题目内容
In the 18th century,a small number 1.Chinese sailors moved to Limhouse,a place in the east of London. Then other Chinese came to this area and Limhouse became known as “Chinatown”.However London,s Chinese community 2.(remain) very small for many years: at the start of the 20th century,there were just- 545 Chinese people 3. (live) in Britain.
During the Second World War,Limhouse was almost destroyed. The Chinese moved to 4.different area — a part of central London near Leicester Square. This area is now 5.Londoners call Chinatown.In the 1950s,the Chinese found it difficult 6. (get) jobs. Then a small Chinese restaurant opened in London,7. became popular almost overnight. Many British people visited it and said Chinese food 8. (serve) there was wonderful!Soon Chinese restaurants started opening in every part of the city. Many Chinese worked there as cooks,managers or waiters.
As time went by,London's Chinese community became very successful. The sons and daughters of the 9. (origin) restaurant workers studied and worked hard. And most went on to get highly paid jobs. Many Chinese families left Chinatown and moved to more expensive districts. Chinatown,however,is still 10. lively as ever.
1 . of。考查介词。a small number of 意为“为数不多的”。
2. remained。考查一般过去时。这 里说的是伦敦唐人社区过去的情 况,故用一般过去时。
3. living。考查动词-ing形式作定语 的用法。逻辑主语Chinese people与live之间是主动关系,且 live所表示的刼#正在进行,故填 living。
4. a。考查不定冠词。这里说的是 “一个不同的地方”,故填a。
5. what。考查连接词。设空处引导 表语从句,且在从句中作call的 宾语,故填what。
6. to get。考查不定式作宾语的用 法。find it difficult to do sth.是固 定搭配。
7. which。考查关系词。设空处引 导非限制性定语从句修饰 restaurant ,且在从句中作主语,故 填 which。
8. served。考查过去分词作定语的 用法。serve与其逻辑主语food 之间是动宾关系,故填served。
9. original。考查形容词作定语的用 法。设空处作定语,修饰名词 restaurant workers,需用 origin 的 形容词形式。
10. as。考查副词。此处用到了 as…as结构。