阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Surfing, which is thought to have originated among the Polynesian peoples of the Hawaiian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, ___8___ (be) around for quite some time. The earliest recorded account of it was made in the journal of Captain King in 1779, but there are pictures of surfers carved into volcanic rock that are thought to date back much ___9___ (far). Surfing was regarded by the Polynesians as the sport of kings. The ___10___ (chief) used surfing and other Hawaiian sports to display their strength and agility and even the types of wood used for the boards was determined by the person’s rank in society.
【答案】8. has been
9. further 10. Chiefs
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了冲浪这项运动的起源。
【8题详解】
考查时态。根据时间状语for quite some time持续了很长一段时间，可知，事情从过去就开始，一直持续到现在，所以用现在完成时。再根据主语Surfing可知，谓语动词用单数形式。故填has been。
【9题详解】
考查形容词的比较级。句意：但有些冲浪者的照片被刻在火山岩上，人们认为这可以追溯到更早的年代。结合句意可知，这里用副词much修饰形容词比较级形式。故填further。
【10题详解】
考查名词的数。名词chief为可数名词，根据句中的代词their可知用复数形式。故填chiefs。
Surfing, which is thought to have originated among the Polynesian peoples of the Hawaiian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, ___8___ (be) around for quite some time. The earliest recorded account of it was made in the journal of Captain King in 1779, but there are pictures of surfers carved into volcanic rock that are thought to date back much ___9___ (far). Surfing was regarded by the Polynesians as the sport of kings. The ___10___ (chief) used surfing and other Hawaiian sports to display their strength and agility and even the types of wood used for the boards was determined by the person’s rank in society.
【答案】8. has been
9. further 10. Chiefs
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了冲浪这项运动的起源。
【8题详解】
考查时态。根据时间状语for quite some time持续了很长一段时间，可知，事情从过去就开始，一直持续到现在，所以用现在完成时。再根据主语Surfing可知，谓语动词用单数形式。故填has been。
【9题详解】
考查形容词的比较级。句意：但有些冲浪者的照片被刻在火山岩上，人们认为这可以追溯到更早的年代。结合句意可知，这里用副词much修饰形容词比较级形式。故填further。
【10题详解】
考查名词的数。名词chief为可数名词，根据句中的代词their可知用复数形式。故填chiefs。
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