Qin Shihuang is a widely-known emperor in Chinese history. During his rule, he ordered his men to build a huge army of life-sized terracotta warriors. These, he hoped, would guard him after his 61.death(答案:death)【答案】death
第 61 题 参考答案:death
【正确答案】
death
【考点与命题意图】
选词填空:词形与语境。
【解题思路与步骤】
名词:after his death
【证据】
短文:"would guard him after his death"
.
Today, the soldiers in Xi'an's terracotta museum are light brown, but they 62.were(答案:were)【答案】were
第 62 题 参考答案:were
【正确答案】
were
【考点与命题意图】
选词填空:词形与语境。
【解题思路与步骤】
过去状态:they were not always this color
【证据】
短文:"they were not always this color"
not always this color. They began as an army of red, blue, yellow, green, white, and purple.
63.Suddenly(答案:Suddenly)【答案】Suddenly第 63 题 参考答案:Suddenly
【正确答案】
Suddenly(亦接受:suddenly)
【考点与命题意图】
选词填空:词形与语境。
【解题思路与步骤】
副词句首 sudden→Suddenly,引出颜色未能保存
【证据】
短文:"Suddenly, most of the colors did not last to the present day"
【易错点】
亦接受 suddenly,须注意词性。
, most of the colors did not last to the present day. Before their
64.discovery(答案:discovery)【答案】discovery第 64 题 参考答案:discovery
【正确答案】
discovery
【考点与命题意图】
选词填空:词形与语境。
【解题思路与步骤】
before their discovery
【证据】
短文:"Before their discovery, these soldiers were protected"
, these soldiers were protected by being underground. When they were dug out, however, the air caused the coating under the paint to fall off. The paint disappeared in
65.less(答案:less)【答案】less第 65 题 参考答案:less
【正确答案】
less
【考点与命题意图】
选词填空:词形与语境。
【解题思路与步骤】
less time than…
【证据】
短文:"in less time than it takes to boil an egg"
time than it takes to boil an egg, taking with it important pieces of history.
New technology is used to protect the 66.their(答案:their)【答案】their
第 66 题 参考答案:their
【正确答案】
their
【考点与命题意图】
选词填空:词形与语境。
【解题思路与步骤】
their true colors
【证据】
短文:"protect their true colors"
true colors. Recently more than a hundred soldiers have been discovered. Many of these still have
67.sadly(答案:sadly)【答案】sadly第 67 题 参考答案:sadly
【正确答案】
sadly
【考点与命题意图】
选词填空:词形与语境。
【解题思路与步骤】
词库 sad→sadly,修饰“仍有彩绘”这一事实(令人遗憾)
【证据】
短文:"Many of these still have sadly painted features, including black hair, pink faces"
painted features (特征), including black hair, pink faces, and black or brown eyes. Chinese and German researchers have developed a special material to make sure that the colors will
68.keep(答案:keep)【答案】keep第 68 题 参考答案:keep
【正确答案】
keep
【考点与命题意图】
选词填空:词形与语境。
【解题思路与步骤】
colors will keep
【证据】
短文:"make sure that the colors will keep"
. After finding a soldier, experts spray (喷洒) it with the material. They then cover it in plastic.
Experts are also finding colors in the dirt around Xi'an's terracotta soldiers. They consider it important not 69.touch(答案:touch)【答案】touch
第 69 题 参考答案:touch
【正确答案】
touch(亦接受:to touch)
【考点与命题意图】
选词填空:词形与语境。
【解题思路与步骤】
important not to touch
【证据】
短文:"important not to touch the dirt"
【易错点】
亦接受 to touch,须注意词性。
the dirt, so the colors won't be lost. The next
70.challenge(答案:challenge)【答案】challenge第 70 题 参考答案:challenge
【正确答案】
challenge
【考点与命题意图】
选词填空:词形与语境。
【解题思路与步骤】
The next challenge
【证据】
短文:"The next challenge is to find a way"
thing is to find a way to apply the colors to the army again. Once that happens, artists can bring Emperor Qin's army back to life in full color.