【答案】 students;was designed;What;simply;to travel;them;because/as;But;a;more
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了作者因无法参观南非开普敦大学而向Auntie Em求助。 (1)句意: 芒福德夫人刚刚告诉我,我被选为今年夏天参观南非开普敦大学的学生之一!one of+限定词+名词复数,故填students。
(2)句意: 她说这个项目是为了让一些聪明的青少年体验不同的文化而设立的。design和programme是被动关系,主句是一般过去时,故从句是过去式的被动语态,主语是program么me,单数名词,故助动词是was,故填 was designed。
(3)句意:多好的机会啊!根据 a good chance 可知此处是感叹名词chance,故用what,故填What。
(4)句意: 妈妈和爸爸绝对不会让我走。副词修饰动词let,simply是副词,绝对地,故填simply。
(5)句意: 他们说这对我这个独自旅行的女孩来说很危险。it's+形容词+for sb to do,固定搭配,对某人而言做某事很……,故此处是不定式,故填 to travel。
(6)句意: 我不停地告诉他们,我以前曾独自乘飞机去德克萨斯州看望过你们。tell是动词,其后是宾格做宾语,they的宾格是them,故填them。
(7)句意: 他们不用担心我,因为这次旅行几乎和那次一样。从句是对主句的解释,故表示原因,故填 because/as。
(8)句意: 但是他们就是不听!作者安慰了父母很久,和他们就是不听表示转折故选,故是但是 , 故填But。
(9)句意: 这对我的个人成长将是非常重要的经历。experience是名词,very以辅音音素开头,故此处用不定冠词a,表示泛指 , 故填a。
(10)句意: 如果你能让爸爸妈妈同意我的话,我会更爱你。副词even后是比较级,much的比较级是more , 故填more。
【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。
6.语法填空
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。
7.阅读下面的短文,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。 A wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing ________ (weak) day by day. Since he was unable to look after ________ (him), he decided to hire (雇佣) a nurse to take care ________ him.
One day, the old man interviewed two ________ (nurse)—Anthony and Peter. Anthony was a
handsome young man while Peter looked quite ordinary. The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, \me a very bad account of you. He said you are rude and untrustworthy. Is this correct?\ Peter thought for a minute and said, \be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things.\
The old man was very impressed by Peter's words. At the same time, Anthony came back with ________ cup of tea for the old man.
The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then returned to Anthony and told him. \hearing this, Anthony shouted ________ (angry).
In the end, Peter ________ (choose). Peter looked quite common, but he had impressive inner beauty.
【答案】 weaker;himself;of;nurses;given;If;a;What;angrily;was chosen 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了一个老人在录用护士时,故意挑起对方的矛盾,通过两人截然不同的反应,从而判断谁适合。
(1)句意: 他一天比一天虚弱。weak是形容词,形容词修饰系动词grow,根据day by day可知是比较级weaker,故填 weaker。
(2)句意: 因为他不能照顾自己 ,他决定雇一个护士来照顾他。look after oneself,照顾自己,主语是he,故反身代词是himself,故填 himself。
(3)句意:因为他不能照顾自己 ,他决定雇一个护士来照顾他。take care of,固定搭配,照顾,故填of 。
(4)句意:一天,老人面试两个护士—— Anthony and Peter 。two后是可数名词复习,nurse,是可数名词,故填nurses。
(5)句意: 安东尼对你的评价很差。根据助动词has可知此处是现在完成时,故填过去分词,give的过去分词是given,故填given 。
(6)句意:如果安东尼对我有看法,我一定有什么问题。此处是条件状语从句,故是引导词if,如果,故填If。
(7)句意:同时,安东尼给老人端了杯茶回来。cup是名词单数,以辅音音素开头,故用不定冠词a表示泛指,a cup of,固定搭配,一杯……,故填a。
(8)句意:你对此怎么想?此处是特殊疑问句,think后缺少宾语,故用what提问,故填What。
(9)句意:听到这,安东尼生气地大喊。副词修饰动词shouted,angrily,是副词,生气地,故填angrily。
(10)句意:最后,Peter被录用。根据 Peter looked quite common , 可知时态是一般过去时,choose与主语Peter是被动关系,故用一般过去时的被动语态,主语是第三人称单数,故助动词是was,choose的过去分词是chosen,故填 was chosen 。 【点评】考查语法填空,注意调整词性,时态,主谓一致和名词的数等。
8.阅读下面的短文,用括号内所给词的适当形式填空,必要时可加助动词或情态动词。 Long ago, there was a queen who lived in a palace. She felt bored and said to her advisor (顾
问)\everyone know that I ________ (hold) a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the prize will be this crown (王冠).
Several days ________ (late), lots of people came to the competition and showed
their things. The queen was not satisfied (满意)with what she saw. The advisor suggested, \you ________(look) for cannot be brought for you. You must look for it by ________(you). What about a journey?\
The queen was________ (interesting) in the idea, so she started immediately. As she was on top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and ________ (sudden) something cried in her heart. \
The queen spent one year ________ (travel). She saw beauty on the farm, in the
forest and even in the stars twinkling (闪烁)at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing? She thought it over. All of sudden, she understood beauty was everywhere. She ________ (learn) to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she had seen. As time went by, the queen's crown got smaller and smaller until nothing ________ (leave).
