表示转折。故填 but。 137．句意：它将在你游览纽约期间为你提供一次不寻常的经历。offer sth. to sb.意为“给某人提 供某物”。故填 to。 138．句意：在纽约，也有一个品味非凡的世界在等着你。根据“there be sb./sth. doing sth.”结构 可知，空格处应填动词 wait“等待”的动词-ing形式 waiting。故填 waiting。 139．句意：第五大道可能是纽约最著名的购物街。结合提示词和“Fifth Avenue is...New York’s most famous shopping street.”可知，空格处应填副词 probably“可能”，用于修饰形容词 famous。 故填 probably。 140．句意：如果你想寻找一个什么都有的地方，有一个可以游览的好地方，那就是纽约。结合 提示词和“there’s a good place...”可知，空格处应填动词不定式 to visit作后置定语修饰名词 place。 故填 to visit。 Passage 15 141．colours 142．first 143．After 144．were made 145．Sadly 146．An 13 / 13 147．its 148．are facing 149．to put 150．If 【导语】本文主要讲述了西安兵马俑曾拥有丰富的色彩，经历多元化到褪色再到现代保护技术 的创新，面临复原挑战，其历史价值与科技保护并重。 141．句意：你知道它们原本的颜色吗？根据“they had the colours of white, green, blue, red, purple and yellow.”可知，兵马俑有多种颜色，需用复数形式，故填 colours。 142．句意：中国第一位皇帝秦始皇下令建造兵马俑。根据括号内提示以及句意可知，第一位皇 帝，the first emperor“第一位皇帝”，固定搭配，故填 first。 143．句意：一些农民在西安偶然发现了几尊陶俑。之后，考古学家又发掘出约 8000尊。根据“about 8,000 more were found by archaeologists”可知，在那之后又发现了更多，连接词表时间顺序，且 位于句首首字母大写，故填 After。 144．句意：当初制作时，它们其实有白、绿、蓝、红、紫、黄等色彩。根据“When they...they had the colours of white, green, blue, red, purple and yellow.”可知，兵马俑被制作时是有很多种颜色的， 时态为一般过去时，故填 were made。 145．句意：遗憾的是，这些颜色如今大多已消失。根据“most of the colours disappeared today” 可知，这些颜色大多都消失了，表达遗憾，需要把 sad变为副词 sadly，副词做状语且位于句首， 故填 Sadly。 146．句意：几年前，考古学家发现了一片含百余尊陶俑的区域。根据“area”可知，一个区域， 以元音音素开头，用不定冠词 an，位于句首，故填 An。 147．句意：考古学家采用两步保存它的色彩。根据“After a clay soldier was found”可知，空格处 指代单数名词“a clay soldier”，需用形容词性物主代词 its“它的”修饰名词 colour，故填 its。 148．句意：目前，考古学家正面临新挑战。根据“now”可知，需用现在进行时，主语 they是复 数，故填 are facing。 149．句意：他们要寻找复原陶俑色彩的方法。a way to do sth“做某事的方法”，固定搭配，故填 to put。 150．句意：他们若成功，人们将能目睹兵马俑的原始样貌。根据“people will be able to see what the clay soldiers originally (起初) looked like.”可知，时态为将来时，前句表条件，用“if”引导条件 状语从句，故填 If。 1 / 9 短文填空（语法填空） Passage 1 Hello, Universe is a 2017 cartoon book written by Erin Entrada Kelly. It is told from the perspectives (观点) of four middle school students. The four students are quite different Virgil is 1 11-year-old boy whose family comes from the Philippines. He only 2 (talk) to his pet, a guinea pig. Valencia, who is deaf, is smart, brave and interested 3 everything about nature. Tanaka is a girl who has a gift for reading stars. Her sister Gen, is always 4 (follow) her around. The four students are not friends 5 one of them gets caught in a well (水井). Chet Bullens is the 6 (big) bully (霸凌者) in the neighborhood. One day, he plays a trick on Virgil and his pet. He trap (困住) them at the bottom of a well. Valencia, Tanaka, and Gen then take an adventure and try 7 (they) best to save Virgil and his pet through smartness. courage, and a little help from the universe. In the end, the four become best friends. Sometimes your can really do what one cannot. Hello, Universe is about the 8 (friend) between four kids. Because of its beautiful and interesting stories, Hello, Universe 9 (win) Newbery Medal (“纽伯瑞奖”) in 2018, the highest award in the field of literature (文学) for 10 (child). Passage 2 Do you know the Antarctic (南极地区)? It is 11 (cold) place on the Earth. However, that hasn’t stopped people from going there 12 (check) it out. Many countries have research stations in the Antarctic. China 13 (build) five stations 模块一 经典基础题 Passage 1—Passage 5 模块二 中等难度题 Passage 6—Passage 10 模块三 拓展拔高题 Passage 11—Passage 15 模块一 经典基础题 内容概览 2 / 9 there during the past 40 years. Taishan and Kunlun stations are open only during summer 14 the other three are open all year round. Chinese scientists usually leave China 15 the Antarctic in November. The seasons in the Antarctic are the opposite of 16 (we). From November until February the next year is the Antarctic summer. It is a nice time for outdoor 17 (activity). When the weather is good, the scientists will go outside. They collect samples (样本 ) of water, rocks and other things. At the same time, they can enjoy the wonderful 18 (nature) beauty. The scientists all say that it is 19 great experience though (尽管) they are too far away from their family and friends. They usually stay there for months and 20 (travel) back may take a long time as well. Passage 3 We can’t always stay happy all the time. Sometimes we will be in bad spirits. What may affect our 21 (feeling)? It can be colors, weather, noise and so on. Take Jane as 22 example. Jane is a shy girl and interested in 23 (read).But she is in trouble these days. Jane paid 15 dollars 24 a story book last month. She saved the fifteen dollars for almost half a year. And she couldn’t help reading it. Her friend, Lucy 25 (ask) Jane to lend the book to her. One month passed, and Jane asked Lucy to return it. 26 Lucy didn’t give it back until now and she refused to explain. Jane doesn’t know how to deal 27 it though she is nearly crazy now. She doesn’t want to lose 28 (she) only friend. Her elder brother said their teacher could help her. Now she can’t make a 29 (decide) whether to tell her teacher about it. Can you give Jane some 30 (help) advice? I hope Jane can solve the problem soon. Passage 4 There is lots of delicious food in Xinjiang. But no food is as 31 (special) as nang (馕). It is usually round and flat, thick on the edge (边缘) and thin in the middle. The food is quite popular in Xinjiang. People there say they can go a day if they don’t eat meat, but can’t live a day 32 nang. As for visitors, they can’t miss it, either. Nang has different sizes, tastes and 33 (shape). It’s not difficult to make nang. It is made of flour (面粉). 