1、Day 1AThe national college entrance examination, or gaokao, will be postponed (推迟) for a month to July 7 and 8 due to the novel coronavirus (新型冠状病毒) outbreak, the Ministry of Education said.Because of the epidemic (流行病) situation, authorities in Hubei province and Beijing can come up with their own
2、suggestions on gaokao dates, _1_ will be published after consulting with the ministry. _2_ postponement is mainly to ensure students safety and the fairness of the exam. More than 10.7 million students have signed up to participate _3_ this years gaokao, up by 400,000 from last year.The gaokao, wide
3、ly _4_ (consider) one of the most important exams in the country, has been held every year from June 7 to 8 since 2003. The country resumed (恢复) gaokao in the winter of 1977 after it was stopped for 10 _5_ (year) during the “cultural revolution”. The exam _6_ (hold) every year in July from 1978 to 2
4、002. In 2001, the ministry decided _7_ (move) the gaokao earlier a month from 2003 because of hot weather and frequent _8_ (nature) disasters in summer.Chinese people often compare the _9_ (high) competitive exam to “crossing a narrow bridge”, because for many students, especially those from rural a
5、reas, studying at a good university _10_ (be) an opportunity to change their future.BBy observing the sky, the ancient Chinese divided the suns annual motion _1_ 24 equal sectors, with each _2_ (be) the basis for one solar term. The 24 Solar Terms(节气) start from the Beginning of Spring and end with
6、the Severe Cold.As early as the Shang Dynasty, our ancestors set the first four major solar terms, _3_ marked the four seasons. Later they evolved into eight. It was not until the Western Han Dynasty _4_ the present 24 Solar Terms were _5_ (complete) established and officially adopted by the governm
7、ent.The _6_ (long) of the 24 Solar Terms was based on the movement of the sun, and_7_ (they) names were chosen according to the changes in temperature, climate and other aspects of human life. They remain serving as an instruction for farmers, _8_ (guide) their agricultural practices during certain
8、periods of the year. Common people follow the calendar to watch for weather changes and live _9_ healthy life.Each lunar month contains two solar terms, and each solar term has some to-do customs. In 2016, the Twenty-Four Solar Terms _10_ (include) on UNESCOs Representative List of the Intangible Cu
9、ltural Heritage of Humanity.答案A【答案解析】 1. which 2. The3. in 4. considered 5. years 6. was held 7. to move 8. natural 9. highly 10. is【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了有关中国高考的背景知识。2020年的高考因新型冠状病毒的爆发，将推迟到七月七号和八号举行。【1题详解】考查定语从句。分析句子可知此句是一个非限定性定语从句，修饰先行词gaokao dates，且先行词在句子中做主语，应用关系代词which。故填which。【2题详解】考查冠词。postponeme
10、nt为名词，此处特指今年的高考延期，应用定冠词the，句首字母要大写。故填The。【3题详解】考查介词。根据短语participate in表示“参加”。故填in。【4题详解】考查非谓语动词。分析句子可知，consider在句中作非谓语动词，且consider与逻辑主语The gaokao之间是被动关系，故用过去分词。故填considered。【5题详解】考查名词复数。year为可数名词，由10修饰应用复数形式。故填years。【6题详解】考查动词时态语态。本句中主语与谓语动词构成被动，且根据后文in July from 1978 to 2002可知，描述过去的事情应用一般过去时，主语为exa
11、m，谓语动词用单数。故填was held。【7题详解】考查非谓语动词。根据短语decide to do sth.表示“决定做某事”，后跟不定式。故填to move。【8题详解】考查形容词。disasters为名词，需要形容词natural修饰，表示“自然的”。故填natural。【9题详解】考查副词。修饰形容词competitive应用副词，且强调程度深，表示“非常”因用highly。故填highly。【10题详解】考查时态及主谓一致。本句主语为studying at a good university，且根据上文Chinese people often可知，为一般现在时，故谓语动词用第三人称
12、单数形式。故填is。【点睛】当分词做状语的时候，如果构成分词的动词与句子的主语构成主动关系，就使用现在分词做状语；当二者构成被动关系，使用过去分词做状语。如果分词的动作发生在谓语动词之前，就使用分词的完成式。如果分词与句子的主语没有关系，可以使用状语从句或者独立主格结构。如第4小题，分析句子可知consider在句中作非谓语动词，且consider与逻辑主语The gaokao之间是被动关系，故用过去分词。故填considered。B【答案解析】 1. into 2. being 3. which 4. that 5. completely 6. length 7. their 8. guid
13、ing 9. a 10. were included【分析】本文是一篇说明文， 介绍了中国农历24节气的由来和作用。【1题详解】考查固定短语。句意：通过观察天空，古代中国人将太阳每年的运动分为24个相等的扇区，每个扇区是一个节气的基础。 短语 divide.into“把分成”。故填into。【2题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：通过观察天空，古代中国人将太阳每年的运动分为24个相等的扇区，每个扇区是一个节气的基础。此处是“with+宾语+宾语补足语”的复合结构；宾语each和be之间逻辑上为主动关系，因此用现在分词作宾语补足语。故填being。【3题详解】考查定语从句。句意：早在商朝，我们的祖先就
14、设定了第一个四大节气，标志着四季。分析句子结构，设空处后是非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词the first four major solar terms，指物，在从句中做主语，因此用which引导非限制性定语从句。故填which。【4题详解】考查强调句型。句意：直到西汉，现在的二十四节气才被政府完全确立和正式采用。此处是not until的强调句型It was not untilthat.，强调时间状语until the Western Han Dynasty。故填that。【5题详解】考查副词。句意：直到西汉，现在的二十四节气才被政府完全确立和正式采用。修饰过去分词established，应用
15、副词形式。故填completely。【6题详解】考查名词。句意：二十四节气的长度是以太阳的运动为基础的，它们的名称是根据温度、气候和人类生活的其他方面的变化而选择的。分析句子结构，所填词在句中做主语，因此用名词；long是形容词，名词形式为length。故填length。【7题详解】考查代词。句意：二十四节气的长度是以太阳的运动为基础的，它们的名称是根据温度、气候和人类生活的其他方面的变化而选择的。根据句意，names是名词，前面应该用形容词性的物主代词；所填词指代上一句的the 24 Solar Terms，是复数，指物，因此用形容词性的物主代词their。故填their。【8题详解】考查非
16、谓语动词。句意：它们仍然是对农民的一种指导，在一年中的某些时期指导他们的农业做法。分析句子结构，设空处在句子中作状语；句子主语they 和guide之间逻辑上是主动关系，因此用现在分词作状语。故填guiding。【9题详解】考查冠词。句意：普通人按照日历来观察天气变化，过着健康的生活。短语live a life “过着的生活”。故填a。【10题详解】考查时态和语态。句意： 2016年，二十四节气被列入联合国教科文组织的人类非物质文化遗产代表名单。 根据时间状语2016年，应用一般过去时；主语the Twenty-Four Solar Terms 是复数，和 include之间为被动关系，因此用一般过去时的被动语态。故填were included。
