Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

【1】 (exact) when the first people arrived in what we now know as California，no one really knows. However, 【2】 is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.

Scientists believe that these first settler 【3】 (cross) the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America 【4】 means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. In the 16th century, after the 【5】 (arrive) of Europeans, the native people suffered greatly. Thousands were killed or forced into slavery. In addition, many died 【6】 the diseases brought by Europeans. However, some survived these terrible times, and today there are more Native Americans 【7】 (live) in California than in any other state.

In the 18th century, California was ruled by Spain. Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th century. Two centuries later, the Spanish had settled in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of 【8】 we now call the United States. Of 【9】 first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, whose ministry was 【10】 (teach) the Catholic religion to the natives.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Exactly

【2】it

【3】crossed

【4】by

【5】arrival

【6】obviously

【7】living

【8】what

【9】the

【10】looking

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述的加利福尼亚的先人们开发加利福尼亚的历史和发展。

【1】Exactly考查副词。根据空后when引导的状语从句判断应用副词。故填Exactly。

【2】it 考查代词。空后是that引导的主语从句，此处it是形式主语。故填.it。

【3】crossed 考查动词时态。根据空前的the first settlers早期的殖民者判断应用一般过去时，故填crossed。

【4】by 考查介词。根据词组by means of通过……的方式，可知。故填by。

【5】arrival 考查名词。根据空前的the判断应用名词形式。故填arrival。

【6】from 考查介词。根据该句空前的die和空后的the diseases判断，应用from，die from死于。故填from。

【7】living 考查非谓语动词。根据空there be句型，此处需要Americans后跟动词的ing形式作后置定语。故填living。

【8】what考查宾语从句。根据空后的of宾语从句中缺少call的宾语，应用what引导，故判断填what。

【9】the 考查冠词。根据空后的first判断应该填定冠词。故填the。

【10】to teach 考查非谓语动词。根据空前的was判断，此处的ministry是teach的执行者，且动作在主句的谓语动词后发生，应用不定式。故填to teach。