选修2 Unit 1 SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS 语法填空集训(一)
Wu Zetian, the only woman emperor to rule ancient China, is considered 1.____________ one of the most powerful women in Chinese history.
She was born into a(n) 2.____________(wealth) family with great beauty and intelligence. This beautiful girl, unlike others in ancient China, 3.____________(be)in favour of reading and often travelled around the country with her father when she was young, 4.____________ increased her knowledge and developed her talents. When she was about fourteen, she 5.____________(send) to the palace and married to the Emperor. After many difficulties and hardships, she 6.____________ (successful) made herself the queen. A few years after Emperor Gaozong died, Wu Zetian changed the name of the dynasty Tang to Zhou, and became Empress. 7.____________ seemed like a hard task for women to be rulers in ancient times, but Wu Zetian succeeded. When she ruled the country, she supported economic and cultural 8.__________ (develop) and improved people’s living quality. She also encouraged girls to go to school 9.____________(study).Before then, girls were not allowed to go to school.
Wu Zetian died at the age of 82, 10.____________(leave) a gravestone without any words on it. Although the Zhou Dynasty only lasted for one generation, it marked an important period in Chinese history.
【语篇导读】本文介绍了中国历史上唯一的一位女皇帝—武则天。
1.as 短语be considered as. . . 意为“被认为是……”。
2.wealthy 设空处作定语修饰family,表示“富裕的”,故填wealthy。
3.was 设空处所在句主语为 “This beautiful girl”,谓语应用单数形式,并且根据 “when she was young”可知,此处应用一般过去时,故填was。
4.which 设空处引导非限制性定语从句,补充说明“This beautiful girl. . . when she was young”这件事,故填which。
5.was sent she与send之间是被动关系,并且根据 “When she was about fourteen”可知,send所表示的动作发生在过去,故填was sent。
6.successfully 设空处作状语修饰made,故填successfully。
7.It 设空处作形式主语,真正的主语是 “to be rulers in ancient times”,故填It。
8.development 设空处作宾语,表示“发展”,故填development。
9.to study 女孩子们去上学的目的是学习。girls与study之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故填to study。
10.leaving 设空处作状语,Wu Zetian与leave之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,且leave所表示的动作与谓语动作同时发生,故填leaving。
(二)
Are zoos necessary, 1.____________ are they only bad to the animals This is 2.____________ question that causes disagreement among many animal experts. Some, we may just call them Group A, believe that 3.____________ (place) animals in a zoo does harm to them. These people think that all animals should be protected from being hunted too much and 4.____________ (leave) in their native land. They also advise people to 5.____________ (educate) to know more about animals in the wild. Other experts of Group B think 6.__________ (different).They say modern zoos are designed very closely to the natural environment. One of their strongest arguments is that certain species, 7.____________ as the panda from China and the white tiger from India 8.____________ not only protected from uncontrolled killing but can give babies under 9.____________ (protect) and in that way they may be saved 10.____________ dying out.
【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。动物园是必要的,还是只对动物有害?所谓的A组专家和B组专家持有不同的看法。
1.or 句意:动物园是必要的,还是只对动物有害?结合句意可知填or(或者)。
2.a 句意:这是一个引起许多动物专家争论的问题。结合句意可知填a。
3.placing 句意:把动物放在动物园里对它们有害。此处是动名词作主语,故填placing。
4.left 句意:这些人认为所有的动物都应该受到保护,不应该被过度捕杀,应该被留在自己的栖息地。此处protected和leave并列,故填left。
5.be educated 句意:他们还建议人们接受教育,更多地了解野生动物。advise sb. to do sth. “建议某人做某事”,此处是动词不定式一般式的被动式作宾语补足语,故填be educated。
6.differently 句意:B组的其他专家持不同看法。此处是副词修饰动词,故填differently。
7.such 此处为固定搭配such as “例如,像”,故答案为such。
8.are 句意:来自中国的熊猫和来自印度的白虎不仅受到保护而免于不受控制的杀戮,而且可以在保护下产下幼崽,这样它们就可以免于灭绝。此处是一般现在时态的被动语态,主语是 “the panda from China and the white tiger from India”,是复数形式,故填are。
9.protection 考查名词。句意:来自中国的熊猫和来自印度的白虎不仅受到保护而免于不受控制的杀戮,而且可以在保护下产下幼崽,这样它们就可以免于灭绝。under protection“受保护”,故填protection。
10.from 考查介词。句意:来自中国的熊猫和来自印度的白虎不仅受到保护而免于不受控制的杀戮,而且可以在保护下产下幼崽,这样它们就可以免于灭绝。save. . . from doing sth. “挽救……免遭……的伤害”,故填from。
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Stephen Hawking, who tried 1. (explain) some of the most complicated questions of life while himself working under the shadow of a poor physical condition, has died at the age of 76.
