2024年全国甲卷
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Although parks of all sizes and types exist at any level, the national parks, in particular, tend_61_(catch) our attention because of their large size and variety. They are_62_(treasure) of American heritage (遗产).How did the national park system come about? On a cool，starry night in mid- September 1870，four men relaxed before a campfire along the Firehole River in _63_is now northwestern Wyoming. They_64_(be) part of a 15-member exploring party that had spent almost five awesome weeks in witness of the natural beauties there.
What should _65_(do) with such a beautiful place? They wondered out loud. This area, with _66_(it)unique and breathtaking natural beauty, must be well preserved _67_all people of the nation to enjoy - as a national park. They all agreed and vowed (承诺) to promote the idea at the_68_( complete ) of their journey. Their promotional work paid off. Two years later,18 years before Wyoming became a state, Yellowstone became the first national park in the United States and the world. Yellowstone was the _69_( large) United States national park - 2.2 million acres - until Wrangell- Saint Elias in southern Alaska,_70_became a national monument in 1978，took the honors as a national park in 1980 with 12.3 million acres.
答案：
61. to catch
62. treasures
63. what
64. were
65. be done
66. its
67. for
68. completion
69. largest
70. which
解析：
61. "Tend to"是一个固定搭配，表示倾向于做某事，后面跟动词原形，所以用"to catch"。
62. "Treasure"它们是美国的遗产的瑰宝，treasure这里是可数名词，前面they are是复数形式，所以treasure也要用复数。
63. "What "用来引导一个名词性从句，表示现在是什么样，这里指的是现在的位置。
64. "They"指的是四个男人，是复数形式，所以用"were"，表示他们当时的状态。
65. "What should be done"是一个被动语态的疑问句，表示应该对这样一个美丽的地方做些什么。
66. "Its"是形容词性物主代词，用来修饰"unique and breathtaking natural beauty"，表示这个地区的。
67. "For all people of the nation to enjoy"表示为了全国人民享受，用"for"引导目的状语。
68. "Completion"是名词，表示旅程的完成，这里是说他们在旅程结束后推广这个想法。
69. "Largest"是形容词最高级，用来比较Yellowstone和其他美国国家公园的大小。
70. "Which"引导非限制性定语从句，指代前面提到的Wrangell-Saint Elias，并在从句中作主语。
