【正文】 struction sand by 2020, Live Science noted.[sins] people need so much sand, they are trying to mine（開采） more of it. But this is bad for the environment. Mining sand may ________ （1）句意：然而，聯(lián)合國說，沙子并不是無限的，我們有可能會用完它們。這里用it來指代上文的沙子（sand是不可數(shù)名詞）。 （2）句意：沙子由非常小的巖石、土壤和礦物質(zhì)組成。故答案為：pieces。根據(jù)副詞修飾動詞可知，此處應(yīng)用形容詞quick的副詞形式quickly修飾動詞use“使用”。 （4）句意：據(jù)英國廣播公司報道，我們每年用大約150億噸沙子建造房屋、道路和其他東西。故答案為：to。由語境和音標(biāo)[si:]提示可知，填：sea。 （6）句意：例如，棕櫚島由阿拉伯聯(lián)合酋長國迪拜的三個大型人工島嶼組成的。故答案為：large。根據(jù)時間狀語In 2010可知，本題的時態(tài)為一般過去時。故答案為：took。根據(jù)固定搭配keep doing sth. 繼續(xù)做某事，可知此處應(yīng)用動名詞做賓語，動詞use的動名詞為using。 （9）句意：由于人們需要這么多沙子，他們正試圖開采更多的沙子。句首單詞首字母要大寫。 （10）句意：開采沙可能會導(dǎo)致海灘消失，在靠近大海的地方會發(fā)生更多的洪水。may是情態(tài)動詞，后跟動詞原形。 【點評】考查語法填空，注意根據(jù)單詞在語境中的詞性進行必要的變形，同時熟記固定搭配和基本句型。 Dear readers, Firefighters help in all kinds of sudden serious and________（danger） events or situations. I saw firefighters carrying people from their flooded homes while________（watch） the news today. Often, they are the first helpers when________accident happens. Some firefighters train to help people and pets that fall into frozen lakes. To prepare for reallife rescue like this one, they must practice putting________ice suits, working with ropes, and using hand signals to municate. If you want to learn more about these________（/bre?v/） men and women, read the articleDanger! Rescue on Thin Ice. ll ________（/dЗэ?un/） me this month in finding a way to thank them. Giving a card, a drawing, or a plate of cookies to your local fire________（/39。 Happy holidays!Your friend,Christine【答案】 though/although；quickly；dangerous；watching；an；on；brave；join；station；heroes 【解析】【分析】（1）句意：我仍然記得它使我的心跳得有多快，盡管那是個小火。 （2）句意：當(dāng)消防員迅速撲滅時，我很高興也很感激。故填 quickly。名詞 events or situations 事件或情況前用形容詞， danger 的形容詞 dangerous ，故填 dangerous 。固定搭配 while doing當(dāng)做某事的時候， watch的現(xiàn)在分詞 watching，故填 watching ?？蓴?shù)名詞單數(shù)前應(yīng)用a/an， a用在輔音讀音開頭的的單詞前，an用在元音讀音開頭的的單詞前；故填an。固定搭配，put on，穿上，故填on。根據(jù)音標(biāo) /bre?v/可知是 brave勇敢的 ，故填 brave 。根據(jù)音標(biāo) /dЗэ?un/ 可知應(yīng)是 join，加入，故填 join 。 根據(jù)音標(biāo)/39。 （10）句意：我們的英雄會感激它的。 【點評】本題考查單詞在語境中的運用，需要根據(jù)單詞在語境中的詞性進行必要的變形，同時熟記固定搭配和基本句型。 Everyone except Anna handed in ________ （they） answer papers. The teacher came to her, Don39。 Most students answered ________ （correct）the Great Green Wall of China, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Leaning Tower of Paris… Finally the teacher ________ （start） reading Anna39。 The girl from a small village reminded them ________ the precious（寶貴）gift in their life, which were true wonders. 【答案】 first；When；down；their；What；things；correctly；started；silent；of 【解析】【分析】文章大意：課上老師讓學(xué)生寫出世界上的八大奇跡，一個來自農(nóng)村的小女孩的答案與眾不同，他的答案提醒了我們生活中真正的禮物是什么。 （1）句意：這是她在鎮(zhèn)上上學(xué)的第一天。 （2）句意：當(dāng)看到她簡單的服裝并且知道她的身份時，其他同學(xué)就嘲笑她。 （3）句意：老師然每個人寫下世界上的八大奇跡。 （4）句意：除了安娜每個人都把他們的答卷交上去了。 （5）句意：就寫你所知道的。 （6）句意：安娜回答到：有那么多的東西，我從中選八個嗎？根據(jù)many可知thing應(yīng)使用復(fù)數(shù)形式things，故答案是things。correct在這里修飾動詞answered，應(yīng)使用副詞形式，correct的副詞形式為correctly，故答案是correctly。本文的基本時態(tài)是一般過去式，在這里應(yīng)使用start的過去式started，故答案是started。kept在這里是連系動詞，后面跟形容詞作表語，因此將silence改為silent，故答案是silent。remind of提醒，固定搭配，故答案是of。7．閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，或填入括號中所給單詞的正確形式。 Nowadays, with the development of Internet technology, twodimensional code （二維碼） is very popular among us. It39。s a group of black square dots on a white background. This special code was invented ________ a Japanese pany in 1994. It39。 QR code is used ________ （store） information. It can also store pictures. It is easy to use a QR code. If you want to get the information, just take out your cellphone and scan （掃描） the code by a special app, and then you can get ________ easily. Today, QR codcs are popular in China. There are QR codes on televisions and the Internet. The codes have been used and printed on Chinese train tickets ________ 2010. When a machine scans the code on the ticket, information of the ticket owner and the train ________ （appear） on the screen in a few seconds. （1）句意： 它也叫做快速響應(yīng)碼。 （2）句意： 這種特殊代碼是1994年一家日本公司發(fā)明的。 （3）句意： 全世界都廣泛地使用它。 （4）句意： （5）句意： 那么你可以很容易地得到信息 。 （6）句意：根據(jù) The codes have been used 可知時態(tài)是現(xiàn)在完成時，since+時間點2010，是現(xiàn)在完成時的標(biāo)志，故填since。when引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句，時態(tài)是主將從現(xiàn)，故此處的主句是將來時will+動詞原形 ， 故填 will appear。Japanese是名詞單數(shù)，用輔音音素開頭，故用不定冠詞a，表示泛指 ， 故填a。此處缺少介詞，做后置定語，根據(jù) special cardsQR codes可知是一種攜帶關(guān)系，with，有……，故填with。get lost，迷路，固定搭配，故填lost。8．閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~,或填入括號中所給單詞的正確形式。 In some ways American families are very different from Chinese ones, and in other ways they are ________ same. For example, American families enjoy family dinners. They support and love each other just ________ Chinese families do. The ________（different） e from culture, however. Many 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. 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。be the same，固定搭配，相同，故填the。just as引導(dǎo)方式狀語從句，像……一樣，故填as。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(fù)數(shù)，different是形容詞，difference是名詞，故填differences。be allowed to do，固定搭配，允許做某事，故填allowed。make decisions on sth，固定搭配，做關(guān)于……的決定，故填on。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是動詞，choice是名詞，故填choices。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。 decision是名詞其前是形容詞，finally是副詞，final是形容詞，故填final。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(dāng)……的時候，故是連詞when，故填when。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。 s problem. Every year, about billion tons, or onethird of all the food produced is thrown away, according to a survey. ________（use）just 25 percent of that wasted food could feed 870 million hungry people, which would end world hunger. The people of France wasted 234 pounds of food per person, which is much better than some other___