Question

【題目】Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only beused once(將下列單詞或詞組填入空格。每空格限填一詞,每詞只能填一次。

A. rings B.safety C. smaller D.earliest E. lates

Locks help protect our homes and the things inside them from thieves. Keys that open those locks are really important to home 【1】!

Some of the 【2】 keys, dating back to 700BC were large and made of wood. They opened palace gates and looked like giant toothbrushes.

Hundreds of years later, the Romans made 【3】 metal keys. In fact, rich Romans wore some of them as 【4】. They locked boxes that contained valuables with these keys.

A.exist B.drop C. design D.traditional E. electronic

Key styles became more artistic in the 14th century. Some European locksmiths became famous for making beautiful keys. Kings invited them to 【5】 their castle keys.

As European cities grew in the 18th century, so did the number of thieves. The locks and keys became better at preventing thieves from breaking in.

Today, office workers and hotel guests open doors using 【6】keycards, cards that are used as keys. There are even smartphone apps for gaining entry to one’s home without a key. Though 【7】metal keys may one day disappear, the need for security will 【8】.

Do you take keys with you every day?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【6】E

【7】D

【8】A

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要介紹了鑰匙的變遷，從大的木質鑰匙到小的金屬鑰匙以及再到今天的電子鑰匙，最后指出金屬鑰匙雖然會消失，但是對安全的需求依然存在。

【1】句意：打開鎖的鑰匙對家庭安全非常重要！

根據所給空前面句子Locks help protect our homes and the things inside them from thieves.“鎖有助于保護我們的家和里面的東西不被小偷偷走�！笨芍�鑰匙對家庭安全非常重要，故答案選B。

【2】句意：一些最早的鑰匙，可以追溯到公元前700年，是由木頭制成的大鑰匙。

根據空缺處后面dating back to 700BC“追溯到公元前700年”，可知這里說最早的，故答案選D。

【3】句意：幾百年后，羅馬人制造了更小的金屬鑰匙。

根據文章第二段第一行dating back to 700BC were large and made of wood.介紹了最早的鑰匙，比較大，這里羅馬人制作的鑰匙相對較小，故答案選C。

【4】句意：事實上，富有的羅馬人把其中的一些當作戒指。

根據空缺處在as“作為”后面，可知，應該填的是名詞，由謂語動詞的動作wore“戴”可知，應填戒指，故答案選A。

【5】句意：國王邀請他們設計城堡鑰匙。

根據空缺處的前句Some European locksmiths became famous for making beautiful keys.“一些歐洲鎖匠以制造漂亮的鑰匙而聞名�！币蚨鴩�王邀請他們來設計城堡鑰匙，故答案選C。

【6】句意：今天，辦公室工作人員和酒店客人使用。電子鑰匙卡，用作鑰匙的卡片。

根據空缺處后面句子There are even smartphone apps for gaining entry to one’s home without a key. “甚至有一些智能手機應用程序可以在沒有鑰匙的情況下進入家庭�！笨芍�前面是現(xiàn)在的電子鑰匙卡，故答案選E。

【7】句意：雖然傳統(tǒng)的金屬鑰匙可能有一天會消失，但對安全的需求依然存在。

根據本段第一句，Today, office workers and hotel guests open doors using electronic keycards, cards that are used as keys.“今天，辦公室工作人員和酒店客人使用。電子鑰匙卡，用作鑰匙的卡片”可知金屬鑰匙是傳統(tǒng)的，故答案選D。

【8】句意：雖然傳統(tǒng)的金屬鑰匙可能有一天會消失，但對安全的需求依然存在。

本文一直在介紹鑰匙是保護家庭及其他場所的安全的關鍵，雖然傳統(tǒng)鑰匙有一天會消失，但是對安全的需要會依然存在，根據空缺處的位置，需填入動詞詞性，故答案選A。