1.(2020·新高考山東卷)The 80,000 objects collected by Sir Hans Sloane,for example,________(form)the core collection of the British Museum which opened in 1759.
解析: 考查動詞的時態(tài)。根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容以及時間狀語 in 1759可知,應(yīng)用一般過去時。
答案: formed
2.(2020·全國卷Ⅲ)When he asked the villagers on the banks of the river where he could find the legendary (傳奇的)artist,they smiled and ________(point)down the river.
解析: 考查時態(tài)?仗幣csmiled構(gòu)成并列謂語,故用一般過去時。
答案: pointed
3.(2020·浙江卷7月)By about 6000 BC,people ________(discover)the best crops to grow and animals to raise.
解析: 考查動詞的時態(tài)。根據(jù)時間狀語By about 6000 BC可知,句子謂語動詞用過去完成時,故填had discovered。
答案: had discovered