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Ancient man attempted to change the weather by using magic.
While experience taught him this was impossible, __1__
he tried to forecast weather conditions. Even earlier in __2__
1000 B.C.there were weather seers in Babylon----and priests
clever enough to denounce as frauds those predicted __3__
the weather a year in the advance. Some forecasters used __4__
methods that seemed to take no connection with the actual __5__
factors controlled the weather. Chickens and other animals __6__
were sacrificed and their intestines poked to find signs
indicating rain and drought. Somewhat more scientific were __7__
predictions based on vegetation:"Onion"s skin very thin ,mild
weather coming in. Onion"s skin thick and tough, coming
weather is cold and rough." Insects and animals were also __8__
favorite weather clues: "Before the glowworm lights his lamp, __9__
then the air is always damp ." "If spiders their cobwebs forsake ,
the weather will for certain break ." "If frogs remained in pools ,
the weather will be fine . If they were seen on rocks, __10__
rain and cold were due." It"s difficult to say whether this rhyme
should be taken seriously : " Hark , I hear the asses bray .
Me thinks we"ll have some rain today ."
答案详解:
1.While-When或After.本句的this指代的是to change the weather by using magic. when/after 引导时间状语
2.in-than.earlier是early的比较级,其后应有than
3.those之后加who.who引导定语从句
4. 删除advance前的the.in advance为习语
5. take-have.have connection with 为习语
6. controlled-controlling或在controlled前加that/which.controlling the weather 或that/which controlled the weather做定语修饰the actual factors
7. and-or.rain和draught只能是二者之一
8. 删除is.与上文平衡,均为省略句
9. before-when/if.条件句
10. will-would.if引导的是条件句用的是remained一般过去时来源
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