Question

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

As humans, we have five tools 1. help us explore the world around us. The first one is sight. You can watch a movie, see a beautiful sunset, or run and play outside because of your 2. (eye). The second important sense is hearing. Our ears allow us 3.  (enjoy) things like talking with our friends and listening to music. 4. (be) able to hear also helps protect us from 5. (dangerous); for example, we can hear if a car is coming when we’re crossing the street. Smell is another important sense. 6.  our noses we couldn’t enjoy things like our favourite meal or flowers. Our nose also helps us know 7. we’re eating. The 8. (four) important sense is taste. Our tongues (舌头) can pick out five types of tastes — bitter, sour, sweet, hot and 9.  (salt). The last important sense is touch. Our skin is very sensitive (敏感的) to what it touches, allowing us to feel. Our sense of touch can also prevent us 10. (hurt).

Answer

1.that / which

2.eyes

3.to enjoy

4.Being

5.danger

6.Without

7.what

8.fourth

9.salty

10.being hurt

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了人类的五种感觉：视觉、听觉、嗅觉、味觉和触觉，同时介绍了这五种知觉的具体功能。

1.考查定语从句。本题定语从句的先行词是five tools，关系代词which/that指代先行词，在定语从句中做主语。句意：作为人类，我们有五种帮助我们探索周围世界的工具。

2.考查名词单复数。名词eye是可数名词，通常人们都有两只眼，所以使用复数形式eyes做介词短语because of的宾语。句意：因为眼睛，你可以看电影、看日出或在外面跑和玩耍。

3.考查动词短语。短语allow sb to do sth允许某人做某事；其中不定式短语to do sth做宾语补足语，对allow的宾语sb补充说明。句意：我们的耳朵让我们欣赏与朋友聊天和听音乐这样的事情。

4.考查动名词。动名词短语being able to hear在句中做主语。句意：能够听也帮助我们保护自己没有危险。

5.考查名词。名词danger危险，在句中做介词from的宾语。而dangerous是形容词，不能做宾语。句意：能够听也帮助我们保护自己没有危险。

6.考查介词。介词without意为“如果没有…”，在句中表示条件。句意：如果没有鼻子，我们就无法享用诸如我们最喜欢的食物或花这样的事物。

7.考查宾语从句。本句中what引导宾语从句，并在句中做动词eat的宾语。句意：我们的鼻子还帮助我们知道自己所吃的东西。

8.考查序数词。形容词fourth第四，该词在句中做定语修饰important sense一起在句中做主语。句意：第四种重要的感觉是味觉。

9.考查形容词。形容词salty意为“咸的”，该短语在句中和构成并列结构，解释five types of tastes。句意：我们的舌头可以辨别五种味道，苦、甜、酸、辣和咸。

10.考查动名词。动词短语prevent sb from doing sth阻止某人做某事；其中的介词from可以省略，句中动名词被动语态being hurt做介词from的宾语。句意：我们的触觉也可以帮助我们不被伤害。