
一、英语语法填空
1.阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Nowadays, with the development of Internet technology, two-dimensional code (二维码) is very popular among us. It's also ________ (call) quick response code (QR code). It's a group of black square dots on a white background. This special code was invented ________ a Japanese company in 1994. It's ________ (wide) used all over the world.
QR code is used ________ (store) information. It can also store pictures. It is easy to use a QR code. If you want to get the information, just take out your cellphone and scan (扫描) the code by a special app, and then you can get ________ easily.
Today, QR codcs are popular in China. There are QR codes on televisions and the Internet. The codes have been used and printed on Chinese train tickets ________ 2010. When a machine scans the code on the ticket, information of the ticket owner and the train ________ (appear) on the screen in a few seconds.
QR codes have many special uses. For example, in 2008, ________ Japanese company planned to put QR codes on gravestones (墓碑). By scanning the code, visitors could get information about the departed (去世的) person. Recently, special cards ________ QR codes were introduced to old people in some cities in China. If they get ________ (lose), people can know about their names, addresses and telephone numbers of their family members by scanning the codes.
【答案】 called;by;widely;to store;it;since;will appear;a;with;lost
【解析】【分析】本文讲述了二维码的应用。
(1)句意: 它也叫做快速响应码。根据call与主语是被动关系,已有助动词is,故此处是过去分词,故填called。
(2)句意: 这种特殊代码是1994年一家日本公司发明的。根据 was invented是被动语态可知用介词by,被,故填by。
(3)句意: 全世界都广泛地使用它。副词修饰动词used,widely是副词 , 故填 widely。
(4)句意: 二维码码用于储存信息。 be used to do,被用来做某事,故此处是不定式,故填 to store。
(5)句意: 那么你可以很容易地得到信息 。information是不可数名词,故此处用it指代,做宾语,故填it。
(6)句意: 自从2010年以来,这些代码已经被使用并印在中国火车票上。根据 The codes have been used 可知时态是现在完成时,since+时间点2010,是现在完成时的标志,故填since。
(7)句意: 当机器扫描火车票上的代码时,几秒钟后火车票所有者和火车的信息就会出现在屏幕上。when引导的时间状语从句,时态是主将从现,故此处的主句是将来时will+动词原形 , 故填 will appear。
(8)句意: 例如,2008年,一家日本公司计划在墓碑上贴二维码。Japanese是名词单数,用辅音音素开头,故用不定冠词a,表示泛指 , 故填a。
(9)句意:近年来,我国部分城市向老年人推出了二维码专用卡。此处缺少介词,做后置定语,根据 special cards 和 QR codes可知是一种携带关系,with,有……,故填with。
(10)句意:如果他们迷路了,人们可以通过扫描密码知道他们的家庭成员的姓名、地址和电话号码。get lost,迷路,固定搭配,故填lost。
【点评】考查语法填空,注意适当调整词性,时态和介词等用法。
2.He was ________ (mention) in the letter.
【答案】 mentioned
【解析】【分析】句意:他在这封信里被提到了。mention是及物动词,根据句子机构可知是被动语态,be已经给出,行为动词使用过去分词mentioned,故答案是mentioned。
【点评】考查一般过去时,注意动词过去式的变化规则。
3.语法填空
The British love sending text messages. They________(send)more than 2.5 billion messages every month. And most people now understand the language of text, with its numbers and missing letters. In fact, when a student at a Scottish school wrote the whole article "in txt", his/her teacher________(give)him/her "C+4 f4t"("C+for effort").
Although texting is a cheap way of________in touch with your friends, it can also bring problems. In 2005, a British teenager became the________(one)person in the world to receive treatment for an addiction(沉)to text messaging. In one year, the nineteen-year-old spent about £4, 5005________ texts.
For some people, text messaging has ________(change)their lives. For example, James Trusler from Sussex in England travels around the world taking part in texting competitions and TV shows. He's the world's________(fast)texter and recently set a new world record while he________(appear)on Australian TV. He texted, "The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serraslmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack humans."________took him 67 seconds. James sends a lot of text messages-about 2, 500 a month. But he doesn't get big bills ________(because)he works for a large mobile phone company!
