Question

【題目】Directions：Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Most of us learn at primary school that there are seven continents, but the next generation of kids may be adding one more to that list.

According to a recent paper published 【1】 in the Geological Society of American Journal by a group of researchers, “Zealandia” is a new continent that’s hidden beneath the ocean.

Zealandia is 【2】 to be five million sq. km. Most of this massive area is covered by water, but its highest mountains already have their own name: New Zealand.

The small country is the only part of Zealandia that isn’t underwater, but the paper’s authors want the huge landmass to be recognized worldwide as its own continent.

“The 【3】 value of classifying Zealandia as a continent is much more than just an extra name on a list,” the researchers wrote in their paper.

Scientists discovered Zealandia all the way back in 1995, then started extensive research on the area 【4】 underwater and satellite mapping technology. After completing their work, they were 【5】 able to write a report suggesting that Zealandia be named a continent.

But who decides on what is a continent and what isn’t? There is, in fact, no official organization that does. Some countries’ schools teach that there are six or even five continents. This changes 【6】 on where in the world school is.

Due to their 【7】 as a “continuous expanse of land”, some classify Europe and Asia as the same continent --known as Eurasia. Schools in Russia and parts of Eastern Europe teach this.

And to make things even more 【8】, France and Greece, as well as other countries, classify North America and South America as simply America.

This 【9】 over how land is defined has even stretched into outer space. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union（IAU）decided that Pluto was no longer a planet, 76 years after its discovery in 1930. Experts argued that it no longer met the requirements needed to be called a planet alongside the eight others in our solar system. It was therefore renamed a “dwarf planet（矮行星）”，meaning that countless books, models and museum exhibits all over the world had to be 【10】.

But will the world take the same notice of Zealandia? The best way to tell is to keep an eye on our textbooks.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】G

【4】C

【5】K

【6】I

【7】D

【8】E

【9】H

【10】F

【解析】

這是一篇議論文。文章以科學(xué)家新發(fā)現(xiàn)的大陸“新蘭洲” 為話(huà)題，從而引出了不同領(lǐng)域和地區(qū)對(duì)于“大陸”不同理解和定義的討論。

【1】考查副詞。句意：根據(jù)一組研究人員最近在《美國(guó)地質(zhì)學(xué)會(huì)雜志》上發(fā)表的一篇論文，“西蘭洲”是一個(gè)隱藏在海洋下面的新大陸。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，所填空用來(lái)修飾之前動(dòng)詞published, 應(yīng)用副詞形式。A項(xiàng)recently，副詞，意為“最近”，且貼合之前的同根詞“recent”，故選A項(xiàng)。

【2】考查動(dòng)詞和被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。句意：西蘭洲被估計(jì)有500萬(wàn)平方公里。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，所填空在句中為謂語(yǔ)部分，應(yīng)用動(dòng)詞形式，且與之前主語(yǔ)為被動(dòng)關(guān)系，已經(jīng)存在be的形式“is”, 用過(guò)去分詞形式。B項(xiàng)estimated，動(dòng)詞estimate的過(guò)去分詞形式，可構(gòu)成be estimated to固定結(jié)構(gòu)，意為“被估計(jì)”。故選B項(xiàng)。

【3】考查形容詞。句意：“將西蘭洲劃分為大陸的科學(xué)價(jià)值遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不止是在名單上多一個(gè)名字，”研究人員在他們的論文中寫(xiě)道。分析可知短語(yǔ)結(jié)構(gòu)為the +______ +n. 形式，中間缺少形容詞。G項(xiàng)scientific，形容詞，意為“科學(xué)的”，符合語(yǔ)境搭配。故選G項(xiàng)。

