Ⅵ. Choose the best answers to complete the passage below.
Zhang Heng was a famous scientist in ancient China. He lived during the 1 Dynasty over 1,800 years ago. Zhang was always 2 about how the world worked. He loved 3 natural phenomena（现象）, especially earthquakes. At that time, people believed earthquakes were punishments from the gods, but Zhang thought 4.
One day, after a big earthquake destroyed villages, Zhang wondered, “Can we predict（预测） earthquakes 5 they happen?” This question drove him to study the earth’s 6. He noticed that even small quakes could send vibrations（振动） through the 7.
After years of experiments, Zhang 8 the world’s first earthquake detector in 132 AD. It was made out of bronze（青铜） and 9 a vase, with eight 10 heads facing different directions（方向）. Inside, there was a special pendulum（钟摆）. When an earthquake 11, the pendulum would swing and trigger（触发） a metal ball to drop from a dragon’s mouth into a frog’s mouth below. This showed 12 the earthquake happened.
At first, people 13 his invention. However, one day, a ball dropped from the west-facing dragon. Days later, news said there was a(n) 14 hundreds of miles west of the capital. Everyone was amazed!
Zhang’s earthquake detector proved that 15 and careful observation could solve real problems. His story reminds us that asking “why” and “how” can lead to great discoveries.
()1. A. Eastern Han B. Western Jin
C. Southern Tang D. Northern Song
()2. A. angry B. curious C. bored D. worried
()3. A. breaking B. watching C. forgetting D. hiding
()4. A. differently B. similarly C. happily D. angrily
()5. A. after B. before C. because D. but
()6. A. colors B. movements C. sounds D. smells
()7. A. ground B. air C. water D. light
()8. A. bought B. invented C. lost D. painted
()9. A. looked for B. looked out C. looked like D. looked after
()10. A. lion B. dragon C. tiger D. wolf
()11. A. stopped B. happened C. danced D. sang
()12. A. when B. why C. where D. what
()13. A. doubted B. celebrated C. copied D. sold
()14. A. fire B. earthquake C. storm D. illness
()15. A. laziness B. curiosity C. fear D. silence

1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. B 11. B 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. B

【分析】
做完形填空需遵循“先通览全文明主旨，再逐空结合语境、词义及固定搭配分析”的思路。首先通读全文，明确文章讲述中国古代科学家张衡研究地震、发明世界首台地震仪的故事；接着逐空分析：第1空考查张衡所处朝代的常识，第2-15空需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析及固定搭配（如be curious about）选择最优选项，确保符合文章逻辑与语义。
【解析】
1. 张衡是中国东汉时期的科学家，故选A（Eastern Han）。
2. 固定搭配be curious about表示“对……好奇”，符合张衡对世界运行的探索态度，故选B。
3. 此处指“观察自然现象”，watch有“观察”之意，故选B。
4. 前文提到古人认为地震是神的惩罚，张衡想法与古人不同，differently（不同地）符合语境，故选A。
5. 张衡想“在地震发生前预测”，before（在……之前）符合逻辑，故选B。
6. 研究地震需关注地球的运动，movements（运动）符合语境，故选B。
7. 地震振动通过地面传播，ground（地面）正确，故选A。
8. 张衡“发明”了地动仪，invent（发明）符合，故选B。
9. 地动仪外观“看起来像”花瓶，look like（看起来像）正确，故选C。
10. 后文提到“dragon’s mouth”，可知此处是dragon（龙），故选B。
11. 当地震“发生”时，happen（发生）符合，故选B。
12. 地动仪显示地震发生的“地点”，where（哪里）正确，故选C。
13. 起初人们对张衡的发明持怀疑态度，doubted（怀疑）符合，故选A。
14. 西边几百英里外发生的是地震，earthquake（地震）正确，故选B。
15. 文章强调好奇心与仔细观察的重要性，curiosity（好奇心）符合，故选B。
【答案】
1.A 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.B 11.B 12.C 13.A 14.B 15.B
【知识点】
完形填空词义辨析、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本文以张衡发明地动仪为主题，兼具文化常识考查与英语语言能力测试，通过语境、词义及固定搭配的考查，检验学生的综合语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
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