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专题-J853语法填空 初中英语八年级下册 题型特训
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
学校:___________姓名:___________班级:___________考号:___________
一、 初阶练手
Passage 1 - 5
二、 进阶练习
Passage 6 -10
三、 高阶提升
Passage 11-15
阅读下面短文,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。
一、 初阶练手
Passage 1
Jason Glen is 1 12-year-old boy from Riverside High School. On the 2 (one) day of school, something terrible happened. Jason Glen and 3 (he) family lost everything in a big house fire. It was a very hard time 4 them. When Jason’s classmates 5 (hear) the bad news, they all came 6 (help) them. Many students 7 (bring) clothes and food from their homes. The school raised money for them. Jason said to his 8 (friend), “Thank you, my dear classmates and teachers. My family and I will never 9 (forget) this.”
It is important to help others. When people help each other, it 10 (make) the world a nicer place.
Passage 2
Last Sunday, my friends and I went to have a picnic beside the river. We had a 1 (discuss) about our future. Tony said he wanted to be a 2 (paint). Suddenly, we heard someone 3 (shout) for help. We 4 (rush) there quickly. We saw that a boy 5 (fall) into the river, but none of us could swim. We called the police. Five minutes 6 (late), they arrived. I looked at my watch and it was just 7 quarter past nine. They jumped into the river and looked for the boy everywhere. They tried to save 8 . 9 (final), the boy was brought out of the river. He was so tired that he couldn’t open his eyes. 10 the help of the policemen, the boy was sent to the hospital.
Passage 3
David is twelve 1 (year) old. He is 2 Grade Seven this year. He likes 3 (do) sports and watching soccer games. He often 4 (go) to watch some soccer games.
Now David 5 (eat) lunch. He is very happy 6 there will be a soccer game on TV at 3: 00 this afternoon. He wants to watch 7 very much. But he has classes this afternoon. Then he 8 (have) a good idea.
“Hello, Mrs. Wang!” David says to his teacher on the phone. “David is ill. He wants to ask for half a day off.”
“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that,” says Mrs. Wang. “And 9 is that? ”
“This is 10 (I) father, Mrs. Wang.”
Passage 4
March 5, 2022
Today is the 1 (five) day of the new term. It was raining when I was 2 the way home after school. 3 (luck), I took my umbrella with me. When I passed a corner near my house, I saw 4 grandfather. He was carrying an umbrella and a basket of apples. Suddenly, I 5 (hear) a cry, “Help!” Then I saw the grandpa was 6 (fall) down and the apples were dropping on the ground. I helped 7 (he) stand up right away, and picked up the apples into the basket. After that, I sent the grandpa to his house. When we arrived at his home, my 8 (foot) were both wet in the rain. He said “Many thanks to you! You are such a 9 (help) boy!” I was very happy 10 I helped someone in need.
Passage 5
I spent my summer vacation 1 my parents last year. We 2 (climb) the mountain. It was a little cold on the mountain. 3 (lucky), we took our clothes with us.
We had lunch on the top of the mountain. When we finished 4 (eat) food, it was two o’clock. At that time, we found a small animal in the tree, 5 we didn’t know its name. My parents were 6 (interest) in it.
When going down the mountain, we relaxed and 7 (feel) very happy. We had a party at bottom of the mountain. My parents made a fire 8 (keep) us warm. I played 9 guitar, and then we danced and took a lot of 10 (photo).
We really had so much fun there. We hope we can go there again one day.
二、 进阶练习
Passage 6
Did you hear of any 1 (story)about UFO? Last night, my friend Jim who lives in the countryside 2 (tell)me an unusual experience about himself. It was really 3 (surprise).
Once he was in his bedroom and saw a UFO landing in the forest not far 4 his house, so he put on his clothes and went into the forest to see 5 . Five minutes later, while he was walking through the woods, he felt someone follow him. He stopped walking and stood in 6 (silent). Suddenly he turned around 7 saw nobody. Relaxed, he turned back again—an alien was suddenly 8 (stand)there with him face to face. Then he was frightened and ran home as 9 (quick)as he could. He said that was his 10 unusual experience he had.
Passage 7
In ancient China, during the late Qin Dynasty, there was a powerful leader named Xiang Yu. He had a small group of soldiers, but they were going to fight a much 1 (big) army from the Qin Dynasty. Xiang Yu wanted to encourage his soldiers, 2 he came up with a special plan.
Before they went to fight, Xiang Yu ordered the soldiers 3 (break) all their cooking pots and sink their boats in the river. By 4 (do) this, they ensured that they could no longer make food or go back home. They had to win 5 fight, or they would be in big trouble. The soldiers 6 (understand) that they had no choice but to fight hard. They were very brave and didn’t give 7 . Because they fought so 8 (brave), Xiang Yu’s small army finally won the battle against the Qin army.
If Xiang Yu hadn’t thought of this strategy, the soldiers might not have found the courage to fight so fiercely. This story shows that when people believe in 9 (them), they can do amazing things, even when they face tough (严峻的) 10 (challenge). It’s a great example of how being determined (坚决的) can help you win, even when it seems like you might lose.
Passage 8
It was my 1 (twenty) birthday yesterday. I had a party with my friends. Now let me tell you something interesting that happened at 2 party.
My best friend Li Ming came together with his 3 (India) friend. I said, “Welcome to my party, my new friend” and I asked him 4 English, “Can you speak Chinese?” He 5 (nod) his head. Then I said, “xi wang ni wan de kai xin.” 6 he didn’t seem to understand me. Just then Li Ming came up and said, “He in fact means that he doesn’t understand Chinese.” I felt really surprised. Does it mean “no” to nod one’s head in India?
After that, I began to use English to talk with him. But I had some difficulty in understanding him because his 7 (pronounce) was quite different from that of American English.
From the talk, I got to know that he once worked in many 8 (factory). I knew that too much pollution was caused by them. He hoped he could do something for that. So he came to China to learn how to make them cause the 9 (little) pollution. I expressed my best wishes and said “You are sure to 10 (success) in doing that.”
Now I have one more friend who comes from our neighbor country—India.
Passage 9
1 9:00 a.m. yesterday, bus No. 26 was going along Zhonghua Road 2 the driver saw an old man lying on the side of the road. A woman next to him was shouting for help.
The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping, 3 (stop) the bus without 4 (think) twice. He got off and asked the woman what happened. She said that the man had a heart problem and 5 (go) to the hospital. Mr. Wang knew he had to act 6 (quick). He told the passengers that he must take the man to the hospital. He expected most or all of the passengers to get off and wait for the next bus. But 7 his surprise, they all agreed to go with him. Some passengers helped Mr. Wang to move the man onto the bus.
