Question

根据所给词的适当形式填空（15分）

1.The scientist died in his ____________(forty). What a pity! He should be taken good care of.

2.The dresses ____________ (they ) are made of cotton, but they sell well because of the famous designer.

3.He has done his best to give his parents a _______ (surprise) answer.

4.Would you please help us describe one of the most famous ____________ (direct) appearance in English?

5.He told me that he _____________ (return) home before 6 o’clock, but he didn’t.

6.The price of houses _______________(rise) a lot in the past few years.

7.I don’t know if they ______________(show) around the History Museum yesterday.

8.The little boy often made everyone he knew __________ (play) with him together in the past.

9.There is a risk of being killed here, so we will move to another place for (safe)

10.As an excellent teacher, she devoted most of her time to (teach) her students.

11.___________, our planet, Earth is becoming more and more crowded.(sad)

12.Are you certain meals in the form of pills are much___________(taste)?

13.How many___________( toy) trains does your brother have?

14.At present, it may be difficult to imagine_______________(develop) the desert.

15.The reporter the important conference between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. yesterday. (cover)

 

Answer 1

1.forties

2.themselves

3.surprising

4.directors’

5.would return

6.has risen

7.were shown

8.play

9.safety

10.teaching

11.sadly

12.tastier

13.toy

14.developing

15.was covering

【解析】

试题分析：

1.结合前后文，句意为：这个科学家在他四十多岁时就去世了，这太可惜了！他应该得到更好的照顾。 In his forties在他四十多岁时，用数词的复数形式表示年龄阶段。

2.结合前后文，句意为：裙子本身是棉制的，但由于出名的设计而卖得很好。Themselves它们自己，反身代词。

3.结合前后文，句意为：他尽最大努力给他父母一个吃惊的答案。Surprising吃惊的，形容词，作定语。

4.结合前后文，句意为：你能帮我们用英语描述一下最有名的一个导演吗？one of+最高级+名词复数形式，最……之一；director导演，复数形式为directors, 句中要用其所有格，直接在后面加’。

5.结合前后文，句意为：他告诉我他会在六点前回家，但他没有。Return回来，动词；句中用过去将来时，表示在过去的某个时间点说将来要发生的事。

6.结合前后文，句意为：在过去的几年房价涨了很多。In the past few years在过去的几年，通常与现在完成时连用，故填has risen。

7.结合前后文，句意为：我不知道他们昨天是否带领参观了历史博物馆。Show around带领参观，句中要用被动语态，而且是表过去的事情，故填were shown。

8.结合前后文，句意为：这个小男孩以前经常让他认识的人和他一起玩。Make sb. do sth.使某人做某事，后接动词原形作宾补，故填play。

9.结合前后文，句意为：这里有被杀的风险，所以为了安全，我们将要搬到另一个地方。For safety 为了安全，要填名词safety。

10.结合前后文，句意为：作为一个优秀的老师，她把大部分时间都奉献给教育学生。Devote time doing sth.致力于做某事，后接动词ing形式，故填teaching。

11.结合前后文，句意为：令人难过的是，我们的星球地球变得越来越拥挤。Sadly，伤心地，副词，作状语。

12.结合前后文，句意为：你确定这种丸子形式的食物更美味？tastier更美味，形容词tasty的比较级。

13.结合前后文，句意为：你弟弟有多少玩具火车。Toy 玩具，它作定语修饰名词train，不需要用复数形式。

14.结合前后文，句意为：在目前，难以想象去开发沙漠。Imagine doing sth.想象做某事，接动词ing形式，故填developing。

15.结合前后文，句意为：记者在昨天上午八点到十点报道这个重要会议。句子用过去进行时，表示在过去的某个时间正在做某事，故填was reporting。

考点：单词填空。