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Passage 5
In an old building at Peking University, a yellow light shone into the old and dark hours of the night. The famous translator Xu Yuanchong
Xu was born into a literary family in Nanchang
these languages could be translated word for word. This is why translators should have a creative mind. These
Xu's motto is: Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better, and your better is best.
1.
5.
9.
In an old building at Peking University, a yellow light shone into the old and dark hours of the night. The famous translator Xu Yuanchong
was sitting
1 (sit) behind the window and looking at the computer screen. He enjoyed working by himself
2 (he) from 10:00 p. m. to 4:00 a. m. For him, the quiet night was a
3 wonderful time to focus on translation. He was studying how to spread
4 (spread) Chinese culture abroad. By translating Chinese beauty into Western
5 (West) beauty, he learnt a lot.Xu was born into a literary family in Nanchang
on
6 18th April, 1921. When he was little, he was influenced by his mother who was interested in literature. Xu began to translate Chinese poetry into both English and French when he was still a teenager. He soon learnt that Chinese and European
7 (Europe) languages were very different. Only about half of the words inthese languages could be translated word for word. This is why translators should have a creative mind. These
discoveries
8 (discovery) are very useful to them. They are always trying to improve their translations to make
9 (make) sure they are correct and beautiful.Xu's motto is: Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better, and your better is best.
Although/Though
10 Xu was widely considered to be the best, he never stopped trying to become better. The more you learn and the harder
11 (hard) you study, the better you will become. There is always room for improvement.1.
was sitting
2. himself
3. a
4. to spread
5.
Western
6. on
7. European
8. discoveries
9.
to make
10. Although/Though
11. harder
答案
1. was sitting
2. himself
3. a
4. to spread
5. Western
6. on
7. European
8. discoveries
9. to make
10. Although/Though
11. harder
2. himself
3. a
4. to spread
5. Western
6. on
7. European
8. discoveries
9. to make
10. Although/Though
11. harder
解析
【分析】
这是一篇关于翻译家许渊冲的英语语法填空题，需先通读全文理解大意，再结合语法规则、固定搭配、语境等逐个分析每个空的考点：1. 过去进行时（由前文时态及动作正在进行判断）；2. 反身代词固定搭配；3. 不定冠词泛指用法；4. 疑问词+不定式结构；5. 形容词修饰名词；6. 具体日期前的介词；7. 形容词修饰名词；8. 名词复数（these后接复数）；9. 不定式表目的；10. 让步状语从句连词；11. 比较级固定结构。
【解析】
1. 由前文“shone”可知时态为过去时，且句中“and looking”提示动作正在进行，故用过去进行时，填was sitting；
2. 固定搭配by oneself表示“独自”，主语为he，故填himself；
3. 此处泛指“一段美好的时光”，wonderful以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，填a；
4. how后接不定式构成“how to do”结构，作studying的宾语，填to spread；
5. 修饰名词beauty需用形容词，故将West变为Western，填Western；
6. 具体日期前用介词on，填on；
7. 修饰名词languages需用形容词，故将Europe变为European，填European；
8. these后接可数名词复数，discovery的复数为discoveries，填discoveries；
9. 此处表目的，用不定式to make，填to make；
10. 前后句为让步关系，意为“尽管被认为是最好的，但仍不停止”，故用Although/Though，填Although/Though；
11. 固定结构“the+比较级，the+比较级”，hard的比较级为harder，填harder。
【答案】
1. was sitting
2. himself
3. a
4. to spread
5. Western
6. on
7. European
8. discoveries
9. to make
10. Although/Though
11. harder
【知识点】
时态运用、固定搭配、词性转换
【点评】
本题以翻译家许渊冲的事迹为载体，考查英语语法填空的核心基础知识点，涵盖时态、非谓语、介词等内容，要求学生结合语境与语法规则解题，难度适中，注重对学生基础语言运用能力的考查。
【难度系数】
0.6
这是一篇关于翻译家许渊冲的英语语法填空题，需先通读全文理解大意，再结合语法规则、固定搭配、语境等逐个分析每个空的考点：1. 过去进行时（由前文时态及动作正在进行判断）；2. 反身代词固定搭配；3. 不定冠词泛指用法；4. 疑问词+不定式结构；5. 形容词修饰名词；6. 具体日期前的介词；7. 形容词修饰名词；8. 名词复数（these后接复数）；9. 不定式表目的；10. 让步状语从句连词；11. 比较级固定结构。
【解析】
1. 由前文“shone”可知时态为过去时，且句中“and looking”提示动作正在进行，故用过去进行时，填was sitting；
2. 固定搭配by oneself表示“独自”，主语为he，故填himself；
3. 此处泛指“一段美好的时光”，wonderful以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，填a；
4. how后接不定式构成“how to do”结构，作studying的宾语，填to spread；
5. 修饰名词beauty需用形容词，故将West变为Western，填Western；
6. 具体日期前用介词on，填on；
7. 修饰名词languages需用形容词，故将Europe变为European，填European；
8. these后接可数名词复数，discovery的复数为discoveries，填discoveries；
9. 此处表目的，用不定式to make，填to make；
10. 前后句为让步关系，意为“尽管被认为是最好的，但仍不停止”，故用Although/Though，填Although/Though；
11. 固定结构“the+比较级，the+比较级”，hard的比较级为harder，填harder。
【答案】
1. was sitting
2. himself
3. a
4. to spread
5. Western
6. on
7. European
8. discoveries
9. to make
10. Although/Though
11. harder
【知识点】
时态运用、固定搭配、词性转换
【点评】
本题以翻译家许渊冲的事迹为载体，考查英语语法填空的核心基础知识点，涵盖时态、非谓语、介词等内容，要求学生结合语境与语法规则解题，难度适中，注重对学生基础语言运用能力的考查。
【难度系数】
0.6
