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【题目】For several billion years after the ”Big Bang ”, the earth was still just a cloud of dust. What it was to 【1】was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe. The earth became so 【2】 that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not.

【3】eastward, you’ll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea 【4】 you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5500 kilometers from coast to coast. Here in Vancouver, you’re in Canada’s warmest part. People say it is Canada’s most beautiful city, 【5】 by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Its population is increasing rapidly. The coast【6】 of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.

However, this was not easy. When they first arrived in Gombe in 1960, it was unusual for a woman to live in the froest.【7】after her mother came to help her for the first few months【8】she allowed to begin her project. Her work changed the way people think about chimps. For example, one important thing she discovered was that chimps hunt and eat meat. Until then everyone【9】 thought chimps ate only fruit and nuts. She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other, and her study of their body language helped her【10】their social system.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Become

【2】violent

【3】Going

【4】that

【5】surrounded

【6】north

【7】Only

【8】was

【9】had

【10】work out

【解析】三段短文内容分别取材于人教版必修三Unit４、Unit 5和必修四Unit 1，要求学生对话题熟悉，有一定的语法分析能力。

【1】become “大爆炸”后好几十亿年过去了，但地球还只是一团尘埃。随后它会变成（become）什么没人能知道。 become在此处与其前不定式符号to一起构成表语，what it was to become在整句话中作主语，为主语从句。

【2】violent 地球变的激烈动荡（violent），不知道这个固体形状是否会继续存在下去。 violent adj. adj. 暴力的；猛烈的

【3】Going 向东走，你会经过山脉，成千上万的湖泊和森林，还有宽阔的河流和大城市。going eastward在此处作状语，由主语you主动发出，用现在分词形式。

【4】that 有些人的想法是，你可以在不到五天的时间里穿越加拿大，但是他们忘记了加拿大从海岸到海岸的5500公里的事实。that在idea之后引导同位语从句，并对其内容进行阐释说明。

【5】surrounded 人们说它（温哥华）是加拿大的最美丽的城市，被群山和太平洋环绕。 surrounded作后置定语，修饰city，与中心词city之间为被动关系，用过去分词。

【6】north 温哥华北部的海岸有一些世界上最古老、最美丽的森林。 north of Vancouver作后置定语，修饰中心词the coast。

【7】Only 她母亲头几个月来帮她的忙，这才使她得以开始自己的计划。 副词only修饰时间状语从句，表示强调。

【8】was 副词only + 状语从句放在句首时，主句要进行部分倒装。此处was she allowed为部分倒装结构，allow为及物动词，意为“她才得以允许开始自己的项目”，应为被动语态，用was。

【9】had 在那之前，每个人都认为黑猩猩只吃水果和坚果。由于时间状语为until then“到那时，在此之前”，think一词应为过去完成时，表示“过去的过去”，用had。

【10】work out 她还发现了黑猩猩是如何相互交流的，而她对它们身体语言的研究也帮助她了解了他们的社会体系。 work out弄懂，了解。用于help sb. do sth.（帮助某人做某事）结构，作宾语补足语，动词work用原形形式。