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Passage 10(2025·盐城市经济开发区期末)
Denis Rancourt is a famous physics professor and a leading scientist in his field. He has published hundreds of scientific papers and dozens of books. One day, he d 1 to change the way he had been teaching for many years. Why?
It all started a few years earlier. While doing research, he found that both water and land were polluted, and animals were d 2.
“What should I do?” he asked himself. “Should I continue to c 3 on my own teaching and research, or should I do something to stop these things from happening?”
As a person who cares d 4 about the environment, he started doing things differently. He began with a science course which was open to everyone. He i 5 speakers to give talks on topics such as environmental policy, poverty, medical care, war, globalization and trade. He e 6 students to think, discuss, and take action to make the world a better place. Once, a hall was filled with more than 120 people to listen to these speeches, i 7 12-year-old twins.
He became a controversial(有争议的) figure on campus. Some people admired him for his bravery, sense of society and for his exciting teaching m 8. Others argued that he was damaging the reputation(名誉) of the university.
In an interview, he was asked why he did all of this at the r 9 of his own career. “As educators, we should make people realize problems. What m 10 most is to stop the bad things from happening.”
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Denis Rancourt is a famous physics professor and a leading scientist in his field. He has published hundreds of scientific papers and dozens of books. One day, he d 1 to change the way he had been teaching for many years. Why?
It all started a few years earlier. While doing research, he found that both water and land were polluted, and animals were d 2.
“What should I do?” he asked himself. “Should I continue to c 3 on my own teaching and research, or should I do something to stop these things from happening?”
As a person who cares d 4 about the environment, he started doing things differently. He began with a science course which was open to everyone. He i 5 speakers to give talks on topics such as environmental policy, poverty, medical care, war, globalization and trade. He e 6 students to think, discuss, and take action to make the world a better place. Once, a hall was filled with more than 120 people to listen to these speeches, i 7 12-year-old twins.
He became a controversial(有争议的) figure on campus. Some people admired him for his bravery, sense of society and for his exciting teaching m 8. Others argued that he was damaging the reputation(名誉) of the university.
In an interview, he was asked why he did all of this at the r 9 of his own career. “As educators, we should make people realize problems. What m 10 most is to stop the bad things from happening.”
1.
decided
2. disappearing
3. concentrate
4. deeply
5. invited
6.
encouraged
7. including
8. methods
9. risk
10. matters
答案
1. decided 2. disappearing 3. concentrate
4. deeply 5. invited 6. encouraged 7. including
8. methods 9. risk 10. matters
4. deeply 5. invited 6. encouraged 7. including
8. methods 9. risk 10. matters
解析
【分析】
先通读全文理解文章大意：物理学家Rancourt教授因发现环境等社会问题，决定改变教学方式，关注社会议题。解题时，需结合上下文语境判断词义，再依据语法（时态、词性）、固定搭配确定每个空的单词，确保符合逻辑和语法规则。
【解析】
1. 句意：他决定改变多年的教学方式。decide to do sth是固定搭配，结合上下文过去时态，填decided。
2. 句意：他发现水和陆地被污染，动物正在消失。此处用disappear的现在分词构成过去进行时，填disappearing。
3. 固定搭配concentrate on表示“专注于”，符合语境，填concentrate。
4. 修饰动词cares需用副词，deeply表示“深深地”，填deeply。
5. 句意：他邀请演讲者做讲座，invite sb to do sth，过去式填invited。
6. 固定搭配encourage sb to do sth表示“鼓励某人做某事”，过去式填encouraged。
7. 句意：大厅里有120多人，包括12岁的双胞胎，用介词including表示“包括”，填including。
8. 句意：他的教学方法，method是可数名词，此处用复数形式，填methods。
9. 固定短语at the risk of表示“冒着……的风险”，填risk。
10. 固定句型what matters most表示“最重要的是”，matter表示“要紧、重要”，第三人称单数形式填matters。
【答案】
decided, disappearing, concentrate, deeply, invited, encouraged, including, methods, risk, matters
【知识点】
英语完形填空、固定搭配、词性辨析
【点评】
本文是人物类完形填空，讲述了Rancourt教授改变教学方式关注社会问题的故事，主要考查学生对语境的理解、常用固定搭配及基础词汇的运用，难度适中，需结合上下文逻辑和语法规则解题。
【难度系数】
0.6
先通读全文理解文章大意：物理学家Rancourt教授因发现环境等社会问题，决定改变教学方式，关注社会议题。解题时，需结合上下文语境判断词义，再依据语法（时态、词性）、固定搭配确定每个空的单词，确保符合逻辑和语法规则。
【解析】
1. 句意：他决定改变多年的教学方式。decide to do sth是固定搭配，结合上下文过去时态，填decided。
2. 句意：他发现水和陆地被污染，动物正在消失。此处用disappear的现在分词构成过去进行时，填disappearing。
3. 固定搭配concentrate on表示“专注于”，符合语境，填concentrate。
4. 修饰动词cares需用副词，deeply表示“深深地”，填deeply。
5. 句意：他邀请演讲者做讲座，invite sb to do sth，过去式填invited。
6. 固定搭配encourage sb to do sth表示“鼓励某人做某事”，过去式填encouraged。
7. 句意：大厅里有120多人，包括12岁的双胞胎，用介词including表示“包括”，填including。
8. 句意：他的教学方法，method是可数名词，此处用复数形式，填methods。
9. 固定短语at the risk of表示“冒着……的风险”，填risk。
10. 固定句型what matters most表示“最重要的是”，matter表示“要紧、重要”，第三人称单数形式填matters。
【答案】
decided, disappearing, concentrate, deeply, invited, encouraged, including, methods, risk, matters
【知识点】
英语完形填空、固定搭配、词性辨析
【点评】
本文是人物类完形填空，讲述了Rancourt教授改变教学方式关注社会问题的故事，主要考查学生对语境的理解、常用固定搭配及基础词汇的运用，难度适中，需结合上下文逻辑和语法规则解题。
【难度系数】
0.6
