Unit 3 The world meets China Section A Starting out & Understanding ideas
一、填空
1.苏州是一座有着许多古老建筑的迷人的城市。
Suzhou is a fascinating city which ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ .
2.我是在青岛结识王老师的,她待我就像我是她的妹妹一样。
It was in Qingdao that I made the acquaintance of Miss Wang, who treats me ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ .
3.他非常喜欢这首歌曲,所以他决定学唱这首歌。
He was ________ ________ ________ the song _________ he decided to learn to sing it.
4.I find it ________(astonish) that he should be so rude to you.
5.The network of 80 transmitters would give nationwide ________(cover).
6.Our products use the most fashionable designs, which is the reason ________ they are so competitive in the international market.
7.He, as well as his teammates, ________(be) invited to visit the White House, but they refused.
8.Most of the tourists walking on the glass bridge were nervous, not ________(dare) to look down.
9.After the storm, repairs are necessary to ________(strength) the bridge.
10.Social media of all kinds not only enable people to see their _________(reflect) , but to feel their connection.
11.China is considered the home of tea. Chinese tea had begun to _________(export) to Japan and Korea before the Tang Dynasty.
12.Her position in the party _________(strengthen) in recent weeks.
13.Glad to receive your letter inquiring about the activity in our school, I am writing to tell you something _________ detail.
14.He has attracted much interest by setting ancient _________(religion) texts to music.
1.Reading can help us have a great _________(imagine), and it makes things easier when it comes to making compositions on different themes.
二、语法填空
16. Dunhuang used to be the gateway to and from Ancient China, a place ①_________ East met West, and a green island in the middle of the desert. Dunhuang's long and glorious history represents its significance as a centre of ②_________ (culture) and commercial exchange. And now, it is a world-class tourist destination boasting ③_________ (site) with UNESCO-protected heritage status. ④_________ (know) as the Mogao Grottoes, its more than 700 ancient caves were carved out of the rock over a period of 1,000 years. ⑤_________ you look up, you can see the paintings and other artworks that consist of elements from Ancient Greece, India and Iran. The subjects of the Dunhuang murals vary from religious stories ⑥_________ scenes of everyday life. These images are full of life, reflecting the ⑦_________ (confident) and optimism of people from that time. In a sealed cave, now known as the famous Library Cave, ⑧_________ (hide) thousands of manuscripts, paintings and scrolls, as well as silk embroideries. However, the reason why the Library Cave was sealed up all those years ago remains ⑨_________ mystery. In the Ming Dynasty, trade routes changed and Dunhuang was not as prosperous as it used to be. ⑩_________ (gradual), it faded from memory, even though it was once such a great city.
Dunhuang has once again become a global crossroads since it hosted hundreds of representatives from 51 countries for the Silk Road International Cultural Expo in 2017.
17. Dunhuang, an ancient Chinese city on the old Silk Road, has a number of historical ①__________(attract) and the world's most treasured grotto art.
Last year, a sand painting was finished at Mingsha Mountain, ②__________ (make) a sharp contrast to the surrounding desert. ③__________ the sun rose and set, the painting gradually ④(fade) away within a day.
This work was accomplished by a team of artists led by a young man who is ⑤__________ expert in sand painting. He hoped the unique piece would remind people that art can easily fade away without proper protection and said that the great culture of Dunhuang should ⑥__________ (protect) carefully.
"It is very meaningful to be part of this campaign. Hopefully, watching the disappearance of the painted sand can motivate a desire ⑦__________ (cherish) what is precious and translate it ⑧__________ action," the leader of the team said.
The good news is that visitors from across the world are drawn to the caves. Thanks to advanced technology, Dunhuang's ⑨__________ (relic) have been successfully preserved. All these show how Dunhuang has built bridges of common understanding and shared its ⑩__________ (culture) heritage with the world.
