Question

【題目】Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words（在短文的空格內填入適當?shù)脑~，使其內容通順。每空格限填一詞，首字母已給）

In the Renaissance（文藝復興） Period（1500～1650）, people became interested in higher education. They wanted to learn the a【1】 languages such as Greek and Lat in languages that were used in the old times, and study mathematics, science, and so on. Many universities were set up during the 16th century.

University education was a privilege（特權）of the rich. Girls were not allowed to attend and poor people could not a【2】 to go. A member of a wealthy family could attend university at the age of ten. He might study in different universities and since the teaching was all d【3】 in Latin, it didn’t matter which country he studied in. It was not unusual for a young boy to study one year in Italy and another in France with out speaking either French or Italian.

It was p【4】 in the 16th century to complete university without learning how to read or write. Since books were handwritten, there was not enough to give o【5】 to each student. Often, only the teacher had book. He would read to students who would memorize what he said. Tests were oral, not written. In fact, many students finished school without ever writing a word

For the not so wealthy, grammar schools were built in towns. They learned basic grammar and mathematics, and took part in Bible study. At home, girls learned washing, cooking, dancing, and the basics of taking care of a household. Poor children r【6】 attended school.

The Renaissance was a time when learners did not simply accept what they were told. They did scientific experiments themselves to search for a【7】 to the mysteries of the space. Copernicus calculated that the Earth turned around the sun but was afraid to publish his works for fear that the Church would punish him. Galileo later supported this. The watch, the telescope and some others were some inventions of this period.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】ancient

【2】afford

【3】done

【4】possible

【5】one

【6】rarely

【7】answers

【解析】

這篇短文講述的是文藝復興時期的教育發(fā)展。那個時候，人們對高等教育變得感興趣，但大學教育只是富人才擁有的特權。當時的學者經(jīng)常自己做實驗來尋找宇宙的秘密。

【1】句意：他們想學習古代使用的語言，如希臘語和拉丁語，并學習數(shù)學、科學等。

根據(jù)句中 “…such as Greek and Latin languages that were used in the old times”可知，他們想學習的是古時候使用的語言，即ancient“古代的”，故答案為ancient。

【2】句意：女孩不允許上學，窮人也負擔不起。

根據(jù)句意可知，這句話的主語是poor people，根據(jù)常識可知，窮人上不起學，故這里考查的是afford，意為“支付得起”，空前could是情態(tài)動詞，后面跟動詞原形。故答案為afford。

【3】句意：他可能會在不同的大學學習，因為教學都是用拉丁語進行的，所以他在哪個國家學習并不重要。

空前主語為the teaching，謂語動詞為被動語態(tài)，該空應填過去分詞。結合句意可知，這里指“教學用拉丁語進行”，考查動詞do，過去分詞為done。故答案為done。

【4】句意：在16世紀，不學習讀寫就可以完成大學學業(yè)。

空前was是系動詞，該空填形容詞。根據(jù)下文 “In fact, many students finished school without ever writing a word”可知，“很多學生沒有寫一個字就畢業(yè)了”，因此在16世紀時，不會讀或寫就可以完成大學是可能的。這里考查possible，意為“可能的”。故答案為possible。

【5】句意：因為書是手寫的，所以不夠發(fā)給每個學生一本。

該空為give的賓語，應用名詞或代詞。根據(jù)句意和空后to each student“給每個學生”可知，這里填代詞one，指代a book。故答案為one。

【6】句意：貧窮的孩子很少上學。

根據(jù)上文文意以及第2小題的注釋可知，貧窮的孩子上不起學，因此這里應填表示否定意思的副詞，rarely“很少地，稀少地”，修飾謂語動詞。故答案為rarely。

【7】句意：他們自己做科學實驗，以尋找宇宙奧秘的答案。

根據(jù)句意 “They did scientific experiments themselves …to the mysteries of the space.”可知，他們做實驗是為了尋找宇宙秘密的答案。這里考查answer，是一個名詞，意為“答案”�？蘸�mysteries是復數(shù)的，因此“答案”也是復數(shù)的，故答案為answers。

這篇短文給我們介紹了文藝復興時期的教育狀況。短文主題明確，敘述清晰，比較容易理解。題型是短文填空，要求根據(jù)文意和給出的單詞的首字母，填寫適當?shù)膯卧~，并注意使用單詞的適當形式。做題時，應注意根據(jù)句意或從上下文中尋找線索。例如第1小題，根據(jù)句中 “…such as Greek and Latin languages that were used in the old times”可知，他們想學習的是古時候使用的語言，即ancient“古代的”，故答案為ancient。再如第7小題，根據(jù)句意 “They did scientific experiments themselves …to the mysteries of the space.”可知，他們做實驗是為了尋找宇宙秘密的答案。這里考查answer，是一個名詞，意為“答案”�？蘸�mysteries是復數(shù)的，因此“答案”也是復數(shù)的，故答案為answers。