2023届高三英语三轮冲刺非谓语之冠词+语法填空专项练习（含答案）

（考前冲刺 5）2023四川高考英语 -非谓语之冠词+语法填空专项练习
课本重点句型+单词+短语-复习巩固
1. I feel lucky to have won a place on this trip. 能获得这次旅行机会我感到幸运。
2. It turned out (As it turns out,) that the Romans took over (took control of / occupied) Pompeii. 结果是罗马人占领了庞贝城。
3. Near the city was a volcano, causing damage to people, for which many people were buried alive, and so was the city. 城市附近有一座火山, 给人们带来了灾难, 许多人被活埋, 城市也一样。
4. I saw streets just as they had been, with stepping stones along the road我看到街道像本来一样, 沿途有垫脚石。
5. The statue, though put under protection once, broke down and disappeared, leaving empty spaces in the ash.这座雕像虽然曾经受到保护, 但最终还是倒塌了, 消失了, 在灰烬中留下了空白。
6. They had no idea that, however, no one paid them much attention.然而他们不知道没人太在意他们。
7. There happened ( seemed / used) to be a Camel Team going by a stopping point on the famous Silk Road.碰巧（似乎、过去常常）有驼队经过丝绸之路的停靠站。
8. The trees were cut down, resulting in the city being buried by sand.树被砍到, 导致城市被沙子埋没。
9. The attack is believed to have led to the US entering the Second World War.据认为那次攻击导致美国参与二战。10. A plan was carried out to speed up the research in memory of the war declared against Japan.为了纪念对日宣战, 他们执行一项计划加速了研究。
10. When asked how a statue from distant Greece could have appeared in China, researchers explained that no doubt this was a result of Alexander the Great’s influence.被问及雕像如何从遥远的希腊出现在中国, 研究者解释说无疑是亚历山大大帝影响的结果。
11. It seemed that they grew tired of giving in and stood in their enemies’ path to rise up against them. 他们似乎厌倦了屈服, 阻挡了敌人起义反抗他们。
12. He was thought of as a man who had a deep influence on the world for centuries to come.他被认为是一个对未来世界几个世纪有着深远影响的人。
13. Aside from this, he earned his salary from being a common worker and soon came down with a fever.除此以外,他靠当普通工人谋生, 不久因为发烧病倒了。
14. In many cases, his questions made his students aware of their own errors.很多时候他的问题让学生认识到自己的错误。
15. Unfortunately for him, he got embarrassed to find that his friends had enough of him.不幸的是, 当他发现他的朋友们已经受够了他时, 他感到很尴尬。
16. At his trial, he defended himself by asking his judges yet more questions, but was put to death by being forced to drink poison. 在审判中他问法官更多的问题为自己辩护, 但是被逼服毒而处死。
17. Through his death, Socrates became the hero of all people who search for the truth.由于他的死, 苏格拉底成为探究真理的人心中的英雄。
语法填空之冠词100题
1．（2022新高考I卷）Covering an area about three times ________ size of Yellowstone National Park, the GPNP will be one of the first national parks in the country.
2．（2022年新高考I卷）The Chinese government recently finalized a plan to set up a Giant Panda National Park(GPNP). Covering an area about three times ______ size of Yellowstone National Park, the GPNP will be one of the first national parks in the country.
3．（2022年全国乙卷） To celebrate ______ festival, a number of events took place at the Chinese Businessman Museum in Beijing on Thursday.
4．（2022年全国甲卷）Inspired by the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held in Beijing, Cao decided to cover the route by hiking as a tribute (致敬) to the ancient Silk Road. ______ friend of his, Wu Fan, volunteered to be his companion during the trip.
5．（2022年浙江 1月真题）Cobb, for her party, started to ask conference organizers who invited her to speak if she could do so remotely; about three-quarters of ________ time, they agreed.
6．（2022全国甲卷）________ friend of his, Wu Fan, volunteered to be his companion during the trip.
7．（2022·内蒙古·呼和浩特市教育教学研究中心一模）Enjoying ________ total investment of 31.17 billion yuan, the train will travel as fast as 300 km/h, ________the trip between the two cities will only take 40 minutes.
8．（2022·广西桂林·二模）All of ________ sudden, the bamboo in the panda’s hands is turned into a bobsleigh (雪橇) carrying the girl while the panda speeds ahead.
