Question

【题目】Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only beused once(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词,每词只能填一次。

A. rings B.safety C. smaller D.earliest E. lates

Locks help protect our homes and the things inside them from thieves. Keys that open those locks are really important to home 【1】!

Some of the 【2】 keys, dating back to 700BC were large and made of wood. They opened palace gates and looked like giant toothbrushes.

Hundreds of years later, the Romans made 【3】 metal keys. In fact, rich Romans wore some of them as 【4】. They locked boxes that contained valuables with these keys.

A.exist B.drop C. design D.traditional E. electronic

Key styles became more artistic in the 14th century. Some European locksmiths became famous for making beautiful keys. Kings invited them to 【5】 their castle keys.

As European cities grew in the 18th century, so did the number of thieves. The locks and keys became better at preventing thieves from breaking in.

Today, office workers and hotel guests open doors using 【6】keycards, cards that are used as keys. There are even smartphone apps for gaining entry to one’s home without a key. Though 【7】metal keys may one day disappear, the need for security will 【8】.

Do you take keys with you every day?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【6】E

【7】D

【8】A

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要介绍了钥匙的变迁，从大的木质钥匙到小的金属钥匙以及再到今天的电子钥匙，最后指出金属钥匙虽然会消失，但是对安全的需求依然存在。

【1】句意：打开锁的钥匙对家庭安全非常重要！

根据所给空前面句子Locks help protect our homes and the things inside them from thieves.“锁有助于保护我们的家和里面的东西不被小偷偷走。”可知钥匙对家庭安全非常重要，故答案选B。

【2】句意：一些最早的钥匙，可以追溯到公元前700年，是由木头制成的大钥匙。

根据空缺处后面dating back to 700BC“追溯到公元前700年”，可知这里说最早的，故答案选D。

【3】句意：几百年后，罗马人制造了更小的金属钥匙。

根据文章第二段第一行dating back to 700BC were large and made of wood.介绍了最早的钥匙，比较大，这里罗马人制作的钥匙相对较小，故答案选C。

【4】句意：事实上，富有的罗马人把其中的一些当作戒指。

根据空缺处在as“作为”后面，可知，应该填的是名词，由谓语动词的动作wore“戴”可知，应填戒指，故答案选A。

【5】句意：国王邀请他们设计城堡钥匙。

根据空缺处的前句Some European locksmiths became famous for making beautiful keys.“一些欧洲锁匠以制造漂亮的钥匙而闻名。”因而国王邀请他们来设计城堡钥匙，故答案选C。

【6】句意：今天，办公室工作人员和酒店客人使用。电子钥匙卡，用作钥匙的卡片。

根据空缺处后面句子There are even smartphone apps for gaining entry to one’s home without a key. “甚至有一些智能手机应用程序可以在没有钥匙的情况下进入家庭。”可知前面是现在的电子钥匙卡，故答案选E。

【7】句意：虽然传统的金属钥匙可能有一天会消失，但对安全的需求依然存在。

根据本段第一句，Today, office workers and hotel guests open doors using electronic keycards, cards that are used as keys.“今天，办公室工作人员和酒店客人使用。电子钥匙卡，用作钥匙的卡片”可知金属钥匙是传统的，故答案选D。

【8】句意：虽然传统的金属钥匙可能有一天会消失，但对安全的需求依然存在。

本文一直在介绍钥匙是保护家庭及其他场所的安全的关键，虽然传统钥匙有一天会消失，但是对安全的需要会依然存在，根据空缺处的位置，需填入动词词性，故答案选A。