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Unit 3 Past passing by
单元话题语法填空练习
内容导航
单元话题 基础语篇练习 重难语篇练习
单元话题聚焦
考古发现与历史
基础语篇练习
稳扎稳打 必拿分数:聚焦稳拿分数题目,确保基础分值
重难语篇练习
突破瓶颈 争夺高分:聚焦高难度题目,争夺关键分数
基础语篇练习
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容 (1个单词) 或括号内的正确形式,将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置。
We now have a good idea of what kind of clothes people 1 (wear) over 5,000 years ago. Scientists studied the pieces of material that were 2 the body of a man who died in Europe 5,300 years ago. His body was frozen under ice in the Alps Mountains. Archaeologists discovered his body in a glacier in 1991. They called him Otzi the Iceman. They also found bits of clothing and Otzi’s accessories and weapons. Scientists have analyzed (分析) everything they found 3 (get) an idea of what early humans looked like, what they ate and what they wore. They even have an idea of what Otzi’s voice sounded like. The scientists said Otzi provided rare and 4 (value) information about how humans used animals five millennia ago.
The research team said Otzi’s clothes were from several different animals. He had leggings that were made from goat leather. He wore a hat 5 (make) from brown bear fur. Otzi’s leather coat was stitched together from at 6 (little) four different kinds of animals. His shoes were made from different kinds of 7 (grass). Otzi’s body was also covered in tattoos. Scientists say these were for pain relief for his aching joints and not for decoration. Otzi was 45 8 he died, which was quite old for a man 5,000 years ago. He suffered from heart disease and bad dental problems. Scientists say he did not die naturally. He was murdered. Someone killed him by 9 (fire) an arrow (弓箭) at him, which 10 (hit) him in the head.
【答案】
1.wore 2.on 3.to get 4.valuable 5.made 6.least 7.grass 8.when 9.firing 10.hit
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了科学家通过发现的5300年前死于欧洲的Otzi了解了5000多年前人们穿什么样的衣服。
1.句意:现在我们对5000多年前人们穿什么种类的衣服有了很好的了解。根据“over 5,000 years ago”可知此处时态应为一般过去时,故填wore。
2.句意:科学家研究了5300年前死在欧洲的一个男人的身体上的材料碎片。根据“the pieces of material”和 the body”可知应是身体上的衣服碎片,故填on。
3.句意:科学家分析他们发现的一切以了解早期人类长什么样,吃什么和穿什么。此处是科学家分析一切发现的目的,应用动词不定式作目的状语,故填to get。
4.句意:科学家说Otzi提供了稀有而珍贵的关于5千年前人类怎么使用动物的信息。此处应填形容词与“rare”并列,故填valuable。
5.句意:他戴着一个棕熊毛皮制成的帽子。此处应填动词过去分词作后置定语,表被动,故填made。
6.句意:Otzi的皮大衣被由至少四种不同种类动物的皮毛缝制而成。at least“至少”符合语境,故填least。
7.句意:他的鞋被由不同种类的结实的草制成。grass“草”,不可数名词,填其原形即可,故填grass。
8.句意:当Otzi去世时是45岁,这对于5000年前的人来说是相当老了。根据“Otzi was 45”可知此处应填引导时间状语的连词,when“当……时”符合语境,故填when。
9.句意:某人通过向他射箭杀了他,箭射中了他的头部。by“通过”,介词,后续动名词作宾语,故填firing。
10.句意:某人通过向他射箭杀了他,箭射中了他的头部。根据“Someone killed him”可知时态为一般过去时,故填hit。
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Recently Chinese and foreign scientists in Fujian province 1 (discover) the largest known Deinonychosaur tracks (恐爪龙足迹) ever found. A paper on the discovery 2 (publish) in the academic journal Science last month. The research found out that some large Deinonychosaur tracks are at 3 (little) 5 meters in length and nearly 2 meters in 4 (high), comparable in size to other dinosaur species discovered before.
5 team of Chinese and foreign scientists was led by the Fujian Yingliang Stone Natural History Museum. It 6 (announce) the discovery on Monday. Deinonychosaurs lived 7 the Jurassic period (199.6-145.5 million years ago) to the Cretaceous period (145-66 million years ago). Their 8 (four) toe on the foot is usually on the ground. A professor 9 is the director of the Fujian Yingliang Stone Natural History Museum believes that the discovery is of great importance 10 it greatly enlarges the size range (范围) of Deinonychosaur footprints.
