Question

完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Many thousands of years ago，there are no houses such as people live in today. Men sometimes made their homes____so as to be safe from their____and wild animals；the leaves of the trees would keep the rain and sun____.

In cold areas，ancient people used ___their homes in caves. It was too cold and stormy to live in trees there.

As years went on，men____more about living in comfort and safety.They___their trees and caves and built houses of different materials___mud，wood or stones.

During the last hundred years，many new building materials and new methods of building____.People now live comfortably in a variety of houses.

____design or materials are used，the buildings should be bright，airy and comfortable. Human beings need sunlight and fresh，clean air in order to remain____.

1.A. in trees B．in rivers C．on the grass

2.A. friends B．neighbors C．enemies

3.A. in B．off C．down

4.A. make B．to making C．to make

5.A. saw B．learned C．recognized

6.A. came to B．went on C．left

7.A. according to B．for example C．such as

8.A. have been discovered B．were discovered C．had discovered

9.A. No matter where B．No matter what C．No matter when

10.A. active B．healthy C．happy

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要放在的发展历史，以前人们住在树上或洞穴里，随着时间的流逝，人们学会了用好的材料和方法使建筑物住起来更舒服。

1.有时人们为了安全把他们的房子建在树上，以免受敌人和野生动物的侵袭。A. in trees在树上；B．in rivers 在河里；C．on the grass在草上，根据句意以免受敌人和野生动物的侵袭。故选A.

2.有时人们为了安全把他们的房子建在树上，以免受敌人和野生动物的侵袭。A. friends朋友；B．neighbors 邻居；C．enemies敌人。根据野生动物，可知和野生动物一样能给人们带来危险的是敌人，故选C。

3.树叶可是阻挡雨水和阳光，A. in在……里；B．off关掉；C．down向下。根据keep off避开，让开。故选B。

4.在寒冷的地区，古人们在洞穴里建房子。A. make； B．to making；C．to make。故选C。

5.人们学会了更多关于如何住的既舒服又安全的方法。A. saw看到； B．learned学会；C．recognized认识。根据句意故选B。

6.他们离开大树和洞穴，用不同的材料来建造房子，如泥浆，木头或石头。A. came to来；B．went on继续；C．left离开。根据句意，故选C。

7.A. according to根据；B．for example例如；C．such as例如。for example，such as都可用来举例，但用法有所不同。for example作“例如”讲时，一般只以同类事物或人中的“一个”为例，作插入语，用逗号隔开，可置于句首、句中或句末。such as也作为“例如”讲，用来列举同类人或事物中的几个例子。故选C

8.人们发现了很多新的建筑材料和建筑方法。当主语是动作的承受者时，用被动语态，故选A。

9.不管用什么材料建造，建筑物应该明亮，通风和舒服。A. No matter where无论在哪；B．No matter what 无论什么；C．No matter when无论何时。根据句意故选B。

10.为了保持健康，人们需要阳光和新鲜的空气。A. active积极的；B．healthy健康的；C．happy高兴的。根据人们需要阳光和新鲜的空气，故选B。

考点：故事类短文。