8 (thank) to Mr. Wang and the passengers, the man was saved by the doctors in time. “It’s sad that many people don’t want to help others because they don’t want 9 (some) trouble,” says one passenger. “But the driver didn’t think about himself. He only 10 (think) about saving a life.”
Passage 10
In fact, before and during the Qin and Han dynasties, most people ate two meals 1 day. They didn’t have enough food 2 farming was still a bit undeveloped at this time. 3 (usual), people had breakfast between 7 am 4 9 am. Another meal was eaten in the afternoon. Their breakfast, as their main meal, was 5 (rich) than their afternoon meal.
Three meals a day became common during the Sui and Tang dynasties as agriculture developed. At that time, lunch replaced breakfast as the main meal of the day. The word “lunch” often appeared in poems. For example, Tang Dynasty 6 (poem) Bai Juyi and Jia Dao both wrote about lunch in their poems.
In the past, the number of 7 (meal) someone ate largely depended on 8 (they) financial situation, social status (社会地位) and customs. For example, during the Han Dynasty, emperors 9 (enjoy) four meals a day. During the Qing Dynasty, emperors had only two meals a day. This was the custom of the Manchu ethnic group ( 满族), which the emperors 10 (be) members of.
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Passage 11
In ancient China, the Kingdom of Zhao owned a beautiful jade called the Jade of He. It was so beautiful that the King of Qin promised 1 (give) away 15 cities in exchange for it. But the King of Zhao was a little 2 (worry) because he was afraid that the King of Qin might play 3 (trick) on him. He had no choice but to ask Lin Xiangru, 4 intelligent man, for help. To the king’s joy, Lin Xiangru thought 5 a good idea very soon. And then the king sent 6 (he) to the Kingdom of Qin.
Holding the jade, the King of Qin only praised its beauty without 7 (mention) the 15 cities. Lin soon realized it was a trick, so he made an excuse, took back the jade and said 8 (angry) to the King of Qin, “We 9 (show) our respect already by sending the jade here. However, you said nothing about the 15 cities. 10 you show your respect to us, I will break it into pieces here and now.” Finally, Lin not only won respect from the king but also kept the jade safe.
From the story, we can learn that what makes us win is not the swords in our hands but the wisdom in our minds.
Passage 12
Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Other people think it is terrible.
One man thinks that 1 (work) on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr. Coates worked in an office in Brighton, England. One Saturday, he went 2 the office to do some work. When he got in the lift to go home, it 3 (stop) between floors. Mr. Coates could not get out of the lift. He was stuck! He did not have a mobile phone 4 him, so he started to shout. However, no one heard 5 (he). Then Mr. Coates remembered that Monday was a holiday. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday!
There 6 (be) nothing for Mr. Coates to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and 7 (find) him. With nothing to eat 8 (and) drink, Mr. Coates ended up sleeping for most of the time.
Early 9 Tuesday morning, the president of the company came into the building and found the lift was not working. When someone finally opened the lift, Mr. Coates came out and he felt cold, weak and tired. He had been in 10 (dangerous) for sixty-two hours!
Passage 13
Do you judge people by their appearance?
This week I was talking to some guys at Planet Fitness, 1 told me about their boss’ experience of buying a new car. The salesmen didn’t know that this man had a lot of money. It was because he often dressed 2 (he) in worn-out clothes, just like a homeless man on the street. When the boss arrived at the first shop, the salesmen 3 (total) ignored him and treated him like he wasn’t worth their time. He 4 (leave) the shop with a smile on his face. Later that day, he walked into another shop, 5 (wear) the same clothes as usual. The salesmen greeted him with kindness and respect. Then this man paid almost 20 million dollars 6 a new car!
There is a Bible text that tells us how 7 (treat) people that you learn little about. It says, “Don’t forget to show warmth to strangers, because anyone who does it may entertain angels 8 realizing it!” Don’t judge 9 book by its cover! The boss was not an angel, 10 you never know who just might be.
Passage 14
Nowadays, many people leave the countryside to search for work in the cities. But some people still live in their hometowns. Mr. Zhang is among them. He 1 (live) in his village since last century. He is working in a car factory close to a railway station. As a worker, Mr. Zhang is a hard-working man and always encourages others to work 2 (hard).
Last week, Mr. Zhang held 3 yard sale. He cleared out many old things from his bedroom, such as soft 4 (toy), a scarf, a bread maker, a board game and many old things he owned. To be honest, Mr. Zhang felt sad to part 5 certain old things. He regarded them 6 his favorite. He thought they could give him some sweet 7 (memory), especially his childhood. So he checked them out again and again before 8 (sell).
According to him, his home is not far from a junior high school. It’s a shame that he couldn’t read or count because he had no money 9 (go) to school when he was young. So he 10 (consider) holding the yard sale and he wants to give away all the money to the school. He wants to help others to achieve their dreams.
What a kind man he is!
Passage 15
Someone telephoned me today asking if it would be convenient for me to bring food to a family in need. The mother was having a serious 1 (operate) and would be lying down for several weeks. Of course, I replied with a quick “Yes!”. 2 I planned the meal in my head, I 3 (think) of the past years when I had been asked to prepare food. I have done it 4 (much) times with a very open heart.
But the amazing thing is that I have received double over the course of my life. When I was ill, the women of the church again stepped in 5 (help). They prepared babysitting for my younger daughter and brought love dinners to our house. How we depended 6 these dinners to feed my husband and young daughter!
Food is all about comfort. 7 feeds our bodies, but it can also feed our souls(心灵). When you hear people talking about their favorite holidays, it is usually about their feelings 8 (connect) with sharing food. I know I’ll have more 9 (chance) in my lifetime to prepare food for others. It is 10 (true) a gift I want to prepare and send to someone in need.
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Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
学校:___________姓名:___________班级:___________考号:___________
一、 初阶练手
Passage 1 - 5
二、 进阶练习
Passage 6 -10
三、 高阶提升
Passage 11-15
阅读下面短文,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。
一、 初阶练手
Passage 1
Jason Glen is 1 12-year-old boy from Riverside High School. On the 2 (one) day of school, something terrible happened. Jason Glen and 3 (he) family lost everything in a big house fire. It was a very hard time 4 them. When Jason’s classmates 5 (hear) the bad news, they all came 6 (help) them. Many students 7 (bring) clothes and food from their homes. The school raised money for them. Jason said to his 8 (friend), “Thank you, my dear classmates and teachers. My family and I will never 9 (forget) this.”
It is important to help others. When people help each other, it 10 (make) the world a nicer place.
