【好题精练】传统文化语法填空(十二)(含解析) Experimenting with life-lengthening elixirs (灵丹妙药) around A.D. 850, Chinese alchemists instead discovered gunpowder. Their explosive 1 (invent) would become the basis for almost every weapon used in war from that point on, from fiery arrows 2 rifles, cannons (大炮) and grenades. Gunpowder made warfare all over the world very different, 3 (affect) the way battles were fought and borders were drawn throughout the Middle Ages. Gunpowder somehow remained a monopoly (垄断) of the Chinese until the 13th century, 4 the science was passed along the ancient silk trade route to Europe, where it became 5 deciding factor in many Middle Age skirmishes (小规模冲突). By 1350, rudimentary gunpowder cannons were commonplace in the English and French militaries, 6 used the technology against each other during the Hundred Years’ War. The Ottoman Turks also 7 (employ) gunpowder cannons with abandon (大量地) during their successful siege of Constantinople in 1453. The 8 (power) new weapon essentially rendered the traditional walled fortification of Europe, impregnable (坚不可摧的) for centuries, weak and defenseless. During the Age of Exploration, Europeans used 9 (gun) and cannons to expand their vast trade networks and powerful empires. Gunpowder would be taken all across the globe as Europeans used this powerful advantage 10 (conquer) and enslave many in places like The Americas and Africa.
【参考答案】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了火药的发明和发展历史。 1. invention 句意:他们的爆炸性发明将成为几乎从那时起使用的每一种武器的基础,从火箭到步枪、大炮和手榴弹。分析句子结构可知,空处作主语,应用invent的名词形式,此处特指发明火药的这一项发明,应用单数。故填invention。 2. to 句意同上。from ... to ...意为“从……到……”,是固定搭配。故填to。 3. affecting 句意:在整个中世纪,它影响了战争的方式和边界的划定。分析句子结构可知,句中已有谓语动词made,因此此处是作非谓语,affect和其逻辑主语Gunpowder构成主动关系,因此应用现在分词形式。故填affecting。 4. when 句意:火药在13世纪之前一直是中国人的垄断,这时科学通过古老的丝绸贸易路线传到了欧洲,在那里它成为许多中世纪小规模冲突的决定性因素。分析句子结构可知,空处引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词the 13th century,关系词在从句中作时间状语。故填when。 5. a 句意同上。factor意为“因素”,是可数名词,此处表示泛指,应用不定冠词;deciding是以辅音音素开头的单词,应用a。故填a。 6. who 句意:在百年战争期间,他们对彼此使用了这项技术。分析句子结构可知,空处引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词the English and French militaries,关系词在从句中作主语。故填who。 7. employed 句意:奥斯曼土耳其人在1453年成功围攻君士坦丁堡时也大量使用了火药大炮。根据时间状语“in 1453”可知,此句应用一般过去时,employ意为“使用”,是动词,其过去式是employed。故填employed。 8. powerful 句意:这种强大的新武器基本上使欧洲几个世纪以来难以攻克的传统防御工事变得脆弱而不堪抵抗。分析句子结构可知,空处修饰名词weapon,应用power的形容词形式,power意为“力量”,是名词,其形容词是powerful。故填powerful。 9. guns 句意:在探险时代,欧洲人用枪和大炮来扩大他们庞大的贸易网络和强大的帝国。分析句子结构可知,空处和cannons是并列关系,cannons用复数,gun意为“枪”,是可数名词,也应用复数。故填guns。 10. to conquer 句意:当欧洲人利用这种强大的优势征服和奴役许多美洲和非洲等地的人时,火药被带到了世界各地。use sth. to do sth.意为“用某物做某事”,是固定搭配,conquer意为“征服”,是动词。故填to conquer。
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