Question

根据课文内容填空。（共10个空格, 每空所填词数不定；每空格1分, 满分10分）
小题1:The painter(并不打算) paint objects as we see them with our eyes, but instead               （集中关注） certain qualities of the object, using colour, line and shape to represent them.
小题2:There are           （各种各样的理由）why people write poetry. Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way that will              （给读者留下深刻的印象）. 
小题3:First, you can ____________________ （在身体上对尼古丁有瘾）nicotine, which is one of the hundreds of chemicals in cigarettes. This means that after a while your body _________________ （习惯）having nicotine in it. 
小题4:                 （另一方面）, there are those, like George Hambley, who            ___________________（反对这一观点）, believe that we should not worry about high levels of carbon dioxide in the air.
小题5:Unfortunately, we cannot                （把他们的家搬离岩浆流过的地方）, and many houses have been covered with lava or                     （焚烧殆尽）.

Answer 1

小题1: does not attempt to,  concentrates on
小题2: various reasons,  give the reader a strong impression
小题3: This brings me to the real reason for my letter,  became addicted to
小题4:  On the other hand,  are opposed to this view
小题5: move their homes out of the way,  burned to the ground

试题分析：
小题1: does not attempt to,  concentrates on
固定词组attempt to do sth打算做某事；concentrate on…集中注意力于…
小题2:  various reasons,  give the reader a strong impression
形容词various各种各样的，修饰reasons.第二空leave sb an impression给某人留下…的印象。
小题3:  became addicted to；is accustomed to…
固定词组be addicted to沉溺于…；be accustomed to…习惯于…
小题4: On the other hand,  are opposed to this view
固定词组on the other hand另外一方面；be opposed to…反对…
小题5:move their homes out of the way,  burned to the ground
要注意本题的out of the way作为宾语补足语的用法。第二空是固定词组burn to the ground焚烧殆尽。
点评：重在考查基础知识、基本词汇量的积累，对于这类题只有平时勤积累、多进行记忆背诵，对自己严格要求，对于固定的短语和句式多辨析理解。