We have no idea about  1 men first began to use salt. But we do know that it had been used in many different ways    2  the history.
For example, in many history books it is  3   that people who lived three thousand years ago 4 salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt（埃及）, salt 5  keep the dead. It can keep the dead bodies  6 decay.（腐爛）
In the eighteenth century, a person who stole salt was   7  to have broken the   8 . if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into   9  . Books also record that in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century   10  stealing salt! In the year 1553, if a man took   11  than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be   12  punished(懲罰).
Salt was very  13  on the dinner table of a king. It was always put   14 the king when he sat down to eat. Then important visitors sat near the salt   15 less important visitors were given seats farther away from it.
小題1:
A．whenB．whereC．whatD．which
小題2:
A．throughoutB．thoughtC．thoughD．a(chǎn)lthough
小題3:
A．sayB．reportedC．recordedD．reading
小題4:
A．eatB．a(chǎn)teC．eatingD．have eaten
小題5:
A．used toB．was used toC．was usedD．used
小題6:
A．offB．fromC．onD．out
小題7:
A．thinkB．considerC．thoughtfulD．thought
小題8:
A．lawB．glassC．computerD．time
小題9:
A．poolB．hillC．prisonD．river
小題10:
A．becauseB．because ofC．byD．a(chǎn)s
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A．moreB．lessC．fewerD．most
小題12:A. serious    B. bad       C. terrible         D seriously
小題13:
A．importantB．necessaryC．cleverD．cheerful
小題14:A. in the front of B behind  C. in front of     D. before
小題15:
A．whenB．a(chǎn)sC．howeverD．while

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:B
小題6:B
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:A
小題12:D
小題13:A
小題14:C
小題15:D

試題分析：本文講述了鹽在古代的用途，以及在古代如果偷鹽會受到怎樣的懲罰，并且在古代通過鹽也能看出尊卑來。
小題1:根據(jù)題干，本句的意思“我們不知道人類什么時候開始用鹽”，“什么時候”是when。所以本題選A。
小題2:throughout是“貫穿”，though和although是“盡管”，thought是“思想”，根據(jù)題意，本句的意思是“但是我們知道在整個歷史中鹽有許多不同的用途�！彼员绢}選A。
小題3:根據(jù)題干，此處應該是“據(jù)記載”的意思，而“據(jù)記載”是It’s recorded。所以本題選C。
小題4:根據(jù)three thousands years ago可知，本句應是過去時，故用ate。所以本題選B。
小題5:根據(jù)題干，本句的意思是“鹽被用來保存尸體�！薄氨挥脕碜瞿呈隆笔莃e used to do。所以本題選B。
小題6:keep……from是“阻止某人或某物做某事”，是固定用法。所以本題選B。
小題7:根據(jù)前面的was可知，后面應該用過去分詞表示被動語態(tài)，只有thought。所以本題選D。
小題8:通過閱讀下文可知，此處應該是違反法律。故用law。所以本題選A。
小題9:根據(jù)if a person was caught stealing salt可知，對待罪犯的方式是將他投入監(jiān)獄。故用prison。所以本題選C。
小題10:根據(jù)題干，本句的意思是“一萬多人因為偷鹽被投入監(jiān)獄�！薄耙驗椤笔莃ecause或because of；根據(jù)stealing salt可知，應該用because of。所以本題選B。
小題11:根據(jù)題干，應該是帶更多的鹽會被懲罰。故用more。所以本題選A。
小題12:根據(jù)題干，本句的意思是“將被嚴重懲罰”，本空是修飾“懲罰”一詞，故用副詞。所以本題選D。
小題13:本句的意思是“過去鹽在國王的餐桌上是很重要的�！惫视胕mportant。所以本題選A。
小題14:根據(jù)題干，“它總是被放在國王的前面”。In the front of是在物體本身上的前部，in front of是“在物體前面”不附屬在物體上，而before一般表示時間之前。故用in front of。所以本題選C。
小題15:根據(jù)前句important visitors sat near the salt和后句less important visitors可知，兩者之間是轉折的關系，故用while“而，卻”。所以本題選D。
點評：閱讀本文時，首先應該明白鹽的重要性，才會理解為什么在古代對鹽會有這樣的規(guī)定。在完成本題是，應充分閱讀文章，充分體會作者的意圖。要結合生活中的常識，進行選詞，并且應該注意區(qū)分一些詞的用法和英語中的固定搭配等。
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