【答案】
1.have discovered 2.was published 3.least 4.height 5.The 6.announced 7.from 8.fourth 9.who/that 10.because
【导语】本文主要介绍了中外科学家在福建省发现了已知最大的恐龙足迹。
1.句意:最近,中外科学家在福建省发现了迄今为止已知最大的恐爪龙足迹。根据“Recently”可知,此处用现在完成时,谓语动词构成是have/has done,主语是scientists,因此助动词用have。故填have discovered。
2.句意:上个月,一篇关于这一发现的论文发表在学术期刊《科学》上。根据“A paper on the discovery”以及谓语动词可知,此处指的是“被发表”,再由“last month”可知,此处用一般过去时的被动语态,其谓语动词构成是was/were done,主语是A paper,因此be动词用was。故填was published。
3.句意:研究发现,一些大型恐爪龙卡车至少有5米长,近2米高,与之前发现的其他恐龙物种大小相当。at least意为“至少”,固定词组。故填least。
4.句意:研究发现,一些大型恐爪龙卡车至少有5米长,近2米高,与之前发现的其他恐龙物种大小相当。根据“in size”可知,此处指的是“高度”,应该用名词词性。故填height。
5.句意:这个中外科学家团队由福建英良石材自然历史博物馆领导。此处表示特指,因此此处用冠词The。故填The。
6.句意:它在周一宣布了这一发现。根据“on Monday”可知,在周一,应该用一般过去时,因此此处用动词过去式announced,意为“宣布”。故填announced。
7.句意:恐爪龙生活在侏罗纪时期 (1.996亿-1.455亿年前) 到白垩纪时期 (1.45亿-6600万年前)。from…to意为“从……到……”。故填from。
8.句意:他们脚上的第四个脚趾通常在地面上。根据“Their…toe on the foot is usually on the ground.”可知,此处指的是“第四个脚趾”,因此此处用序数词。故填fourth。
9.句意:福建英良石材自然历史博物馆馆长、教授认为,这一发现非常重要,因为它极大地扩大了恐爪龙足迹的大小范围。此处是定语从句,先行词指“A professor”,指人,且在从句中作主语,因此用关系词who/that。故填who/that。
10.句意:福建英良石材自然历史博物馆馆长、教授认为,这一发现非常重要,因为它极大地扩大了恐爪龙足迹的大小范围。根据“it greatly enlarges the size range (范围) of Deinonychosaur footprints.”可知,此处指的是原因,因此用because来引导原因状语从句。故填because。
阅读下面短文,根据语境或所给单词的提示,在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词,要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确,使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Before the invention of paper, what did the ancient Chinese mainly write on? The answer is bamboo slips. They were one of the 1 (early) forms of books in China. People usually wrote on them vertically. Restoring (保存) old bamboo slips is very important 2 they can help solve puzzles in history. Fang Beisong 3 (be) a researcher in the field of bamboo slip restoration. He has been restoring old books since 1988. He now works at the Jingzhou Conservation Institute in Hubei province.
A few years ago, some bamboo slips from the Han dynasty were found in Hebei. The writing on 4 (they) was not clear. Even worse, they had been burned 5 grave robbers (盗墓者). With a slight touch, they would fall apart. Fang led his team to test more than 70 6 (way) of restoration. Finally, they found 7 special material to help them restore the slips’ flexibility (柔韧性). They 8 (careful) cleaned the slips and restored them to the original shape. They then sealed (密封) them before 9 (take) some other steps. With the help of special modern technology, they 10 (get) clear pictures of the writing on the bamboo slips.
“We don’t want to lose the writing from ancient times,” said Fang. “Neither do we want to forget our history. That is why we love our work!”
【答案】
1.earliest 2.because 3.is 4.them 5.by 6.ways 7.a 8.carefully 9.taking 10.got
【导语】本文主要介绍了竹简的修复过程。
1.句意:它们是中国最早的书籍形式之一。one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数表示 “最……之一”,故此处early应用最高级earliest。故填earliest。
2.句意:修复旧竹简是非常重要的,因为它们可以帮助解开历史上的谜题。根据“Restoring (保存) old bamboo slips is very important ... they can help solve puzzles in history.”可知,前后句为因果关系,前果后因,故应用because引导原因状语从句。故填because。
3.句意:方北松是竹简修复领域的研究人员。根据“He now works at the Jingzhou Conservation Institute in Hubei province.”可知,时态为一般现在时,主语“Fang Beisong”为单数,故be动词用is。故填is。
4.句意:上面的字写得不清楚。on为介词,they应用宾格them。故填them。
5.句意:更糟糕的是,它们被盗墓者焚烧。根据“Even worse, they had been burned ... grave robbers (盗墓者).”可知,盗墓者是焚烧竹简的动作发出者,故此处应用介词by。故填by。
6.句意:方带领他的团队测试了70多种修复方法。根据“more than 70”可知,名词way应用复数ways。故填ways。
7.句意:最后,他们找到了一种特殊的材料来帮助他们恢复竹简的灵活性。根据“special material”可知,此处泛指一种特殊材料,且special以辅音音素开头,不定冠词用a。故填a。
8.句意:他们仔细地清洗了这些竹简,并把它们恢复到原来的形状。修饰动词cleaned应用careful的副词carefully修饰。故填carefully。
9.句意:在采取其他措施之前,他们把它们密封起来。before为介词,后用动名词taking。故填taking。
10.句意:在特殊的现代技术的帮助下,他们对竹简上的文字进行了清晰的拍摄。根据“They then sealed (密封) them ...”判断,时态为一般过去时,动词应用过去式;get的过去式为got。故填got。
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
Archaeologists (考古学家) have found something more exciting in Sichuan Province, and the 1 (discover) was made at the Sanxingdui Ruins(三星堆遗址). The site 2 (believe) to be the location of an ancient civilization(文明) thousands of years ago.
3 we are seeing now is one of the newly discovered sacrificial pits (祭祀坑) at the Sanxingdui Ruins. Sanxingdui, literally meaning “three—star mounds” in Chinese, is about 4 80—minute drive from Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province. In the 1980s, archaeologists decided that the three mounds were once part of a city wall that defended an ancient kingdom. 5 (cover) 12 square kilometers, the Sanxingdui Ruins are thought to be remains of the ancient Shu Kingdom, which was over a period of 2,600 to 4,800 years.
The 6 (one) finding here was a piece of jade (玉石) under the ground 7 accident by a farmer in 1929. In 1986, two sacrificial pits 8 (fill) with relics (遗物)were discovered. The six newly—discovered pits sit next to the two discovered in 1986. Even today, many secrets are hidden in the Sanxingdui Ruins. But 9 (hope) one day we can find out 10 (much) about the mysterious ancient civilization that once lived here.