9．A child born in the US today has ________ very realistic chance of living beyond 100 and needs to plan accordingly.
10．So, everyone was afraid of it. Zhong spent days and nights to find ________ cause of the disease.
11．It went on to say that almost half of all museums reported ________ annual increase in visitor numbers.
12．Granddaughter Gayle Parks, 31—who works alongside her in the family business —said it remained unknown as to who nominated Irene for ________ award.
13．Whenever there is a sandstorm, it forms ________ upward air flow between the surrounding sand mountains.
14．With Xiongan aiming to become a "smart, green and residents-friendly" city that faces the future, the Xiongan Railway Station, the landmark of the area, resembles a model for such ________ future.
15．It is also important to note that the greatest amazement (amaze) of the journey is Chang'e 5's lunar landing site-referred to as the Ocean of Storms-on the near side of the moon, where no probes (探测器) have paid ________ visit before.
16．Now as ________Chinese international, Wu is working hard to show that “there are players in China that can shine in the best leagues in the world”, he told Global Times.
17．China’s writing system forms ________ strong bridge linking the Chinese people and culture of the present with those of the past.
18．Shanghai culture is amazing, and the city is filled with smart people, dynamic interactions, a willingness to move and an appetite for being modern while embracing diversity and creating ________ business friendly environment.
19．Everybody wears________ same style of clothes.
20．Instead, she is earning $6,500 a day as ________ model in New York.
21．Due to_________ growing popularity of environmentally-related and adventure travel, various types _________ trips are now being classified as ecotourism.
22．Louis Cha (Chinese: Cha Leung Yung; 10 March 1924 - 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong, was a Chinese wuxia novelist and essayist, who co-founded the Hong Kong daily newspaper Ming Bao in 1959 and served as ________ first editor-in-chief.
23．Tu said in Beijing. The prize winning is ________ honor for China’s science cause and traditional Chinese medicine in their course of reaching out to the world.
24．________event in my life three or four years ago made me examine my own attitudes towards alternative medicine.
25．At this point, however, the unique culture that produced these man-made objects remains ________ mystery.
26．You could buy secondhand clothing, too, as________ useful way to extend the lifespan (寿命) of items already created.
27．In some regions, particularly in the western United States, drought is ________ serious problem facing communities.
28．They also set up the traffic signals and ________ series of traffic monitoring equipment.
29．These Games are not ________ end of the story. With their performance and their appearance, each of these athletes can win over a huge new fan community for the time after the Games.
30．These are all examples of single-use plastic products, which is ________ hot topic based on both environmental and health concerns.
31．And without courage, we’ll never step into ________ unknown.
32．The opening of the China-Laos Railway will thus help speed the development of the China-Laos Economic Corridor, and will further advance the building of a China-Laos community with ________ shared future.
33．Handwriting is________important skill that goes beyond communication.
34．Cobb ,for her part ,started to ask conference organizers who invited her to speak whether she could do so remotely ,about three quarters of ________ time,they agreed
35．This technique improved the annual growth of rice greatly, which fed ________ population of 60 million—equal to the whole of the UK.
36．________ Lincolns enlarged the house to a full two stories in 1856 to meet the needs of their growing family. Three of the four Lincoln sons were born here.
37．First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get________ second chance to make ________ first impression.
38．They have a different kind of superpower that all of us possess: the power to make ________ difference in the lives of others.
39．El Ninō , ________ Spanish term for “the Christ child”, was named by South American fisherman.
40．It was________cold January in 1925 in North Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.
