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。
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Tonight is the night when children in much of the ________(west) world will be waiting for a fat man ________ red and white to pass by on his sleigh and climb down the chimney to deliver the Christmas ________ (present). And as we all know, Santa Claus, or Father Christmas lives at the North Pole, you might not realize he's________ (actual) from Finland.
Everyone dreams of the coming of Santa Claus ________ (bring) him something. Stories ________ him spread throughout the centuries including one in which he helped a poor man who couldn't afford money for his married daughters. In the dead of night, Nicolas came to throw gold into his house. But the windows were too narrow so he had to climb down the chimney, yes, you guessed it, threw gold in the girls' stocking ________ (hang) up to dry.
I guessed, I thought, Santa Claus was just a commercial business. ________ I learned here today that he was a real man that did great things. ________ he is a legend continued.
I'm proud because he was a saint. He helped all the people. He helped ________(we). And now he helps me every day. Very few people know this fact.
【答案】 western;in;presents;actually;to bring;about;hung;But;And;us 【解析】【分析】文章大意:我们都知道,圣诞老人或圣诞老人住在北极,你可能不会意识到他来自芬兰。每个人都梦想着圣诞老人的到来(给他带些东西)。关于圣诞老人故事他流传了整个世纪,我想,我猜圣诞老人只是一种商业活动。我今天在这里学到他是一个真正的做了大事的人。他是个传奇人物。我很骄傲,因为他是个圣人。他帮助了所有的人。现在他每天都在帮助我。
(1)句意:今晚是西方世界大部分地区的孩子们将等待一个红白相间的胖子驾着雪橇从烟囱上爬下来送圣诞礼物的夜晚。west作定语修饰world,应使用western,故答案是western。
(2)句意:今晚是西方世界大部分地区的孩子们将等待一个红白相间的胖子驾着雪橇从烟囱上爬下来送圣诞礼物的夜晚。red and white是圣诞老人穿的衣服,穿某种颜色的衣服,使用介词in,故答案是in。
(3)句意:今晚是西方世界大部分地区的孩子们将等待一个红白相间的胖子驾着雪橇从烟囱上爬下来送圣诞礼物的夜晚。present可数名词,前面没有冠词出现,因此使用复数形式,故答案是presents。
(4)句意:我们都知道圣诞老人来自北极,实际上他来自芬兰。actual修饰动词is,因此使用副词形式actually,故答案是actually。
(5)句意:每一个人梦想着圣诞老人的到来,给他带来礼物。带来礼物是他们梦想圣诞老人到来的目的,因此使用动词不定式做目的状语,故答案是to bring。
(6)句意:关于他的故事传了几个世纪,就包括他帮助了一个买不起女儿的陪嫁的贫穷的父亲的故事。关于,about,介词短语作后置定语修饰stories,故答案是about。 (7)句意:但是窗户太窄,因此他不得不从烟囱爬下,朝挂着晾干的长筒袜里扔金子。hang作后置定语秀是stocking,stocking与hang是被动关系,因此使用过去分析作定语,hang的过去分词是hung,故答案是hung。
(8)句意:但是今天我在这里知道他是一个做大事的真人。本句和前面一句的描述不一
致,应使用转折连词but连接,位于句首首字母大写,故答案是But。
(9)句意:他是个传奇人物。本句和前一句是顺接关系,应使用and连接,位于句首首字母大写,故答案是And。
(10)句意:他帮助我们。we在句中做宾语,应使用宾格us,故答案是us。
【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力,答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意,然后细读文章,字斟句酌逐一作答,注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍,检查验证。
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Long long ago, there was a small village in the Middle East. In the village there was________old man called Sthira. He lived by himself. His only son had gone far away to study. Sthira's friends________(wonder) whether his son would return,________Sthira always said,\Whatever happens, happens for good.\
One day the old man's son returned and the villagers were very happy for Sthira. He thanked the villagers and said________(polite),\Sthira's son broke his________(leg). Once again the villagers came to visit him and once again the old man thanked________(they) and said, \of the villagers were surprised________(hear) this. Why? What was good? His son's leg got badly hurt!
