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五、综合填空(每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Would you like to study magic? Here comes the good news! You could study magic at the University of Exeter.
This course is all about exploring ideas in a different way, according to its leader, Professor Emily Selove. Students will be able to study history, literature(文学)and philosophy(哲学)
Emily said that more and more people are becoming
According to the university, the course will help students develop skills including
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Would you like to study magic? Here comes the good news! You could study magic at the University of Exeter.
Starting
46(start)in September 2024, the British university offers a
47 one - year course in magic—the first of its kind in the UK.This course is all about exploring ideas in a different way, according to its leader, Professor Emily Selove. Students will be able to study history, literature(文学)and philosophy(哲学)
during
48 the year. In fact, students won't learn magic spells(魔咒). However
49, they can take lessons on things like dragons in literature and art. This course will give students a chance to explore
50(explore)the history of witchcraft and magic worldwide and their influence(影响)on society and science.Emily said that more and more people are becoming
interested
51(interest)in magic. But when people hear the word “magic”, they often react quickly
52(quick)without giving it much thought. This makes people not pay enough attention to many important texts in the history of the ideas. “The study of magic is growing because people are looking for new ways to think about the relationships
53(relationship)between the human cultures and the natural world,” she added. More than 100 students asked
54(ask)for more information soon after the news was announced(宣布).According to the university, the course will help students develop skills including
creative
55(create)thinking and lifelong learning. It says this course will help students find jobs in heritage settings, schools, museums, libraries and more.46.
Starting
47. a
48. during
49. However
50. to explore
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interested
52. quickly
53. relationships
54. asked
55. creative
答案
【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻，讲述了从 2024 年 9 月开始，人们可以在埃克塞特大学学习魔法。
46. Starting 47. a 48. during 49. However 50. to explore
51. interested 52. quickly 53. relationships 54. asked
55. creative
46. Starting 47. a 48. during 49. However 50. to explore
51. interested 52. quickly 53. relationships 54. asked
55. creative
解析
【分析】
首先通读全文，明确本文是介绍英国埃克塞特大学开设英国首个魔法相关一年制课程的新闻，掌握整体语境后逐空解题：第一步先区分空格是否给出提示词，有提示词的先判断考点方向，结合句子结构判断需要的词性、时态、非谓语形式等；无提示词的结合上下文逻辑、固定搭配判断需要填写的冠词、介词、转折连词等，最终结合语法规则和语境得出正确答案。
【解析】
46. 考查非谓语动词。句中已有谓语动词offers，空格处的动词start和逻辑主语the British university是主动关系，需用现在分词作状语，表示“从2024年9月开始”，句首首字母大写，故填Starting。
47. 考查不定冠词。此处泛指“一门为期一年的课程”，one-year以辅音音素开头，修饰可数名词单数course，需用不定冠词a，故填a。
48. 考查介词。句意为“学生在这一整年期间可以学习历史、文学和哲学”，during the year是固定表达，意为“在这一年期间”，符合语境，故填during。
49. 考查转折副词。前文提到“学生不会学习魔法魔咒”，后文说明“他们可以学习文学艺术中龙相关的内容”，前后语义为转折关系，空格后有逗号隔开，位于句首首字母大写，故填However。
50. 考查非谓语动词。固定搭配a chance to do sth. 意为“做某事的机会”，不定式作后置定语修饰名词chance，故填to explore。
51. 考查形容词。固定搭配become interested in意为“对……变得感兴趣”，用-ed结尾的形容词interested描述人的感受，故填interested。
52. 考查副词。空格处修饰动词react，需要用副词作状语，quick的副词形式是quickly，故填quickly。
53. 考查名词复数。此处指代人类文化和自然世界之间多方面的关系，需用可数名词relationship的复数形式relationships，故填relationships。
54. 考查一般过去时。根据时间状语soon after the news was announced可知动作发生在过去，谓语动词用一般过去时，ask的过去式为asked，故填asked。
55. 考查形容词。空格处修饰名词thinking，需要用形容词作定语，create的形容词形式creative意为“创造性的”，creative thinking即创造性思维，符合语境，故填creative。
【答案】
46. Starting 47. a 48. during 49. However 50. to explore 51. interested 52. quickly 53. relationships 54. asked 55. creative
【知识点】
非谓语用法，词性转换，虚词辨析
【点评】
本题选材贴近新鲜时事，考点覆盖初中阶段核心语法点，兼顾提示词变形和无提示词填空两类题型，既考查学生对固定搭配、基础语法规则的掌握程度，也要求学生结合上下文逻辑推导答案，能够有效检验学生的英语综合运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.65
首先通读全文，明确本文是介绍英国埃克塞特大学开设英国首个魔法相关一年制课程的新闻，掌握整体语境后逐空解题：第一步先区分空格是否给出提示词，有提示词的先判断考点方向，结合句子结构判断需要的词性、时态、非谓语形式等；无提示词的结合上下文逻辑、固定搭配判断需要填写的冠词、介词、转折连词等，最终结合语法规则和语境得出正确答案。
【解析】
46. 考查非谓语动词。句中已有谓语动词offers，空格处的动词start和逻辑主语the British university是主动关系，需用现在分词作状语，表示“从2024年9月开始”，句首首字母大写，故填Starting。
47. 考查不定冠词。此处泛指“一门为期一年的课程”，one-year以辅音音素开头，修饰可数名词单数course，需用不定冠词a，故填a。
48. 考查介词。句意为“学生在这一整年期间可以学习历史、文学和哲学”，during the year是固定表达，意为“在这一年期间”，符合语境，故填during。
49. 考查转折副词。前文提到“学生不会学习魔法魔咒”，后文说明“他们可以学习文学艺术中龙相关的内容”，前后语义为转折关系，空格后有逗号隔开，位于句首首字母大写，故填However。
50. 考查非谓语动词。固定搭配a chance to do sth. 意为“做某事的机会”，不定式作后置定语修饰名词chance，故填to explore。
51. 考查形容词。固定搭配become interested in意为“对……变得感兴趣”，用-ed结尾的形容词interested描述人的感受，故填interested。
52. 考查副词。空格处修饰动词react，需要用副词作状语，quick的副词形式是quickly，故填quickly。
53. 考查名词复数。此处指代人类文化和自然世界之间多方面的关系，需用可数名词relationship的复数形式relationships，故填relationships。
54. 考查一般过去时。根据时间状语soon after the news was announced可知动作发生在过去，谓语动词用一般过去时，ask的过去式为asked，故填asked。
55. 考查形容词。空格处修饰名词thinking，需要用形容词作定语，create的形容词形式creative意为“创造性的”，creative thinking即创造性思维，符合语境，故填creative。
【答案】
46. Starting 47. a 48. during 49. However 50. to explore 51. interested 52. quickly 53. relationships 54. asked 55. creative
【知识点】
非谓语用法，词性转换，虚词辨析
【点评】
本题选材贴近新鲜时事，考点覆盖初中阶段核心语法点，兼顾提示词变形和无提示词填空两类题型，既考查学生对固定搭配、基础语法规则的掌握程度，也要求学生结合上下文逻辑推导答案，能够有效检验学生的英语综合运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.65
