独具天赋的自然生灵(语法填空)
独具天赋的自然生灵(语法填空)

Hollong is a huge and strong tree that mainly grows in Southeast Asia. It can reach up to 60 meters tall. For local people there, this tree is very___1___ (meaning). It is closely connected with their traditional stories and customs. What’s more, its high-quality wood is___2___ (wide) used for building houses, making furniture and boats. Still, not many people know about its amazing way of ___3___ (spread) seeds.

In summer, if you stand beneath a hollong tree, you___4___ (see) lots of its winged fruits floating down. As they fall from the branches, the two-winged fruits spin just___5___ small helicopters (直升机). This special design lets___6___(they) travel farther from the parent tree and land on rich soil. In this way, the seeds can grow healthily without being___7___(affect) by the big tree above.

This unique scene is especially wonderful during the dry season. Dozens (许多) of spinning fruits drift down from dozens of meters high,___8___ (form) a fantastic view. A short video of this sight has become popular online, letting more people discover the clever ___9___ (survive) skill of hollong trees.

The Indian state of Assam is home___10___ large numbers of hollong trees, so it is the ideal place to watch this amazing natural wonder. Interestingly, hollong is also chosen as the state tree of Assam.

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解析:选meaningful。meaningful 考查形容词。句意是“对当地人民来说,这种树非常______”,括号内给出的词“meaning”是名词,意为“意义”。系动词“is”后需接形容词作表语,构成系表结构。结合后文“它与传统故事和习俗紧密相连”,可知这里要表达“有意义的”,因此将meaning变为形容词meaningful。注意,meaning的形容词形式是加后缀“-ful”,表示“充满……的”。不能填meaningless(无意义的),不符合语境。故填 meaningful。

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解析:选widely。widely 考查副词。空格位于“is ______ used”结构中,用于修饰动词“used”,因此需要副词。wide可作形容词也可作副词,但作副词时多指具体意义的“充分地(张开)”,如open wide;而此处表示“广泛地用于……”,是一种抽象概念,要用其派生的副词形式widely。句子意思是“高质量的木材被广泛用于建房、做家具和造船”,故填widely。

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解析:选spreading。spreading 考查动名词。“way of ______ seeds”中,“of”是介词,介词后的动词必须用动名词形式。spread的动名词是spreading(注意拼写直接加-ing)。因此填spreading,表示“传播种子的方式”。

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解析:选will see。will see 考查一般将来时。在“if you stand…, you ______ (see)…”结构中,if从句使用了一般现在时(stand)表示条件,主句要用一般将来时表示结果。因此动词see应变为will see。最佳答案是 will see(主将从现);can see 也可接受,但 will see 更贴合考试考点。故填will see。

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解析:选like。like 考查介词。空格后是名词短语“small helicopters”,且没有提示词,说明这里需要填一个介词。“spin just ______ small helicopters”意为“旋转起来就像小型直升机一样”。表达“像”且后面接名词时,用介词like最为贴切。as作“像”时通常用作连词引导从句,这里不适用。故填like。

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解析:选them。them 考查人称代词宾格。动词“lets”后接宾语再加省略to的不定式,构成“let sb. do sth.”结构,意为“让某人/某物做某事”。这里“让它们飞得更远”,代词指代前文的“winged fruits(带翅的果实)”,且作let的宾语,因此要用they的宾格them。故填them。

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解析:选affected。affected 考查被动语态。“without being ______”中,being是be的动名词形式,其后要接过去分词构成被动结构,表示“被……”。括号词affect是动词,意为“影响”。种子是在不受上方大树影响的情况下健康生长,所以用过去分词affected,构成being affected,意为“被影响”。不能填affecting(主动),因为种子是“被影响”。故填affected。

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解析:选forming。forming 考查现在分词。句中已有谓语动词“drift down”,逗号后没有再接连词,故空格处应为非谓语动词。果实飘落下来,自然而然地“形成了一幅美妙的景象”,逻辑主语是前面的整个现象,为主动关系,所以用现在分词forming作结果状语。相当于…and they form a fantastic view,现在分词使句子更紧凑。故填forming。

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解析:选survival。survival 考查名词。 “clever ______ skill”中,clever是形容词,修饰一个名词。括号词survive是动词,意为“幸存”。这里要表达“聪明的生存技能”,常用固定表达survival skill,survival为不可数名词,意为“生存、幸存”,由survive去“e”加“-al”构成。因此填survival。survival skill 是固定搭配(生存技能);surviving 作形容词多表 “幸存的”,不修饰 skill。故填survival。

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解析:选to。to 考查固定搭配。“is home ______ large numbers of…”为固定短语,“be home to sb./sth.”意为“是……的家乡/栖息地/所在地”。整句意思是“印度阿萨姆邦是大量霍隆树的故乡”,所以填介词to。这是习惯搭配,无其他介词可替代。故填to。