For more than a thousand years, the pages of books were made from animal skin. That changed in ________thirteenth century, when Europeans learned about a very ________(use)Chinese invention: paper.
But the biggest change for books in Europe came in 1439, when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. Before that, books in Europe were copied by hand, so they were very expensive. Many more people could afford the books ________were produced on a printing press.
These days it is difficult ________(imagine) a world without books. But human invention does not stop. Every year, more________ (story) are bought as e-books and read on a screen.
Will anyone turn the pages of a traditional book in the future, ________will books, like scrolls, soon disappear?
【答案】probably;saw;from;were invented;the;useful;that/which;to imagine;stories;or
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了书的历史。
(1)句意:首先,书写的发明可能在大约5500年前。副词修饰动词came,probable是形容词,probably是副词,故填probably。
(2)句意:他们可以与从未见过的人交流,并与保险公司的几代人分享他们的知识。根据5, 500 years ago可知时态是一般过去时,see的过去式是saw,故填saw。
(3)句意:后来,希腊人因他们的文学和科学而闻名,但是他们的“书”看起来和今天的书大不相同。be different from,固定搭配,与……不同,故填from。
(4)句意:大约2000年前,有很多页的书4被发明。根据2000年前是一般过去时,invent和pages是被动关系,主语是名词复数,故助动词是were,故填 were invented。(5)句意:这种情况在13世纪发生了变化,当时欧洲人了解到一项非常有用的中国发明,纸。根据thirteenth是序数词,其前是定冠词the,故填the。
(6)句意:这种情况在13世纪发生了变化,当时欧洲人了解到一项非常有用的中国发明,纸。invention是名词,其前是形容词,use是动词,useful是形容词,故填 useful。(7)句意:更多的人买得起印刷机上生产的书。定语从句缺少主语,指代先行词books,故用关系代词that/which指代,故填 that/which。
(8)句意:如今,没有书的世界很难想象。it's+形容词+to so,固定搭配,做某事很……,故填 to imagine。
(9)句意:每年,都有更多的故事以电子书的形式被购买并在屏幕上阅读。此处缺少主语,根据are可知是名词复数,story是名词,故填 stories。
(10)句意:将来会有人翻过传统书籍的书页吗?像卷轴一样的书会很快消失吗?连接疑问句表示并列关系用or,故填or。
【点评】考查语法填空,注意谓语的时态,语态,非谓语动词,词性,连词搭配等多种用法。
7.语法填空
A kidnapped 3-year-old boy ________ (name) Aiden helped police find himself on Tuesday, Jan. 13, after answering ________ (he) mum's phone in her stolen car- find out how he pulled it off!
Authorities said they found a 3-year-old boy who was sitting ________ a car stolen outside a Utah day care on Tuesday after he ________ (answer) his mother's cellphone and honked the horn to draw their attention.
"The boy's mother, Elizabeth Barrios, left the car unlocked and running ________ a snowy morning as she dropped off another child, a baby, at the day care around 7 am in Ogden, a town about 40 miles north of Salt Lake City," the police said. When she walked out, she saw someone ________ (drive) her car away with her 3-year old son Aiden inside.
Police arrived and called her cellphone, which was in the car, hoping ________ (reach) the thief and negotiate the boy's release.
Instead, the boy answered the phone. He told his mother that a ________ (strange) had driven away her car and was going through her purse. She told him ________ (stay) calm as the man took things from her purse ________ ran away.
"He is a very smart child," the police praised the kid. "He did a great job."
