第20周语法填空(测试时间:50分钟,总分:60分)班级:____________姓名:____________座号:____________得分:____________I.语法填空(每小题1分,共20分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。AAyoungqueenwasgivenaspecialgiftfromagreatwizard.Thewizardtoldherthatitwasamagicboxwhichwouldbring 1 (happy)tothewholekingdomwheneveritwasopenedinaplace 2 therewasaspiritofgenerosity.Thequeentravelledalloverherkingdom, 3 (look)forthemostgenerouspeople.Whenshehadcollectedthemall,sheopenedthemagicbox.However,nothinghappened.Oneday,thequeensawalittleboybeggingonherwaytohercastle.Shewantedtogivetheboysomemoney, 4 shedidn’thaveanymoneywithher.Theboyaskedherifshecouldgivehim 5 boxshehad,sohecouldsellit 6 alittlemoney.Atfirstthequeenhesitated,becauseshe 7 (tell)theboxwasmagic.Butonseeinghowpoortheboywas,shegaveittohim.Theboytooktheboxandopenedit.Immediately,allthemostwonderfulthingsstartedflyingoutofthebox, 8 (accompany)bythesoundofsinging."Whylookforitinothers?Goodnessalwaysstartsinyourself."Andaswellasenjoyingallthewondersofthemagicbox,thequeenlearnedtosetanexample 9 (she),andshebecamethe 10 (good)queeneverinthatkingdom.【文章大意】文章讲述了一位年轻的女王从一个男巫那里得到一个宝盒,据说在有慷慨精神的地方打开它,它能给整个王国的人带来幸福,于是女王到处寻找慷慨的人……【答案解析】2.where9\n【解析】考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,此处先行词为place,定语从句中缺少地点状语,故填where。3.looking【解析】考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,此处Thequeen与look之间存在主谓关系,所以用现在分词作伴随状语。故填looking。7.hadbeentold【解析】考查动词时态与语态。根据前面的动词hesitated可知,此处的动作发生在hesitated这一动作之前,所以应该用过去完成时。再根据语境"她被告知这个盒子有魔力"可知应用被动语态。故填hadbeentold。8.accompanied【解析】考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构并结合此处的"bythesoundofsinging"可知,此处应用过去分词。故填accompanied。9.herself【解析】考查代词。结合语境可知,此处表示女王自己树立了榜样。故填反身代词herself。10.best【解析】考查形容词。此处表示她成为那个王国里最好的女王。由此可知这里应用形容词最高级。故填best。BIfyou’rebetween11and18,youcanenterthisyear’sfilm-making 1 (compete).Thefilmshouldlastnomorethan12minutesandyoushouldhaveatleastthreemaincharacters.Lastyear’swinner 2 (have)eightpeopleinitbutwedon’tusuallyexpectsomany.Inpreviousyears,weacceptedanytypeoffilm, 3 horrortocomedy,butthisyearwearelookingfordrama.We 4 (see)somegreatfilmsovertheyearsfromveryexcitingyoungfilm-makers.Lastyear’sfilmswereaboutthefamily,andwesawsome 5 (wonder)ones.Thisyearwewantfilmsabouttheweather—achallengingtopic.9\nThejudgesthisyearareMarthaFernando,hostessofourfilmprogram,FilmWorld,andauthorof 6 bookaboutcareersinfilm-makingandthedirectorMarkMatthews, 7 newfilmNightisnowshownincinemas.OurfirstprizewinnerwillvisitLondonInternationalAcademy,oneofthetopfilmschools.Wehaveotherprizes 8 (give)away—thereare100booksandalsosomeofthelatest 9 (camera)towin.Takeaction 10 (immediate)!YoucansendyourfilmstousbypostorbringthemtoourofficesintheMarketSquare.【文章大意】这是一则征集短片电影的广告。文章对参赛作品的内容以及参赛方式提出了要求。【答案解析】3.from【解析】考查介词。根据语境可知,此处表示先前我们接收任何类型的电影,从恐怖片到喜剧片,但今年我们正在寻找戏剧。from...to..."从……到……"。故填from。4.haveseen【解析】考查动词时态。此处表示这些年来我们看到过一些出自激情澎湃的年轻电影制作人的非常棒的作品。由时间状语overtheyears可知,这里应用现在完成时态。故填haveseen。5.wonderful【解析】考查形容词。去年的是有关家庭的,我们看到一些非常棒的电影。分析句子结构可知,这里用形容词修饰代词ones。故填wonderful。6.a【解析】考查冠词。这里是指"一本关于电影制作生涯的书的作者",故填不定冠词a。7.whose【解析】考查定语从句。定语从句中缺少的句子成分为定语,故填whose。8.togive【解析】考查非谓语动词。此处动词不定式作宾语补足语,表示将来的动作,故填to9\ngive。此处表示我们有其他的奖项要颁发。9.cameras【解析】考查名词单复数。这里是指"最新的照相机",由空格前的some可知,应用所给名词的复数形式。故填cameras。II.