完形填空 高考真题 1987

1987年

Drawing a picture is the simplest way of putting an idea down on paper. That is 1 men first began to write six thousand years ago or 2 . The alphabet we now use 3 down to us over a long period of time . It was 4 from the picture-writing of ancient Egypt.

Picture-writing was useful in many 5 . It could be used to express ideas as well as 6 . For example,a drawing of a 7 meant the object "man". 8 a drawing of a man 9 on the ground with a spear in him meant 10 .

Besides the Egyptians,the Chinese 11 the American Indians also developed ways 12 writing in pictures. But only 13much could be said 14. Thousands of pictures would have been needed 15 express all the ideas that people might have. It would have 16 many thousands more to express all the objects 17 to men. No one could 18 so many pictures in a lifetime. 19 could anyone learn the meaning of all 20drawings in a lifetime.

()1.(A)when(B)because(C)where(D)how

()2.(A)over(B)more(C)else(D)later

()3.(A)went(B)showed(C)appeared(D)came

()4.(A)developed(B)discovered(C)increased(D)grown

()5.(A)sides(B)colours(C)ways(D)meanings

()6.(A)stories(B)animals(C)objects(D)subjects

()7.(A)creature(B)being(C)woman(D)man

()8.(A)But(B)For(C)Besides(D)Because

()9.(A)lies(B)lying(C)laying(D)lain

()10.(A)"die"(B)"death"(C)"sleep"(D)"down"

()11.(A)and(B)with(C)helped(D)followed

()12.(A)to(B)about(C)on(D)of

()13.(A)not(B)very(C)so(D)too

()14.(A)as follows(B)this way(C)that much(D)at least

()15.(A)to(B)for(C)possibly(D)actually

()16.(A)drawn(B)shown(C)done(D)taken

()17.(A)known(B)with(C)called(D)in

()18.(A)write(B)draw(C)watch(D)take

()19.(A)Either(B)So(C)Nor(D)Also

()20.(A)many(B)some(C)that(D)such

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1.(D)2.(B)3.(D)4.(A) 5.(C)6.(C)7.(D)8.(A) 9.(B)10.(B)

11.(A)12.(D)13.(C)14.(B)15.(A)16.(D)17.(A)18.(B)19.(C)20.(D)

一、

Period

1.a particular length of time一段时间；时期

a period of consultation/mourning/uncertainty磋商╱哀悼╱形势不明朗的期间

The factory will be closed down over a 2-year period/a period of two years.这家工厂将在两年内关闭。

2.a length of time in the life of a particular person or in the history of a particular country（人生或国家历史的）阶段，时期，时代

Which period of history would you most like to have lived in?你最喜欢生活在哪一个历史时期？

the post-war period战后时期

3.( geology 地)a length of time which is a division of an era纪（地质年代，代下分纪）

the Jurassic period侏罗纪

LESSON 课时

4.any of the parts that a day is divided into at a school, college, etc. for study节；学时；课

‘What do you have next period?’ ‘French.’“你下一节是什么课？”“法语。”

a free/study period (= for private study) 自习课

WOMAN 妇女

5.the flow of blood each month from the body of a woman who is not pregnant月经；经期；例假

period pains痛经

monthly periods月经

PUNCTUATION 标点

6.( NAmE )

= full stopnoun

以上来源于: 牛津词典

以上来源于: 网易有道翻译

二、

No one could draw so many pictures in a lifetime. Nor could anyone learn the meaning of all such drawings in a lifetime.

三、

The history of the evolution of writing from pictures and the limitations of pictographic writing.

四、重点短语

1.or more …… 多（six thousand years ago or more 六千多年前）

2.come down to us 流传到我们手中

3.be developed from 由…… 发展 / 演变而来

4.picture-writing图画文字，象形图画

5.in many ways 在很多方面

6.express ideas as well as objects 既表达思想，也表达实物

7.lie on the ground 躺在地上（lying 现在分词作后置定语）

8.ways of writing 书写方式

9.only so much 仅此而已；数量有限

10.in this way 用这种方式

11.It takes sth. to do sth.花费（时间/ 工作量）做某事（文中would have taken）

12.known to men 人类所知晓的

13.Nor + 倒装句 …… 也不（前一句否定，后句同样否定）

14.such drawings 这类图画