Ⅰ.语法填空
The EXPO 2019 is set to showcase the 1.____________ (late) trends and achievements in floriculture (花卉栽培), as well as fruit and vegetable food farming at 2.____________ foot of the Great Wall in Yanqing District.
An estimated 16 million plant visitors are expected to flock into the capital for the 162day event set 3.____________ (run) from April 29 to October 7. Up to now, more than 110 countries and international organizations, as well as over 120 nonofficial exhibitors, 4.____________ (confirm) participation. This is set to be the highest attendance in the event's history.
There will be more than 2,500 cultural activities throughout the expo 5.____________ are expected to promote exchanges and cooperation. The event is genuinely innovatory, 6.____________ (vary) from the horticultural sector (园艺部门) to many other sectors, like vegetables, fruits and Chinese herbal medicine (中草药). Meanwhile, there will be many hightech gadgets which will provide a better range 7.____________ services, like 5G technology.
According to the organizing committee, the site construction for the expo has entered the final stage. Interior and exterior 8.____________ (decorate), electromechanical installation, and outdoor projects are being finished at the core venues.
All infrastructure for 100 indoor and outdoor gardens at the exhibition will be finished 9.____________ (complete) at the end of March.
This is the second time for China to hold such a highlevel horticulture expo. The first such event 10.____________ (hold) in Kunming, Yunnan Province in 1999.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇新闻报道，介绍了2019年北京世博会，包括其举办时间、举办地点以及参展情况等。
1．解析：考查形容词的最高级。根据空前的“the”和空后的名词“trends”“achievements”可知，此处表示“最新的趋势和成就”，表示最高级，故填latest。
答案：latest
2．解析：考查冠词。此处考查固定短语at the foot of...，意为“在……的脚下/底部”。
答案：the
3．解析：考查非谓语动词。根据语境可知，这里用动词不定式表示将来。
答案：to run
4．解析：考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据前面的时间状语Up to now可知应用现在完成时，且主语为复数，故填have confirmed。
答案：have confirmed
5．解析：考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词the expo，从句中缺少主语，故用which或者that。
答案：which/that
6．解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，该句主语The event和动词vary构成逻辑上的主谓关系，故用varying。
答案：varying
7．解析：考查介词。根据语境可知，此处表示“提供一系列更好的服务”，a range of“一系列”为固定用法。
答案：of
8．解析：考查词性转换。根据语境可知，此处表示“室内外装饰”，应用名词，且decoration作“装饰”讲时为不可数名词，故填decoration。
答案：decoration
9．解析：考查词性转换。修饰前面的动词finished应用副词completely。
答案：completely
10．解析：考查动词的时态和语态。根据该句中的时间状语in 1999可知，应用一般过去时；主语The first such event和hold之间是动宾关系，故用一般过去时的被动语态。
答案：was held
