The Vikings were the first Europeans to reach America. They 1 (control)the seas and coasts of Northern Europe between the 8th and 10th centuries AD. In 982 AD, when a man called Eric the Red decided to set sail further west, there were as many as 10,000 Vikings 2 (live)in Iceland.
Becau se he got i nto trouble, Eric the Red 3 (force)to leave Iceland. Eric reached Greenland and discovered people could live in the place. He returned to Iceland and persuaded some people to go to Greenland with him, and there were 25 ships, 4 which only 14 made 5 to Greenland.
A man called Biarni set sail from Iceland to join Eric, but he was blown off course. 6 (eventual), he reached Greenland.
In 1002, when Eric the Red’s son Leif was planning a trip further west, Biarni was the man with 7 Leif discussed his plans. Leif sailed to what is believed 8 (be)the coast of present-day Canada. He then sailed further south to 9 island now known as Newfoundland.
We know about Eric the Red and Leif’s deeds through 10 (story)written down centuries later. They are the first records we have of Europeans sailing to the Americas.
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答案
1.controlled 空格处是过去发生的动 作,故用一般过去时。
2.living 此处为现在分词短语作后置定语,且表示主动、进行。
3.was forced 主语是动作的承受者,且空格处是过去发生的动作,故用一般过去时的被动语态。
4.of 根据语境“在25艘船当中”可知,空格处填介词of。
5.it make it to为动词短语,意为“到达”,故填it。
6.Eventually 空格处作状语,故填提示词的副词形式。
7.whom 先行词指人,关系词在从句中作介词宾语,故填whom。
8.to be be believed to do sth.为常用表达,结合语境可知,to be符合题意。
9.an island为可数名词,在句中表示泛指,故填不定冠词an。
10.stories 空格处作介词宾语,结合句子结构可知,stories符合题意。
