Question

【题目】 The olive (橄榄) tree【1】（probable）first grew in southern Asia. And then it 【2】（spread）to the Mediterranean (地中海的) countries about 6,000 years ago. Since then, it has been important in Mediterranean people’s【3】（life）.

The olive tree grows in rocky (多岩石的) places and it doesn’t need much water【4】it）fruit can be made into olive oil. People have used olive oil to cook dishes for centuries. But they haven’t only used it for cooking. Some ancient cultures believed【5】it was useful as medicine. In modern times, people still use olive oil 【6】for its taste and its health advantages.

Olive oil has also been an important 【7】production）in the business and culture of Mediterranean countries. InAncient Greece, for example, anyone 【8】cut down an olive tree was heavily punished (惩罚). Winners at the Olympic Games wore wreaths (花环). They【9】（make）of olive branches (树枝). Sometimes winners were also given a prize of olive oil. People from Greece built ships so that they could use olive oil for trade. But it was the Romans who grew the olive tree in the rest of southern Europe and northern Africa.

Today, olive oil is still a very 【10】（value）product, and many different kinds of olive oil are sold in countries allover the world.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】probably

【2】spread

【3】lives

【4】Its

【5】that

【6】both

【7】product

【8】who

【9】were made

【10】valuable

【解析】

本文主要介绍了橄榄树最初生长在南亚，六千年前传到地中海国家。自从那时，一直到现在，橄榄树一直在地中海人们的生活中是重要的。橄榄油不仅用来做菜而且人们认为它也可以做药。橄榄油在地中海国家不仅是重要的商品也是一种文化。

【1】句意：橄榄树可能最早生长在南亚。

修饰动词grew用副词，故此处为probably。

【2】句意：然后大约6000年前，它传到地中海国家。

spread“传播”是不及物动词，根据about 6,000 years ago此处用一般过去时，其过去式为spread。

【3】句意：自从那时，它已经在地中海人们的生命中非常重要。

有名词所有格people’s修饰，用名词，表示人们的生命，用复数形式，故此处为lives。

【4】句意：橄榄树生长在岩石地区，它不需要很多水，它的果实能被制成橄榄油。

修饰名词fruit用it的形容词性物主代词，故此处为Its。

【5】句意：一些古代的文化认为它像药一样有用。

此处位于动词believe后，接宾语从句，用that引导。

【6】句意：在现代，人们仍然使用橄榄油是因为它的味道和它的健康优势。

both…and…“……和……都”，故此处为both。

【7】句意：橄榄油也是地中海国家商业和文化的重要产品。

有不定冠词an修饰，用单数名词，故此处为product。

【8】句意：例如，在古希腊，任何砍下橄榄树的人都会受到严厉的惩罚。

此处定语从句，修饰名词anyone，用who引导。

【9】句意：它们是由橄榄枝做成的。

be made of由……制成的，主语they是复数，谓语用复数形式，根据In Ancient Greece,此处用一般过去时，故此处为were made。

【10】句意：今天，橄榄油仍然是一种很有价值的产品，许多不同种类的橄榄油销往世界各地。

修饰名词product用value的形容词，故此处为valuable。