参考答案：
1．the
【解析】
考查冠词、倍数表达法。句意：该公园占地面积约为黄石国家公园的三倍，将成为中国首批国家公园之一。倍数表达法之一是：倍数+ the size of +比较成份。故填the。
2．the
【解析】
考查定冠词。句意：中国政府最近敲定了建立大熊猫国家公园的计划。该公园占地面积约为黄石国家公园的三倍，将成为中国首批国家公园之一。此处考查倍数表达法，结构为：倍数+the+名词（size/weight/length ...）+of B，表示“是B（大小/重量/长度……）的多少倍”。故填the。
3．the
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：为了庆祝这一节日，周四在北京的中国商人博物馆举行了一系列活动。根据语境可知，此处为特指这一节日，所以用定冠词the。故填the。
4．A
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：受到在北京举行的一带一路国际合作论坛的启发，曹决定徒步旅行，以纪念古老的丝绸之路。他的一个朋友，吴凡，在旅行中自愿做他的同伴。根据句意可知，此处泛指“他的一个朋友”，应用不定冠词，friend以辅音音素开头，应用a，空处位于句首，首字母大写。故填A。
5．the
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：Cobb代表她所在的政党，开始向邀请她演讲的会议组织者询问，她是否可以远程演讲；大约四分之三的情况下，他们表示同意。此处特指上文所提到的Cobb询问的时间范围内，名词time应用定冠词限定。故填the。
6．A
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：他的一位朋友Wu Fan在旅行中自愿成为他的同伴。根据句意可知，此处泛指“他的一个朋友”，应用不定冠词，friend以辅音音素开头，应用a。句首字母大写，故填A。
7． a so##and
【解析】
考查冠词以及连词。句意：京张高铁总投资311.7亿元，最高运行速度为300公里/小时，往返两座城市仅需40分钟。根据空格后以辅音音素开头的形容词total和名词investment，可知此处要填不定冠词a泛指“一笔总价……的投资”，所以第一个空填a；分析句子结构可知，此处前后都是句子，所以此处要填连词；根据句意可知，前后句有因果或顺承关系，所以用连词so或者and。故填①a②so/and。
8．a
【解析】
考查冠词、固定短语。句意：突然间，熊猫手中的竹子变成了一个长长的雪橇，女孩站在上面，而熊猫则在前面疾驰。固定短语all of a sudden“突然”是固定短语，在句中作状语。故填a。
9．a
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：今天在美国出生的孩子有很大机会活过100岁，因此需要做出相应的计划。have a(n) … chance of 意为“有……的可能性”。very开头字母是辅音音素开头，故填a。
10．the
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：所以，每个人都害怕它。钟花了日夜寻找疾病的原因。根据“cause of the disease”可知，cause为可数名词，此处表特指“造成这种疾病的原因”应用定冠词。故填the。
11．an
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：它接着说，几乎一半的博物馆报告说游客数量每年都在增加。此处泛指“每年增加”，annual以元音音素开头，应用不定冠词an表泛指。故填an。
12．the
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：31岁的孙女盖尔·帕克斯与艾琳一起在家族企业工作。她说，谁提名艾琳获得这一奖项，目前还不得而知。根据句意可知，句中“award”意为“奖，奖赏”，名词词性，特指艾琳获得的这个奖，应用定冠词the修饰，表特指。故填the。
13．an
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：只要有沙尘暴，就会在周围的沙山之间形成向上的气流。设空后upward air flow为名词短语，可数，此处表示“一股向上的气流”，故此处要填冠词，upward的首个音素为元音音素，所以用冠词an。故填an。
14．a
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：雄安的目标是成为一个面向未来的“智慧、绿色和居民友好型”城市，雄安火车站作为该地区的标志性建筑，就像是这样一个未来的典范。future此处表泛指应用不定冠词，且是以辅音音素开头的单词，故填a。
15．a
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：还需要注意的是，旅程的最大惊奇之处在于嫦娥五号的登月地点——被称为月球附近的风暴海洋——在月球附近，这里没有探测器进行探访过。根据句子中，pay a visit固定搭配“参观，拜访”。故填a。
16．a
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：现在，作为一名中国的留洋球员，武正在努力证明“中国有球员可以在世界上最好的联赛中发光，”他在接受《环球时报》采访时表示。此处泛指“一名中国国际球员”，应用不定冠词，Chinese是以辅音音素开头的词，故填a。
17．a
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：中国的文字系统构成了一座坚固的桥梁，把现在的中国人和过去的文化联系在一起。名词bridge为可数名词，所以要用冠词修饰。根据句意可知，此处表示“一座坚固的桥梁”是泛指，所以用不定冠词，且strong是辅音音素开头。故填a。
18．a
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：上海的文化令人惊叹，这座城市充满了聪明的人，充满活力的互动，人们愿意迁移，渴望现代化，同时包容多样性，创造了一个友好的商业环境。此处的“商业友好的环境”为单数，所以用不定冠词泛指，且business 的发音以辅音音素开头，故填a。
19．the
【解析】
考查定冠词。句意：每个人都穿相同风格的衣服。same是形容词，意思是“相同的”，常与the连用修饰名词。故填the。
20．a