【答案】 send;gave;staying;first;on;changed;fastest;was appearing;It;because
【解析】【分析】这篇短文讲述的是在英国很多人喜欢发短信,在发短信时使用的一些数字和省略的单词形式,现在很多人也都能看明白了。发短信是一种比较便宜的方式,但同时也能带来问题,它甚至还改变了一些人的生活。
(1)句意:英国人喜欢发短信。他们每月发送超过25亿条短信。根据 every month,可知时态是一般现在时,主语是they复数,故谓语是动词原形,故填send。
(2)句意:事实上,当苏格兰学校里的一个学生在整篇文章里写文本语言的时候,他的老师会给他一个C+ for effort(这也是一种文本语言)。根据 when a student at a Scottish school wrote 可知从句时态是一般过去时,give的过去式是gave,故填gave。
(3)句意:虽然发短信是一个和你的朋友们保持联系的比较便宜的方式,但是它也能带来问题。stay in touch with,固定搭配,与......保持联系,of是介词其后是动名词,故填staying。
(4)句意:句意:在2005年,英国的一个青少年成为了世界上第一个因为沉溺于发短信而接受治疗的人。根据the定冠词可知此处是序数词,first,第一,是序数词,故填first。
(5)句意:在一年里,一个19岁的青少年在发短信上花费了4,500英镑。spend +金钱+on sth.,在某事上花费多少钱,故填on。
(6)句意:对于一些人们来说,发短信改变了他们的生活。change是一个动词根据助动词has,可知时态是是现在完成时,故填changed。
(7)句意:他是世界上发短信最快的人。根据 the world's 可知是最高级的标志,fastest,最快的,故填fastest。
(8)句意:最近他在参加澳大利亚的一个电视节目的时候,又创造了一个新的世界纪录。根据while可知用过去进行时表示动作的持续,主语是he,助动词是was,故填 was appearing。
(9)句意:只花费了他67秒的时间就发送了一篇短信。It takes sb. +一段时间+to do sth,花费某人时间做某事,It是一个形式主语,故填It。
(10)句意:但是他不用付大额的账单,因为他在一个大型的手机公司工作。James是世界上发短信最快的人,他发短信不用付账,这是因为他在手机公司工作,表示的是原因,because,因为,故填because。
【点评】考查语法填空,注意谓语的时态,语态,非谓语动词,词性,连词搭配等多种用法。
4.阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
I was born and raised in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I held several jobs ________ (earn) a few dollars before enlisting in World War I.
After being discharged, I bought my own cab and have owned one ever since. ________ hasn't been too easy at times, ________ my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit put away ________ a rainy day.
Most people think taxi drivers are tough. But I think people get the ________ impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will ________ (regard) as honest fellows. I've been in the taxicab business for thirty-five years. In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have never had any trouble with the public, not ________ with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong once in a while, I just agree with them and then they behave ________ (they).
I believe honesty is one of the greatest ________ (gift) there is. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the ________ (easy) it gets.
