Question

词汇应用（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）

阅读下面的短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时只 助动词。请将答案填写在文后相应的横线上。

Today many Chinese people want to improve their English in different ways 1. (recent) ?twenty-four young singers from all over China 2. ( enter) a competition by singing popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang very clearly and looked 3. (comfort) the stage. Although some of them took part in the competition for the 4. (one) time were able 5. ( sing) English songs just as well as native speakers.

The winner of the 6. ( men) competition was a 40-year-old man from Xi'an am winner of the women’s competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian. Both of 7. (they) were very modest and they didn’t think they were 8. ( good) than the other singers. Jiangmei the winner of the women’s said studying English helped her win the prize and she would have to study hard.

This kind of competition encourages people 9. (speak) English. Many people agree that they make progress by singing English songs and that it’s a good idea to have fun with English.

Maybe you 10. ( hear) of The Chinese Speak English program before. If not, why don’t you find out about it? It suggests lots of ways for us to take an interest in 11. ( learn) English.

Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English. If you look hard enough, you 12. (find) a good way to learn English better.

Answer 1

1.Recently

2.entered

3.comfortable

4.first

5.to sing

6.men’s

7.them

8.better

9.to speak

10.have heard

11.learning

12.will find

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该短文主要讲了现在很多中国人想要用不同的方式提高英语。人们通过参加英语歌唱比赛来提高英语，还有一些其他的方法提高英语。

1.句意：今天许多中国人想以不同的方式提高他们的英语。所填词修饰整个句子作状语，该用副词形式，所以填写Recently。

2.句意：来自中国各地的二十四位青年歌手进入了英文流行歌曲演唱比赛。所填词在句中作谓语动词，联系下句Nearly all the singers sang very clearly and looked (comfort) the stage. 可知该用一般过去时，所以填写entered。

3.句意：几乎所有的歌手都唱得很清楚，看上去很舒服。所填词跟在系动词之后作表语，该用形容词形式，所以填写comfortable。

4.句意：虽然他们中的一些人是第一次参加比赛。所填词前有定冠词修饰，表示顺序该用序数词，所以填写first。

5.句意：但他们可以唱得和以英语为母语的人一样好。Be able to能，会，后跟原形动词，所以填写to sing。

6.句意：男子比赛的获胜者是来自西安的一个40岁的男人。men’s

7.句意：他们俩都很谦虚。所填人称代词跟在介词之后，该用宾格形式，所以填写them

8.句意：他们不认为他们比其他歌手唱得好。由than 可知该填写比较级形式，所以填写better。

9.句意：这种竞争鼓励人们说英语。encourage sb to do sth鼓励某人做某事，是一个固定结构，所以填写to speak。

10.句意：也许之前你听说过中国人说英语的节目。由before 可知该用现在完成时，所以填写have heard。

11.句意：它建议我们采取很多有趣的方法学英语。所填动词跟在介词之后，该用动名词形式，所以填写learning

12.句意：如果你足够努力，你就会找到一个学英语的好方法。根据条件状语从句If you look hard enough可知主句该用一般将来时，所以填写 will find。

考点：单词填空。