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必修四·Module 6 单元话题·语篇训练 Ⅰ.语法填空 (2019·石家庄模拟)Mike Taylor, a university student in the study of prehistoric life forms for his Ph.D., discovered a brand-new species of dinosaur, while__1__(conduct) research at the Natural History Museum in the United Kingdom.This new species __2__(identify) as part of the sauropod family of dinosaurs.The sauropods were four-legged, vegetarian dinosaurs, __3__very long necks and tails, and relatively small skulls and brains.One of their most unusual __4__(characteristic) was their nostrils, which were higher up in their head, almost near the eyes.So far, the sauropod bones__5__ (find) in every continent except Antarctica, and they are one of the longest living group of dinosaurs, spanning over 100 million years.This new species, __6__ (name) Xenoposeidon proneneukos, which means forward sloping, lived about 140 million years ago. Mike Taylor, __7__ has spent five years studying sauropod vertebrae, __8__ (immediate) knew that this was the backbone of a sauropod.However, he had never seen one like this before.__9__(far) research proved this was indeed a new kind of sauropod.The bone, which had been discovered in__10__ 1890s, had never been examined. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。迈克·泰勒偶然发现了一种新的恐龙物种；经研究证明，这是一种新的蜥脚类动物。 1．conducting　考查现在分词。该句主语“Mike Taylor”和动词“conduct”之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，且根据空前的“while”可知，该处表示动作正在发生，故用conducting。 2．was identified　考查动词的时态和语态。该句主语“This new species”和动词“identify”之间是被动关系，故用被动语态；此处陈述的是过去发生的事情，故用一般过去时。 3．with　考查介词。该蜥脚类动物为四肢食草恐龙，它有着长长的脖子和尾巴，还有相对小的头骨和大脑。with 表示“具有，带有”，符合语境。 4．characteristics　考查名词的复数。characteristic 为可数名词，根据该句中的“One of”可知，该处用名词的复数形式。 5．have been found　考查动词的时态和语态以及主谓一致。根据该句中的“So far”可知，该句用现在完成时，表示过去发生的事情对现在的影响；该句的主语“the sauropod bones”为复数形式，且和动词“find”之间是被动关系，故用被动语态，谓语动词用复数形式。 6．named　考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空处作“This new species”的后置定语；主语“This new species”和动词“name”之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故用named。 7．who　考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为“Mike Taylor”，关系词在从句中作主语且指人，故用who引导该定语从句。 8．immediately　考查副词。根据空后的动词“knew”可知，空处修饰该动词，表示“立即，立刻”，故用immediate的副词形式。 9．Fu