After a few days, the army came to the village and forced all the young men to________the army. When they found his son had a________(break) leg, they left him behind. Once again, all the villagers came to congratulate him on his________(good) luck. Like always, the old man was still thankful to them and said,\ 【答案】 an;wondered;but;politely;leg;them;to hear;join;broken;good 【解析】【分析】文章大意:从前,在一个小村里,有一个泰斯拉的老人,不管发生了什么他都认为是好事。
(1)句意:在一个村庄里有一个叫做泰斯拉的老人。man是单数,前面需要不定冠词,old是以元音音素开始的,因此使用an,故答案是an。
(2)句意:泰斯拉的朋友想知道他的朋友是否回来。根据句首的long long ago可知句子为一般过去时,故答案是wondered。
(3)句意:但是泰斯拉总是说“不管发生了什么,都是 好事,”朋友想知道他的儿子是否会回来,泰斯拉却说不管发生了什么都是好事,所以使用but表示转折,故答案是but。 (4)句意:他感谢了村民们,然然后礼貌地说:“不管发生了什么,发生的都是好事。”polite修饰动词said,因此使用副词politely,故答案是politely。
(5)句意:然而,之后,太势力的儿子摔断了腿。摔断的不可能是两条腿,应该是一条腿,因此使用单数形式,故答案是leg。
(6)句意:村民在一次来看忘了他,他再一次感谢了他们。they做thank的宾语,应使用宾格人称代词,故答案是them。
(7)句意:一些村名听到后感到很吃惊。听到是吃惊的原因,应使用动词不定式做状语,故答案是to hear。
(8)句意:几天之后,军队来到村里,强迫年轻人参军。根据the army可知是强迫参军,force sb. to do sth.固定搭配,to已经给出,因此使用动词原形,故答案是join。 (9)句意:当他们发现他的儿子有一条断腿的时候,他们就把他留下了。break修饰leg,因此使用过去分词,故答案是broken。
(10)句意:村民再次来祝她好运。good修饰luck,没有任何比较,所以使用原级,故答案是good。
【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力,答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意,然后细读文章,字斟句酌逐一作答,注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍,检查验证。
8.阅读下面短文,根据文章大意用所给单词的适当形式填空(未提供单词的,限填一词),使文章意思完整、正确。
There are problems between teenagers and adults. Lack of________ (communicate)is one of them. As for teenagers, it can often be quite difficult to talk to our parents. It seems our parents are always telling us to study. We feel that our parents hardly understand us, so we tend to either talk to our friends________just keep quiet about our problems. We often fail________(see) that our parents care about us. This is a shame because we can actually learn a lot from________(they) experiences. We should not forget that our parents used to be teenagers too. They once________(face) many of the same problems and________(difficult).So try to be ________open-minded towards their opinions. Remember that our parents just want the________(good) for us. Take the time to sit down and________(real) talk to them. They might provide you________some useful advice.
【答案】 communication;or;to see;their;faced;difficulties;more;best;really;with 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了孩子与父母件怎么沟通太有效。
(1)句意:缺乏交流是问题之一。句中communicate是动词,作介词of的宾语,要用名词形式,communication交流,抽象名词 ,故填 communication。
(2)句意: 是我们要么和朋友交谈,要么就对我们的问题保持沉默,either…or…要么……要么……,固定搭配,故填or。
(3)句意: 我们总是看不到父母对我们的关心。fail to do sth,不能成功地做某事,故此处是不定式 ,故填to see。
(4)句意: 这很遗憾,因为我们事实上可以从他们的经历中学到很多东西。修饰名词experiences,要用形容词性物主代词their ,they是主格,故填their。
(5)句意: 他们曾经也遇到过相同的问题和困难。描述过去要用一般过去时态 ,故填faced。
(6)句意:他们曾经也遇到过相同的问题和困难。 句中and连接并列结构,difficult要和前面的problems保持一致,用difficulties表达各种各样的困难,故填difficulties。 (7)句意: 我们要努力用更开放的思维对待父母的观点。be系动词后是形容词,此处暗含比较,故用比较级,复合形容词 open-minded前加more是比较级,故填more。 (8)句意: 父母总想把最好的给我们。the定冠词是最高级的标志,good的最高级是
best,故填best。
(9)句意:花点时间坐下来和他们交谈。副词修饰动词talk,real是形容词,副词是really,故填really。
(10)句意:他们可能会给你提供一些有用的建议。 provide sb with sth,固定搭配,提供某人某物 ,故填with。
【点评】考查语法填空,注意谓语的时态,词性,连词,比较级搭配等多种用法。
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.\________ (write) several reports on French food waste.\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:法国政府制定了一项法律。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