【答案】
1.discovery 2.is believed 3.What 4.an 5.Covering 6.first 7.by 8.filled 9.hopefully 10.more
【导语】本文主要讲述了重大考古发现——三星堆。
1.句意:考古学家在四川省发现了更令人兴奋的东西,这一发现是在三星堆遗址发现的。根据“was made”可知,主语是一个名词单数,结合英文提示,discovery符合句意,故填discovery。
2.句意:该遗址被认为是数千年前一个古代文明的所在地。根据“The site”和“believe”可知,是被动关系,陈述的是事实,宜用一般现在时态,主语是单数,be动词用is,故填is believed。
3.句意:我们现在看到的是在三星堆遗址新发现的祭祀坑之一。根据“we are seeing now”可知,缺少see的宾语,用what作其宾语,引导主语从句,位于句首,首字母大写,故填What。
4.句意:三星堆的字面意思是“三星土丘”,距离四川省会成都大约80分钟的车程。根据“80—minute drive”可知,需要不定冠词表示泛指,80是元音音素开头,因此an符合句意,故填an。
5.句意:三星堆遗址占地12平方公里,被认为是古蜀国的遗迹,距今有2600年到4800年。根据“cover”和“the Sanxingdui Ruins”可知,两者是主动关系,句中已有谓语动词,因此此处用非谓语doing形式作状语,位于句首,首字母大写,因此Covering符合句意,故填Covering。
6.句意:在这里首次发现的是一块玉石,是1929年一位农民在地下偶然发现的。根据“The”可知,需要序数词表示顺序,one的序数词是first,故填first。
7.句意:在这里首次发现的是一块玉石,是1929年一位农民在地下偶然发现的。by accident“偶然地”,故填by。
8.句意:1986年,发现了两个供奉着圣物的祭祀坑。be filled with“充满”,根据“were discovered”可知,需要过去分词作后置定语,filled符合句意,故填filled。
9.句意:但希望有一天我们能发现更多关于曾经生活在这里的神秘古代文明的信息。根据“one day we can find out”可知,副词修饰整个句子,结合英文提示,hope的副词是hopefully,故填hopefully。
10.句意:但希望有一天我们能发现更多关于曾经生活在这里的神秘古代文明的信息。根据“Even today, many secrets are hidden in the Sanxingdui Ruins.”可知,找到更多关于古文明的内容,much的比较级是more,故填more。
阅读短文,在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
A team of scientists in the United Kingdom found a fossil (化石) forest. It has a history of about 390 1 (million) years. The forest lived between 419 million and 358 million years ago. This made it 2 oldest known forest in the world. The 3 (scientist) said the trees were something like “parents” of modern trees.
Dr. Christopher Berry is from Cardiff University. Years of his work went into the new study. “The forest is very special. 4 I first saw pictures of the trees, I at once knew what they were, because I had studied this kind of tree for 30 years,” Dr. Berry said. “It was amazing 5 (see) them near home. But most 6 (important), I saw these trees where they grew for the 7 (one) time.”
“The information in these fossils 8 (show) a key stage (阶段) in the earth’s history,” Davies, who is from University of Cambridge, said. “People sometimes think British 9 (rock) have been looked at enough. But this shows that we can still find 10 (anything) new by visiting them again.”
【答案】
1.million 2.the 3.scientists 4.When 5.to see 6.importantly 7.first 8.shows 9.rocks 10.something
【导语】本文介绍了英国科学家发现的一片约3.9亿年前的化石森林,这是世界上最古老的森林,其树木被认为是现代树木的“祖先”,这一发现揭示了地球历史的关键阶段。
1.句意:它有着大约3.9亿年的历史。数字“390”后接单位“million”表示“百万”,具体数字后单位用单数形式。故填million。
2.句意:这使它成为世界上最古老的已知森林。形容词最高级“oldest”前需加定冠词“the”,结构暗示“the+最高级”。故填the。
3.句意:科学家们说这些树木就像是现代树木的“父母”。主语为复数,且后文“said”暗示主语为复数,“scientist”变复数“scientists”。
4.句意:当我第一次看到这些树的图片时,我立刻就认出它们是什么。前后分句为时间关系,从句缺连词表示“当……时候”,需用连词“when”引导时间状语从句,句首首字母大写。故填When。
5.句意:在家附近看到它们真是令人惊叹。固定结构“It is/was + adj.+to do sth.”,it作形式主语,真正主语用不定式“to see”。
6.句意:但最重要的是,我亲眼看到了这些树木生长的地方。插入语“most ______”修饰整个句子,需用副词形式“importantly”,构成固定短语“most importantly”。
7.句意:这是我第一次看到它们生长的地方。固定搭配“for the+序数词+time”,提示词“one”变序数词“first”。
8.句意:这些化石中的信息揭示了地球历史的一个关键阶段。主语“The information”为不可数名词,谓语用第三人称单数,且描述一般事实,故用“shows”。
9.句意:人们有时认为英国的岩石已经被研究得足够多了。主语“British”后需要名词,“rock”意为“岩石”,此处泛指所有岩石,用复数“rocks”。
10.句意:但这表明,通过再次考察它们,我们仍然能找到一些新东西。肯定句中表示“一些新东西”,用“something”。
阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空,使短文通顺、连贯。
Li Shizhen, a well-known medical scientist of the Ming Dynasty, is considered to be a great master of medicine in China. He put 1 (he) heart and soul (灵魂) into medicine, only to save the dying and cure (治疗) the sick. Li was born in 1518 in Hubei. Both his grandfather and father were 2 (doctor). Li’s grandfather was a country doctor who traveled from place to place with a bag of herbs (药草). Li’s father was also a famous doctor in their local area.
