Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Until recently, almost everyone thought that growth and progress would make the world a 【1】 (good) place. They believed that something new was always better than something old. So countries have spent billions of dollars 【2】 science to develop new ways of making things and doing work. 【3】 , this new technique is the main cause of the world’s problems. One such problem has come from the 【4】 (appear) of the car. In some 【5】 (crowd) cities, the car has polluted the air 【6】 badly that people get sick just from breathing it. Waste from factories is another example of how new technology is hurting the earth. When some waste chemicals 【7】 (put) into the sea, they can hurt or kill animals and fish. It’s time that we 【8】 (do) something quickly. When the problems get worse, they will not affect just a few 【9】 (country). They will be world problems 【10】 affect us all.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】better

【2】on

【3】However

【4】appearance

【5】crowded

【6】so

【7】are put

【8】did/should do

【9】countries

【10】that/which

【解析】

试题分析：新发明的出现给我们带来了方便和好处，同时也带来了环境污染。作者号召我们马上采取行动减少污染保护环境。

【1】better.考查比较级。句意：直到最近，几乎所有的人都认为增长和进步会使世界变得更好。此处含和现在比较的意思，要用比较级，故填better.

【2】on.考查介词。spend… on…表示“在……上花费时间和金钱”，此处指在科学研究上花费巨额资金，故填on.

【3】However.考查连词。上句指在科学研究上花费巨额资金，下句指这种新技术是世界问题的主要原因。两句意思是转折关系且有逗号与后面隔开，故填However.

【4】appearance.考查名词。空白处由前面的the和后面的of修饰，要用名词形式，故填appearance.

【5】crowded.考查形容词。根据修饰词some和后面的名词cities,可知此处用形容词修饰名词，故填crowded.

【6】so.考查副词。句意：汽车污染环境是如此严重以至于人们呼吸了这种空气而患病。此处是so… that结构表示“如此……以至于”，故填so.

【7】are put.考查被动语态。句意：当废弃的化学物品被扔进海里，就会伤害或杀死动物和鱼类。此处waste chemicals和动词put是被动关系，根据全文时态，故填are put.

【8】did/should do.考查虚拟语气。句意：是我们该马上采取行动的时候了。此处是虚拟语气，动词要用过去式或should+动词原形，故填did/should do.

【9】countries.考查名词复数。此处由a few修饰，名词用复数，表示几个国家。故填countries.

【10】that/which.考查定语从句。句中包含定语从句，先行词是problems指物，在后面定语从句中做主语，故填关系代词that/which.