高考英语短文故事精读与语法填空训练（七）（部分答案）

2021 高考英语短文故事精读与语法填空训练（七） 一：语法填空训练 Fully insured 全保险 Insurance companies are ( normal) willing to insure anything. Insuring public or private property is a standard practice in most (country) in the world. If, however, you were holding an open air garden party or a fete it would be equally possible (insure) yourself in the event of bad weather. Needless to say, the bigger the risk an insurance company ( take), the higher the premium you will have to pay. It is not uncommon ( hear) that a shipping company has made a claim for the cost of salvaging a sunken ship. But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique. Admittedly it was an ( usual) pie dish, for it was eighteen feet long and six feet wide. It had been (purchase)by a local authority so that an enormous pie could be baked for an annual fair. The pie committee decided that the best way to transport the dish would be by canal, so they insured it for the trip. Shortly after it was launched, the pie committee went to a local inn to celebrate. At the same time, a number of teenagers climbed on to the dish and (hold) a little party of their own. Dancing proved to be more than the dish could bear, for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water. The pie committee telephoned a local garage owner arrived in a recovery truck to salvage the pie dish. Shivering in their wet clothes, the teenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly into the water to locate the dish. They had little difficulty in (find) it, but hauling it out of the water proved to be a serious problem. The sides of the dish (be) so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it. Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was put into operation. The dish rose to the surface and was gently drawn towards the canal bank. For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank the canal, but it (sudden) overbalanced and slid back into the water. The men were now obliged to try once more. This time they fixed heavy metal clamps to both sides of the dish so that they could ( fast) the chains. The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting against the side of the canal. The winch was again put into ( operate)and one of the men started up the truck. Several minutes later, the dish was (successful) hauled above the surface of the water. Water streamed in torrents over its sides with such force that it set up a huge wave in the canal. There was danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the bank and send the dish plunging into the water again. By working at tremendous speed, the men managed (get)the dish on to dry land before the wave returned. 二：词句短语长难句释义 Fully insured 全保险 InsuranceInsurance companiescompanies are normally willing to insure anything. 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By working at tremendous speed, the men managedmanaged toto get the dish on to dry land before the wave returned. 1：将标记的词汇短语释义 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 2：长难句分析释义 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 三：文意梳理 保险公司一般说来愿意承保一切东西。承办公共财产或私人财产保险是世界 上大部分国家的正常业务。如果你要举办一次露天游园会或盛宴，为避免碰上不 好的天气而遭受损失也同样可以保险。不用说，保险公司承担风险越大，你付的 保险费也就越高。航运公司为打捞沉船而提出索赔，这是常有的事，但某地当局 为打捞一只焙制馅饼的盘子提出索赔，倒是件新鲜事儿。 这个馅饼盘子确实少见，有 18 英尺长，6 英尺宽。某地方当局买下它用来 焙制一个巨大的馅饼为一年一度交易会助兴。馅饼委员会确认运输这只盘子的最 佳方案是通过运河水运。于是，他们对这只盘子的运输安全投了保。盘子下水后 不久，馅饼委员会成员们来到当地一家小酒店庆贺。就在这个时候，许多十几岁 的孩子爬上盘子举行他们自己的集会。他们跳起了舞，盘子难以承受。舞会进行 过程中，盘子倾覆，沉入了 7 英尺深的水中。 馅饼委员会给当地汽车修理库老板打电话，他闻讯后开着一辆急修车前来打 捞盘子。那些孩子们穿着湿衣服哆嗦，看着 3 个工人轮番潜入水中以确定盘子的 位置。他们没费多大事儿就找到了盘子，可是把盘子捞出却是一个很大的难题。 盘子四边十分光滑，要在盘边拴上绳索或链条而同时又不损坏它是很难办到的。 不过，他们终于将链条固定在盘子的一端，一台大功率的绞车开动起来。盘子慢 慢浮出水面，被轻轻地拽向运河岸边。在令人忐忑不安的瞬间，盘子晃晃悠悠地 上了岸，但它突然失去了平衡，又跌回水中。工人们只得再来一次。这次，他们 用沉重的金属夹子把盘子夹住，以便往盘子上安装铁链。这次，盘子必须垂直吊 出水面，因为盘子的一边紧靠着运河河岸。绞盘机再次启动，一位工人发动了急 修车的引擎。几分钟后，盘子被成功地拽出了水面。波浪从盘子两侧急涌而出， 在运河里掀起一股大浪。但是当波浪从河对岸折回来时，就有再次把盘子拖进水 里的危险。工人们动作迅速，终于赶在那股大浪返回之前把盘子拽到了岸上。 四：语法填空练习 China is the birthplace of kites.Most people believe they 1 (invent) during the Spring and Autumn Period by the famous philosopher Mozi.It is said that he used wood to create a “ 2 (fly) bird” that flew in the sky for a whole day. Kites were 3 (late) used as military instruments to measure distance,test the wind,aid communication,and rescue people.During the Tang Dynasty,they were used more as a tool for 4 (entertain) than a military instrument.At first,only royal family members could play with kites.Later it became popular among commoners who flew them on 5 (importance) events and festivals. In the Ming Dynasty,kites were once again used 6 military purposes.Many emperors ordered their soldiers to fly kites 7 carried explosives.The explosives would fall on the enemy and gave the Chinese a great edge on the battlefield. Nowadays,flying kites has become 8 popular form of entertainment and competition.More and more people at home and abroad are fond of flying kites in local or international events 9 (show) their kite-making and kite-flying skills.The largest kite museum of the world is in the city of Weifang, 10 (know) as “Kite Capital of the World”,and every year,kite fans all over the world come to watch and take part in the annual International Kite Festival. 1.were invented 考查被动语态。分析句子结构可知,主谓语之间是被动关系, 再根据句中时间状语“during the Spring and Autumn Period”可知应为一般过去时 的被动语态,故填 were invented。 2.flying 考查动词-ing 形式。由句意可知,此处表示“发明一种会飞的鸟”,故 填 flying 作前置定语。 3.later 考查副词。由句意可知,此处表示时间意义“后来”,因而填副词 later。 4.entertainment 考查名词。由空格前的 for 可知,空格处缺少一个名词,故填 名词 entertainment。 5.important 考查词性转换。由空格后的名词“events and festivals”可知,此处 应填形容词 important 作定语。 6.for 考查介词。由句意可知,此处表示“被用作军事目的”,而 be used for 是 固定短语,意为“被用作……(目的)”,故填介词 for。 7.which/that 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,空格后是定语从句,先行词 是 kites,从句中缺少主语,故填关系代词 which 或 that。 8.a 考查冠词。由句意可知,此处泛指“一种流行的娱乐和竞赛形式”,故填不 定冠词 a。 9.to show 考查不定式。由句意可知,空格后表示在当地或国际比赛中来展 示他们制作风筝或放风筝的技能,因而应填不定式形式 to show。 10.known 考查过去分词。分析句子结构可知,空格所在部分是过去分词短 语作定语,说明“潍坊市作为风筝之都而著名”,逻辑主语 the city of Weifang 和 know 之间为被动关系,因而填过去分词形式 known。