34 (make) nang more delicious, people add sesame (芝麻), milk, sugar, salt, meat or other things to it. Hot nang tastes good. You can have it with tea, soup or other things. Nang has 35 history of over 2,000 years. Here is a story about the start of the special 3 / 9 food. On a very hot day, a man found some dough 36 (leave) outside and was cooked. It 37 (smell) and tasted good. He shared the food with others 38 they all liked it. Then people began to make the food and it became 39 (popular) than before. Now, nang is very popular in Xinjiang. Many people in other parts of China are also trying the special food and falling in love with it 40 (deep). Passage 5 Seat Belts Seat belts prevent people in the car from serious injury (伤害) in the following ways: To keep people inside. People who are 41 ( throw) out from a car are four times more likely to be killed than 42 (that) who stay inside. 43 (protect) the strongest part of the body. Seat belts are designed to fix your body at 44 (it) strongest parts. For an older child and adult, these parts are the hips and shoulders. To spread (传播) out the force in an accident. Seat belts spread the force of the accident over a wide area of the body. Seat belts 45 help keep your upper body away from the hard parts of the car if you stop 46 (sudden) or are hit by another car. To help the body to avoid a 47 (faster) and deadly hit. 48 the help of the seats, your body can have more time to slow down 49 speed in an accident. So, it is of great importance to help both the drivers and the passengers. It takes only a few 50 (second) to buckle up (系好) once you get in the car, but this simple action could save your life. Why wouldn’t you? Passage 6 Televisions are like books or films. A child can learn 51 bad things and good things from them. Some programs help children to understand the news, and others show people places from other 52 (country) or other times in history. Because 53 television, a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home. Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crimes and 模块二 中等难度题 4 / 9 other things that are bad for children. What’s more, every child 54 (like) watching TV. Some even watch television 55 eight hours or more on Saturday. So parents sometimes should help them to find other interesting things 56 (do). Doing sports such as 57 (play) basketball, football and swimming 58 (be) good for both body and mind. If you are interested in history, you can go to see movies about important historical events. They will help you know 59 (anything) about history. When you are too tired to study, just sit on the sofa alone and enjoy the music to relax 60 (you). It will help you study better. Passage 7 Liu Mingzhu didn’t think his gourd (葫芦 ) lamps would be popular with people, 61 it seems they are. Growing up in the Lianchi District of Baoding, Hebei Province, the 59-year-old man works at one of local 62 (factory). Making lamps with gourds 63 (be) his hobby since 2020. “I saw a gourd lamp online by chance and was attracted (吸引) by its 64 (beautiful),” Liu said, adding that he believed he could also make them because he had been drawing gourds since the 1990s. 65 (exact), Liu has been interested in pyrography (烙画) since 1998. In that year, he made his first piece—a pen holder made of a gourd. 66 then, he has built a strong relationship with gourds. In his spare time, Liu spends his time 67 (design) artworks from gourds. “When I touch a gourd, I know whether its skin is thin or thick,” he said. “Making gourd lamps needs using gourds with hard, thin skins.” He has made 68 (many) than 2, 000 pyrography works and over 400 gourd lamps. At Liu’s home, his living room is filled with gourds and gourd lamp works. His pen holder on the worktable is filled with pencils and knives of different types. 69 (make) artworks perfect, I need to sit at my workbench for a very long time. It needs a lot of patience and perseverance,” he said. “When I see my works are liked by others, I feel excited and 70 (success).” Passage 8 Dear Mom and Dad, I hope you are well. We 71 (arrive) in London this morning. The train was thirty minutes late and we went straight to the hotel. The hotel is very nice, 72 it’s a little noisy. We 5 / 9 can hear a lot of traffic noise. The weather was bad. It rained heavily. 