【答案】 to earn;It;but yet;for;wrong/false;be regarded;even;themselves;gifts;easier
【解析】【分析】本文讲述了作为出租车司机的作者,在几十年的职业生涯中,认识到诚实是最宝贵的品质。
(1)句意:我在1913年来到这个国家,在参加第一次世界大战之前,我做了几份工作,挣了几美元。不定式做目的状语,故填 to earn。
(2)句意:有时这并不太容易,但我的妻子打理我们的钱,我们有一个很好的储蓄,以备不时之需。it 指代上文的 I bought my own cab and have owned one 这件事,故填 It。
(3)句意:有时这并不太容易,但我的妻子打理我们的钱,我们有一个很好的储蓄,以备不时之需。根据 hasn't been too easy at times 和 have a good bit put away 可知此处表示转折,故填 but/yet 。
(4)句意:有时这并不太容易,但我的妻子打理我们的钱,我们有一个很好的储蓄,以备不时之需。此处表示目的,for,介词,为了,故填 for。
(5)句意:但是我认为人们错误的认为他们是坏的。 impression是名词,其前是形容词做定语,根据 Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will 6 (regard) as honest fellows 可知是错误的印象,wrong/false是形容词,错误的,故填 wrong/false。
(6)句意:他们中的大多数人将被视为诚实的人。regard与主语most of them是被动关系,根据助动词will,可知是一般将来时的被动语态,故填 be regarded。
(7)句意:在我开出租车的这些年里,我从来没有遇到过公众的麻烦,即使是酒鬼。根据 I have never had any trouble 可知此处是副词修饰介词短语,even,即使,是副词,加强语气,故填 even。
(8)句意:即使他们偶尔有点倔强,我也只是同意他们的意见,然后他们就会规规矩矩地行事。behave oneself,固定搭配, 规规矩矩 ,主语是they,故反身代词是themselves,故填 themselves。
(9)句意:我相信诚实是最好的礼物之一。 one of 后是名词复数,gift是名词,故填 gifts。
(10)句意:我已经尝试这个很长时间了,而且我尝试的时间越长,它就变得越容易。the+比较级,the+比较级,固定搭配,越……越,故此处是比较级,easy的比较级是easier,故填 easier。
【点评】考查语言综合运用能力,注意谓语的语态,非谓语动词,词性,连词搭配等多种用法。
5.根据短文内容及所给提示,在文中空白处填写一个正确单词。
This is a true story. Debbie and her husband, Billy, had an ________ (argue) about another woman—his mother. "You two haven't had dinner together for so long," Debbie said.
Billy replied, "My busy job casts most of my time. My mother will be happy w________ she meet you and the two lovely granddaughters."
"But you are the son and tomorrow is Mother's Day. I ________ (order) for you both at Fashion Restaurant for tomorrow at 7: 00 p. m." his wife said. 'Tell mother ________ the dinner."
"Hello, mon, would you like to go to the Fashion Restaurant tomorrow night for dinner? You know, it's Mother's Day." Hearing this, his mother felt very ________ (worry). She thought maybe ________ was something wrong with them." Don't worry, Mom," the son explained. "The family is great. I just think it'll be fun if only two of us go out, like we d________ in the old day."
The next day Billy picked up his mother ________ (happy). They drove to the restaurant and sat at the same table they sat 30 years ago. Billy's mother said she needed to tell ________ (he) one thing first. "Billy, I know you have to work hard to be ________ (success), but make sure you spend as much time with your family as possible."
【答案】 argument;when;ordered;about;worried;there;did;happily;him;successful
【解析】【分析】主要讲了Debbie的丈夫Billy工作忙碌,没时间和家人一起吃饭,Debbie在母亲节前一天打电话给母亲明天一起吃饭,母亲教育儿子要尽可能多地陪伴家人。
(1)句意:Debbie和丈夫Billy关于另一个女士——他的妈妈有争论。an后面用可数名词单数,argue是实义动词,其名词是argument,故填argument。
(2)句意:当妈妈见到你和两个可爱的孙女时我妈妈将是高兴的。根据句意可知表示当……时候,所以用when,故填when。
(3)句意:我为你们两个在明天晚上7点在风尚餐馆订位了。根据句意可知已经订位了,所以用一般过去时,即ordered,故填ordered。
(4)句意:告诉妈妈关于这次晚饭。tell sb. about sth.告诉某人关于某事,故填about。
(5)句意:他的妈妈感到非常担心。felt是系动词,后面用形容词,worry的形容词是worried,担心的,故填worried。
(6)句意:她认为或许他们有一些问题。there's something wrong with…,表示……出了一些问题,故填there。
(7)句意:像我们在过去做得那样。时态是一般过去时,所以用过去式did,故填did。
(8)句意:第二天Billy高兴地接他的妈妈。picked是实义动词,副词修饰实义动词,happy的副词是happily,故填happily。
(9)句意:Billy的妈妈说她需要首先告诉他一件事情。tell sb. sth.,告诉某人某事,sb.用宾格,he的宾格是him,故填him。
(10)句意:我知道你不得不努力工作来成功,但是确保你尽可能多地和你的家人度过时间。be+形容词,success的形容词是successful,故填successful。
【点评】考查语法填空,考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。注意理解句意,首先读一遍,然后再逐一作答。注意句型、搭配、短语及语境。
6.语法填空
From deserts and beaches to playgrounds, sand is a common sight. But you might not know that sand is also a useful resource. Sand is the second most-used resource in the world after water, the BBC reported. However, the UN said that sand is not limitless and that we might be running out of ________.