【答案】
1.a 2.first 3.his 4.for 5.heard 6.to help 7.brought 8.friends 9.forget 10. makes
【分析】本文主要讲述了一位12岁的男孩Jason在开学第一天,家里着火一切东西都没有了,当同学听到了这个消息,他们都来帮助他,给他筹集款项,送衣服和食物,这个故事告诉我们:当人们互相帮助时,世界会变得更美好。
1. 句意:Jason Glen是一位来自河滨高中的12岁男孩。此处表示“一位12岁的男孩”,表泛指,12对应的英文是twelve,是以辅音音素开头的单词,故填a。
2.句意:开学的第一天,发生了一件可怕的事情。定冠词the后接序数词,表示“开学的第一天”,故填first。
3.句意:Jason Glen和他的家人在一场大火中失去了一切。此空修饰名词family,要用形容词性物主代词,故填his。
4.句意:那对他们来说是一段非常艰难的时期。根据“It was a very hard time…them”可知,对于他们来说是很艰难的时期,for“对于”,故填for。
5.句意:当Jason的同学听到这个坏消息时,他们都来帮助他们。根据“came”可知,句子是一般过去时,动词用过去式,故填heard。
6.句意:当Jason的同学听到这个坏消息时,他们都来帮助他们。根据“they all came…them”可知,来的目的是为了帮助他们,用动词不定式表目的,故填to help。
7.句意:许多学生从家里带了衣服和食物。此处是描述过去发生的事情,句子是一般过去时,动词用过去式,故填brought。
8.句意:Jason对他的朋友说。根据“my dear classmates and teachers”可知,不止一个朋友,故此空应填名词的复数形式,故填friends。
9.句意:我和我的家人永远不会忘记这一切。will后接动词原形,故填forget。
10. 句意:当人们互相帮助时,世界会变得更美好。根据“help”可知,句子是一般现在时,主语it是第三人称,动词用三单形式,故填makes。
Passage 2
Last Sunday, my friends and I went to have a picnic beside the river. We had a 1 (discuss) about our future. Tony said he wanted to be a 2 (paint). Suddenly, we heard someone 3 (shout) for help. We 4 (rush) there quickly. We saw that a boy 5 (fall) into the river, but none of us could swim. We called the police. Five minutes 6 (late), they arrived. I looked at my watch and it was just 7 quarter past nine. They jumped into the river and looked for the boy everywhere. They tried to save 8 . 9 (final), the boy was brought out of the river. He was so tired that he couldn’t open his eyes. 10 the help of the policemen, the boy was sent to the hospital.
【答案】
1. discussion 2.painter 3.shouting 4.rushed 5.fell 6.later 7.a 8.him 9.Finally 10. With
【导语】本文讲述了作者和朋友们野餐时发生的事情。
1. 句意:我们讨论了我们的未来。have a discussion about“进行关于……的讨论”,固定短语。故填discussion。
2.句意:托尼说他想成为一名画家。根据“ Tony said he wanted to be a...”及所给词可知,应是想成为画家,painter“画家”,故填painter。
3.句意:突然,我们听到有人喊救命。hear sb doing sth“听见某人正在做某事”,强调“喊”的动作正在进行,所以空处用shout的现在分词形式shouting。故填shouting。
4.句意:我们迅速赶到那里。本文描述的是过去发生的事情,所以用一般过去时,此处用rush的过去式rushed。故填rushed。
5.句意:我们看见一个男孩掉进了河里,但我们谁也不会游泳。由“saw ”可知,从句时态也用一般过去时,空处用fall的过去式fell。故填fell。
6.句意:五分钟后,他们到了。根据句意和所给词可知,此处指“五分钟后”,later“以后”,故填later。
7.句意:我看了看表,正好是九点一刻。a quarter “一刻钟”,固定表达,故填a。
8.句意:他们试图救他。根据“They jumped into the river and looked for the boy everywhere.”可知,是试图救那个男孩,此处用人称代词宾格him指代,在句中作宾语。故填him。
9.句意:最后,那男孩被人从河里救了出来。分子句子可知,空处应填副词作状语,final的副词形式是finally,故填Finally。
10. 句意:在警察的帮助下,男孩被送到了医院。with the help of sb“在某人的帮助下”,固定搭配。故填With。
Passage 3
David is twelve 1 (year) old. He is 2 Grade Seven this year. He likes 3 (do) sports and watching soccer games. He often 4 (go) to watch some soccer games.
Now David 5 (eat) lunch. He is very happy 6 there will be a soccer game on TV at 3: 00 this afternoon. He wants to watch 7 very much. But he has classes this afternoon. Then he 8 (have) a good idea.
“Hello, Mrs. Wang!” David says to his teacher on the phone. “David is ill. He wants to ask for half a day off.”
“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that,” says Mrs. Wang. “And 9 is that? ”
“This is 10 (I) father, Mrs. Wang.”
【答案】
1. years 2.in 3.doing 4.goes 5.is eating 6.because 7.it 8.has 9.who 10. my
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,大卫想要看足球比赛,但是下午有课,所以他假装自己是自己的爸爸打电话跟王老师请假。
1. 句意:大卫十二岁。空前有“twelve”修饰,应使用名词复数形式,故填years。
2.句意:他今年上七年级。根据“Grade Seven”可知,在某年级前用介词in,故填in。
3.句意:他喜欢做运动和看足球比赛。like doing sth.“喜欢做某事”,用动名词作宾语,故填doing。
4.句意:他经常去看一些足球比赛。根据“often”可知,本句时态是一般现在时,主语是He,动词用三单形式,故填goes。
5.句意:现在大卫在吃午饭。根据“Now”可知,此处强调动作正在发生,用现在进行时,主语是David,be动词应用is,故填is eating。
6.句意:他很高兴,因为今天下午三点电视上有一场足球比赛。“there is a soccer game on TV at 3:00 this afternoon”是“He is very happy ”的原因,用because引导原因状语从句,故填because。
7.句意:他非常想看。此处特指前句中的“a soccer game”,用it代替,故填it。
8.句意:然而他有个好主意。此处陈述事实应用一般现在时,主语是he,动词用三单形式,故填has。
9.句意:您是哪位?根据后文“This is…father”可知,此处询问“是谁”,用疑问词who,故填who。
10. 句意:这是我爸爸,王老师。此处作定语修饰father,用形容词性物主代词形式,故填my。
Passage 4
March 5, 2022
Today is the 1 (five) day of the new term. It was raining when I was 2 the way home after school. 3 (luck), I took my umbrella with me. When I passed a corner near my house, I saw 4 grandfather. He was carrying an umbrella and a basket of apples. Suddenly, I 5 (hear) a cry, “Help!” Then I saw the grandpa was 6 (fall) down and the apples were dropping on the ground. I helped 7 (he) stand up right away, and picked up the apples into the basket. After that, I sent the grandpa to his house. When we arrived at his home, my 8 (foot) were both wet in the rain. He said “Many thanks to you! You are such a 9 (help) boy!” I was very happy 10 I helped someone in need.