From childhood, Li went to the mountains with his father to pick herbs, gaining wide knowledge about animals, plants and medicine. Although Li’s father hoped his son could get 3 government job, Li failed the exam three times. He then 4 (turn) attention to medicine.
5 the age of 33, Li became famous for curing Prince Zhu Houkun’s son. A few years later, he 6 (invite) to work at the Imperial Medical Institute (太医院) in Beijing. During that time, he read many ancient medical texts, 7 noticed a mess in the naming and categorization (分类) of herbs. To deal with it, he decided 8 (leave) his job and devote himself to writing a book about herbs.
After that, Li traveled to many places and got much first-hand experience. He also read hundreds of medical books and collected different kinds of herbs. After 27 years of efforts, his first draft (初稿) of Bencao Gangmu was completed in 1578. The book is highly detailed (详尽的) and 9 (good) organized and is considered one of 10 (great) scientific achievements of the Ming Dynasty.
【答案】
1.his 2.doctors 3.a 4.turned 5.At 6.was invited 7.and 8.to leave 9.well 10.the greatest
【导语】本文介绍明代医药学家李时珍的生平。
1.句意:他全身心投入医学,只为救死扶伤。“put one’s heart and soul into”为固定搭配,表示“全心全意投入”,需用形容词性物主代词修饰名词heart。所给单词he为人称代词主格,需变为形容词性物主代词his。
2.句意:他的祖父和父亲都是医生。主语“Both his grandfather and father”为两个人,表示复数概念,名词doctor需用复数形式doctors。
3.句意:尽管李时珍的父亲希望儿子能获得一份公职,但他三次科举都落榜了。此处泛指“一份政府工作”,government以辅音音素开头,需用不定冠词a。
4.句意:然后他把注意力转向了医学。描述过去发生的动作,需用一般过去时。所给单词turn为动词原形,其过去式为turned。
5.在33岁时,李时珍因治好了朱厚坤王子的儿子而闻名。“at the age of…”为固定搭配,表示“在……岁时”,句首首字母需大写,故填At。
6.句意:几年后,他被邀请到北京太医院工作。主语he与invite之间为被动关系,且描述过去发生的事,需用一般过去时的被动语态was/were + 过去分词。主语he为第三人称单数,故填was invited。
7.句意:在那段时间里,他阅读了许多古代医学文献,并注意到了草药命名和分类中的混乱。空格前后“read many ancient medical texts”和“noticed a mess”为并列的谓语动作,需用连词and连接。
8.句意:为了解决这个问题,他决定辞去工作,全身心投入写一本关于草药的书。“decide to do sth.”为固定搭配,表示“决定做某事”,需用动词不定式to leave。
9.句意:这本书非常详尽,组织得很好,被认为是明代最伟大的科学成就之一。此处修饰形容词organized,需用副词。所给单词good为形容词,其副词形式为well。
10.句意:这本书非常详尽,组织得很好,被认为是明代最伟大的科学成就之一。“one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 名词复数”为固定结构,表示“最……的……之一”。所给单词great为原级,其最高级为the greatest。
阅读下面短文,根据语境或单词的提示,在每个空格内填入一个恰当的单词,使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
It was 90 years ago that an army quietly passed across the Yudu River in Ganzhou, Jiangxi. They were the Chinese Central Red Army. They decided to start a long and hard march, which is now famously 1 (know) as the Long March. This year is the 90th year of the victory of the famous march. Let’s learn something about it.
During the Long March, the Chinese Central Red Army passed many places. They started from Jiangxi, passed through several 2 (province) and finally arrived in Shaanxi. It is said that they 3 (cover) about 25,000li (about 12,500 kilometers) during the journey. Soldiers went 4 many difficulties. They lived a very hard life and fought against enemies 5 (brave). In Sichuan, they crossed the Luding Chain Bridge, which was made up of 13 iron chains, under heavy gunfire. They also climbed over the 6 (snow) Jiajin Mountain. This was one of the 7 (hard) times during the march. They didn’t have enough food, so they often went hungry for days. Besides, they didn’t have enough clothes to keep warm. As a result, many of 8 (they) died. About 86,000 people took part in the march; 9 only about 7,000 were left when they arrived in Shaanxi.
Today, we can visit these places and understand the 10 of the Long March: never be afraid of difficulties and never give up hope.
【答案】
1.known 2.provinces 3.covered 4.through 5.bravely 6.snowy 7.hardest 8.them 9.but/yet 10.spirit
【导语】本文以红军长征胜利90周年为背景,讲述了中央红军长征的历程。
1.句意:他们决定开始这场漫长而艰难的行军,如今以“长征”的名字闻名于世。固定搭配be known as“以……闻名/著称”,需用known。
2.句意:红军从江西出发,途经几个省份,最终抵达陕西。several“几个”后接可数名词复数形式,province的复数形式为provinces。
3.句意:据说他们在这次行程中走了大约二万五千里。长征是过去发生的动作,谓语动词用过去式,cover的过去式为covered。
4.句意:战士们经历了许多困难。固定搭配go through“经历”,此处需用介词through。
5.句意:他们过着极其艰苦的生活,勇敢地与敌人作战。副词修饰动词,brave需使用副词形式bravely修饰动词短语fought against。
6.句意:他们还翻越了积雪覆盖的夹金山。此处需用形容词修饰名词,snow的形容词形式为snowy。
7.句意:这是长征中最艰难的时刻之一。one of the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数“最……的……之一”为固定结构,此处需用hard的最高级hardest。
8.句意:结果,他们中的许多人牺牲了。of为介词,后接人称代词宾格形式,they的宾格为them。
9.句意:大约8.6万人参加了长征,然而当他们抵达陕西时,只剩下约7000人。前后句为数量上的鲜明对比,用but/yet“然而”衔接,符合语境。
10.句意:如今,我们可以参观这些地方,理解长征的精神:不惧困难,永不放弃希望。冒号后“never be afraid of difficulties and never give up hope.”是对“长征精神”的解释,spirit“精神”为不可数名词,符合语境。
阅读下面短文,根据语境、音标或单词的提示,在每个空格内填入一个恰当的单词,使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Confucius was a wise man. He is such 1 great thinker that many people still know about him and his ideas.