Sand is made up of very small ________ (piece) of rock, soil and minerals(矿物质). It can take tens of thousands of years to form. But now we are using sand more________ (quick) than it is being formed. According to the BBC, we use about 15 billion tons of sand every year ________ build houses, roads and other things. People also put sand in the________ [si:] to make new islands. For example, the Palm islands are made up of three________ [lɑːdʒ] man-made islands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In 2010, they ________ (take) 94 million cubic meters of sand to build. If people keep________(use) this much sand, it will run out in many places. For example, Vietnam may run out of construction sand by 2020, Live Science noted.
________ [sins] people need so much sand, they are trying to mine(开采) more of it. But this is bad for the environment. Mining sand may ________ beaches to disappear and more floods to happen in places close to the sea. Also, this may affect the habitats (栖息地) of many plants and animals.
【答案】 it;pieces;quickly;to;sea;large;took;using;Since;cause
【解析】【分析】大意:本文主要介绍了沙子这种常见的景观。
(1)句意:然而,联合国说,沙子并不是无限的,我们有可能会用完它们。run out of“用完,用尽”的意思。这里用it来指代上文的沙子(sand是不可数名词)。故答案为:it。
(2)句意:沙子由非常小的岩石、土壤和矿物质组成。根据rock, soil and minerals(矿物质)可知,这是几种成分,因此piece用复数pieces。故答案为:pieces。
(3)句意:但现在我们使用沙子的速度比它形成的速度要快。根据副词修饰动词可知,此处应用形容词quick的副词形式quickly修饰动词use“使用”。故答案为:quickly。
(4)句意:据英国广播公司报道,我们每年用大约150亿吨沙子建造房屋、道路和其他东西。根据固定搭配 use sth. to do sth. 用某物做某物,可知此处用动词不定式to do做目的状语。故答案为:to。
(5)句意:人们还把沙子放进海里,制造新的岛屿。由语境和音标[si:]提示可知,填:sea。故答案为:sea。
(6)句意:例如,棕榈岛由阿拉伯联合酋长国迪拜的三个大型人工岛屿组成的。由语境和音标[lɑːdʒ]提示可知,填:large,three large man-made islands三个大型的人工岛屿。故答案为:large。
(7)句意:2010年,他们用9400万立方米的沙子建造。根据时间状语In 2010可知,本题的时态为一般过去时。动词take的过去式为took。故答案为:took。
(8)句意:如果人们继续使用这么多沙子,它会在很多地方用完。根据固定搭配keep doing sth. 继续做某事,可知此处应用动名词做宾语,动词use的动名词为using。故答案为:using。
(9)句意:由于人们需要这么多沙子,他们正试图开采更多的沙子。由语境和音标 [sins] 提示可知,填:since,表自……以来、因为、由于。句首单词首字母要大写。故答案为:Since。
(10)句意:开采沙可能会导致海滩消失,在靠近大海的地方会发生更多的洪水。根据beaches to disappear and more floods to happen in places close to the sea海滩消失,在靠近大海的地方会发生更多的洪水,可知这些是开采沙所导致的后果,因此填:cause。may是情态动词,后跟动词原形。故答案为:cause。
【点评】考查语法填空,注意根据单词在语境中的词性进行必要的变形,同时熟记固定搭配和基本句型。
7.阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所給单词的正确形式。
Food waste is a world's problem. Every year, about 1.3 billion tons, or one-third of all the food produced is thrown away, according to a survey. ________(use)just 25 percent of that wasted food could feed 870 million hungry people, which would end world hunger. The people of France wasted 234 pounds of food per person, which is much better than some other________ (country).
