UNIT 3 Sea Exploration A组·基础巩固 Ⅰ. 语法填空 A Eric the Red, whose ancestors came from Scandinavia, 1. ________ (be) one of the Vikings who achieved achievements in his voyage all his life. According 2. ________ the old stories of Iceland and Norway, Eric the Red 3. ________ (force) to leave 4. ________ he lived because he was charged with murder. He left Iceland and then discovered Greenland where he persuaded some people 5. ________ (go) to live. Following Eric, another man, 6. ________ name was Biarni, 7. ________ (eventual) reached and landed on Greenland because of an unexpected storm. In the year 1002, Eric's son, Leif, also made great 8. ________ (contribute) in 9. ________ (discover) other lands such as presentday Canada and Newfoundland. They are the 10. ________ (one) records we have of Europeans sailing to America. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。早期的维京人Eric the Red发现了格陵兰岛,他的儿子Leif发现了如今的加拿大和纽芬兰。 1. was 考查时态。 描述过去发生的动作或状态要用一般过去时。 2. to 考查介词。according to 为固定短语,意为“按照,根据”。 3. was forced 考查时态和语态。动作发生在过去要用一般过去时。另外,force与主语之间是被动关系,故用一般过去时的被动语态。 4. where 考查宾语从句。空格后是一个宾语从句,引导词在从句中作地点状语,故填where。 5. to go 考查固定搭配。persuade sb. to do sth. 为固定表达,意为“说服某人做某事”。 6. whose 考查非限制性定语从句。逗号后是一个非限制性定语从句,关系词在从句中作定语修饰name。 7. eventually 考查副词。修饰动词reached要用副词。 8. contributions 考查固定短语。make contributions 是固定短语,意为“做出贡献”。 9. discovering 考查非谓语动词。介词后要用动名词形式作宾语。 10. first 考查序数词。根据前面的the以及结合句意可知,此处要用序数词。 B