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Chinese students are surprised to learn that American teenagers are ________(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(guó)家庭和中國(guó)家庭的不同。 (1)句意: 在某些方面,美國(guó)家庭與中國(guó)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(ài),就像中國(guó)家庭一樣。just as引導(dǎo)方式狀語(yǔ)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(yǔ)是動(dòng)詞原形e,可知主語(yǔ)是名詞復(fù)數(shù),different是形容詞,difference是名詞,故填differences。 (4)句意: 許多中國(guó)學(xué)生驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn),美國(guó)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(guó)學(xué)生驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn),美國(guó)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(guó)家庭中,孩子們被鼓勵(lì)在年幼時(shí)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(fù)數(shù),choose是動(dòng)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(jí)的比較范圍,big是形容詞,最高級(jí)前要有the定冠詞,故填the biggest。 (8)句意: 父母和家人會(huì)幫助他們做出選擇,但是孩子自己會(huì)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(guó)人很少在他們長(zhǎng)大后搬回家里。根據(jù) move back into family homes 和they get older 可知此處是時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句,故表示當(dāng)……的時(shí)候,故是連詞when,故填when。 (10)句意: 相反他們更喜歡盡可能長(zhǎng)久地?fù)碛凶约旱纳?。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(diǎn)評(píng)】考查語(yǔ)法填空,注意非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)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(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的要求,在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中詞語(yǔ)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(jī)的作者,在幾十年的職業(yè)生涯中,認(rèn)識(shí)到誠(chéng)實(shí)是最寶貴的品質(zhì)。 (1)句意:我在1913年來(lái)到這個(gè)國(guó)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(yǔ),故填 to earn。 (2)句意:有時(shí)這并不太容易,但我的妻子打理我們的錢,我們有一個(gè)很好的儲(chǔ)蓄,以備不時(shí)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(shí)這并不太容易,但我的妻子打理我們的錢,我們有一個(gè)很好的儲(chǔ)蓄,以備不時(shí)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(shí)這并不太容易,但我的妻子打理我們的錢,我們有一個(gè)很好的儲(chǔ)蓄,以備不時(shí)之需。此處表示目的,for,介詞,為了,故填 for。 (5)句意:但是我認(rèn)為人們錯(cuò)誤的認(rèn)為他們是壞的。 impression是名詞,其前是形容詞做定語(yǔ),根據(jù) Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will6(regard) as honest fellows 可知是錯(cuò)誤的印象,wrong/false是形容詞,錯(cuò)誤的,故填 wrong/false。 (6)句意:他們中的大多數(shù)人將被視為誠(chéng)實(shí)的人。regard與主語(yǔ)most of them是被動(dòng)關(guān)系,根據(jù)助動(dòng)詞will,可知是一般將來(lái)時(shí)的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài),故填 be regarded。 (7)句意:在我開出租車的這些年里,我從來(lái)沒(méi)有遇到過(guò)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(yǔ),even,即使,是副詞,加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣,故填 even。 (8)句意:即使他們偶爾有點(diǎn)倔強(qiáng),我也只是同意他們的意見,然后他們就會(huì)規(guī)規(guī)矩矩地行事。behave oneself,固定搭配, 規(guī)規(guī)矩矩 ,主語(yǔ)是they,故反身代詞是themselves,故填 themselves。 (9)句意:我相信誠(chéng)實(shí)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(gè)很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了,而且我嘗試的時(shí)間越長(zhǎng),它就變得越容易。the+比較級(jí),the+比較級(jí),固定搭配,越……越,故此處是比較級(jí),easy的比較級(jí)是easier,故填 easier。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查語(yǔ)言綜合運(yùn)用能力,注意謂語(yǔ)的語(yǔ)態(tài),非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞,詞性,連詞搭配等多種用法。