In the past, France wasn't________at controlling food waste, but now the country takes the lead. A law was________ (make) by French government. It made France the first country in the world to prevent supermarkets from________(throw) away unused food. Now supermarkets of a certain size must donate unused food, or they will face a fine. ________ are other rules requiring schools to teach students about food sustainability (可持续性).They also ask companies to report the food waste numbers in their environmental reports. And restaurants should provide take-out bags.
These laws make it a standard to reduce waste." says Marie Mourad, a student in Paris who has ________ (write) several reports on French food waste." France is not the country that wastes the least food, ________ Frenchmen have become the most active because they want to be the example in Europe.'* This step has influenced parts of French food industry. It is everyone's duty to fight ________ food waste. Everyone on the earth should ________ attention and take action.
【答案】 Using;countries;good;made;throwing;There;written;but;against;pay
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了食物浪费的问题。
(1)句意:仅用这些浪费食物的25%就可以养活8.7亿饥饿的人,这将结束世界的饥饿。use是动词,使用,位于句首,用动名词做主语,故填 Using。
(2)句意:法国人民每人浪费了234磅食物,比其他一些国家要好得多。country是名词,国家,some other+名词复数,一些其他的......,故填 countries。
(3)句意:过去,法国并不擅长控制食物垃圾,但现在这个国家在这方面处于领先地位。be good at,固定搭配,擅长,故填 good。
(4)句意:法国制定了一项法律。根据助动词was可知此处是被动语态,动词make的过去分词是made,制作,故填 made。
(5)句意:它使法国成为世界上第一个防止超市丢弃不用的食品的国家。from是介词,其后是动名词,throw是动词,扔,故填 throwing。
(6)句意:还有其他的规定要求学校教学生食物可持续性 。根据are可知,此处是there be句型,有,故填 There。
(7)句意:巴黎的一位学生,写过几篇关于法国食物垃圾的报道。根据助动词has可知此处是现在完成时,故填过去分词,write是动词,其过去分词是written,故填 written。
(8)句意:法国不是一个浪费最少食物的国家,但是法国人之所以成为最活跃的国家,是因为他们想成为欧洲的榜样。根据 France is not the country that wastes the least food, 和Frenchmen have become the most active,可知此处表示转折关系,故填转折连词but,但是 , 故填 but。
(9)句意:与食物浪费作斗争是每个人的责任。fight against,固定搭配, 与……作斗争 ,故填 against。
(10)句意:地球上的每个人都应该注意并采取行动。pay attention,固定搭配,主语,should是情态动词,其后是动词原形,故填 pay。
【点评】考查语言综合运用能力,注意谓语的语态,非谓语动词,词性,连词搭配等多种用法。
8.阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
We always remind ourselves that life will be better after we graduate. Then, we are ________ (worry) that we may not get a good job. After getting a job, we are wondering ________ we can finish all the work well or not. We think we will certainly be happy when all the problems are dealt with.
We always imagine living a perfect life after we get a nice car and are able to go on a vacation after we retire. But the ________ (true) is that there is no better time than right now. Our life will always be ________ (fill) with challenges. New problems will appear again after we solve the old ________ . Never doubt ________ (oneself) when problems come up and it's certain that you can finally manage to get over all the difficulties. It's necessary to realize this and try to be happy every day.
One of my favorite quotes(引述) from Alfred Souza is that "For a long time it seemed to me that a new and happy life was about to begin. But there were always some difficulties and challenges along the way, something to be dealt with first, some unfinished work, a bill to be paid. Then life would begin. At last I came to understand that these difficulties are just my life."
This view makes a great difference ________ me. It gives me courage to face all the difficulties in an active way instead of ________ (run) away from them. It also helps me know that there is no way to happiness. So value every moment that you have now.
And always remember time waits for no one. You can never afford to waste your time waiting for a better life to come ________ the present time is the best. So stop waiting ________ you graduate, you get married, you have kids and you get a new car. Enjoy your life now!
