Question

【题目】The Koran

Most religions have some kind of holy text on which the religious beliefs are based. For Christians this text is the Holy Bible; for Jews it is the Torah and for Muslims it is the Koran.

Muslims believe that the Koran 【1】(consist) of revelations from God to Muhammad during the years 610 to 632 when Muhammad died. These revelations were written down by those 【2】 were close to him during this time and for several years after his death. They were gathered into the text 【3】(know) as the Koran during the years 630 to 650.

The interpretation of the Koran has always been a difficult task, even for Islamic scholars. For example, the meanings of some words are determined by dots above the vowels(元音). In ancient Arabic, however, very often these dots 【4】(omit). As a result some letters looked identical. Thus, the meanings of these words depended in many cases 【5】 the memories of the men who had written them. Early Muslims had to try to get the exact meanings of the words 【6】 these people died and it was too late.

Unlike the Bible, in which the events are provided in time order, there is no reference to 【7】 things occurred in the Koran. In any case, unlike the Bible, most the suras - sections - are composed of orders and warnings. Unlike in the Bible, there are very few stories in the Koran.

Muslims believe that by 【8】(recite) the book, they create a holy atmosphere, and there are many Muslims who have learned the Koran by heart.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Consists

【2】Who

【3】Known

【4】were omitted

【5】on/upon

【6】Before

【7】When

【8】reciting

【解析】

【1】分析句意，可知这句话是描述一般的情况，故时态为一般现在时，动词用第三人称单数形式，填consists;

【2】分析句意和句子的结构，可知这是一个定语从句。those指代人，作为先行词，并且在从句中做主语，所以用关系代词who。

【3】分析句意，可知此题中的text和know是被动关系，而其know要在此句中作为非谓语动词，所以用known。

【4】分析句意和句子的结构，可知此处的意思是 “被省略/漏掉…”，根据本句所在的语境，可知要用一般过去时。故用were omitted。

【5】分析句子，可知本题考查动词搭配的介词，depend on/upon，此短语的意思是：依靠，依赖，取决于。

【6】分析句子的结构，可知此处要填一个连词引导一个时间状语从句。根据上下文的意思，可知要填before，意思是“在…之前”;

【7】分析句子的结构，可知此处要填一个连词引导一个宾语从句，根据该句句意可知要填when，表示“…的时候”。

【8】由于空格前是介词by，故其后要用动名词。