Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

Whales are beautiful and clever animals. Most people are aware 【1】_ the fact that commercial (商业的) whaling endangers whales and agree that whales should not be killed to make money. If you whales 【2】 __ (drag) out of the sea and cut up, you might be shocked. And it might make you reflect on 【3】 _ whaling should be continued. But there are still a few countries like Iceland 【4】 _ continue commercial whaling.

In 1883 the first whaling station was set up in Alptafjordur, Iceland. Seeing the 【5】__(succeed) of the whaling station, people set up another five on the island between 1896 and 1903. Whale catching reached its limit in 1902, when 1,305 whales were caught【6】 _ (produce) oil.

【7】_ban on whaling was passed in Iceland in 1915. Conservation played an effective role in preventing whales from being killed and it was not until 1935 【8】__an Icelandic company established another whaling station. Between 1948 and 1975, an average of 250 fin, 65 sei, and 78 sperm whales were taken annually. 【9】__(like) the majority of commercial whaling at the time, this operation was based on the sale of frozen meat 【10】 _ than on oil.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】of

【2】being dragged

【3】whether

【4】which 或 that

【5】success

【6】to produce

【7】A

【8】that

【9】Unlike

【10】rather

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要讲述了捕鲸业的历史及逐步被限制的发展过程。

【1】of.考查介词。固定短语be aware of“意识到，知道”，此处指人们都知道这个事实，故填of.

【2】being dragged.考查被动。句中whales和动词drag是被动关系，指鲸鱼被拖出水；动词witness后加-ing表示看到有人正在做某事，故填being dragged.

【3】whether.考查连词。句意：这会让你考虑捕鲸业是否还该继续。此处是宾语从句，根据句意用whether“是否”引导，故填whether.

【4】which或that.考查定语从句。句中包含定语从句，先行词是Iceland指物，在定语从句中做主语，故填which或that.

【5】success.考查名词。根据空前的the和空后的of考查此处填名词，故填success.

【6】to produce.考查不定式。此处是不定式表目的，指鲸鱼被逮后用来生产鲸油，故填to produce.

【7】A.考查冠词。ban是可数名词，此处表示一个，故填冠词A.

【8】that.考查强调句。句中包含强调句，基本结构It is∕was+被强调部分+that+其他，故填that.

【9】Unlike.考查介词。此处指不像多数的商业捕鲸，根据句意填Unlike.

【10】rather.考查副词。rather than“而不是”，此处是指这种经营主要是以卖冻肉为主而不是卖鲸油。故填rather.