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【题目】Fill in the blanks with proper words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词， 首字母已给）

Free-diving is diving underwater, holding your breath, without the use of equipment. In ancient times people had to free-dive to get food, such as fish and shellfish. Free divers also c 【1】 treasures lying at the bottom of the ocean. The Mediterranean Sea, south of Europe, had many trading ships passing through. Often ships sank, sometimes because of storms. They would swim down to the shipwreck and try to lift the most precious pieces. In modern times, free-diving is part of many different a【2】such as underwater photography and spearfishing. Sports such as underwater football, rugby and hockey also involve free-diving.

The most dangerous free-diving is practised by a small group of extreme sportsmen and sportswomen who swim very deep. They aim to go to great depths and d【3】 for a long time on a single breath, wearing only a wetsuit. Deep under the water it is cold and black. The weight or pressure on your body is much h【4】 than that at the surface. That weight, and going so long on only one breath, can cause a person to become unconscious（无意识的）because of a lack of oxygen, and then die.

Why do people want to take part in a sport that is so dangerous?

You need to be fit to swim so deep, but you also need to be very strong mentally（精神上）. At first it is difficult to sink. You have to stay c【5】 and even slow your thinking. But finally the air is pushed from your body, and you start to sink. It is as if the water were d 【6】 you down. This is a very peaceful feeling.

Natalia wrote many poems about her love of being in the deep blue ocean. She felt at one with nature there, as if in an ancient space. She would go into a deep state of being quiet and thinking before she went into the water. She would leave b【7】her the stress of life, which she called “surface fuss”. According to Natalia, when you stop breathing, most of your body’s functions stop. It is as if time itself stopped.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】collected

【2】activities

【3】dive

【4】heavier

【5】calm

【6】dragging/ drawing

【7】behind

【解析】

文章大意：本文介绍的是与自由潜水有关的一些事情。在古代，人们必须自由潜水来获取食物，自由潜水员也在海底收集宝藏。在现代，自由潜水是许多不同活动的一部分。最危险的自由潜水是由一群游得很深的极限男女运动员进行的。你需要身体健康才能游得这么深，但你也需要有很强的意志力。Natalia写了很多关于她对深海的热爱的诗。

【1】考查动词。根据下文They would swim down to the shipwreck and try to lift the most precious pieces. 他们会游到沉船的地方，试着举起最珍贵的东西。结合Free divers also c __1__treasures lying at the bottom of the ocean.及首字母提示，可知句意为：自由潜水员也在海底收集宝藏。 collect收集，动词，这里描述的是过去的事情，时态应用一般过去时，故答案填collected。

【2】考查名词。根据下文such as underwater photography and spearfishing. 如水下摄影和鱼叉捕鱼，结合In modern times, free-diving is part of many different a__2__及首字母提示，可知句意为：在现代，自由潜水是许多不同活动的一部分。activity活动，可数名词，前面有many修饰，所以这里用其复数形式，故答案填activities。

【3】考查动词。根据上文The most dangerous free-diving is practised by a small group of extreme sportsmen and sportswomen who swim very deep. 最危险的自由潜水是由一群游得很深的极限男女运动员进行的。结合They aim to go to great depths and d__3__ for a long time on a single breath, wearing only a wetsuit.及首字母提示，可知句意为：他们的目标是潜到很深的地方，只穿着潜水服，一口气潜到很长时间。dive潜水，动词，dive for a long time潜水很长时间，故答案填dive。

【4】考查形容词比较级。根据下文That weight, and going so long on only one breath, can cause a person to become unconscious because of a lack of oxygen, and then die. 这个重量，加上长时间只呼吸一次，会导致一个人因为缺氧而失去意识，然后死亡。结合The weight or pressure on your body is much h__4__than that at the surface.及首字母提示，可知句意为：你身体上的重量或压力比水面上的要重得多。heavy重的，形容词，由than可知应用其比较级，故答案填heavier。

【5】考查名词。根据You have to stay c__5__ and even slow your thinking.结合首字母提示，可知句意为：你必须保持冷静，甚至放慢你的思维。calm平静，stay calm保持冷静，故答案填calm。

【6】考查现在分词。根据上文But finally the air is pushed from your body, and you start to sink. 但最后空气从你的身体被推开，你开始下沉。结合It is as if the water were d __6__ you down.及首字母提示，可知句意为：就好像水正在把你拖下水一样。drag/draw拖动、牵拉，动词，前面有系动词were，可知这里用过去进行时态，所以用drag/draw的现在分词形式dragging/ drawing，故答案填dragging/ drawing。

【7】考查介词。根据上文She would go into a deep state of being quiet and thinking before she went into the water. 在下水之前，她会进入一种安静和思考的深度状态。结合She would leave b__7__her the stress of life, which she called “surface fuss”.及首字母提示，可知句意为：她会把生活的压力留在身后，她称之为“表面的忙乱”。behind在…之后，介词，故答案填behind。