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【題目】Water had also appeared on the other planets like Mars but, 【1】 the earth, it had disappeared later. It was not immediately obvious【2】 water was to be 【3】 to the development of life. 【4】 many scientists believe is that the continued【5】of water allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases and acids into the oceans and seas.

That afternoon 【6】 the train, the cousins 【7】 in their seats. Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they 【8】 catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. …… Many of them have a 【9】 for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in 【10】.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】unlike

【2】that

【3】fundamental

【4】What

【5】presence

【6】aboard

【7】settled down

【8】managed to

【9】gift

【10】prizes

【解析】本文主要敘述了水存在的地方以及水的重要性。

【1】根據(jù)“Water had also appeared on the other planets like Mars but, _____1_____ the earth, it had disappeared later.”可知水也存在于其他星球，但后來卻消失了。所以其他星球不像地球那樣一直有水存在。故填unlike .

【2】根據(jù)“ It was not immediately obvious_____2_____ water was to be _____3_____ to the development of life. ”可知“water was to be _____3_____ to the development of life.”在句中作主語從句且不缺少成分，所以要用that引導(dǎo)。故填that 。

【3】“water was to be _____3_____ to the development of life. ”水對(duì)于生命來說是基礎(chǔ)。此處應(yīng)使用“基礎(chǔ)”的形容詞形式。故填fundamental。

【4】分析句子可知“____4____ many scientists believe”在句中作主語，是主語從句，從句缺少賓語，所以要用what引導(dǎo)。故填 What。

【5】根據(jù)句意可知：水的存在使得有害氣體和酸溶解到地球海洋中。所以此處應(yīng)填動(dòng)詞“存在”。故填presence。

【6】根據(jù)“ the cousins _____7_____ in their seats.”可知他和表兄弟已經(jīng)在火車上，aboard the train 在火車上。故填 aboard 。

【7】根據(jù)“ the cousins _____7_____ in their seats.”可知他們坐在座位上。settled down in their seats坐在座位上。故填settled down 。

【8】考查固定短語。根據(jù)“they _____8_____ catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.”他們?cè)O(shè)法看野山羊，甚至一只灰熊和一只鷹。 managed to do sth設(shè)法做某事。故填 managed to。

【9】根據(jù)“Many of them have a ____9____ for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in _____10_____.”可知他們騎野馬能贏幾千美元的獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，所以他們很有天賦。故填gift。

【10】根據(jù)“ Many of them have a ____9____ for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in _____10_____.”可知他們騎馬可以贏得獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)。故填prizes。