题目
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.A) available E) discovered I) change M)databasesB) announced F) skip J) organisms N) experiencedC) running G) definite K) species O)crawlingD) specialized H) record L) accurateSo far, scientists have named about 1.8 million living species, and that's just a fraction of what probably exists on Earth. With so many plants, animals, fungi (真菌), and other boxed(1) covering the planet, it can be tough to figure out what type of spider is up your leg or what kind of bird just flew by.A soon-to-be-launched Web site might help. An international team of scientists has boxed(3) the creation of a web-basedEncyclopedia (百科全书) of Life (EOL). The project aims to catalog every boxed(4) on Earth in a single, easy-to-use reference guide.To get the encyclopedia started, the creators will use information from scientific boxed(5) that already exist. And eventually, inspecial sections of the site, people with boxed(6) knowledge will get to join in. Gardeners, for example, will be able toboxed(7) the dates that their flowers first bloom each year. Bird-watchers will be able to input which birds they've seen and where. Thetechnology for this kind of tool has only recently become boxed(8).As the EOL develops, you might find it useful for school projects. The site will feature special pages for kids who are studying ecosystems (生态系统) in their neighborhoods. To make sure the encyclopedia is boxed(9), scientists will review much of the information added to it.People who visit the site will be able to choose to boxed(10) pages that haven't been reviewed.
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
A) available E) discovered I) change M)databases
B) announced F) skip J) organisms N) experienced
C) running G) definite K) species O)crawling
D) specialized H) record L) accurate
So far, scientists have named about 1.8 million living species, and that's just a fraction of what probably exists on Earth. With so many plants, animals, fungi (真菌), and other $\boxed{1}$ covering the planet, it can be tough to figure out what type of spider is up your leg or what kind of bird just flew by.
A soon-to-be-launched Web site might help. An international team of scientists has $\boxed{3}$ the creation of a web-based
Encyclopedia (百科全书) of Life (EOL). The project aims to catalog every $\boxed{4}$ on Earth in a single, easy-to-use reference guide.
To get the encyclopedia started, the creators will use information from scientific $\boxed{5}$ that already exist. And eventually, in
special sections of the site, people with $\boxed{6}$ knowledge will get to join in. Gardeners, for example, will be able to
$\boxed{7}$ the dates that their flowers first bloom each year. Bird-watchers will be able to input which birds they've seen and where. The
technology for this kind of tool has only recently become $\boxed{8}$.
As the EOL develops, you might find it useful for school projects. The site will feature special pages for kids who are studying ecosystems (生态系统) in their neighborhoods. To make sure the encyclopedia is $\boxed{9}$, scientists will review much of the information added to it.
People who visit the site will be able to choose to $\boxed{10}$ pages that haven't been reviewed.
题目解答
答案
1. 根据上下文,此处需填入“organisms”(生物体),表示植物、动物、真菌等生物。
2. 蜘蛛在腿上移动,应填“crawling”(爬行)。
3. 科学家团队“announced”(宣布)了EOL的创建。
4. 项目目标是编目每一种“species”(物种)。
5. 初始信息来自现有“databases”(数据库)。
6. 有“specialized”(专门的)知识的人可参与。
7. 园艺者可“record”(记录)花朵首次开花日期。
8. 技术最近才“available”(可用)。
9. 科学家将审核信息以确保“accurate”(准确)。
10. 用户可“skip”(跳过)未审核页面。
答案:
1. J) organisms
2. O) crawling
3. B) announced
4. K) species
5. M) databases
6. D) specialized
7. H) record
8. A) available
9. L) accurate
10. F) skip
解析
本题考查根据上下文选择恰当词汇的能力,需结合语境理解和词义辨析。解题核心在于:
- 定位空格前后关键词,明确所需词义;
- 匹配选项中对应词性(如名词、动词);
- 注意固定搭配(如“scientific databases”);
- 逻辑关系推断(如“未审核页面可跳过”)。
空1:$\boxed{1}$
上下文:前文列举“plants, animals, fungi”,需填入包含所有生物的总称。
选项分析:
- J) organisms(生物体)是最高级概念,涵盖所有具体类别,符合语境。
空3:$\boxed{3}$
上下文:科学家团队“创建”百科全书。
选项分析:
- B) announced(宣布)表示项目已对外公布,与“soon-to-be-launched”呼应。
空4:$\boxed{4}$
上下文:百科全书目标是记录地球上所有生物分类单元。
选项分析:
- K) species(物种)是生物学基本分类单位,与“catalog every”搭配合理。
空5:$\boxed{5}$
上下文:初始信息来自已有的科学资源。
选项分析:
- M) databases(数据库)是科学领域常用信息存储形式。
空6:$\boxed{6}$
上下文:参与贡献的人需具备专业领域知识。
选项分析:
- D) specialized(专门的)强调领域内深度 expertise。
空7:$\boxed{7}$
上下文:园丁记录花朵首次开花时间的动作。
选项分析:
- H) record(记录)直接对应“dates”和“input”动作。
空8:$\boxed{8}$
上下文:技术“最近才具备应用条件”。
选项分析:
- A) available(可用)说明技术从不可用到可应用的转变。
空9:$\boxed{9}$
上下文:科学家审核信息以确保准确性。
选项分析:
- L) accurate(准确)是科学信息的核心要求。
空10:$\boxed{10}$
上下文:用户可选择跳过未审核页面。
选项分析:
- F) skip(跳过)符合用户主动选择的操作逻辑。