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：相反，她在纽约做模特每天能挣6500美元。此处“作为一名模特，”表泛指。model 的发音以辅音音素开头，故填a。
21． the of
【解析】
考查冠词和介词。句意：由于与环境有关的旅行和冒险旅行越来越受欢迎，各种类型的旅行现在被分类为生态旅游。结合首空后“growing popularity of environmental related and adventure travel”可知，此处特指与环境相关的探险旅行越来越受欢迎，所以应填定冠词the。various types of为固定搭配表示“各种各样的”。所以应填of。故填①the②of。
22．the##its
【解析】
考查限定词用法。句意：刘易斯·查（中文：查良镛；1924年3月10日至2018年10月30日），笔名金庸，是中国武侠小说家和散文家，1959年与人共同创办了香港日报《明报》，并担任首任主编。表示顺序的序数词前须加定冠词或者限定词，所以此处用the或形容词性物主代词its，故填the或its。
23．an
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：这个奖是中国科学事业和中医药走向世界的光荣。根据下文中“honor”，意为“让人引以为荣的事”，为可数名词，因为honor首个音节为元音，所以用不定冠词an。故填an。
24．An
【解析】
考查不定冠词。句意：三四年前的一件事让我审视了自己对替代医学的态度。此处是第一次提及event，所以应用不定冠词表泛指。event的开头发音为元音音素，所以应用an。空处位于句首，首字母大写。故填An。
25．a
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：然而，在这一点上，制造这些人造物品的独特文化仍然是一个谜。这里是泛指，表示这种文化仍然是“一个”谜，且mystery是以辅音音素开头的词，因此不定冠词用a，故填a。
26．a
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：你也可以买二手衣服，一种可以有效延长物品使用寿命的方式。分析句子可知，way为可数名词，第一次提及，用不定冠词表泛指，由于前有useful修饰，辅音音素开头，故用a。
27．a
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：在一些地区，特别是在美国西部，干旱是社区面临的一个严重问题。problem为可数名词，此处表泛指应用不定冠词，且serious是发音以辅音音素开头的单词，应用a。故填a。
28．a
【解析】
考查固定搭配和冠词。句意：他们还设置了交通信号和一系列交通监控设备。固定搭配a series of意为“一系列的”，因此空格处是a，故填a。
29．the
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：这些比赛并不是故事的结局。end是可数名词，由句意可知此处表示特指，因而用定冠词the。故填the。
30．a
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：这些都是一次性塑料产品的例子，这是一个基于环境和健康问题的热门话题。topic为可数名词，此处表泛指，应用不定冠词，且hot是发音以辅音音素开头的单词，所以用不定冠词a。故填a。
31．the
【解析】
考查定冠词。句意：没有勇气，我们永远无法踏入未知的世界。“the +形容词”表一类人或事物，the unknown表示“未知的世界”。故填the。
32．a
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：因此，中老铁路的开通将有助于加快中老经济走廊的发展，并将进一步推动建设一个有着共同未来的中老共同体。此处泛指“一个共同的未来”，shared发音以辅音音素开头，所以用不定冠词a。故填a。
33．an
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：书写是一项重要的技能，它超越了交流。skill是可数名词，此处表示“一种技能”，且important发音以元音音素开头，需用不定冠词an修饰。故填an。
34．the
【解析】
考查定冠词。句意：科布开始问邀请她发言的会议组织者，她是否可以远程发言，大约四分之三的时间，他们都同意了。about three-quarters of the time（约四分之三的情况下）与most of the time（多数情况下）在结构上类似，为固定搭配。故填the。
35．a
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：这种技术大大提高了水稻的年增长率，养活了6000万人口——相当于整个英国。根据空后名词population可知，设空处应用冠词。a population of +数字，为固定用法，泛指人口数量。故填a。
36．The
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：林肯夫妇在1856年把房子扩大到了整整两层，以满足他们日益增长的家庭的需要。林肯的四个儿子中有三个出生在这里。根据句意可知，此处意为“林肯一家”；根据设空后的Lincolns可知，此处考查“the+姓氏复数”，表示夫妇俩，或者一家人。设空处位于句首，所以首字母要大写。故填The。
37． a the
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：第一印象是最持久的。毕竟，你永远没有再一次机会留下第一印象了。根据句意和冠词的用法可知，第一空：虽然与序数词连用，但是它不是表特指，此处a second chance表示“再一次机会，又一次机会”，用不定冠词a表泛指；第二空：the first impression意思是“第一印象”，是指上文已提到的内容，用定冠词the表特指。故填a和the。
38．a
【解析】
考查冠词和固定搭配。句意：他们拥有我们所有人所拥有的一种不同的超级力量：这股力量使他人的生活与众不同。make a difference是固定搭配，意为“对······有影响”。故填a。
39．a
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：厄尔尼诺现象，一个西班牙词条，意为“基督之子”，是由南美洲的渔民命名的。根据可数名词term的单数形式可知，此处需填入冠词，由句意可知，表示泛指，需填入不定冠词，Spanish为辅音音素开头，因而填a。故填a。
