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。

Dr. Yuan was born in Beijing in 1930. 【1】_________ he graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953, he has given his life to 【2】________ ( find ) ways to grow more and more rice.

As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output. At that time, famine was 【3】________serious problem in many parts of the country. Dr. Yuan searched 【4】________a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of fields. In 1950, Chinese farmers could only produce fifty million tons of rice. Last year, 【5】________ , nearly two hundred million tons of rice【6】________ ( produce ). These increased harvests mean that 22% of the 【7】________ ( world ) people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in China. Dr. Yuan is now circulating his knowledge in India, Vietnam and other less developed countries 【8】________ ( increase ) their rice harvests. Thanks to his research, the UN is trying to rid the world of 【9】________ ( hungry ). Using his hybrid rice farmers are producing harvests twice 【10】________ ( large ) than before.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Since

【2】finding

【3】a

【4】for

【5】however

【6】was produced

【7】world’s

【8】to increase

【9】hunger

【10】larger

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了袁博士种植杂交水稻的故事。

【1】Since 考查连词。此处指的是自从他在大学毕业后，Since自从；故填Since。

【2】finding 考查固定用法。give one’s life to doing sth. 献身……，故填finding。

【3】a 考查冠词。此处修饰problem，这里是单数形式，应该用用a修饰。故填a。

【4】for 考查介词。search for：搜索，搜寻;此处指的是他寻找一种增加产量的方法。 故填for。

【5】however 考查连词。根据前后文的关系可得出，此处为转折关系，故填however。

【6】was produced 考查被动语态。两百万吨的大米被生产出来。故填was produced。

【7】world’s 考查词性。此处指的是世界上的22%的人，应该用形容词性物主代词。故填world’s。

【8】to increase 考查固定用法。此处to do表示目的，故填to increase。

【9】hunger 考查名词。句意：多亏了他的研究，联合国正在努力消除世界的饥饿。故填hunger。

【10】larger 考查比较级。句意：使用他的杂交水稻的农民生产的粮食比以前大两倍。故填larger。