1．New methods ________ (mean) that fewer people worked in farming.In the last century or so，these changes have accelerated.(2020年浙江卷)
2．The unmanned Chang’e－4 probe (探测器) — the name was inspired by an ancient Chinese moon goddess —________ (touch) down last week in the South Pole－Aitken basin.(2020年全国卷Ⅰ)
3．When he asked the villagers on the banks of the river where he could find the legendary (传奇的) artist，they smiled and ________ (point) down the river.(2020年全国卷Ⅲ)
4．In recent years some Inuit people in Nunayut __________ (report) increases in bear sightings around human settlements, leading to a belief that populations are increasing.(2019年全国卷Ⅰ)
5．Of the nineteen recognized polar bear subpopulations, three are declining, six ________ (be) stable, one is increasing, and nine lack enough data.(2019年全国卷Ⅰ)
6．Picking up her “Lifetime Achievement” award, proud Irene ________ (declare) she had no plans to retire from her 36－year－old business.(2019年全国卷Ⅱ)
7．I love coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I __________ (make) over the years.(2019年全国卷Ⅱ)
8．Our hosts shared many of their experiences and ________ (recommend) wonderful places to eat, shop, and visit.(2019年全国卷Ⅲ)
9．While running regularly can’t make you live forever, the review says it ________ (be) more effective at lengthening life than walking, cycling or swimming.(2018年全国卷Ⅰ)
10．Since 2011, the country __________ (grow) more corn than rice.(2018年全国卷Ⅱ)
11．The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005－when the government________ (start) a soil－testing program which gives specific fertilizer recommendations to farmers—and 2012, fertilizer use dropped by 7.7 million tons.(2018年全国卷Ⅱ)
12．When the gorillas and I frightened each other, I was just glad to find them alive. True to a gorilla’s unaggressive nature, the huge animal ________ (mean) me no real harm.(2018年全国卷Ⅲ)
13．“This really excites scientists，” Carle Pieters，a scientist at Brown University，says，“because it means we have the chance to obtain information about how the moon ________ (construct)．” (2020年全国卷Ⅰ)
14．On the last day of our week－long stay, we __________ (invite) to attend a private concert on a beautiful farm on the North Shore under the stars, listening to musicians and meeting interesting locals.(2019年全国卷Ⅲ)
15．When fat and salt __________(remove) from food, the food tastes as if it is missing something.(2017年全国卷Ⅰ)
16．Steam engines __________ (use) to pull the carriages and it must have been fairly unpleasant for the passengers, with all the smoke and noise.(2017年全国卷Ⅱ)
17．Sarah __________(tell) that she could be Britain’s new supermodel earning a million dollars in the new year.(2017年全国卷Ⅲ)
【答案】1．meant 2．touched 3．pointed
4．have reported 5．are 6．declared
7．have made 8．recommended 9．is
10．has grown 11．started 12．meant
13．is constructed 14．were invited
15．are removed 16．were used 17．was told
