时文语法填空——AI 破译甲骨文 解析版
Test 1
In recent years, oracle bone script — once a little-known part of ancient history —
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(become) a new focus for AI research.
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(date) back over 3,000 years to the Shang
Dynasty, it’s the
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(early) known form of Chinese writing. Although scholars have
identified around 4,500 distinct oracle bone characters, only about one-third of them
have been conclusively deciphered to date, leaving the majority of this ancient writing
system
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(hide) in mystery.
AI is changing how we study this precious heritage. Unlike humans,
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can only
handle a limited number of samples at a time, AI can process thousands of oracle bone
inscriptions in a short time. It uses
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(technology) such as image recognition to
“learn” the unique style of oracle bone characters, and then helps identify unknown ones by
comparing their features to what it has learned. This not only
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(accelerate) the
decipherment process but also minimizes human errors, such as misinterpreting visually
similar strokes or overlooking rare character variants — issues that often plague
traditional manual analysis.
More importantly, AI’s significance extends
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technical breakthroughs. It
also plays a vital role in preserving and celebrating our cultural identity. By decoding
previously unintelligible inscriptions, AI sheds light on tangible links to China’s cultural
roots. As AI continues to evolve, its ability
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(decode) the “silent voices” of
oracle bone will transform our understanding of China’s ancient civilization, turning
fragmented inscriptions into captivating narratives
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link the Bronze Age to
the digital era.
答案详解
1. has become 句中“in recent years”（近年来）是现在完成时的标志性时间状语，主语
“oracle bone script”（甲骨文）为单数名词，因此谓语动词需用“has become”。
2. Dating “date back”（追溯到……）的逻辑主语是后文的“it”（指代甲骨文），二者之
间是主动关系（甲骨文“追溯到”某个时期，而非被追溯），需用现在分词作伴随状语。又
因该词位于句首，首字母需大写，故填“Dating”。
3. earliest 根据语境“the... known form of Chinese writing”（已知的……汉字形式），结合
常识可知甲骨文是“已知最早的”汉字形式，此处需用形容词“early”的最高级“earliest”。
4. hidden 句子为“leave + 宾语 + 宾语补足语”结构，宾语“the majority of this ancient
writing system”（这一古老文字系统的大部分）与“hide”（隐藏）之间是被动关系，需用过
去分词“hidden”作宾语补足语。
5. who 此处为非限制性定语从句，先行词是“humans”，指人且在从句中作主语，需用关系
代词“who”引导从句。
6. technologies 根据后文“such as image recognition”（例如图像识别）提示此处指“多种
技术”，需用复数形式“technologies”。
7. accelerates 句子描述的是AI 在研究甲骨文时的客观功能，属于一般现在时范畴。主语
“this”（指代前文AI 的工作方式）为单数，因此谓语动词“accelerate”（加速）需用第三人
称单数形式“accelerates”， 并与后文“minimizes”并列。
8. ★beyond 根据后文“It also plays a vital role...”（它还扮演着重要角色……）可知，AI 的
意义“不止于”技术突破，“extend beyond”是固定搭配，意为“超出、不止于”。
9. to decode “ability”（能力）后常接不定式作后置定语，构成“the ability to do sth”（做
某事的能力）的固定结构，因此需填“to decode”（解读）。
10. that/which 此处为限制性定语从句，先行词是“narratives”（叙述、表述），指物且在
从句中作主语，需用关系代词“that”或“which”引导从句，符合“连接青铜时代与数字时代
的表述”这一语义。
Test 2
Oracle bone script,
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ancient form of Chinese writing carved on turtle shells
and animal bones, has recently become a hot topic in the AI world. With a history of over 3,000
years, it
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(create) during the Shang Dynasty and used primarily for divination,
recording details like the Shang people’s daily lives,
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(religion) beliefs and early
governance. Today, it’s seen as a key
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understanding China’s early civilization, yet
its old and complex characters have long been a challenge for researchers.
Now AI has stepped in
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(break) through these challenges. Traditional manual
work, like recognizing unknown characters or
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(piece) together broken oracle bone
fragments, takes years. But AI,
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(train) on high-resolution images of thousands
of oracle bone inscriptions, can quickly analyze character shapes and match them to modern
Chinese characters. It also speeds up fragment restoration by comparing the edges and
patterns of broken pieces,
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makes the work much more efficient.
This combination of AI and oracle bone study
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(be)not just about speed. It’s
opening doors to new discoveries. For example, AI can spot hidden connections in inscriptions
that humans might miss, helping researchers learn more about Shang Dynasty society. Even
with small problems like improving recognition
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(accurate), this field holds great
promise for uncovering more of China’s ancient cultural secrets.
