题目内容
9.Freya Stark,explorer and writerFreya Stark was an explorer who lived during a time when explorers were regarded as heroes.She travelled to distant areas of the Middle East,where few Europeans-especially women-(25)had travelled (travel) before.She also travelled extensively in Turkey,Greece,Italy,Nepal and Afghanistan.
Stark was born in Paris in 1893.(26)Although/though she had no formal education as a child,she moved about with her artist parents and learned French,German and Italian.She entered London University in 1912,but at the start of World War I,she joined the nurse team and (27)was sent (send) to Italy.After the war,she returned to London and attended the School of Oriental Studies.Her studies there led to extensive travel in the Middle East,(28)enabling (enable) her to eventually become fluent in Persian,Russian and Turkish.
Stark became well known as a traveler and explorer in the Middle East.She travelled to the Lebanon in 1927at the age of 33 (29)when she had saved enough money,and while there,she studied Arabic.In 1928,she travelled (30)by donkey to the Jebel Druze,a mountainous area in Syria.During her (31)another trip,she went to a distant region of the Elburz,a mountain range in Iran,where she made a map.She was searching for information about an ancient Muslim sect Known as the Assassins,which she wrote about in Valley of the Assassins (1934),a classic (32)for which she was awarded a God Medal by the Royal Geographic Society.For the 12years,she continued her career as a traveler and writer,establishing a style which combined an account of her journey with personal commentary on the people,places,customs,history and politics of the Middle East.
分析 本文作者主要介绍了一位女探险家、作家Freya Stark的旅行经历以及她的作品风格.Freya Stark生在一个将探险家视为英雄的时代,她到过当时极少有欧洲人特别是女人去的中东偏远地区,她还广泛游历了土耳其、希腊、意大利、尼泊尔和阿富汗等地;Freya Stark于1893年生于巴黎,由于她经常跟着自己的艺术家父母到许多地方,这使她学会了法语,德语以及意大利语;1912年在她进入伦敦大学后,由于爆发了第一次世界大战,她便加入了护理队伍并被送往了意大利;战后,她回到伦敦,进入了东方研究学院学习,在那里的学习使得她有机会游遍了中东,并且学会了一口流利的波斯语、俄罗斯语以及土耳其语;在中东,Freya Stark成了一名众所周知的旅行者和探险家;由于她的著作《硅谷的刺客》,她曾被英国皇家地理学会授予了一枚奖章;12年来,她继续了她作为旅行家以及作家的事业,并创建了一套将自己旅行的经历与个人对中东人民、地方、风俗习惯、历史以及政治的评论联系在一起的体系.
解答 答案:
25.had travelled 考查时态 根据句中的时间状语before以及前一句"She travelled to…"使用了一般过去时可知,此处表示的应是她去中东偏远地区之前的情况,即表示发生在过去之前的动作;故使用过去完成时had travelled.
26.Although/though 考查连词的用法 根据"she had no formal education as a child她小时候没有接受过正规教育"与"she moved about with her artist parents and learned French…她和她的艺术家父母经常搬家,并学会了法语,德语以及意大利语"之间的句意关系可知,此处应使用连词Although/though 引导让步状语从句.
27.was sent 考查语态 本句的意思是:她加入了护理队伍,然后被送往了意大利;由于动词send与主语she构成被动关系,并且连词and之前使用的是一般过去时;故此处应使用一般过去时态的被动语态was sent.
28.enabling 考查现在分词的用法 根据句意"在那里的学习使得她有机会游遍了中东,最终使她学会了一口流利的波斯语,俄罗斯语以及土耳其语"可知,此处在句中作结果状语,enable与其逻辑主语Her studies 构成主谓关系,故用现在分词enabling;
29.when 考查关系副词的用法 根据句意"1927年她去了黎巴嫩,在她33岁时,她已经攒了足够的钱."可知,本句是定语从句,先行词"the age of 33"在从句中作时间状语;故用关系副词when.
30.by 考查介词的用法 此处用在交通工具之前,意为:骑驴;故用表示方式的介词by.
31.another 考查不定代词的用法 根据上一句她骑驴去了叙利亚的山区Jebel Druze,以及下文她又去了更远的位于伊朗山脉的地区Elburz,因此这里指的应是又一次的山区旅行;由于她去的这两个地区同属山区,指同类事物,故用不定代词another"再一次,又一次".
32.for which 考查关系代词的用法 分析句意"由于这部杰作她被英国皇家地理学会授予了一枚奖章"可知,本句是定语从句;a classic 为指物的先行词,在从句中应作表示原因的介词for的宾语,故在which之前加介词for.
点评 本题主要考查了各种语法在短文中的具体运用.做本题时,需要在正确理解短文的前提下,逐句分析句意以及所考查到的语法现象;因此在平时的学习中,应熟练掌握各种语法知识,其中包括词法,句法,各种时态语态以及虚拟语气等.
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