“Ren” was considered to be the most important among Confucius’ ideas. This special word means being kind and caring about 2 happens in the world. Confucius also talked about “Li”, which means knowing the way to act 3 (proper) in different situations.
Confucius started a school to spread his ideas and 4 (thought). He believed that everyone, whether rich 5 poor, should have a chance to learn. This idea changed the way people thought about education.
The book, The Analects (《论语》), 6 (record) many of the things that Confucius said. His students wrote 7 (they) down so that other people could learn from him too. In modern times, The Analects is used almost every day 8 lots of people because it has wise advice that can help us in our lives.
One idea Confucius had about learning was that it never stops. He said that if people wanted to get 9 (improve), they should check themselves three times a day. This is a very important idea, because the world is always changing and we need to keep up with it.
Confucius’ ideas have 10 (be) around in people’s everyday lives since they appeared. They become more and more popular in Western countries and South Asia.
【答案】
1.a 2.what 3.properly 4. thoughts 5.or 6.records 7. them 8. by 9.improved 10.been
【导语】本文介绍了孔子的核心思想、教育理念以及《论语》的影响,展现了孔子思想对后世的深远意义。
1.句意:他是一位如此伟大的思想家,以至于许多人至今仍了解他和他的思想。“such a/an+形容词+单数可数名词+that...”是固定句型,表示“如此……以至于……”,great是以辅音音素开头的单词,故填a。
2.句意:这个特殊的词意味着善良,关心世界上发生的一切。此处引导宾语从句,从句缺少主语,表示“发生什么”,故填what。
3.句意:孔子还谈到了“礼”,这意味着知道在不同情况下如何恰当地行事。此处修饰动词act,需要用副词形式,proper的副词形式是properly,故填properly。
4.句意:孔子开办了一所学校来传播他的思想和想法。此处与ideas并列,需要用名词复数形式,thought的复数形式是thoughts,故填thoughts。
5.句意:他认为每个人,无论贫富,都应该有学习的机会。“whether...or...”是固定搭配,表示“无论……还是……”,故填or。
6.句意:《论语》这本书记录了孔子说过的许多话。句子主语The Analects是单数,陈述客观事实用一般现在时,故填records。
7.句意:他的学生把它们写下来,这样其他人也能向他学习。此处指代前面的many of the things,作wrote的宾语,需要用宾格形式,they的宾格是them,故填them。
8.句意:在现代,《论语》几乎每天都被很多人使用,因为它有能帮助我们生活的明智建议。“be used by sb.”是固定搭配,表示“被某人使用”,故填by。
9.句意:他说,如果人们想要得到提升,他们应该一日三省吾身。“get improved”表示“得到提升、被改进”,是固定用法,故填improved。
10.句意:孔子的思想自出现以来,就一直存在于人们的日常生活中。“since”引导的时间状语从句,主句用现在完成时,结构为“have/has + 过去分词”,be的过去分词是been,故填been。
重难语篇练习
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。
For the last few months, the picture of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang in history textbooks has been changed. The old image, which gave him a “shoe-heel face” 1 a sharp chin and twelve small black moles (痣) on his cheeks, is no longer used. It’s said that the old version was a folk story passed down for centuries, so people 2 (call) him “Mango face” jokingly in daily talks.
Now, the new picture comes from the Palace Museum in Taipei. It shows 3 emperor with a serious look and calm eyes, more in line with the official records of his time. This image helps people refresh the 4 (history) memory of several generations.
It was discussed why the change 5 (make)? Some people said that the old image didn’t show his real look. The new one is based on an official picture of the Ming Dynasty palace, 6 is more reliable (可信的) and supported by historical research.
This textbook change tells us that 7 (learn) history needs us to seek the truth. Folk stories and official records can have big 8 (different). For students, it’s important 9 (understand) real history. By noticing such changes, we develop a better sense of history and learn to tell facts from legends.
Next time you open your history textbook, take a look at Zhu Yuanzhang’s new image. Remember that history is 10 (actual) being improved to be more accurate (精确的) than before as the new research comes out.
