专题限时集训23　语法填空(Ⅱ).docVIP

PAGE 1 专题限时集训(二十三)　语法填空(Ⅱ) A (2019·潍坊市统一考试) There is a saying that goes, “All roads lead to Rome.” Roads were essential for the 1.growth(grow) of the Roman Empire. These roads enabled the Romans to move armies 2.efficiently(efficient). At its peak, the Roman road system 3.covered(cover) 53，000 miles and contained about 372 links. The Romans were good at constructing these roads, 4.which were called viae(路)． Prepared viae began in history as the streets of Rome. The Law of the Twelve Tables(十二铜表法), 5.dating(date) back to approximately 450 B．C., explains that a road shall be 8 feet wide where straight and 16 feet where curved. According to the Tables, Romans are commanded 6.to build(build) roads that would not need frequent repair. The Romans had 7.a preference for standardization whenever they could. A golden milestone was set up. 8.On this milestone were listed all of the cities in the empire and the distances to them. Roman roads 9.were considered(consider) very important in maintaining both the stability and the expansion of the empire at that time. Even after over 1，000 years, these roads are still used. During the fall of the Roman Empire, the same roads offered 10.avenues(avenue) of invasion to the foreigners. This contributed to the Roman military ruin. B (2019·湖北省八校联考) The hardships involved in building the Great Wall are beyond imagination. Large numbers of people had to leave their homes and families to go to the north, 11.where they worked hard for years. Of the legends about the Great Wall, the story of Lady Meng Jiang is the most 12.moving(move). Lady Meng Jiang lived during the reign of the First Emperor of Qin. After her husband 13.was called/had been called(call) up to build the Great Wall, she missed him so much 14.that she traveled many miles to see him but only 15.to be told(tell) that her husband had died and was buried under the Wall. She was 16.extremely(extreme) sad and cried for three days and nights until the Great Wall fell down one sec