He died 2. (peace) at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday. The UK’s Press Association reported his 3. (die), citing (引用)a spokesman for the family.
“Mr Hawking and his contribution will be remembered forever, ” Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Wednesday. “He was an outstanding scientist and a fighter who struggled against the disease and contributed greatly 4. mankind’s understanding of science. ”
5. (bear) in Oxford, England on January 8, 1942, the British theoretical physicist 6. (know) for his groundbreaking work with black holes and relativity, and was the author of several popular science books, 7.
(include)A Brief History of Time.
His 8. (child), Lucy, Robert and Tim, said: “We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was a great scientist and
9. extraordinary man, 10. work and legacy(遗产)will live on for many years. ” They praised his courage and persistence and said his talent and humor inspired people across the world.
【语篇概述】本文为人物传记, 主要对伟大的物理学家霍金进行了简单的介绍。
1. 【解析】to explain。考查固定搭配。try to do sth. 为固定搭配, 意为“尽力做某事, 试图做某事”。
2. 【解析】peacefully。考查副词。句意: 星期三凌晨他在剑桥的家里平静地死去。此处在句中修饰动词died, 修饰动词要用副词。
3. 【解析】death。考查名词。前面有形容词his修饰, 所以要用名词形式death。
4. 【解析】to。考查固定搭配。句意: 他是一位杰出的科学家和战士, 他奋力抗击疾病, 极大地促进了人类对科学的认识。contribute to为固定搭配, 意为“促进, 有助于”。
5. 【解析】Born。考查固定搭配。be born in 为固定搭配, 意为“出生于”。放在句首, 省去be动词。
6. 【解析】was known。考查固定搭配。 be known for. . . 为固定搭配, 意为“因……出名”。霍金已经去世, 所以要用一般过去时。
7. 【解析】including。考查介词。此处 including用作介词, 意为“其中包括……”。
8. 【解析】children。考查名词复数。分析本句可知, 他有三个孩子, 所以填child的复数形式children。
9. 【解析】an。考查冠词。句意: 他是一位伟大的科学家, 他是一个了不起的人。extraordinary 以元音音素开头, 所以填an。
10. 【解析】whose。考查定语从句。分析本句可知an extraordinary man是先行词, 空格处在从句中作定语, 修饰work and legacy, 所以填whose。
(四)
Dear Dad,
On this date of your 50th birthday,Mom gave me the letter you wrote to me when I was born 18 years ago.In your letter,you 1. (wish) me to be strong minded and successful.You were looking forward to 2. (see) me fight for my future bravely and do well for 3. (me) and others.
After reading this letter,I feel quite 4. (shock) at your 5.
(expect) on me.I also feel shamed of not having performed well 6. (meet) your demand.I still remember when I was in primary school,I failed to apply myself to studying.I was addicted to computer games.As a consequence,I soon became the last one in my class.You didn't abuse me at all.7. the contrary,you taught me that studying was the most important object at the moment and encouraged me to study hard.Only 8. I read your letter did I realize that I behaved so badly at that time and you were so sad to see I didn't do well for myself.
I can't help expressing my gratitude and sending my best wishes to you.Wish you 9. (health) and happy.I promise that I will spare no effort to satisfy your demand of being 10. brave and successful person.
