Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Supermarkets are big stores that provide a wide choice of foods and 【1】 products. In the United States, traditional supermarkets 【2】 (face) competition from even bigger stores with more choices of fresh and natural foods.

Many supermarkets are chains, stores 【3】 (own) by one company. Most Americans still spend the most money 【4】 (buy)groceries(杂货) at supermarkets. Traditional supermarkets have lost some of their business. 【5】 (gradual), many people are changing where they buy groceries. They are also changing the kinds of groceries they want.

New 【6】 (compete) are winning business because they are even larger than supermarkets. And they have 【7】(low) prices. Wal-mart supercenters sell groceries as well as clothes, electronic equipment and everything else. Competition has also come from stores, 【8】 Whole Foods Market, which sell natural foods.

Yet supermarkets are changing too. Many have cut prices. Many are offering more fine foods and organic products 【9】 are free of added chemicals and drugs. 【10】 2000, Americans have bought more organic food from supermarkets than from any other kind of store.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】other

【2】are facing

【3】owned

【4】buying

【5】Gradually

【6】competitors

【7】lower

【8】like

【9】which/that

【10】Since

【解析】

试题分析：通过本文考查学生的词性在语境中的正确运用能力。包括动词的时态，非谓语动词，副词，代词，连词，冠词等。

【1】other 考查形容词。句意：超市是提供各种各样食物和其他产品的大商场。other其他的。

【2】are facing 考查谓语动词。句意：现在在美国的传统超市症面临着来自有着更多选择的新鲜和天然食品的更大的商场的竞争。从上下文看，是现在正在发生的用现在进行时，主语是traditional supermarkets谓语动词是：are facing。

【3】owned 考查非谓语动词。句意：很多超市是连锁店，连锁店是由一家公司所有的商店。stores 63 (own) by one company是同位语，解释前面的chains，stores和动词own之间是被动关系，所有用过去分词owned表被动。

【4】buying 考查非谓语动词。 spend time (in) doing something, 故填buying。

【5】Gradually 考查副词。句意：很多人渐渐改变了他们买杂货的地点。用副词Gradually修饰全句。

【6】competitors 考查名词。句意：新的竞争者正在赢得业务，因为他们比超市大得多。谓语are winning是复数，所有主语也要用名词复数形式competitors。

【7】lower 考查形容词比较级。句意：和传统的超市相比，他们也有更低的价格。

【8】like 考查介词。句意：竞争也来自商店，像出售天然食品的全食品市场。

【9】which/that 考查定语从句关系词。句意：很多超市正在提供更多的美食和不加添加剂和农药的有机产品。which/that引导定语从句，修饰先行词more fine foods and organic products，在从句中做主语。

【10】Since 考查连词。句意：自2000年以来，美国人从超市比从其他的商店买了更多的有机食物。