Question

【題目】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Something different?

Looking for an unforgettable way to celebrate that special occasion? Well, the range of options open to today’s youngster or even ‘oldest, for that matter, 【1】(be) a far cry from the traditional party or restaurant visit. No longer is it considered sufficient to invite your friends round, buy some food and get a baker 【2】 (produce) a cake. No, today's birthday boy or girl is looking for something out of the ordinary, ranging from the extremely expensive to the downright dangerous. Anything goes, 【3】it is unusual and impressive.

【4】is considered top of this year’s popular extravagances are as follows: taking some friends rally driving, helicopter lessons, plane trip and parachuting and hot air balloon. Then, there is always group bungee jumping or taking your friends on a white water rafting ride down rapids.

The desire for adventurous celebration 【5】 (not restrict) to the young. I recently met an old man 【6】 celebrated reaching the milestone of eighty by having a flying lesson.

Of course, if you have the money the world is your oyster. A well-heeled relation of 【7】 flew fifty of his friends to a Caribbean island to mark the passing of his half century.

Unfortunately, I was only a distant relation.

Undoubtedly, the more traditional forms of celebration do continue to satisfy the less extravagant or less adventurous 【8】us. However, with my own half century 【9】 (appear) on the horizon I would not say no to a weekend in Paris and a meal at the Eiffel Tower. I can but 【10】 (dream). Perhaps by the time I’m eighty I’ll be able to afford it.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】is

【2】to produce

【3】as long as

【4】What

【5】is not restricted

【6】who

【7】mine

【8】among

【9】appearing

【10】dream

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要說明了如今很多人正在尋找一些不同尋常的東西來慶祝特別的時刻，從極其昂貴的到完全危險的，只要它是不尋常的和令人印象深刻的。

【1】考查動詞時態(tài)。句意：今天的年輕人，甚至是年紀(jì)最大的人，都有很多選擇，這與傳統(tǒng)的聚會或去餐館截然不同。結(jié)合上文Well, the range of options open to today’s youngster or even ‘oldest可知應(yīng)用一般現(xiàn)在時，且本句主語為for that matter，故謂語動詞用第三人稱單數(shù)形式，故填is。

【2】考查非謂語動詞。句意：人們不再認(rèn)為邀請朋友來家里做客、買些食物、請面包師做蛋糕就足夠了。get sb to do sth，故填to produce。

【3】考查固定短語。句意：任何事情都會發(fā)生，只要它是不尋常的和令人印象深刻的。本句為條件狀語從句，表示“只要”，故填as long as。

【4】考查連接詞。句意：被認(rèn)為是今年最受歡迎的奢侈活動如下:帶一些朋友參加拉力賽、直升機(jī)課程、飛機(jī)旅行、跳傘和熱氣球。本句為主語從句，從句中缺少主語，且指物，故填What。

【5】考查動詞時態(tài)語態(tài)。句意：對冒險慶典的渴望并不局限于年輕人。本句主語與謂語動詞構(gòu)成被動關(guān)系，且描述客觀事實(shí)用一般現(xiàn)在時，句子為否定含義。故填is not restricted。

【6】考查定語從句連接詞。句意：我最近遇到一位老人，他為了慶祝自己活到八十歲，上了一堂飛行課。本句為定語從句修飾先行詞man，且先行詞在從句中做主語，指人，故填who。

【7】考查物主代詞。句意：我的一位富有的親戚帶著他的50個朋友飛到一個加勒比小島上，紀(jì)念他半個世紀(jì)的逝去。根據(jù)句意可知應(yīng)填物主代詞表示“我的”，且介詞of后跟名詞性物主代詞做賓語，故填mine。

【8】考查介詞。句意：毫無疑問，更傳統(tǒng)的慶祝方式會繼續(xù)滿足我們中那些不那么奢侈或不那么冒險的人。根據(jù)句意可知表示“在……中”，且此處范圍數(shù)量大于三，應(yīng)用among。故填among。

【9】考查非謂語動詞。句意：然而，隨著我自己的半個世紀(jì)即將來臨，我不會拒絕在巴黎度周末、在埃菲爾鐵塔吃頓飯。本句為with的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)，且appear與邏輯主語構(gòu)成主動關(guān)系故用現(xiàn)在分詞，故填appearing。

【10】考查動詞。句意：我只能做夢。本句中缺少謂語動詞，且can后跟動詞原形，故填dream。

定語從句的關(guān)系詞的選擇可考慮以下三點(diǎn)：

(1)一看先行詞的意義，即分清先行詞是指人、指物、時間、地點(diǎn)還是原因(如指物時不能用who或whom，指人時通常不用which等)

(2)二看關(guān)系詞的句法功能，即分清關(guān)系詞是擔(dān)任什么句子成分，是作主語還是賓語、是作定語還是狀語等(如作定語通常用whose，有時也用which；作狀語要用when, where, why)

(3)三看定語從句的種類，即分清是限制性定語從句還是非限制性定語從句(如that和why通常不引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句)

如第六小題，句意：我最近遇到一位老人，他為了慶祝自己活到八十歲，上了一堂飛行課。本句為定語從句修飾先行詞man，且先行詞在從句中做主語，指人，故填who。