73 (lucky), our teacher got umbrellas (雨伞) for us. She bought 74 (they) from a supermarket for 3 dollars each. Our 75 (one) visit to the British Museum was great. We saw many wonderful collections (收藏品) from different 76 (country) and ages in the museum. After that, we sat down at a street restaurant for lunch and I had some pancakes. They 77 (be) really delicious. Later, we went to Covent Garden by subway. There were many market stalls (摊位 ). We had fun visiting them there. And I bought some nice gifts 78 you. At 6:00 p.m., we came back to the hotel. I had a hamburger for dinner and it was delicious. The cook came out of the kitchen 79 (talk) to us. She said her hamburgers were the best in 80 UK. So much for today! Bedtime for me now. Goodbye Mom and Dad. Marilina Passage 9 Beijing Opera is one of the Chinese traditional drama (戏剧) art forms (形式) and the largest Chinese opera form. 81 (have) a history of about 200 years, it is developed (发展) from many other drama forms, mostly from the local drama “Huiban”. 82 (it) music and singing came from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. Beijing Opera was 83 (especial) popular in south China during the 18th century. Theatrical (喜剧的 ) art forms in many other 84 (country) do not have singing, dancing and spoken parts together in one single drama. An opera singer, for example, neither dances nor speaks on stage; there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play; in a dance drama, the dancer doesn’t speak or sing. Traditional Chinese drama, including Beijing Opera, is a kind of entertainment. It 85 (own) spoken parts (话白), singing and dancing. Beijing Opera has spread to many other places. Mei Lanfang, one of 86 most famous performers of all, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries. “You will doubt (怀疑) and sometimes be a little bored (厌倦的), 87 you will be interested gradually. You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera, even if you know nothing about the drama background.” This is how one traveler described (描述) his 88 (one) experience in watching Beijing Opera. Beijing Opera is China’s 89 (nation) opera and it is full 90 Chinese 6 / 9 cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera! Passage 10 Have you ever had the flu? If you have, you know 91 bad it can make you feel. Most kids will get the flu sometime during 92 (they) school years. When you have the flu, you usually get a fever which can be high, have 93 cough and feel very tired, and may have a sore throat as well. It can make you feel sick 94 a few days or as long as a week. Sometimes, it can be hard 95 (tell) if you have the flu or a cold, but with the flu, you’ll usually have a higher fever and feel much 96 (bad). The flu is a type of virus, which means 97 (medicine) will only help the symptoms such as the cough and fever. For most kids, the flu comes and goes, but for some, it has already 98 (be) a serious illness. Most kids get the flu in winter 99 germs (细菌) spread more easily when kids are indoors such as classrooms. The best way to stop from 100 (have) the flu is to wash your hands often, and go to your doctor for the flu shot. Passage 11 Do you like watching television? It is 101 interesting and fun activity. Televisions are 102 (usual) called TVs. The first television program 103 (appear) in Australia in 1956. Back then, the pictures on TV were black and white only. Still, TV was quite popular. Today TV has changed (改变) a lot. You can watch shows about 104 (difference) kinds of things on TV. Some examples are news, sitcoms, cartoons, talk shows, and soap operas. There are many channels (频道) on TV. In Western Australia, the main channels are ABC, Seven, Nine, Ten and SBS. TV guides tell people what programs are on which channel, which day and 105 what time. Most 106 (program) on TV arc party of series (系列节目). These parts often last for 107 30 minutes or 60 minutes a 108 (fully) hour. On the weekend there are movies on TV that you can watch. It 109 (mean) you don’t need to go to the cinema to watch them. You can learn a lot from 110 (watch) TV, but you should not watch too much, or it 模块三 拓展拔高题 7 / 9 will hurt (伤害) eyes. Do you think so? Passage 12 Altay (阿勒泰), a place in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区), turns out to be a hit due to the TV series named To the Wonder. The series displayed the 111 (area) amazing natural beauty, with mountains covered in snow, lakes that are very clear, and old villages that are still in good condition. Altay is also one of 112 (fine) places for skiing during the cold season. People who study tourism say that Altay, located (位于) in 113 (north) Xinjiang, has always been famous for its rich tourism resources, but it wasn’t a popular place to visit before because it took a long time to travel there and the cost of 114 (stay) in hotels was high. However, To the Wonder has made more people, especially the young, interested in visiting Altay. 