It’ s said that a giant rock was located in the North Sea but once many boats and ships[1] it and sa

【题目】It’ s said that a giant rock was located in the North Sea but once many boats and ships【1】 （strike）it and sank.

About a century years ago, a kind and imaginative minister came up with an idea to have a buoy（浮标）【2】 （fasten）to the rock. On the top of the buoy【3】 （place）a bell, which would ring whenever any ships got closer. When hearing the bell ringing, sailors knew where the rock was and stayed safe. One day, a sea robber Rover happened【4】 （sail） not far away from the rock.

Seeing【5】 buoy floating in the water, he decided to play a trick. Soon his crew broke the chain that held the buoy, let the bell go into the water and then sailed away. In the following weeks, they robbed many【6】 ships around the seas and filled the ship with a great【7】 （vary） of treasures. Unfortunately, when returning, they themselves had no idea how to get away from the terrible rock【8】 the ring. The ship was moving swiftly in the dark【9】 there was a great crash. 【10】 was the very rock and the ship began to sink.

【答案】

【1】struck

【2】fastened

【3】was placed

【4】to sail

【5】the

【6】other

【7】variety

【8】without

【9】when

【10】It

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是为了避免船只碰上岩石，很久以前一位大臣在岩石系上了铃铛，但是海盗们却把铃铛解开了，在抢劫了船只之后他们自己不知道岩石在哪里了。

【1】考查过去式。这里用的都是过去式，表示过去发生的事情，故填struck

【2】考查过去式。本句前面的时间是过去的时间，所以要用过去时态，故填fastened

【3】 考查动词被动式。浮标是被放置了一个铃铛，所以要用过去式的被动式，故填was placed

【4】考查固定搭配。happen to do sth 译为碰巧、正好做了某事；故填to sail

【5】考查定冠词的使用。这里定指岩石上的那个铃铛，所以要用定冠词the

【6】考查形容词的用法。他们抢劫了很多其他的船只，故填other

【7】考查名词的使用。A great variety of 各种各样的；大量的；故填variety

【8】考查介词的使用。联系前文的意思，海盗们吧铃铛解开了，现在没有铃铛他们也不知道哪里危险，故填without

【9】考查时间状语从句。这里是由when 引导的时间状语从句，当……的时候，故填when

【10】考查代词的使用。这里用it做形式主语，故填it