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_______(allow) to make many decisions ________ their own, and the parents want their children to leave home at eighteen. In most American families, children are encouraged to make their own ________(choose) at a young age. They start with small choices and gradually larger ones until they graduate from high school. That is when they face ________(big) decision of their lives: what to do next. Parents and family will help with the choice, but the children themselves make the ________(finally) decision. Americans seldom move back into family homes ________ they get older. ________, they prefer to have their own lives for as long as possible. It is important to remember that these are cultural differences, and that Americans see this as part of the culture. 【答案】 the;as;differences;allowed;on;choices;the biggest;final;when;Instead 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了美國家庭和中國家庭的不同。 (1)句意: 在某些方面,美國家庭與中國家庭非常不同,而在其他方面,他們是一樣的。be the same,固定搭配,相同,故填the。 (2)句意: 他們互相支持和愛,就像中國家庭一樣。just as引導方式狀語從句,像……一樣,故填as。 (3)句意:然而又有文化的不同。the定冠詞后是名詞,根據(jù)謂語是動詞原形e,可知主語是名詞復數(shù),different是形容詞,difference是名詞,故填differences。 (4)句意: 許多中國學生驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn),美國青少年允許自己做很多決定,父母希望他們的孩子在18歲離開家。be allowed to do,固定搭配,允許做某事,故填allowed。 (5)句意:許多中國學生驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn),美國青少年允許自己做很多決定,父母希望他們的孩子在18歲離開家。make decisions on sth,固定搭配,做關(guān)于……的決定,故填on。 (6)句意: 在大多數(shù)美國家庭中,孩子們被鼓勵在年幼時做出自己的選擇。their形容詞性物主代詞后是名詞,此處表示泛指用名詞復數(shù),choose是動詞,choice是名詞,故填choices。 (7)句意:那是他們面臨人生最大的決定:下一步該做什么。根據(jù) of their lives 可知是最高級的比較范圍,big是形容詞,最高級前要有the定冠詞,故填the biggest。 (8)句意: 父母和家人會幫助他們做出選擇,但是孩子自己會做出最后的決定。 decision是名詞其前是形容詞,finally是副詞,final是形容詞,故填final。 (9)句意: 美國人很少在他們長大后搬回家里。根據(jù) move back into family homes 和they get older 可知此處是時間狀語從句,故表示當……的時候,故是連詞when,故填when。 (10)句意: 相反他們更喜歡盡可能長久地擁有自己的生活。此處是副詞位于句首, move back into family homes 搬回家和prefer to have their own lives 擁有自己的生活,表示相反的兩種結(jié)果,故填I(lǐng)nstead。 【點評】考查語法填空,注意非謂語動詞,詞性,連詞搭配等多種用法7.閱讀下面短文,根據(jù)語境、音標或所給單詞的提示,在每個空格內(nèi)填入一個適當?shù)脑~,要求所填的詞意義準確,使短文意思完整、行文連貫。 When I was in the middle school, I got into an argument with a boy in my class. The teacher ________(decide) to teach us a very important lesson. She brought us up to the front of the ________[39。kla:sru:m]and placed him on one side of her desk and________on the other. In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could ________(hard)see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. White, he________[39。 a:nsa(r)d] I couldn39。t________[b?39。