Question

（1）At 3:42 am everything began to shake. It seemed 1. the world was at an end! Eleven kilometers directly below the city the greatest earthquake of the 20th century 2. . It was felt in Beijing, which is more than two hundred kilometers away. One-third of the nation 3. it. A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters wide cut across houses, roads and canals. Steam4. holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. The suffering of the people 5. . Two-thirds of them died or were injured during the earthquake. Thousands of families were killed and many children were left6. . The number of people who were killed or injured 7. more than 400,000.

（2）Since the 1970s many new applications 8. for me. I have become very important in communication, finance and trade. I have also been put into robots and used to make mobile phones9. .

help with medical operations. I have even been put into space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars. Anyhow, my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality. I am now truly 10. that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race.

Answer 1

1.as if

2.had begun

3.felt

4.burst from

5.was extreme

6.without parents

7.reached

8.have been found

9.as well as

10.filled with happiness

【解析】

1.看起来好像It seemed as if，是固定句型，填 as if。

2.主语是最强的地震，谓语动词表示在此之前发生，用过去完成时，had begun。

3.三分之一的国家都感到了地震，叙述过去的事情用一般过去时 felt。

4.热气从地缝迸发。填动词短语 burst from。

5.给人类造成极大的痛苦，主语是痛苦，不可数名词，谓语是单数 was extreme。

6.很多孩子成为了孤儿，没有了父母，填介词短语 without parents。

7.】受灾的人数达到40万。填动词reached 。

8.】Since 是现在完成时的标志词，设备和发现是被动关系用have been found。

9.】我被用来制作在手机和帮助进行医学手术。表示“和”用as well as。

10.】我现在心里充满了快乐，be filled with happiness。

考点：词汇的运用