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food for the brain. Healthy sleep helps the body and brain grow and develop. People of different ages need different amounts of sleep. It is said that eight hours per night ________ (consider) the average amount of sleep. For students aged 10 to 17, a healthy amount is about eight to nine hours per night. However, last year, the China Youth and Children Research Center ________ (report) that about four ________ (five) of middle school students didn39。t get enough sleep. For some students, they want to sleep early, but they keep ________ (worry) about their schoolwork and can39。t fall ________ (sleep) quickly. A lack (缺乏) of sleep can greatly affect (影響) a person39。s life. Students who don39。t get enough sleep may get poor grades. They cannot pay attention in class or do well in sports. ________ (solve) this kind of problem, scientists advise that students should have ________ (little) schoolwork and more time to sleep. There are some other ways to help people get enough sleep, such as ________ (take) a 20minute nap (午睡) during the day, trying to go to sleep earlier and so on . Good sleeping habits are also ________ (help). For example, try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day, even on weekends and during the day.【答案】 importance;is considered;reported;fifths;worrying/worried;asleep;To solve;less;taking;helpful 【解析】【分析】文章大意:本文是一篇與睡眠有關(guān)的短文,講述了睡眠與健康的關(guān)系,不同年齡的人需要不同的睡眠時間,中國青少年學(xué)生的睡眠現(xiàn)狀以及解決措施等。 (1)句意:每年,世界各地都有一個節(jié)日來慶祝良好健康睡眠的重要性——世界睡眠日。由前面的定冠詞the,可知此處應(yīng)填入一個名詞,important是形容詞“重要的”,與其對應(yīng)的名詞是importance“重要”,故答案填importance。 (2)句意:據(jù)說每晚8小時的睡眠時間被認為是平均睡眠時間。由題干可知主語eight hours與動詞consider之間存在被動關(guān)系,所以應(yīng)用被動語態(tài),文章時態(tài)為一般現(xiàn)在時,時間作主語謂語動詞用單數(shù),所以be動詞用is,consider的過去分詞是considered,故答案填is considered。 (3)句意:然而,去年中國青少年研究中心報道。由last year可知,動詞時態(tài)用一般過去時,report的過去式為reported,故答案填reported。 (4)句意:大約五分之四的中學(xué)生睡眠不足。這里考查分數(shù)的表達方法,在英語中一般用基數(shù)詞表示分數(shù)的分子,用序數(shù)詞表示分數(shù)的分母;當分子大于1時,分母要用復(fù)數(shù)形式,所以五分之四的正確書寫是four fifths,故答案填fifths。 (5)句意:對于一些學(xué)生來說,他們想早點睡覺,但是他們總是擔心他們的學(xué)業(yè)。keep doing +形容詞,都表示“使…處于某種狀態(tài)”,worried,是形容詞,故答案填worrying/worried。 (6)句意:他們不能很快入睡。聯(lián)系上文語境,結(jié)合提示詞可知此處句意為“他們不能很快入睡?!薄叭胨眆all asleep,固定詞組,前面有情態(tài)動詞can39。t,所以這里用動詞原形,故答案填asleep。 (7)句意:為了解決這類問題。這里應(yīng)用動詞不定式表示目的,故答案填To solve。 (8)句意:科學(xué)家建議學(xué)生應(yīng)該少做功課,多睡覺。根據(jù)后面的more time to sleep可知此處應(yīng)表達的是“作更少的功課”,句中暗含比較級,little的比較級為less,故答案填less。 (9)句意:比如白天小睡20分鐘。such as意思是“比如”,as是介詞后接動詞ing形式,故答案填taking。 (10)句意:良好的睡眠習慣也很有幫助。前面有系動詞are,后接形容詞作表語,help“幫助”,動詞,與其對應(yīng)的形容詞是helpful“有幫助的、有益的”,故答案填helpful。 【點評】考查語言綜合運用能力,注意謂語的時態(tài),語態(tài),非謂語動詞,詞性,連詞搭配等多種用法。10.閱讀下面短文,按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求,在空格處填入一個適當?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空。 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. ________ hasn39。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. I39。ve been in the taxicab business for thirtyfive 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】本文講述了作為出租車司機的作者,在幾十年的職業(yè)生涯中,認識到誠實是最寶貴的品質(zhì)。 (1)句意:我在1913年來到這個國家,在參加第一次世界大戰(zhàn)之前,我做了幾份工作,掙了幾美元。不定式做目的狀語,故填 to earn。 (2)句意:有時這并不太容易,但我的妻子打理我們的錢,我們有一個很好的儲蓄,以備不時之需。it 指代上文的 I bought my own cab and have owned one 這件事,故填 It。 (3)句意:有時這并不太容易,但我的妻子打理我們的錢,我們有一個很好的儲蓄,以備不時之需。根據(jù) hasn39。t been too easy at times 和 have a good bit put away 可知此處表示轉(zhuǎn)折,故填 but/yet 。 (4)句意:有時這并不太容易,但我的妻子打理我們的錢,我們有一個很好的儲蓄,以備不時之需。此處表示目的,for,介詞,為了,故填 for。 (5)句意:但是我認為人們錯誤的認為他們是壞的。 impression是名詞,其前是形容詞做定語,根據(jù) Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will6(regard) as honest fellows 可知是錯誤的印象,wrong/false是形容詞,錯誤的,故填 wrong/false。 (6)句意:他們中的大多數(shù)人將被視為誠實的人。regard與主語most of them是被動關(guān)系,根據(jù)助動詞will,可知是一般將來時的被動語態(tài),故填 be regarded。 (7)句意:在我開出租車的這些年里,我從來沒有遇到過公眾的麻煩,即使是酒鬼。根據(jù) I have never had any trouble 可知此處是副詞修飾介詞短語,even,即使,是副詞,加強語氣,故填 even。 (8)句意:即使他們偶爾有點倔強,我也只是同意他們的意見,然后他們就會規(guī)規(guī)矩矩地行事。behave oneself,固定搭配, 規(guī)規(guī)矩矩 ,主語是they,故反身代詞是themselves,故填 themselves。 (9)句意:我相信誠實是最好的禮物之一。 one of 后是名詞復(fù)數(shù),gift是名詞,故填 gifts。 (10)句意:我已經(jīng)嘗試這個很長時間了,而且我嘗試的時間越長,它就變得越容易。the+比較級,the+比較級,固定搭配,越……越,故此處是比較級,easy的比較級是easier,故填 easier。 【點評】考查語言綜合運用能力,注意謂語的語態(tài),非謂語動詞,詞性,連詞搭配等多種用法。