40．a
【解析】
考查冠词。句意：这是1925年阿拉斯加北部一个十分寒冷的一月，因为一场大雪使这个城镇与外界切断了联系。由句意可知，此处表示泛指，cold为辅音音素开头，因而需用不定冠词a。故填a。
语法填空-专项练习 1
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。
More and more urban tourists are interested in country vacations and it increases village and farm incomes. Taking trips to destinations with fewer people and beautiful ____1____ (nature) scenes has become a trend in China these days. Currently, major travel agencies are making efforts in developing the rural tourism market, ____2____ (drive) by this new demand. They are building high-end farm and village resorts that integrate with rural cultures nationwide ____3____ (attract) more travelers. The development of rural tourism also serves ____4____ an opportunity for farmers to start their own businesses.
____5____ urban tourists would like to pursue the most in rural trips are unique life and cultural experiences. Apart from enjoying experiences, rural food, and cultural products are all important factors to draw ____6____ (they) attention. For instance, ____7____ online travel agency launched a country fair in the village. Thus, travelers ____8____ (be) able to buy some local agricultural products ____9____ (easy). Meanwhile, A big tourism company said its rural tourism business has shown significant potential for future _____10_____ (grow) in the recent three years. Rural tourism is the golden key and new engine to the rural development.
语法填空-专项练习 2
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。
In Chinese culture, tigers are considered the king of all beasts. They symbolize power, energy, protection, ____11____ (generous) and unpredictability. Tigers are regarded as fearless creatures, so that’s ____12____ in China you can see images of tigers on the walls of temples and houses ___13____ (resist) disasters and danger.
Tigers have an important cultural significance not just in China, ___14____ across Asia. As they ____15____ (most) live in Asia, they have become a cultural symbol of Eastern countries for many westerners. For example, in the last century strong economies in the East—Singapore, South Korea, China’s Taiwan and Hong Kong—____16____ (call) “The Four Asian Tigers”.
Instead of tigers, lions are considered as the king of all beasts in the West. But in the West, tigers are also seen as a very ____17____ (power) animal. In English, if you want someone to calm down, you can say to them, “easy tiger”. Another famous phrase is: “Eye of the Tiger”, ____18____ means fierceness and strength.
China has its animal zodiac system, ___19____ (show) the connection, understanding and respect that humans can have for animals. Just like tigers serve as a symbol of protection in Chinese culture, we hope that in the Year of the Tiger more people can help protect them and their habitats _____20_____ further destruction.
