【2019最新】精选高考英语二轮专题复习训练：专题4 语法填空和短文改错第2讲即时巩固含答案
(2016·全国Ⅲ) In much of Asia，especially the so－called “rice bowl” cultures of China，Japan，Korea， __1. and__ Vietnam，food is usually eaten with chopsticks.
Chopsticks are usually two long，thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic，animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might __2. be made__ (make)of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine various hardwoods and metal __3. to create__ (create)special designs.
The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots， __4. using__ (use)twigs(树枝)to remove it. Over time， __5. as或when__ the population grew，people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which __6. gradually__ (gradual)turned into chopsticks.
Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius，__7. who__ lived from roughly 551 to 479BC，influenced the __8. development__ (develop)of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and __9. were__ (be)too
violent for use at the table.
Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India，for example，most people traditionally eat __10. with__ their hands.
文章大意：本文介绍了筷子的材质和中国使用筷子的悠久历史及文化内涵。
?解析：考查并列连词。分析句子结构及语境可知，Vietnam 与空前的“China，Japan，Korea”之间是并列关系，故填并列连词and。
?解析：考查被动语态。此处指真正雅致的筷子可能是由金和银做成的。根据make与句子主语Truly elegant chopsticks之间是动宾关系及空前的“might”可知，此处应填be made。
?解析：考查非谓语动词。熟练的工人也会把各种各样的硬木和金属组合起来以创作独特的设计。根据句意可知，此处应用不定式作目的状语。
?解析：考查非谓语动词。use与其逻辑主语People之间是主谓关系，故此处用现在分词作状语。
?解析：考查状语从句。随着人口的增长或当人口增长时，人们开始把食物切成小片。根据句意和句子结构可知，空处引导状语从句，表示“随着”或“当……时”，故填as或when。
?解析：考查副词。应用副词修饰动词。
?解析：考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处在此引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为Confucius，且关系词在从句中作主语，故填who。
?解析：考查名词。根据空前的“the”及空后的“of”可知，