【答案】
1.with 2.called 3.the 4.historical 5.was made 6.which 7.learning 8.differences 9.to understand 10.actually
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了历史教科书中朱元璋画像的更换。旧画像源于民间传说,具有“鞋拔子脸”特征;新画像来自台北故宫博物院,更符合官方记载。这一变化启示我们学习历史要追求真相,区分民间故事与官方记录。
1.句意:旧画像给他画了一张“鞋拔子脸”,下巴尖尖,脸颊上还有十二颗小黑痣,这张画像不再被使用了。介词“with”表示“带有”,连接附属特征。
2.句意:据说旧版是流传了几个世纪的民间故事,所以人们在日常交谈中开玩笑地称他为“芒果脸”。描述过去发生的动作,用一般过去时,谓语动词应用过去式called。
3.句意:新画像来自台北故宫博物院,展示了一位神情严肃、眼神平静的皇帝,更符合当时的官方记载。特指朱元璋这位皇帝,用定冠词the。
4.句意:这幅画像帮助几代人刷新历史记忆。修饰名词“memory”需用形容词,“history”的形容词为historical“历史的”。
5.句意:人们讨论了为什么做出这一改变?主语“the change”与动词“make”之间为被动关系,且发生在过去,用一般过去时的被动语态was made。
6.句意:新画像基于明代宫廷官方画像,这更可信,并得到历史研究的支持。非限制性定语从句,指代整个前句,用关系代词which。
7.句意:这次教科书更改告诉我们,学习历史需要我们寻求真相。动名词短语“learning history”作宾语从句的主语,应用动名词形式learning。
8.句意:民间故事和官方记载之间可能有很大差异。“big”后接可数名词复数,difference的复数为differences。
9.句意:对学生来说,理解真实的历史很重要。固定句型“It is + adj. + to do sth.”,不定式作真正主语,故填to understand。
10.句意:记住,随着新研究的出现,历史实际上被改进得比以往更精确。修饰动词“is improved”需用副词,actual的副词为actually。
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。
Scientists in Mexico have just begun a new study of one of the world’s 1 (great) pyramids: the Pyramid of the Sun, north of Mexico City. They’re putting lots of small, high-tech machines under the pyramid to try to unlock some of 2 (it) secrets. For thousands of years, people 3 (try) to uncover the secrets of the pyramids.
The people 4 built the pyramids made lots of secret doors and rooms to keep robbers 5 finding the treasures inside. However, there always have been some smart 6 (thief) in history. Now, almost all of Egypt’s pyramids have been robbed, including the Great Pyramid of Khufu, which is the largest pyramid in the world. It is the only one of the ancient wonders of the world that is still standing.
In AD 820, an Arab (阿拉伯的) king named Abdullah Al-Ma’mun got a group of workers to dig their way into the Great Pyramid and have a look. Inside the pyramid, there’re three rooms the Queen’s Chamber (房间), the Grand Gallery (长廊) and the 7 (king) Chamber. But to their surprise, the men didn’t find the treasures they wanted. The Queen’s and King’s Chambers were both empty! Where were the King’s mummy and his treasures? They might 8 (steal) by someone. The huge stone doors at the pyramid’s entrance were still closed when Al-Ma’mun’s men went inside. How had the thieves got in and out?
Since then, many people have gone inside the Great Pyramid 9 (have) a look or to try to take things. But still, no other chambers or walkways have been found.
In 2002, an American team made the most recent visit to the Great Pyramid. Scientists sent a robot into the pyramid, but they only found 10 mysterious locked stone door.
【答案】
1.greatest 2.its 3.have tried##have been trying 4.who/that 5.from 6.thieves 7.King’s 8.have been stolen 9.to have 10.a
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了科学家对墨西哥太阳金字塔的研究以及历史上对埃及金字塔的探索和未解之谜。
1.句意:科学家们开始研究世界上最伟大的金字塔之一——墨西哥城北部的太阳金字塔。此处是固定结构“one of the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”,表示“最……之一”,用greatest。故填greatest。
2.句意:他们正在金字塔下放许多小型高科技机器,试图解开它的一些秘密。空格后是名词secrets,需用形容词性物主代词its修饰。故填its。
3.句意:几千年来,人们一直试图揭开金字塔的秘密。时间状语“For thousands of years”表示持续到现在的时间,需用现在完成时,主语为people,用have tried;此处也可强调动作从过去持续到现在,且仍在进行,用现在完成进行时。故填have tried/have been trying。
4.句意:建造金字塔的人设置了许多秘密门和房间,以防止盗贼找到里面的宝藏。空处引导定语从句,先行词为指人的The people,在从句中作主语,who/that符合。故填who/that。
5.句意:建造金字塔的人设置了许多秘密门和房间,以防止盗贼找到里面的宝藏。keep sb. from doing sth.是固定搭配,意为“阻止某人做某事”。故填from。
6.句意:然而,历史上总有一些聪明的盗贼。根据“some”可知,此处用复数形式thieves。故填thieves。
7.句意:在金字塔内部,有三个房间 —— 王后室、大长廊和国王室。空后为名词“Chamber”,表示国王室,用’s所有格形式King’s。故填King’s。
8.句意:它们可能已经被某人偷走了。主语They与steal之间是被动关系,且结合语境表示“过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响”,需用现在完成时的被动语态,用have been stolen。故填have been stolen。
9.句意:从那以后,许多人进入大金字塔去看一看或试图拿走东西。此处表示“进入金字塔”的目的,用不定式结构。故填to have。
10.句意:科学家们把一个机器人送进了金字塔,但他们只发现了一扇神秘的上锁的石门。此处表示泛指的含义,mysterious以辅音音素开头,用a。故填a。
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基础语篇练习
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容 (1个单词) 或括号内的正确形式,将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置。
We now have a good idea of what kind of clothes people 1 (wear) over 5,000 years ago. Scientists studied the pieces of material that were 2 the body of a man who died in Europe 5,300 years ago. His body was frozen under ice in the Alps Mountains. Archaeologists discovered his body in a glacier in 1991. They called him Otzi the Iceman. They also found bits of clothing and Otzi’s accessories and weapons. Scientists have analyzed (分析) everything they found 3 (get) an idea of what early humans looked like, what they ate and what they wore. They even have an idea of what Otzi’s voice sounded like. The scientists said Otzi provided rare and 4 (value) information about how humans used animals five millennia ago.