【答案】
1. fifth 2.on 3.Luckily 4.a 5.heard 6.falling 7.him 8.feet 9.helpful 10. because
【导语】本文是一篇日记,记录了作者放学路上助人为乐的一件事。
1. 句意:今天是新学期的第五天。此处表示“新学期的第五天”,用序数词表示顺序,基数词five的序数词形式为fifth,意为“第五”,故填fifth。
2.句意:放学回家的路上,天在下雨。on the way home为固定搭配,意为“在回家的路上”,故填on。
3.句意:幸运的是,我带了伞。根据句子结构,空格处应填入副词修饰整个句子。形容词lucky的副词形式为luckily,且位于句首首字母应大写,故填Luckily。
4.句意:当我经过我家附近的一个拐角处时,我看见了一位老爷爷。根据句子结构,空格处应填入不定冠词,表泛指,空格后名词grandfather以辅音音素开头,故应用不定冠词a。故填a。
5.句意:突然,我听到一声喊叫:“救命啊!”根据句子结构,空格处应填入谓语,且叙述已经发生过的事时用一般过去时,故动词hear应用过去式,故填heard。
6.句意:后来我看到爷爷摔倒了,苹果掉在地上。空格前为was,故动词fall应用现在分词形式,构成过去进行时结构,故填falling。
7.句意:我马上帮他站了起来。动词helped后接人称代词宾格him作宾语,故填him。
8.句意:我的脚都被雨淋湿了。根据“were”可知,此空应填foot的复数形式feet,故填feet。
9.句意:你真是个乐于助人的孩子!根据句子结构,空格处应填入形容词作定语,修饰名词boy。动词help可转换为形容词helpful,意为“乐于助人的”,故填helpful。
10. 句意:我很高兴,因为我帮助了需要帮助的人。“帮助了别人”是我高兴的原因,用because引导原因状语从句,故填because。
Passage 5
I spent my summer vacation 1 my parents last year. We 2 (climb) the mountain. It was a little cold on the mountain. 3 (lucky), we took our clothes with us.
We had lunch on the top of the mountain. When we finished 4 (eat) food, it was two o’clock. At that time, we found a small animal in the tree, 5 we didn’t know its name. My parents were 6 (interest) in it.
When going down the mountain, we relaxed and 7 (feel) very happy. We had a party at bottom of the mountain. My parents made a fire 8 (keep) us warm. I played 9 guitar, and then we danced and took a lot of 10 (photo).
We really had so much fun there. We hope we can go there again one day.
【答案】
1. with 2.climbed 3.Luckily 4.eating 5.but 6.interested 7.felt 8.to keep 9.the 10. photos
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,主要介绍了作者和父母去年一起过暑假的情况。
1. 句意:去年,我和我父母一起过暑假。根据“I spent my summer vacation…my parents last year.”可知,此处需要介词;with表示“和……一起”,符合题意。故填with。
2.句意:我们爬山。根据“last year”可知,本文叙述的是过去的事情,要用一般过去时;climb的过去式为climbed。故填climbed。
3.句意:幸运的是,我们随身带了衣服。结合所给提示词lucky和逗号可知,此处表示“幸运地”,要用lucky的副词形式,且首字母大写。故填Luckily。
4.句意:当我们吃完东西,已经是下午两点钟。finish doing sth.表示“做完某事”,此处要用eat的动名词形式作宾语。故填eating。
5.句意:我们发现树上有一个小动物,但我们不知道它的名字。根据“we found a small animal in the tree”与“we didn’t know its name.”可知,前后句表示转折关系,要用but来连接。故填but。
6.句意:我父母对它很感兴趣。根据“My parents were…in it. ”和提示词interest可知,此处考查短语be interested in,表示“对……感兴趣”。故填interested。
7.句意:下山的时候,我们很放松,而且感到非常高兴。根据空前的“we relaxed”可知,叙述过去发生的事情;and表示并列关系,连接两部分形式要一致,故此处要用feel的过去式felt。故填felt。
8.句意:父母生火让我们保持温暖。根据“My parents made a fire…us warm.”可知,此处考查不定式作目的状语。故填to keep。
9.句意:我弹吉他。根据“guitar”是乐器名词,乐器名词前要用定冠词the;play the guitar表示“弹吉他”。故填the。
10. 句意:我们跳舞并拍了很多照片。根据“a lot of”可知,后接可数名词复数形式;photo的复数为photos。故填photos。
二、 进阶练习
Passage 6
Did you hear of any 1 (story)about UFO? Last night, my friend Jim who lives in the countryside 2 (tell)me an unusual experience about himself. It was really 3 (surprise).
Once he was in his bedroom and saw a UFO landing in the forest not far 4 his house, so he put on his clothes and went into the forest to see 5 . Five minutes later, while he was walking through the woods, he felt someone follow him. He stopped walking and stood in 6 (silent). Suddenly he turned around 7 saw nobody. Relaxed, he turned back again—an alien was suddenly 8 (stand)there with him face to face. Then he was frightened and ran home as 9 (quick)as he could. He said that was his 10 unusual experience he had.
【答案】
1. stories 2.told 3.surprising 4.from 5.it 6.silence 7.but 8.standing 9.quickly 10. most
【分析】本文主要介绍了作者的朋友Jim跟他讲述,昨晚遇见外星人的一个非常寻常的经历。
1. 句意:你听说过有关不明飞行物的故事吗?story是可数名词,此空应填名词的复数形式,故填stories。
2.句意:昨晚,我住在乡下的朋友吉姆告诉我关于他自己的一个不寻常的经历。根据“Last night”可知,句子是一般过去时,动词用过去式,故填told。
3.句意:这真的很令人惊讶。此空在句中作表语,且主语it指物,用以ing为结尾的形容词,故填surprising。
4.句意:有一次,他在卧室里看到一个不明飞行物在离他家不远的森林里降落。固定搭配:far from“离……很远”,故填from。
5.句意:于是他穿上衣服,走进森林去看它。此空指代上文提到的a UFO,同类又同物用it指代,故填it。
6.句意:他停下脚步,默默地站着。固定搭配:in silence“默默地”,故填silence。
7.句意:突然他转过身来,但没看见一个人。“he turned around”与“saw nobody”是转折关系,故填but。
8.句意:一个外星人突然面对面地站在那里。was与现在分词构成过去进行时结构,故填standing。
9.句意:然后,他吓坏了,以最快的速度跑回家。as…as“如……一样”,中间接形容词或副词原级,此空修饰动词ran,要用副词原级,故填quickly。
10. 句意:他说那是他最不寻常的经历。根据“He said that was his… unusual experience he had”可知,这是他有过的最不寻常的经历,要用最高级,unusual的最高级是most unusual,故填most。
Passage 7
In ancient China, during the late Qin Dynasty, there was a powerful leader named Xiang Yu. He had a small group of soldiers, but they were going to fight a much 1 (big) army from the Qin Dynasty. Xiang Yu wanted to encourage his soldiers, 2 he came up with a special plan.
