Question

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words or the proper forms of the given words.

The tale of Shangri-La is among the most interesting myths. Not 1. (surprise), then, modern people have been drawn to the dreamland 2. the ruin of time and history has been held back, human beings live in harmony with nature, and the wisdom of the planet is saved for future 3. (generation).

Lost Horizon was a tale for4. (it) times. The story of Shangri-La itself is a modern one, told by the English novelist James Hilton in his novel Lost Horizon (1933). Set in the troubled years before World War Two, the book tells of a community in a lamasery (喇嘛庙), in the lost Tibetan valley of Shangri-La, cut off from the world and from time. All the wisdom of the human race 5. (contain) in this place, in the stored cultural treasures, and in the minds of the people  6. have gathered here in the face of the war.

The book enjoyed great 7. (popular). And when the novel was turned into a Hollywood movie by Frank Capra, it was 8. instant success. These days, the name is part of the language, used everywhere from Nepali airlines and Chinese hotel chains to holiday cottages in Florida and Torquay.

In the 1930s, 9. Western civilisation seemed bent on a path to self-destruction — and when, as Carl Jung put it, “the smell of burning was in the air” — the story had a great charm. And Tibet in the 1930s was still a land of mystery, one of the last unmapped places. Nowadays, of course, the choice of the location of the tale seems more 10. (attract).

Answer

1.surprisingly

2.where

3.generations

4.its

5.is contained

6.who

7.popularity

8.an

9.when

10.attractive

【解析】

本文是一篇神话故事。香格里拉的故事是最有趣的神话之一。现代的人们被吸引到梦想之地那里，在那里时间和历史的毁灭被阻碍了，人类与自然和谐相处，为了子孙后代地球的智慧被拯救了。

1.考查副词。句意：不出意料，现代的人们被吸引到梦想之地那里，在那里时间和历史的毁灭被阻碍了，人类与自然和谐相处，为了子孙后代地球的智慧被拯救了。此处是副词修饰后面整个句子，故答案为surprisingly。

2.考查定语从句。句意：不出意料，现代的人们被吸引到梦想之地那里，在那里时间和历史的毁灭被阻碍了，人类与自然和谐相处，为了子孙后代地球的智慧被拯救了。此处the dreamland是先行词，但入后面的定语从句中，先行词只能做地点状语，故答案为where。

3.考查名词。句意：为了子孙后代地球的智慧被拯救了。结合句意此处的名词用复数形式，故答案为generations。

4.考查形容词性物主代词。句意：Lost Horizon是它这个时代的一个传说。此处times（时代），形容词性物主代词修饰名词，故答案为its。

5.考查被动语态。句意：人类所有的智慧都包含在这个地方，在储存的文化宝藏中，在那些聚集在战争面前的人们的头脑中。结合句意句子用一般现在时态的被动语态，主语是All the wisdom，是单数第三人称形式，故答案为is contained.

6.考查定语从句。句意：人类所有的智慧都包含在这个地方，在储存的文化宝藏中，在那些聚集在战争面前的人们的头脑中。此处the people是先行词，后面的定语从句缺少主语和引导词，故答案为who。

7.考查名词。句意：这本书很受欢迎。此处great（伟大的），是形容词，所以后面修饰的应该是名词，故答案为popularity（流行，欢迎）。

8.考查不定冠词。句意：当这部小说被弗兰克卡普拉改编成好莱坞电影时，它立刻获得了成功。a success一件成功的事或一个成功的人，此处instant（立即的）以元音音素开头，所以前面应该用an表示“一”，故答案为an。

9.考查时间状语从句。句意：在20世纪30年代，当西方文明似乎倾向于走向自我毁灭的道路时——正如Carl Jung所说的，“燃烧的气味在空气中”——这个故事有很大的魅力。结合句意可知此处是when引导的时间状语从句，故答案为when。

10.考查形容词。句意：这个故事的位置的选择似乎更有吸引力。此处seem（似乎）是连系动词，后面用形容词作表语，故答案为attractive。