The research team said Otzi’s clothes were from several different animals. He had leggings that were made from goat leather. He wore a hat 5 (make) from brown bear fur. Otzi’s leather coat was stitched together from at 6 (little) four different kinds of animals. His shoes were made from different kinds of 7 (grass). Otzi’s body was also covered in tattoos. Scientists say these were for pain relief for his aching joints and not for decoration. Otzi was 45 8 he died, which was quite old for a man 5,000 years ago. He suffered from heart disease and bad dental problems. Scientists say he did not die naturally. He was murdered. Someone killed him by 9 (fire) an arrow (弓箭) at him, which 10 (hit) him in the head.
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Recently Chinese and foreign scientists in Fujian province 1 (discover) the largest known Deinonychosaur tracks (恐爪龙足迹) ever found. A paper on the discovery 2 (publish) in the academic journal Science last month. The research found out that some large Deinonychosaur tracks are at 3 (little) 5 meters in length and nearly 2 meters in 4 (high), comparable in size to other dinosaur species discovered before.
5 team of Chinese and foreign scientists was led by the Fujian Yingliang Stone Natural History Museum. It 6 (announce) the discovery on Monday. Deinonychosaurs lived 7 the Jurassic period (199.6-145.5 million years ago) to the Cretaceous period (145-66 million years ago). Their 8 (four) toe on the foot is usually on the ground. A professor 9 is the director of the Fujian Yingliang Stone Natural History Museum believes that the discovery is of great importance 10 it greatly enlarges the size range (范围) of Deinonychosaur footprints.
阅读下面短文,根据语境或所给单词的提示,在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词,要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确,使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Before the invention of paper, what did the ancient Chinese mainly write on? The answer is bamboo slips. They were one of the 1 (early) forms of books in China. People usually wrote on them vertically. Restoring (保存) old bamboo slips is very important 2 they can help solve puzzles in history. Fang Beisong 3 (be) a researcher in the field of bamboo slip restoration. He has been restoring old books since 1988. He now works at the Jingzhou Conservation Institute in Hubei province.
A few years ago, some bamboo slips from the Han dynasty were found in Hebei. The writing on 4 (they) was not clear. Even worse, they had been burned 5 grave robbers (盗墓者). With a slight touch, they would fall apart. Fang led his team to test more than 70 6 (way) of restoration. Finally, they found 7 special material to help them restore the slips’ flexibility (柔韧性). They 8 (careful) cleaned the slips and restored them to the original shape. They then sealed (密封) them before 9 (take) some other steps. With the help of special modern technology, they 10 (get) clear pictures of the writing on the bamboo slips.
“We don’t want to lose the writing from ancient times,” said Fang. “Neither do we want to forget our history. That is why we love our work!”
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Archaeologists (考古学家) have found something more exciting in Sichuan Province, and the 1 (discover) was made at the Sanxingdui Ruins(三星堆遗址). The site 2 (believe) to be the location of an ancient civilization(文明) thousands of years ago.
3 we are seeing now is one of the newly discovered sacrificial pits (祭祀坑) at the Sanxingdui Ruins. Sanxingdui, literally meaning “three—star mounds” in Chinese, is about 4 80—minute drive from Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province. In the 1980s, archaeologists decided that the three mounds were once part of a city wall that defended an ancient kingdom. 5 (cover) 12 square kilometers, the Sanxingdui Ruins are thought to be remains of the ancient Shu Kingdom, which was over a period of 2,600 to 4,800 years.
The 6 (one) finding here was a piece of jade (玉石) under the ground 7 accident by a farmer in 1929. In 1986, two sacrificial pits 8 (fill) with relics (遗物)were discovered. The six newly—discovered pits sit next to the two discovered in 1986. Even today, many secrets are hidden in the Sanxingdui Ruins. But 9 (hope) one day we can find out 10 (much) about the mysterious ancient civilization that once lived here.
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A team of scientists in the United Kingdom found a fossil (化石) forest. It has a history of about 390 1 (million) years. The forest lived between 419 million and 358 million years ago. This made it 2 oldest known forest in the world. The 3 (scientist) said the trees were something like “parents” of modern trees.
Dr. Christopher Berry is from Cardiff University. Years of his work went into the new study. “The forest is very special. 4 I first saw pictures of the trees, I at once knew what they were, because I had studied this kind of tree for 30 years,” Dr. Berry said. “It was amazing 5 (see) them near home. But most 6 (important), I saw these trees where they grew for the 7 (one) time.”
“The information in these fossils 8 (show) a key stage (阶段) in the earth’s history,” Davies, who is from University of Cambridge, said. “People sometimes think British 9 (rock) have been looked at enough. But this shows that we can still find 10 (anything) new by visiting them again.”
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Li Shizhen, a well-known medical scientist of the Ming Dynasty, is considered to be a great master of medicine in China. He put 1 (he) heart and soul (灵魂) into medicine, only to save the dying and cure (治疗) the sick. Li was born in 1518 in Hubei. Both his grandfather and father were 2 (doctor). Li’s grandfather was a country doctor who traveled from place to place with a bag of herbs (药草). Li’s father was also a famous doctor in their local area.
From childhood, Li went to the mountains with his father to pick herbs, gaining wide knowledge about animals, plants and medicine. Although Li’s father hoped his son could get 3 government job, Li failed the exam three times. He then 4 (turn) attention to medicine.
