Question

We have no idea about      men first began to use salt. But we do know that it had been used in many different ways     the history. For example, in many history books it is       
that people who lived three thousand years ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt      keep the dead. It can keep the dead bodies     decay（腐爛）.
In the eighteenth century, a person who stole salt was thought to      broken the law. If a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into prison. Books also record that in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century     stealing salt! In the year 1553, if a man took   than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be punished(懲罰). 
Salt was very important on the dinner table of a king. It was always put   the king when he sat down to eat. Then important visitors sat near the salt      less important visitors were given seats farther away from it.

小題1:	A．when B．where C．what D．which

小題2:	A．throughout B．thought C．though D．a(chǎn)lthough

小題3:	A．say B．reported C．recorded D．reading

小題4:	A．used to B．was used to C．was used D．used

小題5:	A．off B．from C．on D．out

小題6:	A．be B．was C．had D．have

小題7:	A．because B．because of C．by D．a(chǎn)s

小題8:	A．fewer B．less C．more D．most

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)fter B．behind C．in front of D．in the front of

小題10:

A．when B．a(chǎn)s C．however D．while

Answer 1

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:B
小題6:D
小題7:B
小題8:C
小題9:C
小題10:D

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了鹽對于人類生活的重要作用以及在人類歷史上的重要價值。
小題1:考查詞組及語境的理解。A. when什么時候；B. where哪兒；C. what什么；D. which哪一個；聯(lián)系下文，可知此處指的是我們不知道什么時候，人類開始使用鹽。故選擇A。
小題2:考查連詞及語境的理解。A. throughout貫穿，遍及； B. thought思考，認 C. though雖然，盡管； D. although雖然，盡管。聯(lián)系下文，可知此處指的是在整個歷史當中，故選擇A。
小題3:考查動詞及語境的理解。A. say說；  B. reported報道；C. recorded記錄；D. reading閱讀；根據(jù)句意：據(jù)記載在許多歷史書當中，結合語境可知需用被動語態(tài)，故選擇C。
小題4:考查詞組及語境的理解。be used to sth習慣于某事;used to do sth過去常常做某事. sth be used to do sth某物被用來做某事。結合語境可知鹽被用來保存死人，應用被動語態(tài)，故選擇B。
小題5:考查詞組及語境的理解。keep from組織，抑制，結合語境可知鹽能阻止尸體腐爛，故選B。
小題6:考查動詞的時態(tài)及語境的理解。聯(lián)系上文，可知偷東西已經(jīng)被認為違反了法律，故選D。
小題7:考查連詞及語境的理解。A. because.因為，后面接從句；B. because of因為，后面接短語；C. by通過；D. as作為；聯(lián)系下文，可知這些人是因為偷鹽被投入監(jiān)獄，故選擇B。
小題8:考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. fewer較少的（修飾可數(shù)名詞，有否定含義，幾乎沒有）；B. less較少的（修飾不可數(shù)名詞，有否定含義，幾乎沒有）；C. more更多的；D. most最多的，結合語境可知此處指的是超過他的鹽的份額，故選擇C。
小題9:考查介詞及語境的理解。A. after在……以后；B. behind在……的后面；C. in front of在……的前面（無范圍）；D. in the front of在……的前面（有范圍），結合語境可知此處指的是放在國王前面，故選C。
小題10:考查連詞及語境的理解。A. when在……時；B. as作為；C. however然而；D. while與……同時，而；聯(lián)上下文，故選擇D。