题目内容
【题目】阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Bushfires are disasters that occur each year in many parts of the world. The worst bushfires usually involve eucalypt trees, 【1】 leaves burn easily. A eucalypt tree can explode in 【2】 ball of fire. Therefore, eucalypt forest fires can be extremely violent.
The most severe bushfire in the world is burning in south-eastern Australia and its 【3】 (surround) areas in this dry season. The current summer 【4】 (present) the perfect storm for wildfire so far. Climate change is making Australian wildfires more powerful 【5】 (large) due to its effects on dryness and fire weather. Australia’s climate has warmed by more than one degree Celsius over the past century. The ongoing climate change originating from human activities is virtually certain 【6】 (increase). This assessment of the science evidence has been repeated in countless 【7】 (report), including the IPCC’s report, 【8】 (publish) in August 2019.
Apart from being more severe, the fire seasons are becoming longer. October used to be recognized 【9】 the start of the fire season. But with the season starting in August, we are now facing a new 【10】 (real) and should pay special attention.
【答案】
【1】whose
【2】a
【3】surrounding
【4】has presented
【5】largely
【6】to increase
【7】reports
【8】published
【9】as
【10】reality
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了澳大利亚森林火灾产生的原因及新变化。
【1】
考查定语从句。句意:最严重的森林火灾通常发生在桉树上,它们的叶子很容易燃烧。此处是非限定性定语从句,先行词是eucalypt trees,关系词在从句中作leaves的定语,应使用whose引导。故填whose。
【2】
考查冠词。句意:一棵桉树可以爆炸成一个火球。此处泛指“一个火球”,应使用不定冠词,ball是以辅音音素开头的词,应使用a。故填a。
【3】
考查形容词。句意:在这个干旱的季节,世界上最严重的森林大火正在澳大利亚东南部及其周边地区燃烧。根据句意可知,此处使用形容词surrounding“周围的,附近的”,修饰名词areas。故填surrounding。
【4】
考查动词时态。句意:目前,这个夏天对于野火来说是一个完美的风暴。根据句中so far可知,此处使用现在完成时,主语The current summer是单数概念,助动词应使用has。故填has presented。
【5】
考查副词。句意:气候变化使澳大利亚的野火更加猛烈,主要是由于气候变化对干旱和火灾天气的影响。此处修饰介词短语due to,应使用副词。故填largely。
【6】
考查非谓语动词。句意:由人类活动引起的持续的气候变化几乎肯定会增加。此处是“be+adj.+to do”结构,The ongoing climate change与increase是主动关系,应使用不定式的主动形式。故填to increase。
【7】
考查名词复数。句意:这种对科学证据的评估在无数的报告中重复出现,包括2019年8月发表的IPCC报告。根据空前countless可知,此处使用名词复数。故填reports。
【8】
考查非谓语动词。句意:这种对科学证据的评估在无数的报告中重复出现,包括2019年8月发表的IPCC报告。the IPCC’s report与publish是逻辑动宾关系,应使用过去分词作定语,表被动、完成。故填published。
【9】
考查介词。句意:十月曾被认为是火灾季节的开始。此处是短语be recognized as“被认为是……,被公认为……”。故填as。
【10】
考查名词。句意:但随着这个季节在八月开始,我们现在面临一个新的现实,应该特别关注。该空作face的宾语,用名词。根据空前a new可知,此处使用名词单数。故填reality。
【题目】请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
You Should Read Every Day, Why?
I ask you a question. When was the last time you read a book, or a magazine article? Do your everyday reading habits centre around updates on the Internet? In case you are one of innumerable individuals who don’t make a habit of reading consistently you may be passing up a great opportunity: Reading has a noteworthy number of advantages and only a couple of advantages of reading are recorded below.
Everything you read fills your head with new bits of information and you never know when it might be useful to you. The more knowledge you have, the better prepared you are to overcome any challenge you’ll ever face. Additionally, here’s a bit of food for thought: Should you ever find yourself in terrible circumstances, remember that although you might lose everything else—your job, your possessions, your money, even your health—knowledge can never be taken from you.
At the same time, the more you read, the more words you gain exposure to, and they’ll surely make their way into your everyday vocabulary. Being able to express your ideas clearly in words is of great help in any profession and knowing that you can speak to higher-ranking people with self-confidence can be a great encouragement to your self-esteem. It could even aid in your career as those who are well-read, well-spoken, and knowledgeable on a variety of topics tend to get promotions more quickly (and more often) than those with smaller vocabularies and lack of awareness of literature, scientific breakthroughs, and global events. Reading books is also vital for learning new languages, as non-native speakers gain exposure to words used in context, which will improve their own speaking and writing fluency.
When you read a book, you have to remember a lot of characters, their backgrounds, ambitions, history, as well as the various plots that weave their way through every story. That’s a fair bit to remember, but brains are wonderful things and can remember these things easily. Amazingly enough, whenever you remember something new, new synapses are formed and existing ones are strengthened. How cool that is!
No matter how much stress you have at work, in your personal relationships, or countless other issues faced in daily life, it all just slips away when you lose yourself in a great story. A well-written novel can transport you to other fields while an interesting article will distract you and keep you in the present moment, letting tensions drain away and allowing you to relax.
Benefits of Reading | Details |
Knowledge Accumulation | The more you read, the more adequately it 【1】 you for various troubles in life. Knowledge is what will stay with you【2】. |
Vocabulary 【3】 | Your rich vocabulary may favour you in your job and make you confident when you talk with your leaders. It also means you are a great reader with rich knowledge, which gives you a big 【4】over others in promotions. Words in context will help a foreign language learner use the language 【5】. |
【6】improvement | You will try to keep in mind the 【7】 of a book while reading and that is somewhat 【8】 for your brain. The more you try to remember, the 【9】you will be at remembering. |
Stress reduction | An interesting reading will transfer your attention to its plots so that you feel 【10】and forget about your worries. |