Ⅶ. 中考趋势 语法填空
根据短文内容，在横线上填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Scientists believe the earth is 4.6 billion years old. 1 the mountains, valleys, hills, rivers, deserts and forests we see today are much younger than that. For example, Mount Qomolangma is about 60 million years old and the Amazon rainforest is only 10 million years old. 2 youngest sea in the world is the Baltic Sea, about 15, 000 years old.
The earth 3 (change) all the time because of volcanoes (火山), earthquakes and of course, wind and rain. Some of these changes are very slow and others are quick. Water and ice can make very great changes 4 the planet. For example, glaciers, rivers of ice, can cut through mountains and make lakes and deep valleys. Many volcanoes are under the oceans and sometimes they become new islands. This is happening in the South Pacific, near Tonga.
It’s normal (正常的) for our planet to change, but at the moment, scientists think it’s changing faster than usual. Some deserts are growing and many 5 (forest) are getting smaller. The weather is getting wetter in some places and drier in others, and there are more big storms. According to the research, the sea level 6 (keep) rising in the next hundred years. As a result, many cities will possibly be covered by water and many of the most productive 7 (farm) areas will be lost. Some island countries are 8 (like) to disappear from the map of the world.
These changes will bring great harm to the planet. However, they can be 9 (use) to some people. For example, as the Arctic is getting warmer, some people in Greenland now own businesses and sell vegetables that they grow on 10 (they) land. That wasn’t possible in the far north 50 years ago. Farmers in Greenland like the warm weather and hope it will continue.
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根据短文内容，在横线上填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Scientists believe the earth is 4.6 billion years old. 1 the mountains, valleys, hills, rivers, deserts and forests we see today are much younger than that. For example, Mount Qomolangma is about 60 million years old and the Amazon rainforest is only 10 million years old. 2 youngest sea in the world is the Baltic Sea, about 15, 000 years old.
The earth 3 (change) all the time because of volcanoes (火山), earthquakes and of course, wind and rain. Some of these changes are very slow and others are quick. Water and ice can make very great changes 4 the planet. For example, glaciers, rivers of ice, can cut through mountains and make lakes and deep valleys. Many volcanoes are under the oceans and sometimes they become new islands. This is happening in the South Pacific, near Tonga.
It’s normal (正常的) for our planet to change, but at the moment, scientists think it’s changing faster than usual. Some deserts are growing and many 5 (forest) are getting smaller. The weather is getting wetter in some places and drier in others, and there are more big storms. According to the research, the sea level 6 (keep) rising in the next hundred years. As a result, many cities will possibly be covered by water and many of the most productive 7 (farm) areas will be lost. Some island countries are 8 (like) to disappear from the map of the world.
These changes will bring great harm to the planet. However, they can be 9 (use) to some people. For example, as the Arctic is getting warmer, some people in Greenland now own businesses and sell vegetables that they grow on 10 (they) land. That wasn’t possible in the far north 50 years ago. Farmers in Greenland like the warm weather and hope it will continue.
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答案：Ⅶ. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了地球因为各种原因总是在变化，并详细地说明了这些变化的好处和坏处。
1. But 解析：前文“地球 46 亿岁”与后文“现在的地貌更年轻”为转折关系，用“But”。
2. The 解析：“youngest”为形容词最高级，前加定冠词“The”。
3. is changing 解析：根据“all the time”（一直），用现在进行时，主语“the earth”为单数，用“is changing”。
4. to 解析：“make changes to...”为固定短语，意为“对……做出改变”。
5. forests 解析：“many”后接复数名词，“forest”的复数为“forests”。
6. will keep 解析：根据“in the next hundred years”（在未来一百年里），用一般将来时，用“will keep”。
7. farming 解析：此处需用形容词修饰“areas”，“farm”的形容词为“farming”（耕作的）。
8. likely 解析：“be likely to”为固定短语，意为“可能”。
9. useful 解析：此处需用形容词作表语，“use”的形容词为“useful”。
10. their 解析：此处需用形容词性物主代词修饰“land”，“they”的形容词性物主代词为“their”。
1. But 解析：前文“地球 46 亿岁”与后文“现在的地貌更年轻”为转折关系，用“But”。
2. The 解析：“youngest”为形容词最高级，前加定冠词“The”。
3. is changing 解析：根据“all the time”（一直），用现在进行时，主语“the earth”为单数，用“is changing”。
4. to 解析：“make changes to...”为固定短语，意为“对……做出改变”。
5. forests 解析：“many”后接复数名词，“forest”的复数为“forests”。
6. will keep 解析：根据“in the next hundred years”（在未来一百年里），用一般将来时，用“will keep”。
7. farming 解析：此处需用形容词修饰“areas”，“farm”的形容词为“farming”（耕作的）。
8. likely 解析：“be likely to”为固定短语，意为“可能”。
9. useful 解析：此处需用形容词作表语，“use”的形容词为“useful”。
10. their 解析：此处需用形容词性物主代词修饰“land”，“they”的形容词性物主代词为“their”。