题目内容
【题目】语法填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dinosaurs lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before human being came into being. Unfortunately (不幸地), they died out because of an __【1】__ (expect) incident. But wildlife today disappears or is in danger just _【2】__ humans do harm to it. For example, tigers are hunted for fur to make carpets, so that they only live in secure reserves; grassland __【3】__ (destroy) without mercy, so that dust storms come into being affecting distant cities.
Last year, scientists saw some monkeys rubbing themselves with a certain kind of insects __【4】_ (prevent) themselves from being bitten by mosquitoes. According to the result of the study, they found that the insect contains __【5】__ powerful drug. As a result, local farmers were employed to catch the insects, __【6】_ led to their disappearance from the whole zone. When told that it was a loss to humans, the farmers burst into laughter and responded, “Our real loss is our __【7】_ (decrease) income.”
Therefore, we human beings should appreciate the natural balance (平衡) and pay __【8】_ (much) attention to the importance of wildlife __【9】__ (protect) than before. Not until we succeed in letting wildlife live __【10】__ (peace), can we smile in relief.
【答案】
【1】unexpected
【2】because
【3】is destroyed
【4】to prevent
【5】a
【6】which
【7】decreasing
【8】more
【9】protection
【10】peacefully
【解析】
本文由恐龙灭绝引出了一系列动物受伤害的事例,揭示了导致动物灭绝的主要原因是人类本身。
【1】unexpected 句意:不幸的是,它们因为一次意外的事故而灭绝了。unexpected“意外的”。
【2】because两个句子之间是因果关系,故填because。
【3】is destroyed 草地是被毁坏的,所以要用被动,故填is destroyed。
【4】to prevent 不定式短语在句中作目的状语,故填to prevent。
【5】a 名词drug为可数名词,用不定冠词a来修饰。
【6】which 第六空所在的句子是非限制性定语从句,故用关系词which。
【7】decreasing 这里是现在分词作定语修饰income,表示“不断减少的收入”。故填decreasing。
【8】more 作者建议人类应该比以前更加注意保护野生动物,由句中的than before可知此处是比较级,故填more。
【9】protection 短语the importance of后加名词,故填protection。
【10】peacefully修饰动词live要用副词形式,故填peacefully。
【题目】选词填空。
根据语境,用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。(每个短语仅使用一次)
in danger of; protect from; succeed in; without mercy; die out; in peace; in relief; burst into laughter; pay attention to; respond to |
【1】When she was told her son would recover from the illness soon, she left the hospital ________.
【2】She did not ___________ our request for further information on Wednesday.
【3】How many times should I tell you that you need to __________________ your writing?
【4】Because of humans’ destroying the forest, many species are ____________.
【5】A greenhouse is a glass building in which you grow plants that need to _________ bad weather.
【6】This kind of bird is rarely seen in the area because they are being hunted _________ by people.
【7】But for the workers’ help, we should not have ____________ this experiment.
【8】We hope the new century will be a century in which people of all nations live ____________.
【9】Many schools were _____________ closing because the children were sent to bigger cities.
【10】Upon hearing the funny story, everybody _____________.