语法填空(三) 英国生物学家达尔文+喜剧大师卓别林阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。A [2022·衢州改编] CharlesDarwinwasascientist.Andhechangedourunderstandingofthe1. (nature)world. Darwinwasbornin1809inEngland.Atschoolhedidn'tdowellandgotpoor2. (mark).Hewasagoodathleteandlovedstudyingnatureaswell.Healsokept3. (do)chemistryexperiments. HisfatherwasadoctorandexpectedCharles4. (become)onetoo.Charlesstartedstudyingmedicine5. EdinburghUniversity,butsoonhegaveuphisstudiesthere.HewentontostudyreligionatCambridgeUniversityinstead. In1831,Darwinwentonafive-yearjourneytoSouthAmerica,AustraliaandSouthAfricabyship.Hewasseasick,butthethingshesawonthistripchangedhislife.Hecollectedmanyanimalandplantspecimens(标本).Hespenttherestofhislife6. (study)whathehadseenandhewrotemanybooks. In1939,Darwinmarriedhiscousin,EmmaWedgwood,with7. hehadtenchildren!Hewasalovingfatherandenjoyedfamilylife,whichwasalways8. (important)tohimthanhisresearch.Inspiteofhavingmanyhealthproblemsthroughouthislife,Darwinlived9. hewas73. Darwin'smostfamousbookOntheOriginofSpeciescameoutin1859and10. (sell)outinaday.Itsaidthatalllivingthingswererelated.Hisideaswerenotpopularatfirst,butnowmostpeopleagreewiththemandadmireDarwinasagreatscientist. B2\n CharlieChaplinwasborninEnglandonApril16,1889.Fromanearlyage,Chaplinshowedgreat11. (interesting)inacting.Attheageof19,hewenttotheUSandbecamean12. (act)there. Atthattime,moviesweresilent.Actorshadtoexpress13. (them)throughbodylanguage.Inthissituation,Chaplincreatedlotsofwonderfulcharacters. HismostfamousoneisTheLittleTramp(《流浪汉》).Heispoorandhomeless,14. triestobehavelikeagentleman.Youcanfindthischaracterinmanyofhismovies,suchasModernTimes(《摩登时代》). ManyChinesealsoknowhisPekingduckjoke.In1954,Chaplin15. (invite)tovisitformerpremier(前总理)ZhouEnlaiinGeneva,Switzerland.Zhouinvitedhim16. (eat)Pekingduck,butChaplinsaidno.Hesaid17. (normal)hedidn'teatducks,becausetheyinspiredhimtocreateTheLittleTramp.Zhousmiledandsaidsorry18. him.ThenChaplinsaidhecopiedthewayAmericanduckswalk,notPekingducks;itwouldbenoproblemforhimtoeatPekingducks.Thismadeeveryone19. (laugh). Chaplindiedin1977.Peoplearoundtheworldthink20. himastheKingoftheSilentFilmEra(时代). 参考答案A 1.natural 2.marks 3.doing 4.tobecome 5.at 6.studying 7.whom 8.moreimportant 9.until 10.soldB 11.interest 12.actor 13.themselves 14.but 15.wasinvited 16.toeat 17.normally 18.to 19.laugh 20.of2
