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10.Freya Stark,explorer and writer
Freya Stark was an explorer who lived during a time when explorers were regarded as heroes.She travelled to distant areas of the Middle East,where few Europeans-especially women-(25)had travelled (travel) before.She also travelled extensively in Turkey,Greece,Italy,Nepal and Afghanistan.
Stark was born in Paris in 1893.(26)Although she had no formal education as a child,she moved about with her artist parents and learned French,German and Italian.She entered London University in 1912,but at the start of World War I,she joined the nurse team and (27)was sent (send) to Italy.After the war,she returned to London and attended the School of Oriental Studies.Her studies there led to extensive travel in the Middle East,(28)enabling (enable) her to eventually become fluent in Persian,Russian and Turkish.
Stark became well known as a traveler and explorer in the Middle East.She travelled to the Lebanon in 1927at the age of 33 (29)when she had saved enough money,and while there,she studied Arabic.In 1928,she travelled (30)by donkey to the Jebel Druze,a mountainous area in Syria.During her (31)another trip,she went to a distant region of the Elburz,a mountain range in Iran,where she made a map.She was searching for information about an ancient Muslim sect Known as the Assassins,which she wrote about in Valley of the Assassins (1934),a classic (32)for which she was awarded a God Medal by the Royal Geographic Society.For the 12years,she continued her career as a traveler and writer,establishing a style which combined an account of her journey with personal commentary on the people,places,customs,history and politics of the Middle East.

分析 本文主要介绍了著名的探险家和作家芙蕾雅•斯塔克的旅行.她生活在探险家被视为英雄的时代,她前往中东偏远的地区,那里很少有欧洲人尤其是女性到过那里.她还足迹遍布土耳其,希腊,意大利,尼泊尔,阿富汗,黎巴嫩,伊朗等国家,并且会说流利的波斯语,俄语和土耳其语.

解答 25.had travelled 考查过去完成时.根据前面的句子"She travelled to distant areas of the Middle East"是一般过去时,在这之前很少的欧洲人尤其是女性旅行到过中东,可知此处是指过去的过去的动作,所以是过去完成时,故填had travelled.
26.Although 考查连词.根据下句"她和她的艺术家父母一起四处走动,学习了法语,德语和意大利语"可知,本句意为:虽然她小时候没有受过正规的教育,故填Although.
27.was sent 考查时态和语态.因为she与send是被动关系,根据and前的时态是一般过去时,可知此处为一般过去时的被动语态,故填was sent.
28.enabling 考查非谓语.enable与句子的主语she是主动关系且与谓语动词几乎同时发生,所以用现在分词作状语,故填enabling.
29.when考查连词.when在从句中作时间状语意为"当…的时候",句意:在1927年她33岁时,当她攒够钱时她前往了黎巴嫩,故填when.
30.by 考查介词.表示某种交通工具时用介词by,by donkey意为"骑驴",故填by.
31.another考查形容词.another后跟单数的可数名词,意为"另一的",句意:在她的另一次旅行中,故填another.32.for which 考查定语从句.短语award sb.for sth.意为"因为…而授予某人某物,分析句子结构可知,先行词classic在从句中作for的宾语,故填for which.

点评 语法填空是通过语篇在语境中考查语法知识的运用能力,在解题前应快速浏览短文掌握大意,在读懂短文的基础上,结合短文提供的特定的语言环境去逐句分析,逐题解答.

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