Question

【题目】 For a long time bats 【1】(be) one of the most feared creatures in the animal kingdom. Many pop culture associations with them are【2】(relate) to vampire. Though these associations are complete misunderstandings, bats do have a dark side as a 【3】(danger) disease vector (传播媒介). So there is good reason to be exceptionally cautious if you come into contact with bats. However, the fact is【4】bats play a significant role in keeping a balanced ecosystem.

Many organic farmers have learned about the benefits of 【5】 (have) bats nearby to help manage the amount of pests that show up without pesticides. One brown bat - about 【6】size of a human thumb - can consume about 600 mosquitoes and other unwanted insects within an hour. They make for a fantastic, almost essential 【7】 (add) to pest management on any farm.

Even large government organizations have realized the economic benefits of bats. The United States Geological Survey estimates that bat contributions【8】pest management save the country at【9】 (little) 3.7 billion dollars per year. Without them, we would likely experience a dramatic drop in food production, which would eventually make【10】(it) way into our weekly grocery bills.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】have been

【2】related

【3】dangerous

【4】that

【5】having

【6】the

【7】addition

【8】to

【9】least

【10】its

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了很长一段时间以来，蝙蝠一直被认为是动物界最可怕的生物之一，但其实蝙蝠在保持生态系统平衡方面发挥着重要作用。

【1】考查时态。句意：很长一段时间以来，蝙蝠一直是动物界最可怕的生物之一。根据前面的时间状语“For a long time”以及句意可知，此处应用现在完成时表示从过去以来一直持续的情况。故填have been。

【2】考查固定短语。be related to是固定短语，意为“与……有关”。故填related。

【3】考查形容词。此处应用形容词修饰后面的名词disease vector。故填dangerous。

【4】考查表语从句。be动词后是表语从句， that引导表语从句不做成分，只起连接作用，the fact is that意为“事实是……”。故填that。

【5】考查动名词。分析句子可知，此处have是动词，意为“拥有”，空格前的介词of后面接动名词。故填having。

【6】考查冠词。the size of是固定短语，意为“……的尺寸”。故填the。

【7】考查名词。根据前面的形容词essential可知，此处应用名词形式。故填addition。

【8】考查介词。contribution to是固定短语，意为“对……贡献，促成”。故填to。

【9】考查固定短语。at least是固定短语，意为“至少”。故填least。

【10】考查代词。make one’s way是固定短语，意为“成功，前进”，所以此处应用形容词性物主代词its修饰名词way。故填its。