题目内容
【题目】用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文完整正确。(每个单词限用一次。每空只填一个单词。)
move, scientist, forward, sudden, take, importance, warm, our, cold, possible
We humans really like the Sun. We love the 【1】 the Sun provides. Do you know how 【2】 the Sun is to us here on Earth? What would happen if the Sun 【3】 disappeared or went out?
Everything in the solar system goes around the Sun. The Sun draws all the planets in the solar system toward it. Since Earth and all the other planets are moving very fast through space, the Sun’s presence (存在) keeps them 【4】 around itself. If the Sun were to suddenly disappear, Earth and the other planets would keep their 【5】 motion(运动), flying off into outer space in a straight line.
While some humans might be able to survive on a Sun-less Earth for several days, months, or even light from the Sun 【6】 eight and a half minutes to reach Earth, so we wouldn’t notice immediately if the Sun suddenly went out. However, nine minutes later, we would find 【7】 in complete darkness.
Without the Sun’s warmth, Earth would quickly become a much 【8】 place. 【9】estimate (估计) that the average global surface temperature would drop below -17℃ within a week or so. Within a year, the average global surface temperature could drop below -70℃! Years, life without the Sun would eventually(最终)be【10】 to maintain (维持).
【答案】
【1】warmth
【2】important
【3】suddenly
【4】moving
【5】forward
【6】takes
【7】ourselves
【8】colder
【9】Scientists
【10】impossible
【解析】
文章介绍了太阳对于地球的重要性。我们需要来自太阳的热量,因为太阳的吸引力,地球围着太阳转,如果太阳突然消失了,地球和其他的星球就会飞到外太空去,我们就会完全陷入黑暗,地球的平均温度一年内会下降到零下70度,没有太阳的生命最终是不可能来维持。
【1】句意:我们喜欢太阳提供的温暖。
根据句意和选词,可知是“太阳提供的温暖”,the后面接名词;故填warmth。
【2】句意:你知道太阳对于地球上的我们多重要吗?
根据后文提到的太阳对于地球的重要性和life without the Sun would eventually(最终)be___10___ to maintain (维持) 没有太阳的生命最终是不可能来维持,结合选词,可知是“对于地球上的我们多重要”,这里用形容词做is的表语;故填important
【3】句意:如果太阳突然消失或者走了会发生什么?
根据句意和选词,可知是“突然消失”,副词修饰动词disappeared or went out;故填suddenly。
【4】句意:太阳的存在让他们绕着它自己转。
根据句意和选词,可知是“绕着它自己转”,keep sb doing让某人一直做某事;故填moving。
【5】句意:地球和其他星球将会保持他们向前的运动。
根据上文Everything in the solar system goes around the Sun.太阳系的每样东西都绕着太阳转, Earth and all the other planets are moving very fast through space地球和其他行星非常快的穿过太空,可知没有太阳了,地球和其他星球将会保持他们向前的运动,结合选词;故填forward。
【6】句意:来自太阳的光花费8分30秒到达地球。
根据eight and a half minutes和选词,可知是花费8分30秒,主语light不可数名词,谓语动词用单数形式;故填takes。
【7】句意:我们会发现我们自己完全在黑暗中。
当宾语和主语是同一个人或物时,宾语通常用反身代词,主语we;故填ourselves。
【8】句意:没有了太阳的温暖,地球很快就变成一个冷得多的地方。
根据Without the Sun’s warmth, 没有了太阳的温暖,that the average global surface temperature would drop below -17℃ within a week or so. 地球表面的平均温度大约一周下降到零下17度,Within a year, the average global surface temperature could drop below -70℃!一年内会下降到零下70度,可知会冷得多,much+比较级,意思是“……的多”;故填colder。
【9】句意:科学家估计地球表面的平均温度大约一周下降到零下17度。
根据句意和选词,可知是“科学家”,谓语动词estimate原形,可知主语是复数,句首大写第一个字母;故填Scientists。
【10】句意:没有太阳的生命最终是不可能来维持。
the average global surface temperature could drop below -70℃! 地球的平均温度一年内会下降到零下70度,可知“生命是不可能维持的”;故填impossible。