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9.This Saturday night at 8:30,all the lights will be shut off at the Tokyo in Japan.The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and the Eiffel Tower in Paris are also expected to(16)go dark.So is the Empire State Building in New York and buildings in other cities around the world.The lights will stay off for one hour for an event called Earth Hour.The observance(17)is organized by a conservation group,the World Wide Fund for Nature,also known as the World Wild Fund.For the fourth year,people are being urged to (18)turn off their lights for one hour to call attention to the issue of climate change.The group says climate change is one of the (19)greatest threatsfacing wildlife and nature.
The first Earth Hour was held in 2007in Sydney,Australia.Organizers said more than 2,000businesses and two million people took part.(20)Since then,Earth Hour has grown into an international event.People in more than 4,000cities in 88countries took part last year.
分析 文章讲述了地球一小时活动.为了引起人们对地球气候改变的重视,地球保护组织和世界生物基金会组织了关灯一小时的活动.现在已经成为国际上的一件大事,很多城市和国家都参与进来.
解答 答案:16.go dark;考查句意理解.前面说所有的灯都关闭了,当然会一片漆黑.
17.is organized;考查句意理解.后文出现了organizers,说明是组织这项活动;organize与主语observance构成动宾关系,要用被动语态.
18.turn off;考查语境理解.文章讲述的是这项活动是通过关灯来引起人们对地球气候变化的重视.
19.greatest threats;考查语境推断.文章讲述了野生动植物和大自然面临威胁,而气候变化是其中最大的威胁之一.
20.Since then;考查语法知识和句意理解.句中Earth Hour has grown into an international event用的是现在完成时态,表示结果;要用since then作时间状语,表示从那时起.
点评 语法填空题是考查学生的语言运用能力.解题时,要在理解文章的基础上,灵活运用语法知识,如词性,时态,名词单复数,连接词,代词,冠词等判断空白处应填写的内容.答完后,还要通读全文,核对所填单词形式是否正确,是否符合语境.
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