Question

【题目】In China, the history of people planting and using bamboo can date back to as far as 7,000 years. As early as the Shang Dynasty, bamboo was being used in ancient people’s daily lives. It was used for food, clothing, housing, transportation, 【1】 (music) instruments and even weapons.

The 【2】 (apply) of bamboo in science and technology is thrilling. In 251 BC, Li Bing, in Sichuan, 【3】 (lead) the local people in building the Dujiang Weirs(都江堰), the first irrigation network in the world, in which bamboo played 【4】 important role. The world’s oldest water pipe was also 【5】 (make) of bamboo. During the Han Dynasty, the people in Sichuan 【6】 (success) sank a 1600-metre-deep well with thick bamboo ropes. This technology did not spread to Europe 【7】 the 19th century, and it was by using the technology 【8】 the Americans drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania in 1859.

In Chinese culture, bamboo is well-known as 【9】 of the “four gentlemen” in plants. To many famous men, bamboo is a symbol of goodness and honesty. It is always closely related to people of positive spirits. Bamboo culture contributes to encouraging people to hold on when 【10】 (face) tough situations.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】musical

【2】application

【3】led

【4】an

【5】made

【6】successfully

【7】until

【8】that

【9】one

【10】facing

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于说明文，介绍了竹子在人类历史上所起的重要作用。

【1】musical 考查形容词。横线后面有名词instruments，说明横线处应该使用形容词musical作定语修饰该名词。

【2】application 考查名词。横线前面有定冠词the修饰，且该短语在句中作主语，所以使用名词application。

【3】led 考查时态。本句介绍历史上李冰在四川带领当地人修建都江堰的故事，所以使用一般过去时，句中的谓语动词应该使用过去式led。

【4】an 考查固定搭配。短语play a role in....在……中起作用。形容词important作为动词修饰role，因为该词以元音音素开头，所以使用an。

【5】made 考查固定搭配。短语be made of由……制成；世界上最古老的水管也是由竹子制成的。

【6】successfully 考查副词。在英语中副词通常作状语修饰形容词、副词、动词或整个句子。本句中副词successfully修饰谓语动词，在句中作状语。

【7】until 考查连词。连词not...until...直到……才……；该连词短语在句中引导时间状语从句。竹子直到19世纪才传到欧洲。

【8】that 考查强调句型。强调句型的基本结构是：It is/was+被强调成分+that/who+其他成分；本句中强调句型强调的是方式状语by using the technology。

【9】one 考查固定结构。one of + 名词复数表示“……之一”。句意：在中国文化中，竹子作为四君子之一而出名。

【10】facing 考查省略句。本句连词when的后面省略了people are。句意：竹子文化有助于鼓励人们在面对困难处境时坚持下去。