Question

【题目】Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）

In the Renaissance（文艺复兴） Period（1500～1650）, people became interested in higher education. They wanted to learn the a【1】 languages such as Greek and Lat in languages that were used in the old times, and study mathematics, science, and so on. Many universities were set up during the 16th century.

University education was a privilege（特权）of the rich. Girls were not allowed to attend and poor people could not a【2】 to go. A member of a wealthy family could attend university at the age of ten. He might study in different universities and since the teaching was all d【3】 in Latin, it didn’t matter which country he studied in. It was not unusual for a young boy to study one year in Italy and another in France with out speaking either French or Italian.

It was p【4】 in the 16th century to complete university without learning how to read or write. Since books were handwritten, there was not enough to give o【5】 to each student. Often, only the teacher had book. He would read to students who would memorize what he said. Tests were oral, not written. In fact, many students finished school without ever writing a word

For the not so wealthy, grammar schools were built in towns. They learned basic grammar and mathematics, and took part in Bible study. At home, girls learned washing, cooking, dancing, and the basics of taking care of a household. Poor children r【6】 attended school.

The Renaissance was a time when learners did not simply accept what they were told. They did scientific experiments themselves to search for a【7】 to the mysteries of the space. Copernicus calculated that the Earth turned around the sun but was afraid to publish his works for fear that the Church would punish him. Galileo later supported this. The watch, the telescope and some others were some inventions of this period.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】ancient

【2】afford

【3】done

【4】possible

【5】one

【6】rarely

【7】answers

【解析】

这篇短文讲述的是文艺复兴时期的教育发展。那个时候，人们对高等教育变得感兴趣，但大学教育只是富人才拥有的特权。当时的学者经常自己做实验来寻找宇宙的秘密。

【1】句意：他们想学习古代使用的语言，如希腊语和拉丁语，并学习数学、科学等。

根据句中 “…such as Greek and Latin languages that were used in the old times”可知，他们想学习的是古时候使用的语言，即ancient“古代的”，故答案为ancient。

【2】句意：女孩不允许上学，穷人也负担不起。

根据句意可知，这句话的主语是poor people，根据常识可知，穷人上不起学，故这里考查的是afford，意为“支付得起”，空前could是情态动词，后面跟动词原形。故答案为afford。

【3】句意：他可能会在不同的大学学习，因为教学都是用拉丁语进行的，所以他在哪个国家学习并不重要。

空前主语为the teaching，谓语动词为被动语态，该空应填过去分词。结合句意可知，这里指“教学用拉丁语进行”，考查动词do，过去分词为done。故答案为done。

【4】句意：在16世纪，不学习读写就可以完成大学学业。

空前was是系动词，该空填形容词。根据下文 “In fact, many students finished school without ever writing a word”可知，“很多学生没有写一个字就毕业了”，因此在16世纪时，不会读或写就可以完成大学是可能的。这里考查possible，意为“可能的”。故答案为possible。

【5】句意：因为书是手写的，所以不够发给每个学生一本。

该空为give的宾语，应用名词或代词。根据句意和空后to each student“给每个学生”可知，这里填代词one，指代a book。故答案为one。

【6】句意：贫穷的孩子很少上学。

根据上文文意以及第2小题的注释可知，贫穷的孩子上不起学，因此这里应填表示否定意思的副词，rarely“很少地，稀少地”，修饰谓语动词。故答案为rarely。

【7】句意：他们自己做科学实验，以寻找宇宙奥秘的答案。

根据句意 “They did scientific experiments themselves …to the mysteries of the space.”可知，他们做实验是为了寻找宇宙秘密的答案。这里考查answer，是一个名词，意为“答案”。空后mysteries是复数的，因此“答案”也是复数的，故答案为answers。

这篇短文给我们介绍了文艺复兴时期的教育状况。短文主题明确，叙述清晰，比较容易理解。题型是短文填空，要求根据文意和给出的单词的首字母，填写适当的单词，并注意使用单词的适当形式。做题时，应注意根据句意或从上下文中寻找线索。例如第1小题，根据句中 “…such as Greek and Latin languages that were used in the old times”可知，他们想学习的是古时候使用的语言，即ancient“古代的”，故答案为ancient。再如第7小题，根据句意 “They did scientific experiments themselves …to the mysteries of the space.”可知，他们做实验是为了寻找宇宙秘密的答案。这里考查answer，是一个名词，意为“答案”。空后mysteries是复数的，因此“答案”也是复数的，故答案为answers。