Question

【题目】

【1】Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid ___________.

【2】Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to ___________.

【3】Today’s festivals have _________________, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.

【4】He thought of his mutton, beef and bacon cooked in the hottest, finest oil. His cola was sugary and cold, and his ice cream was made of milk, cream and delicious fruit. “___________________________________,” he thought.

【5】RODERICK: __________do you know London? HENRY: Not at all, it's my first trip here.

【6】HENRY: Oh, yes. Well, towards nightfall I found myself ____________to sea by a strong wind. It was all my fault.

【7】No one knows exactly how the earth began, as it happened so long ago. However, according to _______________________, the universe began with a "Big Bang" that threw matter in all directions.

【8】For several billion years after the "Big Bang", the earth was still just a cloud of dust. What it was to become was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into ___________________.

【9】The earth became __________________ that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock.

【10】Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canada's most popular cities to live in. Its population is __________________.

【11】The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some_________________over 90 metres.

【12】That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins_________________in their seats.

【13】Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to_________________ some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】in cash

【2】become millionaires

【3】many origins

【4】Nothing could be better.

【5】How well

【6】carried out

【7】a widely accepted theory

【8】a solid globe

【9】so violent

【10】increasing rapidly

【11】measuring

【12】settled down

【13】catch sight of

【解析】根据课文内容填空，要求我们既要熟悉课文内容，又要掌握课文中重要的词和句式的用法。

【1】in cash

考查介词短语。句意：后来他们可以在酒吧或俱乐部表演，他们得到现金支付的工资。in cash（用现金）作状语，故填in cash.

【2】become millionaires

考查不定式。句意：当然，他们希望在录音棚里录音和销售百万唱片好成为百万富翁。不定式to become millionaires作目的状语，故填become millionaires.

【3】many origins

考查名词。句意：今天的节日有着许多的起源，有宗教的，有季节的，来还有一些是为了特殊的人或事。 many origins（许多起源），故填many origins.

【4】Nothing could be better.

考查特殊句型。句意：他想到了他的在最热，最好的油里炸的羊肉，牛肉和熏肉。他的可乐又甜又冷，冰淇淋是牛奶、奶油和美味水果做成的。他想到：“这就是最好的了。” 此句中否定词与比较级连用，表示最高级，故填Nothing could be better.

【5】How well

考查副词。句意：RODERICK：你熟悉伦敦吗？HENRY：根本不熟悉，这是第一次来这里。

用How well修饰动词know，根据句意，故填How well.

【6】carried out

考查过去分词。句意：哦，是的。傍晚时分，我发现自己被大风吹到海上去了。都是我的错。固定句式：find+宾语+ done （发现……被……），过去分词carried out作宾语补足语，与宾语myself是被动关系。故填carried out.

【7】a widely accepted theory

考查名词与过去分词。句意：没有人确切地知道地球是如何开始的，因为它发生在很久以前。然而，根据一个广为接受的理论，宇宙开始于一个“大爆炸”，它将物质抛向四面八方。 a widely accepted theory（一个广为接受的理论），其中过去分词accepted作定语，修饰名词theory，与之是被动关系，故填a widely accepted theory.

【8】a solid globe

考查名词。句意：在“大爆炸”之后的几十亿年里，地球还是一片尘埃。直到4.5年到38亿年前，尘埃落定成一个坚实的世界时，它才确定下来。名词词组a solid globe（一个固体球）作介词into的宾语，故填a solid globe.

【9】so violent

考查固定句式。句意：地球变得如此猛烈以至于不清楚形状是否会持续。它与火和岩石一起大声爆炸。固定句式：so…that…（如此……以至于……），故填so violent.

【10】increasing rapidly

考查动词。句意：在洛矶山脉滑雪，在港口航行，使温哥华成为最受欢迎的城市之一，居住在加拿大。人口正在迅速增长。根据句意用现在进行时， 故填increasing rapidly .

【11】measuring

考查现在分词。句意：温哥华北部的海岸有世界上最古老和最美丽的森林。那里很潮湿，树非常高，有些量起来超过90米。独立主格结构作状语，some在逻辑上是现在分词measuring（量起来）的主语，与它是主动关系，故填measuring.

【12】settled down

考查动词短语。句意：那天下午上了火车，堂兄弟们在座位上坐下来。谓语动词，说的是过去的事情，要用一般过去时态，settled down（安顿下来），故填settled down.

【13】catch sight of

考查动词短语。句意：那天早些时候，当他们穿过落基山脉时，他们看到了一些北美野山羊，甚至一只灰熊和一只鹰。固定搭配 manage to do sth.（设法成功做某事），catch sight of（看见），故填catch sight of.