Before they went to fight, Xiang Yu ordered the soldiers 3 (break) all their cooking pots and sink their boats in the river. By 4 (do) this, they ensured that they could no longer make food or go back home. They had to win 5 fight, or they would be in big trouble. The soldiers 6 (understand) that they had no choice but to fight hard. They were very brave and didn’t give 7 . Because they fought so 8 (brave), Xiang Yu’s small army finally won the battle against the Qin army.
If Xiang Yu hadn’t thought of this strategy, the soldiers might not have found the courage to fight so fiercely. This story shows that when people believe in 9 (them), they can do amazing things, even when they face tough (严峻的) 10 (challenge). It’s a great example of how being determined (坚决的) can help you win, even when it seems like you might lose.
【答案】
1. bigger 2.so 3.to break 4.doing 5.the 6.understood 7.up 8.bravely 9.themselves 10. challenges
【导语】本文主要介绍了项羽带领士兵破釜沉舟的故事。
1. 句意:他有一小群士兵,但他们要与秦朝更大的军队作战。空处位于much后,且修饰名词army,填形容词比较级。big“大的”,形容词,比较级为bigger。故填bigger。
2.句意:项羽想要鼓励他的士兵,于是他想出了一个特别的计划。空处填连词连接前后两句话。根据“Xiang Yu wanted to encourage his soldiers”和“he came up with a special plan.”可知,前后构成因果关系,前因后果。因为想鼓励士兵,所以想出计划。so“所以”,连词。故填so。
3.句意:出征前,项羽命令士兵们把煮饭的锅全部打碎,把船沉入江中。order sb to do sth“命令某人做某事”。空处填动词不定式。break“打碎”,动词,不定式为to break。故填to break。
4.句意:这样做,他们就确保自己不能再做饭或回家了。by doing sth“通过做某事”。空处填动名词形式。do“做”,动词,其动名词形式为doing。故填doing。
5.句意:他们必须赢得这场战斗,否则他们就会有大麻烦。此处特指与秦朝士兵的战斗,空处填定冠词the表特指。故填the。
6.句意:士兵们明白,他们别无选择,只能努力战斗。讲述过去的事情,时态用一般过去时。空处填动词过去式作谓语。understand“理解,明白”,动词,过去式为understood。故填understood。
7.句意:他们非常勇敢,没有放弃。根据“Xiang Yu’s small army finally won the battle against the Qin army”可知,士兵们没有放弃。give up“放弃”。故填up。
8.句意:由于他们英勇作战,项羽的小军队终于在与秦军的战斗中取得了胜利。空处修饰动词fought,填副词作状语。brave“勇敢的”,形容词,其副词为bravely“勇敢地”。故填bravely。
9.句意:这个故事说明,当人们相信自己时,即使面临艰难的挑战,他们也能做出惊人的事情。空处位于in后且指人们自己,用反身代词。them“他们”,宾格,反身代词为themselves“他们自己”。故填themselves。
10. 句意:这个故事显示,当人们相信自己时,即使面临艰难的挑战,他们也能做出惊人的事情。空处位于形容词tough后,填名词。challenge“挑战”,可数名词,前无冠词修饰,此处要用复数形式的challenges。故填challenges。
Passage 8
It was my 1 (twenty) birthday yesterday. I had a party with my friends. Now let me tell you something interesting that happened at 2 party.
My best friend Li Ming came together with his 3 (India) friend. I said, “Welcome to my party, my new friend” and I asked him 4 English, “Can you speak Chinese?” He 5 (nod) his head. Then I said, “xi wang ni wan de kai xin.” 6 he didn’t seem to understand me. Just then Li Ming came up and said, “He in fact means that he doesn’t understand Chinese.” I felt really surprised. Does it mean “no” to nod one’s head in India?
After that, I began to use English to talk with him. But I had some difficulty in understanding him because his 7 (pronounce) was quite different from that of American English.
From the talk, I got to know that he once worked in many 8 (factory). I knew that too much pollution was caused by them. He hoped he could do something for that. So he came to China to learn how to make them cause the 9 (little) pollution. I expressed my best wishes and said “You are sure to 10 (success) in doing that.”
Now I have one more friend who comes from our neighbor country—India.
【答案】
1. twentieth 2.the 3.Indian 4.in 5.nodded 6.But 7.pronunciation 8.factories 9.least 10. succeed
【导语】本文讲述了作者20岁生日聚会上发生的事情。
1. 句意:昨天是我二十岁生日。根据“birthday”可知,此处表示二十岁生日,用序数词twentieth“第二十”表示顺序。故填twentieth。
2.句意:现在让我告诉你聚会上发生的一些有趣的事情。根据“happened at...party.”可知,此处是特指在聚会上发生的事情,用定冠词the。故填the。
3.句意:我最好的朋友李和他的印度朋友一起来了。空处需用形容词Indian“印度的”修饰其后的名词“friend”。故填Indian。
4.句意:我用英语问他:“你会说中文吗?”固定短语in English“用英语”。故填in。
5.句意:他点点头。根据“Then I said,”可知,本句是一般过去时,动词需用过去式。故填nodded。
6.句意:但他似乎不明白我的意思。空格前后句子句意转折,需用连词but“但是”;句子开头单词首字母需大写。故填But。
7.句意:但是我在理解他的时候有点困难,因为他的发音和美国英语很不一样。空前“his”是形容词性物主代词,其后跟名词形式pronunciation“发音”。故填pronunciation。
8.句意:从谈话中,我知道他曾经在许多工厂工作过。“many”后跟名词复数形式。故填factories。
9.句意:所以他来到中国,学习如何使它们造成的污染最小。空前定冠词“the”后跟形容词最高级least。故填least。
10. 句意:我表达了我最良好的祝愿,并说:“你一定会成功的。” 固定短语succeed in doing sth.“成功做某事”;空前有动词不定式符号“to”,其后跟动词原形。故填succeed。
Passage 9
1 9:00 a.m. yesterday, bus No. 26 was going along Zhonghua Road 2 the driver saw an old man lying on the side of the road. A woman next to him was shouting for help.
