Question

语法填空。

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Among the few scientists who have had a great effect on science and history, Albert Einstein is perhaps the 1.(great). An American university president once commented that Einstein had created2. new view of the universe. His theory has completely changed the way scientists understand time and space. Now, more and more people agree that the universe is something more complicated than 3. they have ever thought before.

Einstein 4. (bear) in Germany in 1879. In 1914, young Einstein, already internationally famous, became a professor at an institute in Berlin. He had few duties, little teaching and unlimited opportunities for study. However, 5. peaceful life was soon broken by the First World War.

Einstein hated violence. He was deeply affected by the war; he sat 6. (happy) in his office doing nothing and 7. (lose) interest in his research. Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work.

In the years 8. (follow) the First World War, people showered honor upon him. He became the head of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Theoretical Physics. In 1921 he won the Nobel Prize 9. Physics and was greatly honored and respected in Germany. However, his life was again disrupted. The Second World War broke out and Einstein had to moved to the US, 10. he lived until his death in 1955.

Answer

1.greatest

2.a

3.what

4.was born

5.his

6.unhappily

7.lost

8.following

9.for

10.where

【解析】

试题分析：

1.考查形容词的最高级；由上文信息可知此处表示三者以上的人之间的比较，所以用最高级。句意：在为数不多的对科学和历史有重大影响的科学家中，爱因斯坦是最伟大的

2.

3. universe that.句意为：现在越来越多的人赞同这个说法：宇宙要比他们以前想象的复杂的多。

4.考查动词的时态和语态。表示人的出生常用was born。句意：爱因斯坦于1879年生于德国。

5.考查代词。名词前设空，答案首选限定词；结合语境可知，此处应填his。句意：然而，很快第一次世界大战把他平静的生活打破了

6.考查副词。由文章中的“Einstein hated violence. He was deeply affected by the war”可知此处用happily不合适，应用它的反义词unhappily

7.考查动词的时态 。本题易误用losing，认为其与前面的doing nothing并列。实际上doing nothing在此处作动词sat的伴随状语，动词lost表示的动作与前面的sat表示的动作并列

8.考查非谓语动词 。此处意为“在第一次世界大战以后的日子里”。years与动词follow之间为主谓关系，所以用现在分词

9.考查介词 。表示获得某方面的诺贝尔奖时常用介词for。句意：1921年他荣获诺贝尔物理学奖，深受德国人民的爱戴。

10.考查定语从句； 表示地点的名词后设空时，很多情况下选用where引导定语从句。此处用where指代先行词the US，在定语从句中充当地点状语。

考点：语法填空