Question

  The Chinese have always been fond of writing. Almost as soon as they developed their own writing system, they tried to record 1 that had been happening around them. But,by far, 2 had done so in such a better way than Sima Qian whose Shijicovers events spanning(跨越)nearly 3 ， 000 years. This famous work includes everything from the time of the mythical(神话的)Yellow Emperor to the dynasty during 3 Sima Qian was living.

  Sima Qian was born some time 4 145 B. C. and 135 B. C. His father, Sima Tan,was the Grand Historian for Emperor Wu of the Western Han dynasty for thirty years，so Sima Qian had a happy life and 5 a good education when he was young.

  Shortly after he celebrated his twentieth birthday, Sima Qian 6Lang Zhong who was a palace office. In 110 B. C.，his father fell badly 7 Knowing that his days were numbered, Sima Tan asked his son to carry out his dream of 8 a wide,in-depth(深人的) history book for many periods to come. He . promised(承诺)his father to do so. But in99B. C.，great change 9 in his life. Sima Qian got a cruel fine and he was mutilated (残缺不全).For a while, he almost lost his hope 10 . Luckily, he finally came around and remembered his promise to his father. He completed Shijiaround 91 B. C. and probably died in 87 B. C.

(   ) 1. A. nothing    B. everything

       C. something    D. anything

(   ) 2. A. all    B. both

      C. either    D. none

(   ) 3. A. what    B. whose

      C. which    D. who

(   ) 4. A. between    B. during

       C. from    D. in

(   ) 5. A. led    B. gave

        C. remained    D. received

(   ) 6. A. was made    B. made

        C. was ordered    D. ordered

(   ) 7. A. down    B. ill

       C. well    D. better

(   ) 8. A. wrote    B. written

       C. writing    D. to write

(   ) 9. A. took in    B. took up

        C. took out    D. took place

(   ) 10. A. to live    B. living

        C. to work    D. working

Answer 1

1.B由句意以及第一段最后一句可知"人们试图用文字去记录发生在他们周围的一切"。

2. D none指"没有任何一个人或物"。

3. C先行词为dynasty，故定语从句的关系代词用which。

4. A between…and…意为"在和……之间"。

5. D receive a good education意为"受到良好的教育"。

6. A考查被动语态，C选项不合语意。

7. B fall badly ill意为"病得很严重"。

8. C of为介词，故后接动名词doin_g。

9. D take place意为"发生"。

10. A结合上文内容可知，他几乎失去了生活的希望，动词不定式：作状语。