【答案】 worried;whether;truth;filled;ones;yourself/yourselves;to;running;because;until/till
【解析】【分析】文章大意:我们生活中充满了挑战,解决了一个旧的问题又会出现新的问题,不要怀疑自己要直面挑战,同时更要懂得享受生活,不要等,现在就开始享受属于你自己的生活。
(1)句意:于是,我们很担心我们找不到好的工作。根据are可知后面应该是形容词作表语,应将worry改为worried,故答案是worried。
(2)句意:找到工作后,我们在想我们是否能够报工作做好还是做不好。根据or not可知应是用连词whether,构成宾语从句,故答案是whether。
(3)句意:但是是没有比现在更好的时间。从结构看,句中缺少主语,应使用名词做主语,true的名词形式是truth,故答案是truth。
(4)句意:我们的生活总是充满挑战。be filled with,固定短语,用……装满,故答案是filled。
(5)句意:解决了旧的问题之后新的问题将会出现。空缺处应是“问题”problem,指新旧问题的比较,但是直接使用就显得重复,应是用代词,指代相关的一类东西应使用one,因为前面使用了复数,在这里应使用ones,故答案是ones。
(6)句意:当问题来临时从不要怀疑自己。结合前后的叙述可知,在这里应该指”我们自己或者你们自己“,我们自己,ourselves,你们自己,yourselves,反身代词,故答案是yourselves/ourselves。
(7)句意:这样的观点对我产生了很大的影响。make a difference to,固定搭配,对……产生影响,故答案是to。
(8)句意:它给了我面对所有困难的勇气,而不是逃避困难。instead of,而不是……,介词短语,后跟名词、代词或者动名词,run的动名词形式是running,故答案是running。
(9)句意:你从负担不起浪费你的时间,去等待一个更好的生活的来临,因为现在就是最好的。 the present time is the best,阐明的是原因,用来构成原因状语从句,一般构成原因状语从句使用的是because,故答案是because。
(10)句意:故答案是。所以别等你毕业了,你结婚了或者有孩子了。wait是个延续性动词,在这里指的是等待的时间的长短,使用until或者till,故答案是 until/till 。
【点评】考查单词在具体语境中的运用,应根据句子的结构,语法和固定搭配等因素去思考问题,找到解决问题的办法。
9.阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
"After walking through the mirror, many strange things happened to Alice. One day, she________ (meet) a unicorn(独角兽).'What-is-this? 'the unicorn asked its friend. 'That is a child,' ________ (reply)the friend. 'Ah,' said the unicorn, I always thought they were fabulous monsters(传说中的怪兽)! Is it alive?'Alice then said, "Do you know,' I always thought unicorns, were fabulous monsters ________? I never saw one alive before!'"
Fifty years before Lewis Carroll (1832-18) wrote________ (he) stories about Alice, many people still believed in the myth (神话) of unicorns. But in the early nineteenth century, a French________ (science) named Baron Cuvier showed that unicorns were only a ________ (product) of imagination.
For hundreds of years before that, things were very different. Everybody________ (believe) that unicorns were real, but very few people saw them. Julius Caesar, who built the Roman Empire, ever said that the animal had the head of a deer, the ________ (foot) of an elephant and a one-meter-long horn on its forehead. Marco Polo, who thought he saw a unicorn in India, agreed that it had elephants' feet and a horn, ________ said it had a pig's head. He was almost certainly describing a rhinoceros(犀牛)! By the sixteenth century,when books about animals were ________ (become)very popular, everyone agreed that the unicorn looked like a white horse with a horn.