115 the series started to be shown, the Internet searches about Altay have more than doubled, with searches for Altay homestays rising a lot as well. The small houses which featured in the drama have got too popular to book. 116 May 15, Beijing Youth Daily reported that bookings for group tours across Xinjiang rose by 247 percent compared to the earlier week. Even though it isn’t that easy to travel to Altay, the area 117 (think) to be a great place for tourists. It can be attractive all year, with different interesting things to see and experience in any season. The experts advise people in charge of (负责) Altay 118 (keep) making the places more comfortable for tourists to stay and visit. In fact, it is not the first time that a TV series has 119 (success) made a place more popular. In the last few years, other places, like Dali in Yunnan province, 120 (become) hot tourist destinations because of excellent TV dramas. By improving the tourism and cultural attractions, more places can bring their special area to a wider public. Passage 13 Kendall Rae Johnson spends a lot of time playing in the dirt. She has 121 huge garden that produces over 100 pounds of food each year! But for this seven-year-old girl, gardening isn’t just about fruits and vegetables. It’s about people. Kendall Rae started 122 (garden) at the age of three. Her grandmother gave her some fresh collard greens (甘蓝 ) and told her “Don’t throw away the stems (茎 ) , because if you put 123 (they) in the ground, they will grow back”, Kendall Rae tried it. 124 her surprise, the 8 / 9 stems grew new 125 (leaf) ! Then they set a small backyard garden. When friends came over, Kendall Rae enjoyed 126 (share) what she knew. And her friends helped her water and care for the plants. At the age of six, she became one of 127 (young) certified（获得资格的) farmers in Georgia. Today, her garden has 128 (grow) to include sixty plant beds and twelve trees! When the vegetables and fruits are ripe, Kendall Rae did a food sale. People who don’t have enough food are invited to take what they need, too. Kendall Rae wants to inspire other kids, 129 she invites kids to visit her garden and help her with it to see how fun it is. “Growing food 130 (take) a lot of work, but together you can do it.” she says. Passage 14 Do you know about New York? It is one of the most 131 (excite) cities in the world. If you want to visit it, please read the notice. It will help you a lot. In New York, there is a good subway 132 (serve). Before taking the subway, you must buy tickets. If you buy a subway ticket for ten 133 (journey), it’s much 134 (cheap). If you like walking, you can also visit many places that are wonderful, such as the Empire State Building and Central Park. Of course, don’t forget to climb the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery (景色) of the city. As for hotels, the best one is the Plaza Hotel. 135 you want to pay a lot, you can look for some small 136 clean hotels near Central Park. You may even live here like a New Yorker. You may rent (租用) an apartment in the city. It will offer an unusual experience 137 you during your visit to New York. In New York, there is also a world of great taste 138 (wait) for you. Some good restaurants are in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example. If you are a shopping fan, you can enjoy shopping in New York. Fifth Avenue is 139 (probable) New York’s most famous shopping street. The clothes there are very expensive, but “window shopping” is always free. If you want to look for a place that has everything, there’s a good place 140 (visit) , and that’s New York. Passage 15 Have you seen the clay soldiers in Xi’an’s terracotta museum (西安兵马俑博物馆) ? Do you 9 / 9 know the true 141 (colour) of them? More than 2,000 years ago, Qin Shi Huang, the 142 (one) emperor of China, ordered people to build the Terracotta Army. He hoped that the army would guard him after he died. In 1974, some farmers found several clay soldiers by accident in Xi’an. 143 that, about 8,000 more were found by archaeologists (考古学家 ). Today, the clay soldiers in Xi’an’s terracotta museum are light brown. But they weren’t always in this colour. When they 144 (make), they had the colours of white, green, blue, red, purple and yellow. 145 (sad), most of the colours disappeared today. 146 area with more than a hundred clay soldiers was discovered by archaeologists a few years ago. Many of them still had black hair, pink faces and black or brown eyes when they were found. If they were not protected well, their colours would disappear. After a clay soldier was found, archaeologists used two steps to keep 147 (it) colour. First, they sprayed (喷) a special “water” on it. Then, they covered it in plastic. Archaeologists 148 (face) a new challenge now. They are going to find a way 149 (put) the colours onto the clay soldiers again. 150 they succeed in doing it, people will be able to see what the clay soldiers originally (起初 ) looked like. It must be very amazing.