The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping, 3 (stop) the bus without 4 (think) twice. He got off and asked the woman what happened. She said that the man had a heart problem and 5 (go) to the hospital. Mr. Wang knew he had to act 6 (quick). He told the passengers that he must take the man to the hospital. He expected most or all of the passengers to get off and wait for the next bus. But 7 his surprise, they all agreed to go with him. Some passengers helped Mr. Wang to move the man onto the bus.
8 (thank) to Mr. Wang and the passengers, the man was saved by the doctors in time. “It’s sad that many people don’t want to help others because they don’t want 9 (some) trouble,” says one passenger. “But the driver didn’t think about himself. He only 10 (think) about saving a life.”
【答案】
1. At 2.when 3.stopped 4.thinking 5.should go 6.quickly 7.to 8.Thanks 9.any 10. thought
【导语】本文讲述了一位年轻的公交车司机抢救一位犯了心脏病的老人的事。
1. 句意:昨天上午9点,26路公交车正沿着中华路行驶,这时司机看到一位老人躺在路边。根据“9:00 a.m.”可知,时间点前用介词at,在句首首字母大写。故填At。
2.句意:昨天上午9点,26路公交车正沿着中华路行驶,这时司机看到一位老人躺在路边。根据“bus No. 26 was going along Zhonghua Road...the driver saw an old man lying on the side of the road.”可知,这是when引导时间状语从句,表示“当……时”。故填when。
3.句意:公交车司机,24岁的王平,毫不犹豫地停了车。根据文章开头“yesterday”可知,是一般过去时,动词填过去式。故填stopped。
4.句意:公交车司机,24岁的王平,毫不犹豫地停了车。根据“without”可知,介词后跟动名词。故填thinking。
5.句意:她说那个老人有心脏问题,应该去医院。根据“had a heart problem and...to the hospital”可知,表示应该去医院,should“应该”,情态动词后跟动词原形。故填should go。
6.句意:王平知道他必须迅速采取行动。根据“he had to act”可知,此处是副词修饰动词。故填quickly。
7.句意:但令他惊讶的是,他们都同意和他一起去。根据“his surprise”可知,此处是固定搭配,to one’s surprise“令某人惊讶的是”。故填to。
8.句意:多亏了王平和乘客,医生及时救了这名男子。根据提示词和空后“to”可知,这是固定搭配,thanks to“多亏,由于”,在句首首字母大写。故填Thanks。
9.句意:可悲的是,许多人不想帮助别人,因为他们不想惹麻烦。根据“they don’t want...trouble”可知,在否定句中填any。故填any。
10. 句意:他只想救一条生命。全文是一般过去时,因此动词填过去式。故填thought。
Passage 10
In fact, before and during the Qin and Han dynasties, most people ate two meals 1 day. They didn’t have enough food 2 farming was still a bit undeveloped at this time. 3 (usual), people had breakfast between 7 am 4 9 am. Another meal was eaten in the afternoon. Their breakfast, as their main meal, was 5 (rich) than their afternoon meal.
Three meals a day became common during the Sui and Tang dynasties as agriculture developed. At that time, lunch replaced breakfast as the main meal of the day. The word “lunch” often appeared in poems. For example, Tang Dynasty 6 (poem) Bai Juyi and Jia Dao both wrote about lunch in their poems.
In the past, the number of 7 (meal) someone ate largely depended on 8 (they) financial situation, social status (社会地位) and customs. For example, during the Han Dynasty, emperors 9 (enjoy) four meals a day. During the Qing Dynasty, emperors had only two meals a day. This was the custom of the Manchu ethnic group ( 满族), which the emperors 10 (be) members of.
【答案】
1. a 2.because 3.Usually 4.and 5.richer 6.poets 7.meals 8.their 9.enjoyed 10. were
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章向我们讲述了在过去中国人一天吃几顿饭的历史发展过程和背后的原因。
1. 句意:事实上,在秦汉之前和期间,大多数人一天吃两顿饭。根据“ate two meals”可知应是一天两顿饭,a day“一天”符合语境,故填a。
2.句意:他们没有足够的食物因为当时的农耕还不够发达。根据“They didn’t have enough food”和“farming was still a bit undeveloped at this time.”可知二者为因果关系,表示前果后因,所以用because引导原因状语从句,故填because。
3.句意:通常情况下,人们在上午7点和9点之间吃早餐。此处应填副词,修饰整个句子,位于句首首字母需要大写,故填Usually。
4.句意:通常情况下,人们在上午7点和9点之间吃早餐。根据“ between 7 am...9 am.”可知,此处考查between...and“在……和……之间”,故填and。
5.句意:他们的早餐作为他们的主餐,比他们的下午餐丰盛。根据“than”可知此处应用形容词比较级,故填richer。
6.句意:例如唐朝诗人白居易和贾岛在他们的诗里都写了午餐。根据“Bai Juyi and Jia Dao”可知此处是说两个诗人,poet“诗人”,可数名词,用其复数形式,故填poets。
7.句意:在过去,某人吃饭的餐数很大程度上取决于他们的经济情况,社会地位和风俗习惯。the number of“……的数量”,后续可数名词复数,故填meals。
8.句意:在过去,某人吃饭的餐数很大程度上取决于他们的经济情况,社会地位和风俗习惯。此处应填形容词性物主代词做定语,故填their。
9.句意:例如,汉朝期间,皇帝一天享用四顿饭。根据“ during the Han Dynasty”可知时态为一般过去时,故填enjoyed。
10. 句意:这是满族的习俗,皇帝是满族成员。根据“This was the custom of the Manchu ethnic group”可知时态为一般过去时,主语emperors为复数,be动词用were。故填were。
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Passage 11
In ancient China, the Kingdom of Zhao owned a beautiful jade called the Jade of He. It was so beautiful that the King of Qin promised 1 (give) away 15 cities in exchange for it. But the King of Zhao was a little 2 (worry) because he was afraid that the King of Qin might play 3 (trick) on him. He had no choice but to ask Lin Xiangru, 4 intelligent man, for help. To the king’s joy, Lin Xiangru thought 5 a good idea very soon. And then the king sent 6 (he) to the Kingdom of Qin.
Holding the jade, the King of Qin only praised its beauty without 7 (mention) the 15 cities. Lin soon realized it was a trick, so he made an excuse, took back the jade and said 8 (angry) to the King of Qin, “We 9 (show) our respect already by sending the jade here. However, you said nothing about the 15 cities. 10 you show your respect to us, I will break it into pieces here and now.” Finally, Lin not only won respect from the king but also kept the jade safe.
