Question

根据句子意思和所给单词，在横线上写出英语单词的完整、正确形式，使句意通顺。

The computer began as a calculating machine in France in 1642. But it developed very slowly and it took nearly 200 years 1. it was built as an analytical machine that could think 2.(logical) and produce an answer quicker than any person, 3. at that time was considered a technological revolution. Later, the universal machine was built to solve mathematical problems. Over time the computer 4.(make) smaller, quicker and cleverer. In the early 1960s, computers were connected by the network and brought into ordinary people’s homes to deal 5. information and help communication between people around the world. Since the 1970s, many new 6.(apply) have been found for the computer. It has even been put into space rockets and sent 7.(explore) the moon and Mars. 8., its goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality.

Since 9. birth, the computer has always been designed to be a 10. (devote) friend and helper of the human race.

Answer

1.before

2.logically

3.which

4.has been made

5.with

6.applications

7.to explore

8.Anyhow/Anyway

9.its

10.devoted

【解析】

本文是说明文。文章讲述了计算机的发展历程。

1.考查连词。it took +段时间+before结构“距离(发生某事)有多长时间”，但表达的是过去的事情。其中before是从属连词，表示“……才；……就”，引导时间状语从句。故填before。

2.考查副词。修饰动词用副词形式，故填logically。

3.考查定语从句关系词。分析句子结构可知，这里运用了定语从句，空格处指代电脑比人脑思考的快这件事，在定语从句中作主语，故引导词应为关系代词which，故填which。

4.考查动词时态语态。根据Over time可知，本句用现在完成时，“电脑”和“制造”是被动关系，故填has been made。

5.考查固定短语。句意：在20世纪60年代早期，电脑被接入网络并引进普通家庭来处理信息。表示“处理”用固定短语deal with，故填with。

6.考查名词。根据其前的many提示可知，用名词复数形式，故填applications。

7.考查非谓语动词。句意：它甚至被放在太空火箭上发送，目的为了探索月球和火星。此处表示目的，故填to explore。

8.考查副词。句意：无论如何，它的目标是为人类提供高质量的生活。副词修饰句子，表示“无论如何”，故填Anyhow/Anyway。

9.考查代词。这里指的是电脑的诞生，所以用形容词性物主代词，故填its。

10.考查形容词。形容词修饰名词，故填devoted。