Section A (8分)
Directions : After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Time capsule is a container ____1____ (store) some objects chosen as being typical of the present time, buried for discovery in the future. But what was inside a 132-year-old time capsule? Just follow us to learn more.
A 132-year-old time capsule was found in Utah. It was first buried in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1887, after ____2____ (put) together by a school committee. When that school was pulled down in 1959, the time capsule was uncovered. Inside there was kind of a little bit of everything: photographs, a student autograph book, and newspapers. _____3_____ the folded newspapers appeared to be in good condition, it was not possible to tell the dates. There were even small items like a button, ribbons and a pebble. “The capsule tells the story of early education in Utah, but it also goes ____4____ (deep), in showing the ways people want ____5____ and their work to be remembered. I think that's what time capsules are about. Those who buried the time capsule thought it ____6____ show their real life to people one day. It's a way of keeping the memory of ____7____ they felt really matters.” said Alan Barnett, the local government archivist who led the public unveiling.
The news _____8_____(report) throughout Utah now, and we will keep you updated.
【答案】1. storing
2. being put
3. Although
4. deeper 5. themselves
6. would 7. what
8. is being reported
【解析】
【分析】這是一篇新聞報道。文章對一個132歲的時間膠囊的發(fā)掘進(jìn)行了報道。
【詳解】1.考查現(xiàn)在分詞。句意：時間膠囊是一種容器，用來儲存一些被選擇為當(dāng)代典型的物品，并被埋在地下等待將來被發(fā)現(xiàn)。動詞store（儲藏）和邏輯主語container構(gòu)成主動關(guān)系，所以用現(xiàn)在分詞作定語。故填storing。
2. 考查動名詞和被動語態(tài)。句意：1887年，在由一個學(xué)校委員會整理后，它首次被埋葬在猶他州的鹽湖城。介詞after后動詞用動名詞形式，動詞put（放置）和邏輯主語it（指代前文提到的132歲的時間膠囊）構(gòu)成被動關(guān)系，所以用動名詞的被動形式。故填being put。
3.考查關(guān)聯(lián)詞。句意：雖然疊好的報紙看起來完好無損，但無法說出日期。前文講“疊好的報紙看起來完好無損”，后文講“無法說出日期”，所以前半句應(yīng)為讓步狀語從句，故填Although。
4.考查比較級。句意：這個膠囊講述了猶他州的早期教育的故事，但它也更深入，展示了人們希望自己和他們的工作被記住的方式。根據(jù)后文講“它展示了人們希望自己和他們的工作被記住的方式”可知，它講得更深入。所以用比較級。故填deeper。
5.考查反身代詞。句意：這個膠囊講述了猶他州的早期教育的故事，但它也更深入，展示了人們希望自己和他們的工作被記住的方式。根據(jù)their work可知，那些埋了時間膠囊的人們是希望自己和他們的工作被記住。故填themselves。
6.考查過去將來時。句意：那些埋葬了時間膠囊的人認(rèn)為有一天它能向人們展示他們真實(shí)的生活。根據(jù)one day可知，句子應(yīng)用將來時，但在賓語從句中時態(tài)應(yīng)與主句一致，主句中根據(jù)thought可知是一般過去時，所以此處應(yīng)用過去將來時。故填would。
7.考查賓語從句。句意：這是一種記住他們認(rèn)為很重要的東西的方式。of后的賓語從句中缺少謂語動詞matters的主語，they felt是插入語，且此處是指事物，故填what。
8.考查現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時和被動語態(tài)。句意：猶他州各地都在報道這一消息，我們將隨時為您提供最新消息。根據(jù)now可知時態(tài)應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在時，根據(jù)“我們將隨時為您提供最新消息”，是正處于報道中，所以用現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時。主語the news（新聞）和動詞report（報道）構(gòu)成被動關(guān)系，所以用被動語態(tài)。故填is being reported。