From the story, we can learn that what makes us win is not the swords in our hands but the wisdom in our minds.
【答案】
1. to give 2.worried 3.tricks 4.an 5.of 6.him 7.mentioning 8.angrily 9.have shown 10. Unless
【导语】本文主要介绍了蔺相如完璧归赵的故事。
1. 句意:这块玉如此美丽,以至于秦王承诺愿意用十五座城池来交换它。promise to do sth.“承诺做某事”。故填to give。
2.句意:然而,赵王有点担心,因为他害怕秦王可能会对他耍诡计。此处作be动词的表语用形容词,形容人用worried“担心的”。故填worried。
3.句意:然而,赵王有点担心,因为他害怕秦王可能会对他耍诡计。play tricks on“捉弄某人”。故填tricks。
4.句意:他别无选择,只能向一个聪明人蔺相如求助。此处泛指“一个聪明的人”,intelligent以元音音素开头,用不定冠词an。故填an。
5.句意:令国王高兴的是,蔺相如很快就想出了一个好主意。根据“a good idea”可知是想出一个好主意,think of“想出”。故填of。
6.句意:然后国王派他去了秦国。此处作宾语用代词宾格him“他”。故填him。
7.句意:秦王拿着玉,只是赞美它的美丽,却没提十五座城池的事。介词without后加动名词mentioning“提到”。故填mentioning。
8.句意:蔺相如很快意识到这是一个诡计,于是他找了个借口,把玉要了回来,并且生气地对秦王说。此处修饰动词用副词angrily“生气地”。故填angrily。
9.句意:我们已经通过把玉送到这里来表示了我们的敬意。根据“already”可知句子用现在完成时,主语是we,助动词用have。故填have shown。
10. 句意:除非你对我们表示敬意,否则我现在就把它摔得粉碎。前句是后句的否定条件,用unless引导条件状语从句。故填Unless。
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。
Passage 12
Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Other people think it is terrible.
One man thinks that 1 (work) on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr. Coates worked in an office in Brighton, England. One Saturday, he went 2 the office to do some work. When he got in the lift to go home, it 3 (stop) between floors. Mr. Coates could not get out of the lift. He was stuck! He did not have a mobile phone 4 him, so he started to shout. However, no one heard 5 (he). Then Mr. Coates remembered that Monday was a holiday. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday!
There 6 (be) nothing for Mr. Coates to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and 7 (find) him. With nothing to eat 8 (and) drink, Mr. Coates ended up sleeping for most of the time.
Early 9 Tuesday morning, the president of the company came into the building and found the lift was not working. When someone finally opened the lift, Mr. Coates came out and he felt cold, weak and tired. He had been in 10 (dangerous) for sixty-two hours!
【答案】
1. working 2.to 3.stopped 4.with 5.him 6.was 7.found 8.or 9.on 10. danger
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了Graham Coates周末工作回家被卡在电梯里的故事。通过这个故事告诉我们,一些人不喜欢周末工作。
1. 句意:一个人认为周末工作可能很危险。根据空后的“can be dangerous”可知,应该用work“工作”的动名词working作主语,故填working。
2.句意:一个星期六,他去办公室做一些工作。根据空前的“went”和空后的“the office”可知,应该是去办公室,用介词to,故填to。
3.句意:当他进电梯回家时,电梯停在了两层楼之间。根据空前的“When he got in the lift to go home”可知,句子是一般过去时,用stop“停”的过去式stopped,故填stopped。
4.句意:他没有带手机,所以他开始大叫。根据空后的“so he started to shout”可知,应该是他没有带手机,用介词with“和”,故填with。
5.句意:没有人听到他的声音。根据空前的“heard”可知,应该填的是he的宾格him“他”作宾语,故填him。
6.句意:Coates先生没什么能做的。根据时态是一般过去时以及空后的“nothing”可知,应该用be动词的单数形式was,故填was。
7.句意:他不得不等到他的一个同事来上班找到他。根据时态是一般过去时可知,应该用find“发现”的过去式found,故填found。
8.句意:Coates先生没有东西吃,也没有东西喝,大部分时间都在睡觉。根据否定句中用or表示“和”可知,没有吃喝,故填or。
9.句意:周二清晨,公司总裁走进大楼,发现电梯不工作了。根据空后的“Tuesday morning”是具体时间可知,应该用介词on,故填on。
10. 句意:他已经处于危险中六十二个小时了!固定搭配in danger“处于危险之中”,故填danger。
Passage 13
Do you judge people by their appearance?
This week I was talking to some guys at Planet Fitness, 1 told me about their boss’ experience of buying a new car. The salesmen didn’t know that this man had a lot of money. It was because he often dressed 2 (he) in worn-out clothes, just like a homeless man on the street. When the boss arrived at the first shop, the salesmen 3 (total) ignored him and treated him like he wasn’t worth their time. He 4 (leave) the shop with a smile on his face. Later that day, he walked into another shop, 5 (wear) the same clothes as usual. The salesmen greeted him with kindness and respect. Then this man paid almost 20 million dollars 6 a new car!
There is a Bible text that tells us how 7 (treat) people that you learn little about. It says, “Don’t forget to show warmth to strangers, because anyone who does it may entertain angels 8 realizing it!” Don’t judge 9 book by its cover! The boss was not an angel, 10 you never know who just might be.
【答案】
1. who 2.himself 3.totally 4.left 5.wearing 6.for 7.to treat 8.without 9.a 10. but
【分析】本文通过讲述一个健身房老板衣着朴素去两个不同商店买车受到不同待遇的故事告诉我们:不要以貌取人。
1. 句意:这周我在和行星健身房的几个人交谈,他们告诉了我他们老板买新车的经历。此处引导一个非限定性定语从句,关系词指代先行词guys,且在从句中充当主语,应该用who引导,故填who。
2.句意:因为他经常穿着旧衣服,就像街上的流浪汉。dress oneself意为“给某人自己穿衣”,是固定搭配,可知此处填he的反身代词himself,故填himself。
3.句意:当这个老板到第一家店时,销售人员完全忽视了他并且对他的态度就像他根本不值得自己浪费时间。此处修饰其后动词ignored,应该填total的副词形式totally,故填totally。
4.句意:他面带微笑地离开了这家店。此处是叙述过去的事情,谓语动词应该用一般过去时。leave“离开”,是动词,过去时为left,故填left。
5.句意:那天稍晚些时候,他走进了另一家店,穿着和往常一样的衣服。此处动作表伴随,又和逻辑主语之间构成主动关系,应该用现在分词作伴随状语。wear“穿着”,是动词,现在分词形式为wearing,故填wearing。
6.句意:然后这个人为一辆新车付了几乎2千万美元。pay+金钱+for sth.意为“为某物支付……钱”,是固定搭配,故填for。
7.句意:《圣经》中有一章告诉我们应该如何对待自己不了解的人。此处和其前疑问词how构成“疑问词+动词不定式”的结构,treat“对待”,是动词,故填to treat。
8.句意:别忘记向陌生人展示温暖,因为任何这么做的人都有可能在没有意识到的情况下取悦天使。根据语境,可知此处缺介词,without意为“没有”,是介词,符合语境,故填without。
9.句意:不要以貌取人。此处限定其后单数名词book表泛指,应该填不定冠词a,故填a。
10. 句意:这个老板不是天使,但是你不知道谁可能会是。此处表转折之意,应该用并列连词but连接,故填but。
Passage 14
Nowadays, many people leave the countryside to search for work in the cities. But some people still live in their hometowns. Mr. Zhang is among them. He 1 (live) in his village since last century. He is working in a car factory close to a railway station. As a worker, Mr. Zhang is a hard-working man and always encourages others to work 2 (hard).