【4】考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句意：早在1995年，科學(xué)家們就發(fā)現(xiàn)了西蘭洲，然后開(kāi)始利用水下和衛(wèi)星測(cè)繪技術(shù)對(duì)該地區(qū)進(jìn)行廣泛的研究。所填空之后為名詞性短語(yǔ)，分析可知所填空為動(dòng)詞或介詞構(gòu)成動(dòng)賓結(jié)構(gòu)或介賓結(jié)構(gòu)在句中作狀語(yǔ)。C項(xiàng)employing，動(dòng)詞employ現(xiàn)在分詞形式，意為“雇傭；應(yīng)用”，符合語(yǔ)境語(yǔ)意分析。故選C項(xiàng)。

【5】考查副詞。句意：在完成他們的工作后，他們最終寫(xiě)了一份報(bào)告，建議把西蘭洲命名為一個(gè)大陸。分析結(jié)構(gòu)為be+_________+adj.+…可知，所填空應(yīng)為副詞形式，修飾之后形容詞。K項(xiàng)finally，副詞，意為“最終；最后”，符合語(yǔ)境要求，故選K項(xiàng)。

【6】考查非謂語(yǔ)和固定結(jié)構(gòu)。句意：這根據(jù)世界學(xué)校所處的位置而變化。分析句子可知所填詞應(yīng)與之后的介詞on 構(gòu)成固定搭配結(jié)構(gòu)。I項(xiàng)depending 為動(dòng)詞depend的現(xiàn)在分詞形式，可構(gòu)成depend on, 意為“取決于；依賴(lài)于”，符合語(yǔ)境要求。故選I項(xiàng)。

【7】考查名詞。句意：由于他們的定義是“連綿不斷的廣闊土地”，一些人把歐洲和亞洲歸為同一大陸——即歐亞大陸�？罩�前為their, 形容詞性物主代詞，之后應(yīng)跟名詞形式。D項(xiàng)definition，名詞，意為“定義”，符合語(yǔ)境和語(yǔ)意要求。故選D項(xiàng)。

【8】考查形容詞。句意：更讓人困惑的是，法國(guó)和希臘，以及其他國(guó)家，把北美和南美簡(jiǎn)單地歸類(lèi)為美洲。make+名詞+________， 之后可接形容詞作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。E項(xiàng)confusing，形容詞，意為“令人困惑的”，符合語(yǔ)境和語(yǔ)意要求，故選E項(xiàng)。

【9】考查名詞。句意：關(guān)于如何定義土地的爭(zhēng)論甚至延伸到了外太空。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，此空為主語(yǔ)，且之前有指示代詞this存在，應(yīng)用名詞形式。H項(xiàng)argument，名詞，意為“爭(zhēng)論；辯論”，符合語(yǔ)境要求。故選H項(xiàng)。

【10】考查被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。句意：因此更名為“矮行星(矮行星)”,這意味著無(wú)數(shù)的書(shū)籍、模型和世界各地的博物館展品必須更新。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，be+形容詞可構(gòu)成系表結(jié)構(gòu)，或be+動(dòng)詞過(guò)去分詞構(gòu)成被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。根據(jù)句意可知理解為“書(shū)本等不得不被更新”， F項(xiàng)updated, 動(dòng)詞update的過(guò)去分詞形式，意為“更新”，故選F項(xiàng)。

選詞填空--如何確定空格為副詞

（1）adv. +v. 或v. +adv. , 即空格處前面或者后面為動(dòng)詞的，空格處應(yīng)填入副詞；

（2）adv. +adj. , 即空格處后面是形容詞的，空格處應(yīng)填入副詞。

比如文章第1小題和第5小題：

According to a recent paper published ____1____ in the Geological Society of American Journal by a group of researchers, “Zealandia” is a new continent that’s hidden beneath the ocean.

After completing their work, they were ____5____ able to write a report suggesting that Zealandia be named a continent.

第1小題符合第一個(gè)確定方法，即動(dòng)詞之后應(yīng)由副詞修飾。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境，故選A項(xiàng)recently

第2小題符合第二個(gè)確定方法，即形容詞之前可由副詞修飾，結(jié)合語(yǔ)境，故選K項(xiàng)finally