1 Choose a word or an expression in brackets to complete each sentence. 选择括号中恰当的单词或短语补全句子。
(1) This is the film I’ve ever seen. It has no respect for history at all. (best/worst)
(2) During the 19th century, many people left to find work in cities. (the countryside/the factory)
(3) These ancient walls were built in the 1650s. They are old. (decades/centuries)
(4) families with five or more children were common in the past. (Large/Great)
(5) Poor living conditions many problems including diseases and crimes (犯罪活动). (resulted in/belonged to)
(6) The government has been working hard to local industries. (develop/progress)
(7) The mother didn’t her son although he made a big mistake. (encourage/punish)
(8) Taking a (bus/bath) was a rare event in the old days. People lived in houses with no electricity or running water.

(1) worst (2) the countryside (3) centuries (4) Large (5) resulted in (6) develop (7) punish (8) bath

【分析】
本题为英语词汇与语境运用题，需结合每小题的句意、词义辨析及固定搭配选择恰当内容：
1. 由后句“不尊重历史”判断是“最差的”电影，选形容词最高级worst；
2. 19世纪人们离开农村去城市找工作，对应the countryside；
3. 1650s距今约370年，属于几个世纪，选centuries；
4. 形容家庭人口多用large，为固定搭配large families；
5. 恶劣条件“导致”问题，选resulted in；
6. 需动词表示“发展”产业，develop为动词，progress为名词，选develop；
7. 语境为犯错但未“惩罚”，选punish；
8. 过去无水电，“洗澡”是罕见事，选bath。
【解析】
(1) 后句提到电影“不尊重历史”，说明是看过的最差的电影，形容词bad的最高级worst符合语境，故填worst；
(2) 19世纪人们从农村迁往城市找工作，the countryside（农村）符合“离开”的地点，the factory（工厂）不符合逻辑，故填the countryside；
(3) 1650年代至今约370年，对应centuries（几个世纪），decades（几十年）时间跨度不足，故填centuries；
(4) 形容家庭规模大用large，固定表达large families（大家庭），great无此用法，故填Large；
(5) result in意为“导致”，belong to意为“属于”，句意为恶劣生活条件引发诸多问题，故填resulted in；
(6) develop是动词“发展”，可接宾语local industries；progress为名词，不能作谓语，故填develop；
(7) 句意为尽管儿子犯大错，母亲未惩罚他，punish（惩罚）符合语境，encourage（鼓励）不符，故填punish；
(8) 过去无水电，take a bath（洗澡）是罕见事，take a bus（坐公交）不符合语境，故填bath。
【答案】
(1) worst (2) the countryside (3) centuries (4) Large (5) resulted in (6) develop (7) punish (8) bath
【知识点】
英语词汇辨析、形容词最高级、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查基础英语词汇的词义辨析、语境理解及固定搭配运用，题型简单，侧重基础知识掌握，适合基础阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.8