题目内容
【题目】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。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置
English was once 【1】 (speak) only by people in a part of Britain. But during the twentieth century, it became a world language-a language used by speakers of many different languages 【2】 (communicate) with each other. 【3】 it is called a “world language”, more than five billion people- most of people on the earth-do not speak English as either their first 【4】 second language. However, hundreds of millions of people use it, and hundreds of millions are learning it. Because so many people learn and use English, it may be hard to imagine that one day English may not be the world’s 【5】 (lead) language. Remember that there were other important languages in the past which lost their 【6】 (important) or even disappeared. In Europe, Latin was used as a common language for many centuries before people stopped using it. French was once a language 【7】 (know) by all well-educated people, and was 【8】 (popular) than English. But since the nineteenth century, English 【9】 (become) more popular than French. Today, many people 【10】 want to learn a new language are learning Chinese, Spanish or Arabic. It may be that, one day, instead of English, another language will be used across the world.
【答案】
【1】spoken
【2】to communicate
【3】Although/Though/While
【4】or
【5】leading
【6】importance
【7】known
【8】more popular
【9】has become
【10】who/that
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了尽管英语被称为“世界语言”,但超过50亿人——地球上的大多数人不会把英语作为第一语言或第二语言。文章分析了过去一些重要的语言,并分析也许有一天,世界各地会用另一种语言来代替英语。
【1】考查动词时态语态。本句中主语与谓语动词构成被动关系,且根据上文English was once可知为一般过去时的被动。故填spoken。
【2】考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知communicate在句中作非谓语动词,且为动词不定式作目的状语。故填to communicate。
【3】考查连接词。句意:尽管英语被称为“世界语言”,但超过50亿人——地球上的大多数人不会把英语作为第一语言或第二语言。本句为让步状语从句,表示“尽管”应用although/though/while引导,句首字母要大写。故填Although/Though/While。
【4】考查固定短语。根据短语either…or…表示“要么……要么……”。故填or。
【5】考查形容词。修饰后文名词language应用形容词leading,表示“主流的”。故填leading。
【6】考查名词。根据上文their为形容词性物主代词修饰名词importance,表示“重要性”。故填importance。
【7】考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知know在句中作非谓语动词,与逻辑主语language构成被动关系,故用过去分词。故填known。
【8】考查比较级。句意:法语曾经是所有受过良好教育的人都知道的语言,而且比英语更受欢迎。结合句意可知表示“更受欢迎”应用比较级形式。故填more popular。
【9】考查动词时态。根据上文since the nineteenth century可知应用现在完成时,且主语为English,助动词用has。故填has become。
【10】考查定语从句。句意:今天,许多想学一门新语言的人正在学习汉语、西班牙语或阿拉伯语。本句为定语从句修饰先行词people,且先行词在从句中做主语,指人应用关系代词who或that。故填who/that。
定语从句中的关系词选择,可考虑以下几点:
1、看清楚先行词的意义,就是理清先行词是指人、指物、时间、地点、原因。指物时不能用who或whom,指人时通常不用which等等。
2、看清楚关系词的句法功能,就是理清关系词是担任什么句子成分,是作主语还是宾语、是作定语还是状语等等。作定语通常用whose,有时也用which。作状语要用when, where, why。
3、看清楚定语从句的种类,就是理清是限制性定语从句还是非限制性定语从句。that、why通常不引导非限制性定语从句。
4、看清楚文体,就是理清是正式文体,还是非正式文体。是书面语体还是口语体。
如第十小题,句意:今天,许多想学一门新语言的人正在学习汉语、西班牙语或阿拉伯语。本句为定语从句修饰先行词people,且先行词在从句中做主语,指人应用关系代词who或that。故填who/that。