5 the age of 33, Li became famous for curing Prince Zhu Houkun’s son. A few years later, he 6 (invite) to work at the Imperial Medical Institute (太医院) in Beijing. During that time, he read many ancient medical texts, 7 noticed a mess in the naming and categorization (分类) of herbs. To deal with it, he decided 8 (leave) his job and devote himself to writing a book about herbs.
After that, Li traveled to many places and got much first-hand experience. He also read hundreds of medical books and collected different kinds of herbs. After 27 years of efforts, his first draft (初稿) of Bencao Gangmu was completed in 1578. The book is highly detailed (详尽的) and 9 (good) organized and is considered one of 10 (great) scientific achievements of the Ming Dynasty.
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It was 90 years ago that an army quietly passed across the Yudu River in Ganzhou, Jiangxi. They were the Chinese Central Red Army. They decided to start a long and hard march, which is now famously 1 (know) as the Long March. This year is the 90th year of the victory of the famous march. Let’s learn something about it.
During the Long March, the Chinese Central Red Army passed many places. They started from Jiangxi, passed through several 2 (province) and finally arrived in Shaanxi. It is said that they 3 (cover) about 25,000li (about 12,500 kilometers) during the journey. Soldiers went 4 many difficulties. They lived a very hard life and fought against enemies 5 (brave). In Sichuan, they crossed the Luding Chain Bridge, which was made up of 13 iron chains, under heavy gunfire. They also climbed over the 6 (snow) Jiajin Mountain. This was one of the 7 (hard) times during the march. They didn’t have enough food, so they often went hungry for days. Besides, they didn’t have enough clothes to keep warm. As a result, many of 8 (they) died. About 86,000 people took part in the march; 9 only about 7,000 were left when they arrived in Shaanxi.
Today, we can visit these places and understand the 10 of the Long March: never be afraid of difficulties and never give up hope.
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Confucius was a wise man. He is such 1 great thinker that many people still know about him and his ideas.
“Ren” was considered to be the most important among Confucius’ ideas. This special word means being kind and caring about 2 happens in the world. Confucius also talked about “Li”, which means knowing the way to act 3 (proper) in different situations.
Confucius started a school to spread his ideas and 4 (thought). He believed that everyone, whether rich 5 poor, should have a chance to learn. This idea changed the way people thought about education.
The book, The Analects (《论语》), 6 (record) many of the things that Confucius said. His students wrote 7 (they) down so that other people could learn from him too. In modern times, The Analects is used almost every day 8 lots of people because it has wise advice that can help us in our lives.
One idea Confucius had about learning was that it never stops. He said that if people wanted to get 9 (improve), they should check themselves three times a day. This is a very important idea, because the world is always changing and we need to keep up with it.
Confucius’ ideas have 10 (be) around in people’s everyday lives since they appeared. They become more and more popular in Western countries and South Asia.
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For the last few months, the picture of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang in history textbooks has been changed. The old image, which gave him a “shoe-heel face” 1 a sharp chin and twelve small black moles (痣) on his cheeks, is no longer used. It’s said that the old version was a folk story passed down for centuries, so people 2 (call) him “Mango face” jokingly in daily talks.
Now, the new picture comes from the Palace Museum in Taipei. It shows 3 emperor with a serious look and calm eyes, more in line with the official records of his time. This image helps people refresh the 4 (history) memory of several generations.
It was discussed why the change 5 (make)? Some people said that the old image didn’t show his real look. The new one is based on an official picture of the Ming Dynasty palace, 6 is more reliable (可信的) and supported by historical research.
This textbook change tells us that 7 (learn) history needs us to seek the truth. Folk stories and official records can have big 8 (different). For students, it’s important 9 (understand) real history. By noticing such changes, we develop a better sense of history and learn to tell facts from legends.
Next time you open your history textbook, take a look at Zhu Yuanzhang’s new image. Remember that history is 10 (actual) being improved to be more accurate (精确的) than before as the new research comes out.
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Scientists in Mexico have just begun a new study of one of the world’s 1 (great) pyramids: the Pyramid of the Sun, north of Mexico City. They’re putting lots of small, high-tech machines under the pyramid to try to unlock some of 2 (it) secrets. For thousands of years, people 3 (try) to uncover the secrets of the pyramids.
The people 4 built the pyramids made lots of secret doors and rooms to keep robbers 5 finding the treasures inside. However, there always have been some smart 6 (thief) in history. Now, almost all of Egypt’s pyramids have been robbed, including the Great Pyramid of Khufu, which is the largest pyramid in the world. It is the only one of the ancient wonders of the world that is still standing.
In AD 820, an Arab (阿拉伯的) king named Abdullah Al-Ma’mun got a group of workers to dig their way into the Great Pyramid and have a look. Inside the pyramid, there’re three rooms the Queen’s Chamber (房间), the Grand Gallery (长廊) and the 7 (king) Chamber. But to their surprise, the men didn’t find the treasures they wanted. The Queen’s and King’s Chambers were both empty! Where were the King’s mummy and his treasures? They might 8 (steal) by someone. The huge stone doors at the pyramid’s entrance were still closed when Al-Ma’mun’s men went inside. How had the thieves got in and out?
Since then, many people have gone inside the Great Pyramid 9 (have) a look or to try to take things. But still, no other chambers or walkways have been found.
In 2002, an American team made the most recent visit to the Great Pyramid. Scientists sent a robot into the pyramid, but they only found 10 mysterious locked stone door.
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