阅读理解(每小题2.5分,共20分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AItwassimplylazinessthatledmetofallinlovewithablackbird.I’dnotgotroundtoharvestingallmygrapes,andasIwatchedthemrot,IfeltapainathowterribleagardenerI’dbecome.Fruitleftonthevinetoolongmayharbourdiseases.I’dlookoutatplentyofbunchesslowlyturningintoonedark,weakmassandsay,"Tomorrow.I’lldoittomorrow."ThenIsawablackbirdsettleonmyoutdoortableandflytopluck(摘)agrapeandreturntothetabletoeatit.Thistaskwasrepeateddayafterday.Idon’tknowwhythistookmebysurprise.Blackbirdslikeallthefruitsoncethey’resoftenoughtoeat.Still,Ifeltdelightedandrelieved.Therearelistsuponlistsofplantsthataregoodforbirds,whetherbecausetheyattractinsects,orbecausetheyarerichinberries(浆果)ornuts.Thereisatheorythatfruitsthataresimilarincolourtoournativetypesaremoredesirabletobirds,sowhitefruitwillnotbeasfavouredasredororange.However,anyonewhohasgrowndogwood(梾木)willknowthatoncethoseyellowleavesdroptoexposedeepredstemsdecoratedwithwhiteberries,thebirdsbegintoeatthem.Theyareabletolearnnewtricks.Ifyoudon’thavespaceforbigger-berriedtrees,makeattractivebirdfeedersinlargepotsthatarenolongerneededforsummerbeddingorvegetables.Togivesmallbirdssomeprotection,tietogetherstrongstemstoformloosecages.Intothesebringseedheads,usingthestemstoholdtheminplace.Sunflowerheads,forexample,canbeputin.Positionthepotsclosetothehouse,andyoucanwatchthemquietlyfromindoors.1.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewatchedthegrapesrotonthevine?A.Horrible.B.Guilty.9\nC.Helpless.D.Surprised.2.Whatcanbeinferredaboutdogwoodaccordingtothetext?A.Itbearshardnuts.B.Itisanon-nativeplant.C.Thecolorofitsfruitisred.D.Itsfruitisdelicioustoeat.3.Whydoestheauthorsuggestmakingloosecageswithstems?A.Towatchbirdsmoreeasily.B.Toprotectsomesmallbirds.C.Tostopstemsgrowingwildly.D.Topreventstemstakinguptoomuchroom.4.Whatmightbethesuitabletitleforthetext?A.HelptoFeedBirdsB.HarvesttheGrapesC.FallinLovewithBirdsD.WatchBirdsinYourYard【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文,作者看到自己的葡萄在枝条上腐烂而心生愧疚,但是看到一只鸟啄食葡萄后明白了自己的葡萄可以是鸟的食物,从而减轻了负罪感而爱上了鸟。在文中作者还介绍了在院子里喂食鸟的一些建议。3.B【解析】细节理解题。根据末段中的"Togivesmallbirdssomeprotection,tietogetherstrongstemstoformloosecages"可知,把枝条编织成笼子为的是给小鸟提供保护。4.A【解析】标题归纳题。本文首先讲述了作者看到鸟啄食葡萄从而爱上鸟的故事,然后介绍了在院子里喂食鸟的一些建议,故A项更能概括文章中心。BThoughtheyhavebeenaroundsincethelate1990’s,emoji(表情符号)usagehasincreased9\nsharplywiththewideuseofsmartphones.Recently,ateamfromtheUniversityofMichiganandPekingUniversityanalyzed427millionmessagessentbyusersin212countriestolookintothedifferencesinemojiusebylocationandculture.ThefindingsindicatedtheFrenchareemojipowerusersandincludedthemin19.7%oftheirtexts.It’salmosttwicethatofRussia,whereonly10.9%ofthemessagescontainedemojis.Americanscameinaclosethirdat9.2%andwasfollowedbyMexicoat7.9%.Also,thoughthe handilywinsthetitleasthemostpopularemoji,theFrenchappeartopreferthe .Theyarealsomorelikelytousevariationsoftheheartemoji.Notsurprisingly,thestudyfoundthatwomentendtouseemojismoreextensivelythanmen.However,theysticktoahandfuloffavorites.Men,ontheotherhand,showbetterjudgmentandappeartogotoextralengthtofindanemojithatmatchesthesituation.Butevenso,theyselectfromthetop119ofthe1281emojisavailable.TheresearcherssaypeoplelivinginAustraliaandFrancewhobelieveoneperson’sneedisgreaterthanthatofasocietyorgroup,usedhappieremojis.Conversely,thosefromcountrieswithcloselyknitsocieties,likeColombia,preferusingsadorangryemojis.Also,cultureslikeTurkeyandRussia,knownfortheirstrictness,appearedtobemorecontent,atleastaccordingtotheemojis.Ontheotherhand,peopleintolerantcultures,likeMexico,seemedunhappyordissatisfied.Theresearchersbelievethefindingsofthis"firstlarge-scaleanalysisofemojiusage"willhelpdevelopinputmethodsandperhapsevenexpandouremojivocabulary!Whoknewthetinyimageweaddtobrightenupourtextscouldshowsomuchaboutourculture?1.Whichcountryisthesecond-placewinneroftheuseofemojis?A.France.B.America.C.Russia.D.Mexico.2.Howaremendifferentfromwomeninusingemojis?A.Menoftenchoosetherarelyusedemojis.B.Menusemorevariationsoftheheartemoji.C.Menuseemojismorecasuallythanwomen.D.Mencanbettermatchtheemojiswiththesituation.9\n3.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword"Conversely"inParagraph5?A.Ingeneral.B.Inotherwords.C.Onthecontrary.D.Asaresult.4.Whatdidresearchersconcludefromthestudy?A.Emojiscanshowpeople’struefeelings.B.Theemojiselectionisinfluencedbyourculture.C.Emojiscouldstrengthenbondsbetweenpeople.D.Theinventionofsmartphonesbroughtemojisintobeing.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了在智能手机中表情符号的使用情况。研究表明这些符号的使用受文化背景的影响。3.C【解析】词义猜测题。从本段内容可知,法国人喜欢使用表示开心的表情符号,而哥伦比亚人更倾向于使用表示不满意、不开心的表情符号,前后句表示相反的情况。ingeneral"通常",inotherwords"换句话说",onthecontrary"相反",asaresult"因此"。故选C。4.B【解析】推理判断题。根据文章中对各个国家的人们对于表情符号的使用情况介绍以及文章末段末句"Whoknewthetinyimageweaddtobrightenupourtextscouldshowsomuchaboutourculture?"可知,表情符号受文化的影响,故选B。解推理判断题时要注意依据文章内容进行合理地推理判断,切勿脱离文章进行主观臆断。III.短文改错(每小题1分,共10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处,每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:9\n1.每处错误及其修改均限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Thestudentstodayaregivenverymuchhomeworktodoafterclass.Mostofthemhavedifficultyfinishingthemontime.Asaresultsomeandmoreparentsoffertohelptheirchildrenwiththeirhomework,hopetoreducetheirlearningburdeninaway.Peoplehavedifferentviewonwhetherparentsshouldhelptheirchildrendotheirhomework.AsfarasIamconcerned,itwasbeneficialforparentstohelptheirchildrenunlessthehomeworkistoodifficultforthemtodealwith.Foronething,itrelievesthechildren’sstressorbuildsuptheirconfidence.Foranother,it’sagoodwayforparentstoknowtheirchildrenbetteroff.Mostimportantofall,itstrengthensrelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren.【参考答案】Thestudentstodayaregivenmuchhomeworktodoafterclass.Mostofthemhavedifficultyfinishingontime.Asaresultandmoreparentsoffertohelptheirchildrenwiththeirhomework,toreducetheirlearningburdeninaway.Peoplehavedifferentonwhetherparentsshouldhelptheirchildrendotheirhomework.AsfarasIamconcerned,itbeneficialforparentstohelptheirchildrenthehomeworkistoodifficultforthemtodealwith.Foronething,itrelievesthechildren’sstressbuildsuptheirconfidence.Foranother,it’sagoodwayforparentstoknowtheirchildrenbetter.Mostimportantofall,itstrengthensrelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren.【答案解析】【文章大意】如今,孩子的课业负担很重,越来越多的家长帮助他们做作业,对于这种现象,人们有不同的看法。9\n第四处:hope→hoping。考查非谓语动词。此处应用现在分词作状语,表示伴随状况,故改hope为hoping。第五处:view→views。考查名词。different后应接名词的复数形式,故改view为views。第六处:was→is。考查时态。本文的主体时态为一般现在时,此处陈述的是客观情况,应用一般现在时,故改was为is。第七处:unless→if/when。考查连词。连词if表示条件,根据语境可知,此处表示如果作业太难,孩子们无法应对,家长帮助他们是有益的。此处表示假设,故改unless为if。此处也可用when引导时间状语从句。第十处:在relationship前加the。考查冠词。此处特指父母与子女间的关系。故在relationship前加the。9