高考英語短文填空題練習(xí)六(附答案解析)
(六)閱讀下面短文,按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求,在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中詞語的正確形式填空。
SHANGHAI: Plans for a tall tower at the renowned West Lake scenic spot that were shelved(擱置) two years ago for exceeding the height limit were recently brought up again — with the building’s design still taller __1__ is allowed.
The latest blueprint for the property,__2__ display in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, shows a 48-meter tower that will contain __3__ five-star hotel boasting views of the lake. This replaces the 85-meter building __4__(propose) two years ago.
But the new tower still exceeds the height limit of 25 meters as dictated in Hangzhou’ s plan for buildings within the West Lake scenic spot,__5__ was developed to “better protect the landscape and flavor of the world-famous scenic site”.
The developer, Kerry Property, declined __6__ (comment) yesterday.
Staff from Hangzhou’s municipal urban planning bureau said __7__ had not received any __8__(apply) from the developer, which means the project has not yet been approved by the authorities.
“The newly proposed height is still too high for the West Lake area. The developer should take the interests of the whole region __9__ consideration,” Zhou Fuduo, a city-planning professor from Zhejiang University, was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
The developer said the additional stories_ _10__ (need) to make more profits, he said.
1. [解析] 結(jié)合語境考查連詞。注意前面的關(guān)鍵詞taller,再由下文內(nèi)容可知本文主要涉及建塔高度超標(biāo)的問題。
[答案] than
2. [解析] 結(jié)合語境考查固定搭配。on display “在展覽中”。此處意為“在浙江省的省會(huì)杭州展出了該塔的最新藍(lán)圖”。
[答案] on
3. [解析] 結(jié)合語境考查不定冠詞的用法。此處a用來表示“一個(gè)”??忌鷳?yīng)注意名詞前設(shè)空,答案應(yīng)首選冠詞之類的限定詞。
[答案] a
4. [解析] 結(jié)合語境考查非謂語動(dòng)詞作定語。由謂語動(dòng)詞replaces可知,此處應(yīng)用propose的分詞作定語;building與propose之間為動(dòng)賓關(guān)系,所以用過去分詞作定語。
[答案] proposed
5. [解析] 結(jié)合語境考查which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句。which指代前面的the West Lake scenic spot,在后面的定語從句中充當(dāng)主語。
[答案] which
6. [解析] 結(jié)合語境考查非謂語動(dòng)詞作賓語。decline后需要接不定式作賓語,意思為“委婉拒絕做某事”。句意:昨天開發(fā)商Kerry Property拒絕評(píng)論。
[答案] to comment
7. [解析] 結(jié)合語境考查人稱代詞。從設(shè)空的特點(diǎn)可以看出此處賓語從句中缺少主語,因此答案首選人稱代詞;由上文中的“Staff from Hangzhou’s municipal urban planning bureau”可得出此處應(yīng)用they指代表示整體概念的staff“全體職工”。
[答案] they
8.[解析] 考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。從前面的修飾語any可知,此處需要一個(gè)名詞形式,apply為動(dòng)詞,根據(jù)語境可知,此處應(yīng)用其名詞形式application.
[答案] application
9. [解析] 結(jié)合語境考查介詞。take……into consideration”把……考慮在內(nèi)”。此處意為:開發(fā)商應(yīng)該把整個(gè)地區(qū)的利益考慮在內(nèi)。
[答案] into
10.[解析] 結(jié)合語境考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)和語態(tài)。主句為一般過去時(shí),且stories與動(dòng)詞need之間為動(dòng)賓關(guān)系。此處意為”開發(fā)商說要想獲得更大的利潤需要多建幾層塔”。
[答案] were needed