II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A (8分)
Directions : After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Time capsule is a container ____1____ (store) some objects chosen as being typical of the present time, buried for discovery in the future. But what was inside a 132-year-old time capsule? Just follow us to learn more.
A 132-year-old time capsule was found in Utah. It was first buried in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1887, after ____2____ (put) together by a school committee. When that school was pulled down in 1959, the time capsule was uncovered. Inside there was kind of a little bit of everything: photographs, a student autograph book, and newspapers. _____3_____ the folded newspapers appeared to be in good condition, it was not possible to tell the dates. There were even small items like a button, ribbons and a pebble. “The capsule tells the story of early education in Utah, but it also goes ____4____ (deep), in showing the ways people want ____5____ and their work to be remembered. I think that's what time capsules are about. Those who buried the time capsule thought it ____6____ show their real life to people one day. It's a way of keeping the memory of ____7____ they felt really matters.” said Alan Barnett, the local government archivist who led the public unveiling.
The news _____8_____(report) throughout Utah now, and we will keep you updated.
【答案】1. storing
2. being put
3. Although
4. deeper 5. themselves
6. would 7. what
8. is being reported
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章对一个132岁的时间胶囊的发掘进行了报道。
【详解】1.考查现在分词。句意：时间胶囊是一种容器，用来储存一些被选择为当代典型的物品，并被埋在地下等待将来被发现。动词store（储藏）和逻辑主语container构成主动关系，所以用现在分词作定语。故填storing。
2. 考查动名词和被动语态。句意：1887年，在由一个学校委员会整理后，它首次被埋葬在犹他州的盐湖城。介词after后动词用动名词形式，动词put（放置）和逻辑主语it（指代前文提到的132岁的时间胶囊）构成被动关系，所以用动名词的被动形式。故填being put。
3.考查关联词。句意：虽然叠好的报纸看起来完好无损，但无法说出日期。前文讲“叠好的报纸看起来完好无损”，后文讲“无法说出日期”，所以前半句应为让步状语从句，故填Although。
4.考查比较级。句意：这个胶囊讲述了犹他州的早期教育的故事，但它也更深入，展示了人们希望自己和他们的工作被记住的方式。根据后文讲“它展示了人们希望自己和他们的工作被记住的方式”可知，它讲得更深入。所以用比较级。故填deeper。
5.考查反身代词。句意：这个胶囊讲述了犹他州的早期教育的故事，但它也更深入，展示了人们希望自己和他们的工作被记住的方式。根据their work可知，那些埋了时间胶囊的人们是希望自己和他们的工作被记住。故填themselves。
6.考查过去将来时。句意：那些埋葬了时间胶囊的人认为有一天它能向人们展示他们真实的生活。根据one day可知，句子应用将来时，但在宾语从句中时态应与主句一致，主句中根据thought可知是一般过去时，所以此处应用过去将来时。故填would。
7.考查宾语从句。句意：这是一种记住他们认为很重要的东西的方式。of后的宾语从句中缺少谓语动词matters的主语，they felt是插入语，且此处是指事物，故填what。
8.考查现在进行时和被动语态。句意：犹他州各地都在报道这一消息，我们将随时为您提供最新消息。根据now可知时态应用现在时，根据“我们将随时为您提供最新消息”，是正处于报道中，所以用现在进行时。主语the news（新闻）和动词report（报道）构成被动关系，所以用被动语态。故填is being reported。
