第二节 (共10小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The world-famous Sagrada Familia finally has a building permit—136 years after construction on the site began. The church agreed to repay $41 million in fees dating back to 1882, 36. is when building began. City authorities gave the church 10 years 37. (pay) the fees. Barcelona’s mayor(市长) called the 38. (agree) historic. She said the money would be used to improve the 39. (road), public services and local neighborhoods. People believed this would improve the quality of life for citizens and visitors 40.  the image of Barcelona.
Sagrada Familia was designed by the modernist artist Antoni Gaudi. He also designed 41.  large number of eye-catching and 42. (impress) buildings and parks in Barcelona. The church will be finished in 2026—43. (exact) 100 years after Gaudi’s death. Construction has continued on Sagrada Familia for over a century without any inspections from local authorities. It 44. (recognize) as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985.  It is now one of Barcelona’s top tourist attractions, 45. (attract) about 20 million visitors a year.
【语篇解读】文章主要介绍了位于西班牙巴塞罗那的圣家族大教堂的建筑历史。
【答案与解析】
36. which  设空处引导非限制性定语从句, 且在从句中作主语, 故填which。
37. to pay  城市当局给了教堂十年的时间来付清费用, 此处用动词不定式作状语。
38. agreement  设空处作called的宾语, 表示“协议”, 故填agreement。
39. roads  road是可数名词, 且在此表泛指, 故填名词复数形式roads。
40. and  设空处在此表示“和”, 故填and。
41. a  a large number of意为“很多”, 为固定短语。
42. impressive  设空处作定语, 修饰buildings, 意为“给人深刻印象的”, 故填impressive。
43. exactly  设空处在此处作状语, 故填exactly。
44. was recognized  由后面的in 1985可知, 设空处是对过去事实的描述, 应用一般过去时, 又因为It与recognize之间是动宾关系, 故填was recognized。
45. attracting  设空处作状语, 又因为It与attract之间是逻辑上的主谓关系, 故填attracting。
第三部分  写作(共两节, 满分40分)