答案以及解析
1.答案:is full of ancient buildings
解析:
2.答案:as if I were her younger sister
解析:
3.答案:so fond of; that
解析:
4.答案:astonishing
解析:考查词形转换。结合句意并分析句子结构可知,空处应填形容词,且修饰事物,故填astonishing。
5.答案:coverage
解析:考査词形转换。结合句意以及空前的形容词 nationwide 可知,空处应用名词。故填 coverage,表示“覆盖范围”。
6.答案:why/that
解析:考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,空处引导定语从句,先行词为 the reason,故用关系副词why或that。
7.答案:was
解析:考査时态和主谓一致。as well as 连接两个并列主语,谓语动词的数应该和前面的主语保持一致;又根据后面的 refused 可知,此处应该用一般过去时,故填was。
8.答案:daring
解析:考查非谓语动词。根据句意并分析句子结构可知,空处作伴随状语,dare用作实义动词,与句子的主语是逻辑上的主谓关系,应用动词-ing形式,故填daring。
9.答案:strengthen
解析:考查词形转换。句意:暴风雨过后,这座桥有必要修缮以作加固。分析句子结构可知,空处应用动词。故填strengthen。
10.答案:reflections
解析:考查名词。句意:各种各样的社交媒体不仅能让人们看到自己的想法,还能让人们感受到他们之间的联系。形容词性物主代词后跟名词,且此处表示复数意义,故填reflections。
11.答案:be exported
解析:考查动词的语态。句意:中国被认为是茶的故乡。唐朝以前,中国茶叶开始出口到日本和韩国。 begin to do sth.开始做某事;主语 Chinese tea与 export之间为被动关系,故填 be exported。
12.答案:has strengthened
解析:考查动词的时态。句意:最近几个星期以来,她在党内的地位有所增强。分析句子结构可知设空处作谓语,由时间状语 in recent weeks可知用现在完成时,主语为单数,故填 has strengthened。
13.答案:in
解析:考查介词。句意:很高兴收到你的来信,询问我们学校的活动情况,我写信告诉你一些详细的情况。 in detail为固定搭配,表示"详细地",故填in。
14.答案:religious
解析:考查形容词。句意:他因为给古代宗教经书谱曲而备受关注。此处应用形容词作定语修饰 texts,故填religious。
15.答案:imagination
解析:考查名词。句意:阅读可以帮助我们拥有丰富的想象力,当涉及写不同主题的作文时,它使事情更容易。形容词 great修饰名词,故填名词 imagination。
16.答案:where; cultural; sites; Known; If; to; confidence ; were hidden ; a ; Gradually
解析:①考查定语从句。句意:敦煌曾经是进出古代中国的门户,一个东方与西方相遇的地方,一个沙漠中央的绿色岛屿。根据句意可知这里用 where引导定语从句,先行词为a place。
②考查形容词。句意:敦煌悠久而辉煌的历史代表了它作为文化和商业交流中心的重要意义。根据句意可知这里用cultural 作定语,与后面的 commercial 并列。
③考查名词的单复数。句意:如今,它已经成为世界一流的旅游胜地,拥有联合国教科文组织保护的遗产。site 为可数名词,其前无冠词,故用复数形式 sites。
④考查固定搭配。句意:它被称为莫高窟,它的700多个古老的洞穴是在1,000多年的时间里在岩石上雕刻而成的。be known as是固定搭配,表示“以……著称”。
⑤考查连词。句意:如果你向上看,你会看到包含来自古希腊、印度和伊朗元素的绘画和其他艺术品。根据句意可知这里应用If引导条件状语从句。
⑥考查介词。句意:敦煌壁画的主题从宗教故事到日常生活场景不等。vary from...to...为固定短语,意为“从……到……不等”。
⑦考查名词。句意:这些画像充满了生命力,反映出当时人们的自信和乐观。设空处与后面的optimism 并列,应用名词形式。
⑧考查倒装句。句意:在一个密封的洞穴,即现在著名的藏经洞,隐藏了数千份手稿、绘画、卷轴以及丝绸刺绣。此句为倒装句,主语是后面的thousands of manuscripts, paintings and scrolls, as well as silk embroideries, 与 hide 之间为被动关系。
⑨考查冠词。句意:然而,多年前藏经洞被封闭的原因仍然是个谜。此处表泛指,mystery 为可数名词,且以辅音音素开头,故填不定冠词a。
⑩考查副词。句意:虽然它曾经是一个如此伟大的城市,但它逐渐从记忆中消失了。根据句意可知这里用副词Gradually表示“逐渐地”,修饰整个句子。
17.答案:attractions; making; As; faded; an; be protected; to cherish; into; relics; cultural
解析:文章主要介绍了一支年轻的艺术家团队在敦煌鸣沙山的沙漠中绘制了一幅沙画,以此呼吁人们保护伟大的敦煌文化。
①考查词形转换和名词复数。联系语境可知,此处表示敦煌有许多历史名胜。结合空前的a number of可知,空处应用名词复数。故填attractions。
②考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,空处为非谓语,在句中作状语。句子主语a sand painting与make之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,因此应该用动词-ing形式。
③考查连词。随着日出和日落,这幅画在一天内就逐渐消失了。结合语境并分析句子结构可知,空处应用As引导时间状语从句,意为"随着"。④考查动词的时态。分析句子结构可知,空处是句子的谓语,结合语境可知应该用一般过去时。故填faded。
⑤考查冠词。分析句子结构可知,空处应用冠词,此处表示泛指,expert为可数名词且其发音以元音音素开头,故填an。
⑥考查被动语态。结合语境可知,此处表示敦煌伟大的文化应该得到小心保护,故应用被动语态。空前should为情态动词,后接动词原形,故填be protected。
⑦考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,空处作后置定语,修饰a desire,故用动词不定式。a desire to do sth.为固定用法,意为"想做某事的愿望"。故填to cherish。
⑧考查固定搭配。结合语境可知,此处表示将这种愿望转化为行动。"translate...into..."为固定搭配,意为"将……转化为……"。
⑨考查名词复数。结合语境可知,此处表示多亏了先进的技术,敦煌的遗迹得以成功地保存下来。根据空前的Dunhuang's 和空后的have been可知,此处应用名词复数,故填relics。
⑩考查词形转换。结合语境并根据空后的heritage可知,空处应用形容词修饰名词。故填cultural。
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