《2025年英语听读空间九年级译林版》

Ⅴ. 词汇运用
The Song Dynasty was an exciting period in Chinese history. At the height of (1)its power, the country's population doubled. A fast growing economy and strong support (2)from Chinese rulers helped the development of technology and the expansion of knowledge. During this period, a huge number of technological innovations (改革) (3)appeared. Many of them had significant (4)practical applications.
One particular invention from this period made a mark on the world: movable type (活字印刷术)—that is, individual blocks that could print a single letter and then (5)be used again. This technology finally ended up in Europe several centuries later. The Chinese language uses a huge number of characters, (6)while most European languages use individual letters that combine into words. Printing texts made up of individual letters requires fewer blocks. This invention produced a great change in (7)written communication in Europe and made it easier for a (8)growing number of people to learn to read.
The Chinese were also the first to invent the compass, (9)which changed how sailors navigated the seas. Together with star charts—another Chinese invention—and maps, the compass made sea travel much (10)safer.

答案： 【解析】：
这是一道英语词汇运用题，主要考查学生对词汇的掌握和运用能力，包括代词、介词、动词时态、形容词、连词以及非谓语动词等知识点。需要根据上下文语境和语法规则来填写合适的词汇。
(1) 考查形容词性物主代词。此处需要用形容词性物主代词来修饰名词power，表示“它的力量”。
(2) 考查介词。这里表示“来自中国统治者的强有力支持”，用介词from表示“来自”。
(3) 考查动词时态。根据语境可知，这里描述的是过去发生的事情，所以用一般过去时，动词用过去式。
(4) 考查形容词。此处需要用形容词来修饰名词applications，表示“实际的应用”。
(5) 考查被动语态。根据语境可知，活字可以被重复使用，且根据上下文时态可知，此处应用情态动词的被动语态。
(6) 考查连词。此处表示前后文的对比关系，用while连接两个句子。
(7) 考查非谓语动词。此处需要用动名词作定语修饰communication，表示“书面交流”。
(8) 考查形容词。此处需要用形容词来修饰名词number，表示“不断增长的人数”。
(9) 考查定语从句。此处需要一个关系词来引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词the compass，并在从句中作主语。
(10) 考查形容词比较级。根据语境可知，这里表示“使海上旅行更安全”，所以用形容词的比较级形式。
【答案】：
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(2) from
(3) appeared
(4) practical
(5) be used
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(7) written
(8) growing
(9) which
(10) safer