【答案】 named;his;in;answered;on;driving;to reach;stranger;to stay;and
【解析】【分析】本文讲述了一个3岁的男孩通过在被偷的车里接了妈妈的电话后,帮助警方找到了他的事情。
(1)句意:1月13日,星期二,一个被绑架的名叫艾登的3岁男孩在被偷的车里接了妈妈的电话后,帮助警方找到了他。helped是谓语动词,故此处是非谓语动词,name与boy是被动关系,故用过去分词做后置定语,named,名字叫……的,故填named。
(2)句意:1月13日,星期二,一个被绑架的名叫艾登的3岁男孩在被偷的车里接了妈妈的电话后,帮助警方找到了他。phone是名词其前是形容词性物主代词,he是主格,他,其形容词性物主代词是his,他的,故填his。
(3)句意:当局说,他们发现一个3岁的男孩坐在一辆被偷走的车里,星期二他在犹他州一家日托所外接了他母亲的手机,并按了喇叭以引起他们的注意。根据was sitting,可知表示正坐在某处,in the car,在车里,表示地点,故填in。
(4)句意:当局说,他们发现一个3岁的男孩坐在一辆被偷走的车里,星期二他在犹他州一家日托所外接了他母亲的手机,并按了喇叭以引起他们的注意。根据and honked the horn,可知and前后时态一致是一般过去时,故填answered。
(5)句意:警方称,男孩的母亲伊丽莎白·巴里奥斯早上7点左右在盐湖城以北40英里的小镇奥格登接受日托时,在一个下雪的早晨,将另一个孩子,一个婴儿,放下后,车没锁,就跑了。根据a snowy morning,可知morning前有形容词时用介词on,表示在……的
早上,故填on。
(6)句意:当她走出来的时候,她看到有人开车带着她3岁的儿子艾登走了。see sb doing sth,看见某人正在做某事,故此处是现在分词,故填driving。
(7)句意:蒂姆·斯科特中尉说,警察到了,打电话给她车里的手机,希望能找到小偷,并与他协商释放男孩的事宜。hope to do,希望做某事,故此处是不定式,故填to reach。(8)句意:他告诉他妈妈一个陌生人开着她的车走了,正在翻她的钱包。不定冠词a后是名词单数,strange是形容词,stranger,是名词,陌生人,故填stranger。
(9)句意:她让他保持冷静,因为那个男人从她的钱包里拿走了东西就跑开了。tell sb to do,固定搭配,告诉某人做某事,故此处是不定式,故填to stay。
(10)句意:她让他保持冷静,因为那个男人从她的钱包里拿走了东西就跑开了。此处表示并列关系,拿走东西并且跑掉,故是并列连词and,故填and。
【点评】考查语法填空,注意谓语的时态,语态,非谓语动词,词性,连词搭配等多种用法。
8.根据短文内容及所给提示,补全文中单词或用所给单词的正确形式填空。
Anna was a 9-year-old girl from a small village. It was the ________ (one)day of her school in town. W________ seeing her simple clothing and knowing her identity(身份), other students laughed at Ann. Then the teacher told everyone to write d ________ the 8 wonders of the world. Everyone except Anna handed in ________ (they)answer papers. The teacher came to her, "Don't worry. Just write. ________ you have known. "Anna replied "There are so many ________ (thing) Which 8 wonders can I pick to write?"
Most students answered ________ (correct)-the Great Green Wall of China, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Leaning Tower of Paris… Finally the teacher ________ (start)reading Anna's answer, "The 8 wonders: To be able to see. To be able to Hear, To Feel, Laugh, Think, Be Kind, Love and Learn! "The whole class kept ________ (silence).
The girl from a small village reminded them ________ the precious(宝贵)gift in their life, which were true wonders.
【答案】 first;When;down;their;What;things;correctly;started;silent;of
【解析】【分析】文章大意:课上老师让学生写出世界上的八大奇迹,一个来自农村的小女孩的答案与众不同,他的答案提醒了我们生活中真正的礼物是什么。那才是真正的奇迹。
(1)句意:这是她在镇上上学的第一天。根据the可知应会使用序数词,one的序数词为first,故答案是first。
(2)句意:当看到她简单的服装并且知道她的身份时,其他同学就嘲笑她。根据两个句子的意思可知,该句是一个时间状语从句,根据首字母w可知应会使用when,故答案是When。
(3)句意:老师然每个人写下世界上的八大奇迹。write down固定短语,记下,写下,故答案是down。
(4)句意:除了安娜每个人都把他们的答卷交上去了。they在这里作定语修饰answer
papers,因此应使用形容词性物主代词their,故答案是their。
(5)句意:就写你所知道的。句子为宾语从句空缺处作从句的宾语,应使用从属连词what,故答案是what。
(6)句意:安娜回答到:有那么多的东西,我从中选八个吗?根据many可知thing应使用复数形式things,故答案是things。
(7)句意:大多数同学回答正确。correct在这里修饰动词answered,应使用副词形式,correct的副词形式为correctly,故答案是correctly。
(8)句意:最后,老师开始看安娜的答案。本文的基本时态是一般过去式,在这里应使用start的过去式started,故答案是started。
(9)句意:全班都保持沉默。kept在这里是连系动词,后面跟形容词作表语,因此将silence改为silent,故答案是silent。