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【题目】Choose 10 words out of 12 given in the chart and fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given.

block creation end give great leave lie open possible quality quantity royal

The champions of the Earth Awards (地球卫士奖) is the United Nations' highest environmental honor. On Dec 5th, 2017, it 【1】 to China’s Saihanba.

Saihanba is a vast forest 【2】 in Chengde, Hebei. In Mongolian, its name means “beautiful highland”, and rightly so: across the area, 【3】 forests and grasslands are around crystal-clear lakes.

Around the 10th century, Saihanba became a 【4】 hunting ground. During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor Kangxi liked Saihanba so much and he once killed 318 rabbits in a single day.

In 1860, because of a shortage of money, the land 【5】 to the public. In the following years, logging (砍伐) and wildfires destroyed the forest and grassland. By the 1950s, Saihanba had become a barren (荒芜的) land.

Hard work and efforts 【6】 a national forest in Saihanba started in the 1960s. In 1961, a group of six scientists traveled through Saihanba and studied the 【7】 of growing trees there.

They finally found one tree standing alone in the vast land, which 【8】 encouraged them. If one tree could survive there, so could millions of others.

About 56 years later, after overcoming the countless difficulties of planting trees in a very cold place, the barren land is now a vast forest. Today, Saihanba is known as a natural shield (防护) 【9】 sandstorms. It is very important for Beijing’s water and air【10】.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】was given

【2】lying

【3】endless

【4】royal

【5】was opened

【6】to create

【7】possibility/ possibilities

【8】greatly

【9】blocking/to block

【10】quality

【解析】试题本文介绍了位于河北的承德塞罕坝国家森林的前世今生，现在被誉为阻挡沙尘暴的天然屏障，对北京的水质和空气质量非常重要，在2017年12月5日获得了“地球冠军奖”荣誉称号。

【1】句意：2017年12月5日，它被赠送给了中国的塞罕坝。it指的是上文的the champions of the Earth Awards，是动词give的受动者，需用被动语态。被授予该奖项是过去的事，需用过去时态，根据句意语境和英文提示，可知填was given。

【2】句意：塞罕坝是一片辽阔的森林，位于河北的承德。lying in Chengde作定语；根据句意语境和英文提示，可知填lying。

【3】句意：在蒙古，它的名字的意思是“美丽的高地”，没错:在这个地区，无边无际的森林和草原环绕着清澈的湖泊。forests and grasslands是名词词组，需用形容词修饰；根据句意语境和英文提示，可知填endless。

【4】句意：大约十世纪，塞罕坝成了皇家狩猎场。hunting ground狩猎场，名词需用形容词修饰；根据下文During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor Kangxi liked Saihanba so much and he once killed 318 rabbits in a single day.和英文提示，可知是王室猎场，故填royal。

【5】句意：1860年，由于资金短缺，这片土地向公众开放。主语the land是动词open的受动者，需用被动语态。根据In 1860和英文提示，可知是过去时，故填was opened。

【6】句意：辛勤工作和努力创建一个塞罕坝国家森林开始于20世纪60年代。to create a national forest作目的状语，根据句意语境和英文提示，可知填to create。

【7】句意：1961年，一个由六名科学家组成的小组穿越塞罕坝，研究在塞罕坝种植树木的可能性。定冠词the后接名词；study研究，也需名词做宾语；根据句意语境和英文提示，可知填possibility/ possibilities。

【8】句意：他们终于发现一棵树独自矗立在广阔的土地上，这大大鼓励了他们。encourage鼓励，动词需用副词修饰；根据句意语境和英文提示，可知填greatly。

【9】句意：如今，塞罕坝被誉为阻挡沙尘暴的天然屏障。blocking sandstorms作shield的后置定语；根据句意语境和英文提示，可知填blocking/to block。

【10】句意：这对北京的水质和空气质量是非常重要的。根据句意语境和英文提示，可知是水和空气的质量，故填quality。