【答案】 met;replied;too;his;scientist;product;believed;feet;but;becoming
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了独角兽的样子。
(1)句意:一天,她遇到了一只独角兽。结合文章用了过去式,可知,meet的过去式为met,故答案为met。
(2)句意:朋友说到。结合文章用了过去式,可知应该填入reply的过去式,为replied,故答案为replied。
(3)句意:我总是认为独角兽也是传说中的怪兽?结合前文提到 I always thought they were fabulous monsters 可知,此句的意义为也是传说中的怪兽,空缺填入too,故答案为too。
(4)句意:Lewis Carroll写了关于Alice的他的故事。结合空缺修饰stories,可知空缺的意义为他的,填入形物代,故答案为his。
(5)句意:一个法国科学家叫做Baron Cuvier显示怪兽只是想象中的产品。根据French修饰的science,可知空缺应该是一个名词,且是一个人,故填入scientist,科学家,故答案为scientist。
(6)句意:一个法国科学家叫做Baron Cuvier显示怪兽只是想象中的产品。结合短语a product of,产品,可知空缺填入product,故答案为product。
(7)句意:每个人都相信独角兽是真实的。根据文章用了过去式,可知believe应该用过去式,为believed,故答案为believed。
(8)句意:大象的脚和它前额上有一个一米长的角。结合独角兽有很多角,可知空缺填入feet,用复数,故答案为feet。
(9)句意:但是据说有一只猪一样的头。结合前面提到独角兽是鹿的头,而此处说了猪的头,可知空缺的意义为转折,填入but,故答案为but。
(10)句意:当关于动物的书变得很受欢迎。结合be动词后面加动词ing形式,可知空缺应该填入becoming,故答案为becoming。
【点评】考查语法填空,做此类题首先熟悉文章大意,然后结合语法知识,给出空缺单词的正确形式,即可。
10.阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Nine-year-old Jimmy was given a task in school to write a story on "My family's ancestors(祖先)". The purpose was for the kids to ________ (understand) their family history.
In search of some ________ (answer) for his task. Jimmy interviewed his grandmother who of course ________ (know) nothing about the reason why Jimmy asked such questions.
When she was asked, "Granny, where did I come from?" his grandma was quite________(nervous). Why didn't he ask his parents? She had to be quite careful when talking ________ a kid about such a subject. She wanted to buy some time, ________ she replied," Well, sweetie , the stork(鹳鸟) brought you." She said no________( much), hoping that the subject would be dropped until Jimmy's parents came back.
"So, where did Mom come from?"
"The stork brought her also."
"Well, then where did you come from?"
"The stork brought ________(I) too, sweetie"
"All right, thanks, Granny."
Jimmy's grandmother did not think anything more about his ________. Three days later, when she was tidying up and ________ (look) at Jimmy's desk, she read the first sentence of his paper," For three generations(辈)there have been no natural births in our family".
【答案】 understand;answers;knew;nervous;with;so;more;me;questions;looking
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了Jimmy询问奶奶祖辈的事情。
(1)句意:给孩子的目的是为了理解他们家族的故事。结合to后面加动词原形,可知空缺填入understand,故答案为understand。
(2)句意:为了寻找这个任务的答案。根据answer前面有some修饰,可知应该加名词的复数形式,故答案为answers。
(3)句意:Jimmy访问了他的外婆,她肯定不知道为什么Jimmy要问这样的问题的原因。根据空缺应该了定语从句,可知主语为grandmother,且文章用了过去式,应该填入know的过去式,knew,故答案为knew。
(4)句意:他的外婆很紧张。根据be后面加形容词原级,可知应该填入形容词nervous,故答案为nervous。
(5)句意:当和小孩讨论这样一件事情时她必须很小心。根据短语talk with,和……交谈,可知空缺填入with,故答案为with。
(6)句意:因此她回答道。根据句子前后描述的是因果关系,可知空缺的意义为因此,填入so,故答案为so。
(7)句意:她没有再说什么。根据前文提到她说话的内容时,并没有多说什么,可知空缺的意义为不多说,短语say no more,不多说,故答案为more。
(8)句意; 鹳鸟也把我给带来了。根据动词bring后面加宾格形式,可知空缺填入me,故答案为me。
(9)句意:Jimmy的外婆并没有思考关于他的更多的问题。根据前文提到Jimmy不停的询问外婆问题,可知空缺的意义为问题,填入questions,注意他提了很多问题,应该用复数,故答案为questions。
(10)句意;当她整理干净并且看着Jimmy的书桌。根据was后面加动词ing,可知空缺填入looking,故答案为looking。
【点评】考查语法填空,做此类题首先熟悉文章大意,联系句子前后,确定空缺单词,结合语法知识给出单词的正确形式,即可。