【语篇解读】 本文是一封感谢父亲的信。“‘我’情不自禁地要向您表达我的谢意和最美好的祝愿。祝您健康快乐。‘我’保证,‘我’将不遗余力地满足您的要求,成为一个勇敢和成功的人。”
1.wished [考查时态。根据前面的18 years ago,可知句子用一般过去时态。]
2.seeing [考查固定搭配。look forward to+名词/代词/动名词,表示“期盼某事或做某事”。]
3.myself [考查反身代词。句意:你期待着看到我勇敢的为自己的未来奋斗,并为自己和他人做的更好。结合句意此处用反身代词。]
4.shocked [考查过去分词。feel shocked感到震惊。]
5.expectation [考查名词。your(你的)是形容词性物主代词,后面用名词。]
6.to meet [考查非谓语动词。句意:我也为没有很好地完成你的要求而感到羞愧。不定式作目的状语,故答案为to meet。]
7.On [考查固定词组。on the contrary正相反。]
8.when [考查时间状语从句的引导词。句意:只有当我读了你的信,我才意识到我当时表现很差,你很伤心看到我没有为自己做好。此处是only+状语,引导部分倒装。]
9.healthy [考查形容词。句意:祝您健康快乐。此处是形容词作宾语补足语,故答案为healthy。]
10.a [考查冠词。句意:我保证我将不遗余力地满足您的需求,成为一个勇敢和成功的人。]
(五)
Sweet wormwood(青蒿)is a common plant in China, but it has the power to cure the deadly disease 1 (call) malaria(疟疾). Tu Youyou 2 (be)the woman who uses the plant’s special power to save millions of lives. The Chinese scientist won a Nobel Prize because of her great contribution.
On October 5th, Tu 3 (award) the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She shared the prize with two other scientists from the US and Japan. Tu is the first native Chinese person 4 (receive)a Nobel Prize in natural science. Tu was modest about receiving the award, “It’s a success of the whole research team. ”She also think 5 is scientist’s duty to fight for the health of all humans.
When Tu joined the national research team to find the medicine 6 could fight against malaria in the 1960s and 1970s, things were hard. The team didn’t have advanced equipment then. Tu used to test medicines by eating them herself. Her team searched old medicine books at hand and tested over 2, 000 traditional 7 (recipe).
Finally, Tu found artemisinin(青蒿素)in sweet wormwood in 1971. She spent the next decades 8 (try) to improve the medicine. According to World Health Organization, about 200 million people suffer 9 malaria around the world, and about half a million die each year. Artemisinin is still the most 10 (effect)treatment against malaria known today in the world.
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。屠呦呦是中国第一个获得诺贝尔奖的女科学家, 她带领她的团队发现了青蒿素, 从而挽救了数百万人的生命。
1. 【解析】called。考查非谓语动词。分析可知disease 和call之间是被动关系, 故填called。
2. 【解析】is。考查时态和主谓一致。根据该句中的“who uses the plant’s special power”可知, 该句应用一般现在时。又因主语为 Tu Youyou, 所以谓语动词用单数。故填is。
3. 【解析】was awarded。考查时态和语态。根据句中时间状语“On October 5th”可知, 用一般过去时。主语Tu与动词award之间为被动关系, 所以用被动语态。故填was awarded。
4. 【解析】to receive。考查动词不定式。当名词前有序数词修饰时, 要用动词不定式作后置定语。根据该句中的“the first native Chinese person”可以判断, 该句应用动词不定式作 person的后置定语。故填to receive。
5. 【解析】it。考查it的用法。分析该句结构可知, 动词不定式短语“to fight for the health of all humans”作真正的主语, it作形式主语。故填it。
6. 【解析】which /that。考查定语从句。分析该句结构可知, 该句为定语从句, 先行词为 medicine, 设空处在从句中作主语, 指物, 所以用 which或that引导该定语从句。故填which /that。
7. 【解析】recipes。考查名词的数。名词recipe为可数名词, 根据前面的数词2, 000可知, 用复数形式。故填recipes。
8. 【解析】trying。考查非谓语动词。 spend time doing sth. 为固定搭配, 意为“花费时间做某事”, 所以用v. -ing形式。故填trying。
9. 【解析】from。考查介词。句意: 根据世界卫生组织的数据, 全世界大约有2亿人患有疟疾, 每年大约有50万人死于疟疾。 suffer from为固定搭配, 意为“(因疾病、痛苦等)受折磨”。故填from。
10. 【解析】effective。考查形容词。句意: 青蒿素仍然是当今世界已知的最有效的治疗疟疾的药物。根据定冠词the, 并结合句意可知, 这里用形容词形式。故填effective。
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