Question

【题目】Directions：Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Most of us learn at primary school that there are seven continents, but the next generation of kids may be adding one more to that list.

According to a recent paper published 【1】 in the Geological Society of American Journal by a group of researchers, “Zealandia” is a new continent that’s hidden beneath the ocean.

Zealandia is 【2】 to be five million sq. km. Most of this massive area is covered by water, but its highest mountains already have their own name: New Zealand.

The small country is the only part of Zealandia that isn’t underwater, but the paper’s authors want the huge landmass to be recognized worldwide as its own continent.

“The 【3】 value of classifying Zealandia as a continent is much more than just an extra name on a list,” the researchers wrote in their paper.

Scientists discovered Zealandia all the way back in 1995, then started extensive research on the area 【4】 underwater and satellite mapping technology. After completing their work, they were 【5】 able to write a report suggesting that Zealandia be named a continent.

But who decides on what is a continent and what isn’t? There is, in fact, no official organization that does. Some countries’ schools teach that there are six or even five continents. This changes 【6】 on where in the world school is.

Due to their 【7】 as a “continuous expanse of land”, some classify Europe and Asia as the same continent --known as Eurasia. Schools in Russia and parts of Eastern Europe teach this.

And to make things even more 【8】, France and Greece, as well as other countries, classify North America and South America as simply America.

This 【9】 over how land is defined has even stretched into outer space. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union（IAU）decided that Pluto was no longer a planet, 76 years after its discovery in 1930. Experts argued that it no longer met the requirements needed to be called a planet alongside the eight others in our solar system. It was therefore renamed a “dwarf planet（矮行星）”，meaning that countless books, models and museum exhibits all over the world had to be 【10】.

But will the world take the same notice of Zealandia? The best way to tell is to keep an eye on our textbooks.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】G

【4】C

【5】K

【6】I

【7】D

【8】E

【9】H

【10】F

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。文章以科学家新发现的大陆“新兰洲” 为话题，从而引出了不同领域和地区对于“大陆”不同理解和定义的讨论。

【1】考查副词。句意：根据一组研究人员最近在《美国地质学会杂志》上发表的一篇论文，“西兰洲”是一个隐藏在海洋下面的新大陆。分析句子结构可知，所填空用来修饰之前动词published, 应用副词形式。A项recently，副词，意为“最近”，且贴合之前的同根词“recent”，故选A项。

【2】考查动词和被动语态。句意：西兰洲被估计有500万平方公里。分析句子结构可知，所填空在句中为谓语部分，应用动词形式，且与之前主语为被动关系，已经存在be的形式“is”, 用过去分词形式。B项estimated，动词estimate的过去分词形式，可构成be estimated to固定结构，意为“被估计”。故选B项。

【3】考查形容词。句意：“将西兰洲划分为大陆的科学价值远远不止是在名单上多一个名字，”研究人员在他们的论文中写道。分析可知短语结构为the +______ +n. 形式，中间缺少形容词。G项scientific，形容词，意为“科学的”，符合语境搭配。故选G项。

【4】考查非谓语动词。句意：早在1995年，科学家们就发现了西兰洲，然后开始利用水下和卫星测绘技术对该地区进行广泛的研究。所填空之后为名词性短语，分析可知所填空为动词或介词构成动宾结构或介宾结构在句中作状语。C项employing，动词employ现在分词形式，意为“雇佣；应用”，符合语境语意分析。故选C项。

【5】考查副词。句意：在完成他们的工作后，他们最终写了一份报告，建议把西兰洲命名为一个大陆。分析结构为be+_________+adj.+…可知，所填空应为副词形式，修饰之后形容词。K项finally，副词，意为“最终；最后”，符合语境要求，故选K项。

【6】考查非谓语和固定结构。句意：这根据世界学校所处的位置而变化。分析句子可知所填词应与之后的介词on 构成固定搭配结构。I项depending 为动词depend的现在分词形式，可构成depend on, 意为“取决于；依赖于”，符合语境要求。故选I项。

【7】考查名词。句意：由于他们的定义是“连绵不断的广阔土地”，一些人把欧洲和亚洲归为同一大陆——即欧亚大陆。空之前为their, 形容词性物主代词，之后应跟名词形式。D项definition，名词，意为“定义”，符合语境和语意要求。故选D项。

【8】考查形容词。句意：更让人困惑的是，法国和希腊，以及其他国家，把北美和南美简单地归类为美洲。make+名词+________， 之后可接形容词作宾语补足语。E项confusing，形容词，意为“令人困惑的”，符合语境和语意要求，故选E项。

【9】考查名词。句意：关于如何定义土地的争论甚至延伸到了外太空。分析句子结构可知，此空为主语，且之前有指示代词this存在，应用名词形式。H项argument，名词，意为“争论；辩论”，符合语境要求。故选H项。

【10】考查被动语态。句意：因此更名为“矮行星(矮行星)”,这意味着无数的书籍、模型和世界各地的博物馆展品必须更新。分析句子结构可知，be+形容词可构成系表结构，或be+动词过去分词构成被动结构。根据句意可知理解为“书本等不得不被更新”， F项updated, 动词update的过去分词形式，意为“更新”，故选F项。

选词填空--如何确定空格为副词

（1）adv. +v. 或v. +adv. , 即空格处前面或者后面为动词的，空格处应填入副词；

（2）adv. +adj. , 即空格处后面是形容词的，空格处应填入副词。

比如文章第1小题和第5小题：

According to a recent paper published ____1____ in the Geological Society of American Journal by a group of researchers, “Zealandia” is a new continent that’s hidden beneath the ocean.

After completing their work, they were ____5____ able to write a report suggesting that Zealandia be named a continent.

第1小题符合第一个确定方法，即动词之后应由副词修饰。结合语境，故选A项recently

第2小题符合第二个确定方法，即形容词之前可由副词修饰，结合语境，故选K项finally