Question

【題目】閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Earthquakes are quite common. In fact, thousands of earthquakes happen each day. Most of them are 【1】 weak to feel, though. During a big earthquake, there is often a big noise first. Then the earth shakes 【2】 (terrible) and many houses fall down.

As one of the most deadly natural disasters in the world, earthquakes often result 【3】 many people being injured or killed. In 2008, a severe earthquake struck China’s Sichuan Province, 【4】 (kill) more than 80,000 people there.

【5】 the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake itself, other accidents such as fires often follow. More buildings may be destroyed and more deaths may be caused.

For centuries, man 【6】 (make) studies of earthquakes. About 2,000 years ago, for example, a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng invented a machine, 【7】 could find out from which direction the earthquake waves came. With the rapid 【8】 (develop) of modern science and technology, we now know a lot 【9】 (much) about earthquakes. However, scientists still have difficulty predicting exactly when and where 【10】 earthquake will happen, and can’t stop it from happening.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 too

【2】terribly

【3】in

【4】killing

【5】Besides

【6】has been making

【7】which

【8】development

【9】more

【10】an

【解析】

【1】 too 固定搭配：too---to---，太---而不能。句意：多數(shù)的地震太小而不能感覺到。故填too。

【2】terribly 副詞修飾動詞，故填terribly。

【3】in 固定詞組：result in導致，產(chǎn)生結(jié)果。句意：地震會帶來很多人受傷或被殺死。故填in。

【4】killing 此處是現(xiàn)在分詞做自然的結(jié)果狀語，故填killing。

【5】Besides 句意：除了地震本身帶來的嚴重傷害和死亡之外，像火災之類的其他事故也會接踵而來。besides 介詞，除---之外；besides另外，此外。故此處填Besides，注意大寫開頭。

【6】has been making 句意：很多世紀，人們一直在研究地震。根據(jù)局一刻值此處用現(xiàn)在完成進行時態(tài)。故填has been making。注意主謂一致。

【7】which 在這里a machine做先行詞，指物，后面是which引導的非限制性定語從句。故填which。

【8】development 固定詞組：with the development of---，隨著---的發(fā)展。故填development。

【9】more 根據(jù)句中的a lot，a lot修飾比較級加強語氣，故此處填more。

【10】an 句意：什么時候什么地點一次地震將要發(fā)生。Earthquake以元音開頭，所以填an。

【名師點撥】

1.不定冠詞a 和an的用法。a用在以元音開頭的詞前，表示“一”； an用在以輔音開頭的詞前，表示“一”。比如小題1，university 這個詞以輔音開頭，所以前面加a，表示一所大學。an important meeting 一個重要的會議；an interesting story 一個有趣的故事；an old man 一位老人；an hour 一小時；an honest boy 一個誠實的男孩；an American lawyer一個美國的律師； a useful tool 一個有用的工具；a European friend一位歐洲的朋友。

2. 以e結(jié)尾的形容詞變成副詞時，有的直接加ly ;有的把e去掉再加ly.

possible---possibly； simple---simply; gentle---gently; terrible---terribly; true---truly; flexible---flexibly

immediate--- immediately; brave---bravely; wise---wisely；active---actively