li?v] he said the object was white, when it was clearly black! Another argument started between my classmate and me, this time about the________of the object. The teacher told me to stand where the boy was standing and told him to e stand where I had been. We changed________(place), and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, White. It was an object with two differently colored sides, and from his viewpoint (視角) it was________. Only from my side it was black. I have always remembered the lesson I learned that day. Sometimes we need to look at the problem from the other ________(person) viewpoint in order to truly understand his/her view. 【答案】 decided;classroom;me;easily;answered;believe;color;places;white;person39。s 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了作者明白的認識道理,我們需要從別人的角度來看待問題,以便真正理解他的觀點。 (1)句意:老師決定給我們上一節(jié)很重要的課。根據(jù) When I was in the middle school可知時態(tài)是一般過去時 , 故填 decided。 (2)句意:她把我們帶到教室前面根據(jù),定冠詞the后是名詞, [39。kla:sru:m] 是classroom,教室,是名詞,故填 classroom。 (3)句意:讓他在桌子的一邊,我在另一邊,在她的桌子中間有一個很大的圓形物體。此處是placed的并列賓語,故用賓格,此處指代作者,故用第一人稱單數(shù),me,是代詞,我,故填me。 (4)句意:我很容易看出它是黑色的。根據(jù) it was black可知這個結(jié)果是很顯然的,故此處是輕松地,副詞修飾動詞,hard,是副詞,困難地,easily,是副詞 , 故填 easily。 (5)句意:“白色,”他回答。描述過去用一般過去時, [39。 a:nsa(r)d]answered,是動詞過去式 ,故填 answered。 (6)句意:我真不敢相信他說那東西是白色的。根據(jù),couldn39。t是情態(tài)動詞,其后是動詞原形, [b?39。li?v] believe,是動詞,相信,故填 believe。 (7)句意:另一個爭論開始于我和我的同學之間,這次是關(guān)于物體的顏色。根據(jù)上下文的白色和黑色可知,是談論顏色,the定冠詞后是名詞,color,是名詞,故填 color。 (8)句意:我們換了地方。此處缺少賓語,故是名詞,表示彼此的位置,是復數(shù),place是名詞,故填 places。 (9)句意:這是一個兩面顏色不同的物體,在他看來是白色的。系動詞is后是形容詞,根據(jù)上文我真不敢相信他說那東西是白色的,可知這個位置看是白色的,white,是形容詞,故填 white。 (10)句意:我一直記得那天的教訓有時我們需要從別人的角度來看待問題,以便真正理解他/她的觀點。viewpoint是名詞,person是名詞,故此處是名詞所有格,故填 person39。s。 【點評】考查語法填空,注意謂語的時態(tài),詞性,所有格,和所給單詞的讀音等多種用法。8.語法填空 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 he39。s________ (actual) from Finland. Everyone dreams of the ing of Santa Claus ________ (bring) him something. Stories ________him spread throughout the centuries including one in which he helped a poor man who couldn39。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 girls39。 stocking ________ (hang) up to dry. I guessed, I thought, Santa Claus was just a mercial business. ________ I learned here today that he was a real man that did great things. ________ he is a legend continued. I39。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:我們都知道,圣誕老人或圣誕老人住在北極,你可能不會意識到他來自芬蘭。每個人都夢想著圣誕老人的到來(給他帶些東西)。關(guān)于圣誕老人故事他流傳了整個世紀,我想,我猜圣誕老人只是一種商業(yè)活動。我今天在這里學到他是一個真正的做了大事的人。他是個傳奇人物。我很驕傲,因為他是個圣人。他幫助了所有的人。現(xiàn)在他每天都在幫助我。 (1)句意:今晚是西方世界大部分地區(qū)的孩子們將等待一個紅白相間的胖子駕著雪橇從煙囪上爬下來送圣誕禮物的夜晚。west作定語修飾world,應使用western,故答案是western。 (2)句意:今晚是西方世界大部分地區(qū)的孩子們將等待一個紅白相間的胖子駕著雪橇從煙囪上爬下來送圣誕禮物的夜晚。red and white是圣誕老人穿的衣服,穿某種顏色的衣服,使用介詞in,故答案是in。 (3)句意:今晚是西方世界大部分地區(qū)的孩子們將等待一個紅白相間的胖子駕著雪橇從煙囪上爬下來送圣誕禮物的夜晚。present可數(shù)名詞,前面沒有冠詞出現(xiàn),因此使用復數(shù)形式,故答案是presents。 (4)句意:我們都知道圣誕老人來自北極,實際上他來自芬蘭。actual修飾動詞is,因此使用副詞形式actually,故答案是actually。 (5)句意:每一個人夢想著圣誕老人的到來,給他帶來禮物。帶來禮物是他們夢想圣誕老人到來的目的,因此使用動詞不定式做目的狀語,故答案是to bring。 (6)句意:關(guān)于他的故事傳了幾個世紀,就包括他幫助了一個買不