She found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world!
【答案】 beauty;will hold;later;are looking;yourself;interested;suddenly;travelling;should learn;was left
【解析】【分析】文章大意:本文通过很久以前的一个女王的故事,告诉人们如果我们学会享受世界,美是到处都有的。
(1)考查名词。句意:我需要一种不同的美。a kind of+可数名词单数,一种……,后接名词;beautiful,美丽的,形容词,其名词形式,beauty,可数名词。此处要用单数,故答案为beauty。
(2)考查一般将来时。句意:让每个人都知道,我将为世界上最美的事物举行比赛。根据下文And the prize will be this crown (王冠).可知上文要用一般将来时,will+动词原形, 故答案为will hold。
(3)考查副词。句意:几天后,许多人来到比赛现场展示他们的东西。一段时间+later,一段时间之后,later是副词,与一般过去时连用,故答案为later。
(4)考查现在进行时。句意:你找的东西不能给你带来。你必须自己找。根据引号里面的表示那时的现在,正在找的东西,要用现在进行时be+现在分词,主语是you,be要用are,look的现在分词looking,答案为are looking。
(5)考查反身代词。句意:你找的东西不能给你带来。你必须自己找它。by oneself,亲自地,固定短语,作状语。主语you,要用反身代词yourself。故答案为yourself。 (6)考查固定短语。句意:女王对这个主意很感兴趣,所以她马上就开始了。be interested in...,对……感兴趣,固定短语。故答案为interested。
(7)考查副词。句意:她往下看,突然有什么东西在她心里哭了起来。修饰整个句子,要用副词。形容词sudden的副词suddenly,故答案为suddenly。
(8)考查动名词。句意:女王花了一年时间旅行。spend time(in)+doing sth.花费时间做某事,固定搭配。此处doing是动名词,travel的动名词travelling,故答案为travelling。
(9)考查情态动词。句意:她应该学会享受这个世界。根据上文 All of sudden, she understood beauty was everywhere. 可知为下文得到的感悟提供依据,就应该学会享受这个世界。要用情态动词should,其后要接动词原形,故答案为should learn。
(10)考查一般过去时的被动语态。句意:随着时间的推移,女王的王冠越来越小,直到什么都没有留下。根据nothing与leave之间是被动关系,被留下,要用被动语态。由主句谓语动词got,可知要用一般过去时的被动语态,was/were+过去分词,主语nothing,什么没有,不定代词,谓语动词要用单数,要用was,leave的过去分词left,故答案为was left。
【点评】考查语法填空。主要涉及的名词、副词、现在进行时、一般过去时被动语态、固定短语、一般将来时、固定搭配和动名词等。
9.用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空,必要时可加助动词或情态动词。
My seventh grade English teacher was named Mr. Forest. He had dark hair and a bushy(浓密的) beard. All of the student liked him because he picked out really good stories for us________(read) in class. Well, we all liked him until he________ (return) our graded homework.
When he gave back my paper, it looked like it________(cover) in blood. He________ (check) everything and made comments with a red pen .There were so many marks and comments that you couldn't even tell what I had written. Mr. Forest wanted me________(fix) everything. At that time, I was sure Mr. Forest didn't understand anything about being in the seventh grade. Why was he was strict with us? It seemed unfair! When I got older, though, I realized I was getting fewer and fewer of those red marks in my homework. By the time I got to high school, I was already a pretty good writer.
Now I am a teacher and I put red marks of my own on students\their problems. But I do it so that my students can be the best.
________ (learn)is like building a house. If you don't have strong bricks on the bottom, the home________(stand). If Mr. Forest had not been so strict with me with his red pen, I wouldn't be who I am today.
【答案】 to read;returned;was covered;had checked;to fix;Learning;won't stand 【解析】【分析】大意:文章介绍了 Mr. Forest是一个很好的老师,但对我们非常严格,但他的严格使我成为一个很好的老师的故事。
(1)句意:因为他挑非常好的故事给我们在课堂上阅读。固定搭配,for sb. to do sth.给某人做某事。故答案为to read。
(2)句意:我们都很喜欢他,直到他归还我们的分级作业。根据并列谓语liked可知,本句时态为一般过去时。return的过去式为returned,故答案为returned。
(3)句意:它看起来好像被血覆盖了。根据动词looked以及it和cover的动宾关系可知,此处应用一般过去时的被动语态was/were+过去分词。根据主语it可知,be动词应用was,cover的过去分词为covered,故答案为was covered。
(4)句意:他已经检查了所有东西,并用红笔做了评价。根据check检查和 made comments 做评价可知,检查应在做评价之前,made comments为过去时,因此check应用过去完成时had+过去分词。check的过去分词为checked。故答案为had checked。