答案详解
1. an 此处表示泛指“一种古老的汉字形式”，“ancient”发音以元音音素开头，需用
“an”，而非“a”。
2. was created 主语“it”（指代甲骨文）与谓语动词“create”是被动关系（甲骨文被创造），
且动作发生在商朝（过去时间），需用“一般过去时的被动语态”，故填“was created”。
3. religious 空格后“beliefs（信仰）”是名词，需用形容词作定语修饰名词；“religion”是
名词（宗教），其形容词形式为“religious”（宗教的）。
4. to 此处为固定搭配“a key to doing sth”，表示“做某事的关键”，“to”是介词，后接动
名词“understanding”，故填“to”。
5. to break “step in”后接不定式“to do”表目的，意为“介入去做某事”，此处指“AI 介
入以突破这些挑战”，故填“to break”。
6. ★piecing 结合题干分词，此处“piece” 为动词。“like”是介词，后接动名词表举例；且
“recognizing unknown characters”与“piecing together broken fragments”是并列关系。
7. trained 空格处为非谓语动词作后置定语，修饰“AI”；“AI”与“train”是被动关系（AI
被训练），故填“trained”。
8. which 此处为非限制性定语从句，修饰前文整个句子（“通过对比碎片边缘和图案加快修
复速度”这件事），关系词在从句中作主语，指代整个句子时需用“ which”，不能用
“that”。
9. is 主语“this combination”（这种结合）是单数名词短语，且句子描述的是当前的客观情
况（AI 与甲骨文研究的结合不仅关乎速度），需用一般现在时，故填“is”。
10. accuracy 此处表“识别的准确性”）；“accurate”是形容词（准确的），其名词形式为
“accuracy”（准确性）。
Test 3
Oracle bone script is the earliest mature type of Chinese writing, with
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history spanning over 3,000 years. It first appeared during the Shang Dynasty (about 1600–
1046 BCE) and was
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(primary) carved on turtle shells and the shoulder bones of
oxen, from
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it gets its name.
In the Shang Dynasty, rulers used this script for divination. They would carve questions on
the bones, such as “Will it rain during the harvest season?” or “Will our army win the
war?” Afterward, they heated the bones until cracks formed, and
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(interpret)
these cracks as “ guidance from ancestors” to inform their political and military
decisions.
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its long-standing history and significant role, the study of oracle bone
script still faces challenges. So far, we
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(identify) a large number of distinct
characters from oracle bone script, yet many of them remain undecoded. Most of these
characters are pictorial or symbolic, and they have laid an essential foundation for the
Chinese characters we use now. Furthermore, the inscriptions offer
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(value)
insights into the daily lives of Shang people, including their farming
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(practice), religious rituals and military campaigns.
First
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(discover) in the Yin Ruins of Anyang, Henan Province in the late
1800s, oracle bone script is a precious treasure of Chinese culture. Nowadays, with the
assistance of AI technology, experts are accelerating their efforts
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(understand)
unknown characters and restore broken bone pieces, helping us uncover more details
about China’s early civilization.
答案详解
1. a “history”此处是可数名词单数，表示“一段3000 多年的历史”，需用不定冠词修饰；
故填“a”。
2. primarily 此处需修饰动词“carved”（雕刻），形容词“primary”（主要的）不能修饰动
词，需转化为副词形式“primarily”（主要地），意为“甲骨文主要刻在龟甲和牛肩胛骨上”。
3. which 此处为非限制性定语从句，先行词是“ turtle shells and the shoulder bones of
oxen”（指物），且关系代词前有介词“from”，此时只能用“which”引导从句。
4. interpreted 句子描述的是商代的历史行为，时态为一般过去时；且“interpret”（解读）
与前文“heated”（加热）、“formed”（形成）为并列谓语，需保持时态一致，故填过去式
“interpreted”。
5. Despite 根据句意“____其历史悠久、作用重要，甲骨文研究仍面临挑战”，前后为让步
关系；空格后接名词短语，需用介词“Despite”（尽管）。若用“Though/Although”，后需
接完整句子。
6. have identified 时间状语“So far”（到目前为止）是现在完成时的标志，强调“从过去到
现在已完成的动作”；主语“we”为复数，故填“have identified”（已识别出）。
7. valuable 修饰名词“insights”需用形容词，“value”的形容词为“valuable”（宝贵的），
意为：“铭文提供宝贵信息”的语义。
8.★ practices “practice”在此处指“（农耕的）做法、方式”，为可数名词；结合前文
“their”（他们的），表示商代人多样的农耕方式，需用复数形式“practices”。
9. discovered “oracle bone script”（甲骨文）与“discover”（发现）是被动关系（甲骨文
被人发现），需用过去分词“discovered”作状语，表被动和完成。
10. to understand 此处为固定搭配“accelerate one’s efforts to do sth”（加紧努力做某事），
“to do”不定式作目的状语，说明“专家加紧努力”的目的是“解读未知文字”，故填“to
understand”。