Last week, Mr. Zhang held 3 yard sale. He cleared out many old things from his bedroom, such as soft 4 (toy), a scarf, a bread maker, a board game and many old things he owned. To be honest, Mr. Zhang felt sad to part 5 certain old things. He regarded them 6 his favorite. He thought they could give him some sweet 7 (memory), especially his childhood. So he checked them out again and again before 8 (sell).
According to him, his home is not far from a junior high school. It’s a shame that he couldn’t read or count because he had no money 9 (go) to school when he was young. So he 10 (consider) holding the yard sale and he wants to give away all the money to the school. He wants to help others to achieve their dreams.
What a kind man he is!
【答案】
1. has lived 2.hard 3.a 4.toys 5.with 6.as 7.memories 8.selling 9.to go 10. considers
【导语】本文讲述了和许多离开农村到城市找工作的人不一样的张先生,一直在自己的小村庄里工作,并在上周举行了一次庭院甩卖,想把拍卖得来的钱捐给学校。
1. 句意:自上个世纪以来,他一直住在他的村子里。根据“since”可知句子是现在完成时,主语是第三人称单数,助动词应用has,故填has lived。
2.句意:作为一名工人,张先生是一个勤奋的人,总是鼓励别人努力工作。hard是副词,表示“努力”,此处是副词修饰动词,故填hard。
3.句意:上周,张先生举办了一场庭院甩卖。此处是泛指一次庭院拍卖,yard是以辅音音素开头,应用a修饰,故填a。
4.句意:他从卧室里清理了许多旧东西,如软玩具,一条围巾,一个面包机,一个棋盘游戏和许多他拥有的旧东西。toy“玩具”,可数名词,此处应用复数表示泛指,故填toys。
5.句意:说实在的,张先生对一些旧物的离别感到很难过。part with“卖掉(贵重物品或难舍之物)”,为固定短语,故填with。
6.句意:他把它们当作自己的最爱。regard sth as“把……视作……”,为固定短语,故填as。
7.句意:他认为它们可以给他一些甜蜜的回忆,尤其是他的童年。memory“回忆”,可数名词,此处被some修饰,应用复数,故填memories。
8.句意:所以他在出售前反复检查。sell“售卖”,是动词,空前before是介词,应用动名词形式,故填selling。
9.句意:遗憾的是,他年轻时因为没钱上学,所以不会读书,也不会数数。根据“he had no money...to school”可知是指他没有上学的钱,此处应用动词不定式作定语,故填to go。
10. 句意:所以他考虑举办庭院甩卖,他想把所有的钱都捐给学校。consider“考虑”,是动词,句子是一般现在时,主语是第三人称单数,动词用三单形式。故填considers。
Passage 15
Someone telephoned me today asking if it would be convenient for me to bring food to a family in need. The mother was having a serious 1 (operate) and would be lying down for several weeks. Of course, I replied with a quick “Yes!”. 2 I planned the meal in my head, I 3 (think) of the past years when I had been asked to prepare food. I have done it 4 (much) times with a very open heart.
But the amazing thing is that I have received double over the course of my life. When I was ill, the women of the church again stepped in 5 (help). They prepared babysitting for my younger daughter and brought love dinners to our house. How we depended 6 these dinners to feed my husband and young daughter!
Food is all about comfort. 7 feeds our bodies, but it can also feed our souls(心灵). When you hear people talking about their favorite holidays, it is usually about their feelings 8 (connect) with sharing food. I know I’ll have more 9 (chance) in my lifetime to prepare food for others. It is 10 (true) a gift I want to prepare and send to someone in need.
【答案】
1. operation 2.As/When 3.thought 4.many 5.to help 6.on 7.It 8.connected 9.chances 10. truly
【分析】本文主要是讲述了作者为有需要的人准备食物的善行义举。
1. 句意:那位母亲正在做一个严重的手术,要躺上几个星期。a修饰名词的单数形式,operate对应的名词是operation“手术”,故填operation。
2.句意:当我在脑子里盘算这顿饭的时候,我想起了过去几年里我被要求准备食物的时光。根据“I planned the meal in my head”及“I …of the past years when I had been asked to prepare food”可知,当我盘算这段饭的时候,想起了过往的事情,用as或when引导时间状语从句,故填As/When。
3.句意:当我在脑子里盘算这顿饭的时候,我想起了过去几年里我被要求准备食物的时光。根据“planned”可知,句子是一般过去时,动词用过去式,故填thought。
4.句意:我已经做过很多次了,而且是敞开心扉的。“times”在此处是可数名词,用many修饰,故填many。
5.句意:当我生病时,教会的妇女们再次伸出援手。根据“the women of the church again stepped in”可知,这些妇女来的目的是为了帮忙,动词不定式表目的,故填to help。
6.句意:我们是如何依赖这些晚餐来养活我的丈夫和小女儿的!depend on“依赖”,固定搭配,故填on。
7.句意:它可以滋养我们的身体,也可以滋养我们的灵魂。根据“but it can also feed our souls”可知,此空用it指代“Food”作主语,位于句首首字母要大写,故填It。
8.句意:当你听到人们谈论他们最喜欢的节日时,通常都是关于分享食物的感受。此处指“关于分享食物的感受”,应用过去分词作后置定语,故填connected。
9.句意:我知道在我的一生中我会有更多的机会为别人准备食物。“chance”表示“机会”,是可数名词,more修饰可数名词的复数形式,故填chances。
10. 句意:这真的是一个礼物,我想准备好送给需要帮助的人。此句不缺少任何成分,故此空应填副词作状语,故填truly。
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