【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要讲述越来越多的游客去人少景美的乡村旅游。
1．考查形容词。句意：去人少景美的目的地旅游已经成为近年来中国的一种趋势。分析句子结构可知，后面有名词scenes，所以空格处要用形容词来修饰后面的名词，表示“自然的”的意思。故填natural。
2．考查非谓语动词。句意：在这种新需求的驱动下，目前各大旅行社都在努力开发乡村旅游市场。分析句子结构可知，动词drive和被修饰词major travel agencies是逻辑上的被动关系，所以用过去分词形式，表示被动的意思。故填driven。
3．考查非谓语动词。句意：他们正在建设与全国农村文化相融合的高端农场和乡村度假村，吸引更多的游客。分析句子结构可知，这里是要用动词不定式做目的状语。故填to attract。
4．考查固定短语。句意：乡村旅游的发展也为农民创业提供了机会。分析句子结构可知，这里考查固定短语serve as，表示“作为，充当”的意思。故填as。
5．考查主语从句。句意：城市游客在乡村旅游中最想追求的是独特的生活和文化体验。分析句子结构可知，　　5　　 urban tourists would like to pursue the most in rural trips是主语从句，从句中缺少宾语，表示“什么”的意思。故填What。
6．考查代词。句意：除了享受体验，乡村食物和文化产品都是吸引他们注意力的重要因素。分析句子结构可知，空格处要用形容词性物主代词修饰后面的名词attention，表示“他们的”意思。故填their。
7．考查冠词。句意：例如，一家在线旅行社在村里举办了一个乡村集市。分析句子结构可知，空格处要用不定冠词修饰后面的名词agency，表示“一个”的意思，空格后单词online的第一个音素是元音音素，所以用an。故填an。
8．考查谓语动词。句意：因此，游客们可以很容易地买到当地的一些农产品。这句话描述的是过去的事情，所以谓语用一般过去时，主语是travelers，所以be动词用were。故填were。
9．考查副词。句意：见第8题详解。分析句子结构可知，这里需要副词修饰前面的动词buy。故填easily。
10．考查名词。句意：与此同时，一家大型旅游公司表示，近三年来，其乡村旅游业务已经显示出巨大的未来增长潜力。分析句子结构可知，空格处需要用名词，做介词for的宾语，表示“增长”的意思。故填growth。
【导语】本文是说明文。文章讲述了虎在中西方文化的象征，并号召人们保护老虎和它们的栖息地。
11．考查名词。句意：老虎象征着力量、活力、保护、慷慨和难以捉摸。分析句子可知，空处与power，energy，protection和unpredictability为并列宾语，generosity“慷慨”为不可数名词。故填generosity。
12．考查名词性从句。句意：人们认为老虎是无所畏惧的动物，所以在中国你能在寺庙和房屋的墙壁上看到老虎图像，以此来抵御灾祸和危险。分析句子可知，“in China you can see images of tigers on the walls of temples and houses 　　3　　 (resist) disasters and danger”的原因是“Tigers are regarded as fearless creatures”，故用why“……的原因；为什么”引导表语从句。故填why。
13．考查不定式。句意：人们认为老虎是无所畏惧的动物，所以在中国你能在寺庙和房屋的墙壁上看到老虎图像，以此来抵御灾祸和危险。分析句子可知，“(resist) disasters and danger”为目的状语，用不定式形式，故填to resist。
14．考查连词。句意：不仅在中国，老虎在整个亚洲都有重要的文化意义。not just…but also“不仅……而且……”为固定短语，also可以省略，故填but。
15．考查副词。句意：由于老虎大多分布在亚洲，对许多西方人来说，老虎已经成为东方国家的文化象征。修饰动词live用副词作状语，故填mostly。
16．考查动词时态语态和主谓一致。句意：例如，上个世纪，东方的强大经济体——新加坡、韩国、中国香港和中国台湾——被合称为“亚洲四小龙”。分析句子可知，空处是谓语，动词call与主语strong economics是被动关系，由时间状语in the last century可知，用一般过去时，所以应用一般过去时的被动，主语是复数，故填were called。
17．考查形容词。句意：但在西方，老虎也被视为一种非常强大的动物。修饰名词用形容词作定语，故填powerful。
18．考查定语从句。句意：另一个著名的短语是:“虎之眼”，这意味着凶猛和力量。分析句子可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词指代前面整个主句，从句中作主语，引导非限制性定语从句用关系代词which，故填which。
19．考查非谓语动词。句意：中国有自己的生肖制度，这展示了人类与动物的联系，理解和尊重。分析句子可知，空处是非谓语动词做后置定语，修饰animal zodiac system，且二者之间是主动关系，故用现在分词作后置定语，故填showing。
20．考查介词。句意：正如老虎在中国文化中是一种保护的象征一样，我们希望在即将到来的虎年，更多的人能够帮助保护老虎和老虎的栖息地免受进一步破坏。protect…from…“保护……免受……”是固定短语，故填from。