2. 职称英语
  3. The word "brick" did not appear in the English language before the 15th centu

The word "brick" did not appear in the English language before the 15th centu

游客2023-12-31  38
问题    The word "brick" did not appear in the English language before the 15th century. Bricks 【C1】______ have been known in Britain before then, but they were not【C2】______ enough to be mentioned by any writer. We know that they were used in ancient Egypt, in India, and in the Roman【C3】______; they were used again in parts of Europe; but there is a strange【C4】______ in the history of brick-making which left Britain, at【C5】______, without bricks for building for several hundred years. When they did arrive in Britain, it was in a very【C6】______ way.
   In the 15th century, Britain’s wool trade was【C7】______ flourishing, and shiploads of wool were exported to other countries, among them, Germany and Holland. These ships would have had to return empty, 【C8】______ their captains were able to pick up a【C9】______ cargo, and no captain likes an empty ship. For【C10】______ thing, it is difficult to【C11】______ in stormy weather; for another thing, it is a great waste of space. So【C12】______ than return home with an empty ship, the captains would【C13】______ up with anything, and at about this time, somebody had the idea of loading the home-bound ships with【C14】______. These were already being used【C15】______ in Holland and Germany, where the brick-makers were anxious to sell their surplus【C16】______.
   These bricks must have been a godsend to the builders of London and southeast England. There was very【C17】______ building stone in that part of the country, and stocks of good building【C18】______ were running【C19】______. Bricks were first used for the big houses of rich people living in the countryside, and only later for town houses and 【C20】______ cottages. [br] 【C19】
选项 A、down
B、low
C、high
D、up
答案 B
解析    本题考点为动词与副词的搭配。
   (1)句式分析。
   原句由并列连词and将两个分句连接在一起。后一个分句中were running______是动词短语作谓语，可见此处应该填入副词与run搭配。
   (2)句意判断。
   根据本段第一个句子These bricks must have been a godsend(天赐之物)表示“砖”对英国的重要性。通读全文可知，由于英国当时的建筑材料短缺或减少，才使得砖块在英国广受欢迎。因此可判断，此句意为“在那些地区，建筑石材极少，而且优质建筑木材的库存正在逐渐减少”。run low表示“(某物)快用完，(钱)不够用了”，故此处应该填low。
   【知识拓展】词汇拓展。
   ①run down(使)逐渐停产，(使)逐渐减少，撞倒，撞沉。
   e．g．If you drive so fast，you’ll run down some unfortunate pedestrian．
   假如你开这么快，你会撞倒不幸的路人。
   ②run low／short(某物)快用完了，(钱)不够用了；run short of缺(某物)用。
   e．g．Our time is running short／low now．
   现在我们的时间不够用了。
   ③run high(指海)波涛汹涌，(指感情)激动；search／hunt／look high and low(for sth．)到处寻找(某物)。
   e．g．Popular feelings／passion ran high．
   群情激昂。
   ④run up升起，积欠(债务)。
   e．g．They ran up their national flag．
   他们升起了他们的国旗。
   She ran up a large bill for all her new clothes．
   她为了买新衣服债台高筑。
   ⑤与run有关的搭配还有run across sb．／sth．偶然遇到；run back over sth．重新考虑；run away from回避，躲开，突然逃离；run into遭遇，遇到；run off流出，溢出；run on继续，以……为主题，围绕；run out耗尽，用完；run over快速阅读；run through充满，快速经过。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3320745.html
相关试题推荐
随机试题
最新回复(0)