Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Until recently, almost everyone thought that growth and progress would make the world a 【1】______ (good) place. They believed that something new was always better than something old. So countries have spent millions of dollars 【2】_______ science to develop new ways of making things and doing work. 【3】_____, this new technique is the main cause of the world’s problems. One such problem has come from the 【4】________ (appear) of the car. In some 【5】______ (crowd) cities, the car has polluted the air 【6】_______ badly that people get sick just from breathing it. Waste from factories is another example of how new technology is hurting the earth. When some waste chemicals 【7】________ (put) into the sea, they can hurt or kill animals and fish. It’s time that we 【8】_______ (do) something as soon as possible. When the problems get worse, they will not affect just a few 【9】________ (country). They will be world problems 【10】____ affect us all.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】better

【2】on

【3】However

【4】appearance

【5】crowded

【6】so

【7】are put

【8】did/should do

【9】countries

【10】which/that

【解析】

【1】better 考查形容词。根据语境，是发展和进步使得这个世界变成一个更好的地方，与过去的世界相比较，用better。

【2】on 考查介词的用法。spend sth. on sth.在某物上花费某物，用介词on。

【3】However 考查副词。这句与上句是转折关系，用However。

【4】appearance 考查名词。the appearance of the car 汽车的出现，用appearance。

【5】crowded 考查词性转换。修饰名词用形容词，crowded意为“拥挤的”。

【6】so 考查固定句型。so...that...如此…以至于…，是固定短语，故用so。

【7】are put 考查语态。主语与动词之间是被动关系，用are put。

【8】did/should do 考查虚拟语气。It's time that...正是……的时候，后接should do或者动词的过去式，用did/should do。

【9】countries 考查名词。a few后接可数名词复数，用countries。

【10】which/that 考查关系词。先行词为problems，在定语从句中作主语，故用that/which。