Question

【题目】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Something different?

Looking for an unforgettable way to celebrate that special occasion? Well, the range of options open to today’s youngster or even ‘oldest, for that matter, 【1】(be) a far cry from the traditional party or restaurant visit. No longer is it considered sufficient to invite your friends round, buy some food and get a baker 【2】 (produce) a cake. No, today's birthday boy or girl is looking for something out of the ordinary, ranging from the extremely expensive to the downright dangerous. Anything goes, 【3】it is unusual and impressive.

【4】is considered top of this year’s popular extravagances are as follows: taking some friends rally driving, helicopter lessons, plane trip and parachuting and hot air balloon. Then, there is always group bungee jumping or taking your friends on a white water rafting ride down rapids.

The desire for adventurous celebration 【5】 (not restrict) to the young. I recently met an old man 【6】 celebrated reaching the milestone of eighty by having a flying lesson.

Of course, if you have the money the world is your oyster. A well-heeled relation of 【7】 flew fifty of his friends to a Caribbean island to mark the passing of his half century.

Unfortunately, I was only a distant relation.

Undoubtedly, the more traditional forms of celebration do continue to satisfy the less extravagant or less adventurous 【8】us. However, with my own half century 【9】 (appear) on the horizon I would not say no to a weekend in Paris and a meal at the Eiffel Tower. I can but 【10】 (dream). Perhaps by the time I’m eighty I’ll be able to afford it.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】is

【2】to produce

【3】as long as

【4】What

【5】is not restricted

【6】who

【7】mine

【8】among

【9】appearing

【10】dream

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了如今很多人正在寻找一些不同寻常的东西来庆祝特别的时刻，从极其昂贵的到完全危险的，只要它是不寻常的和令人印象深刻的。

【1】考查动词时态。句意：今天的年轻人，甚至是年纪最大的人，都有很多选择，这与传统的聚会或去餐馆截然不同。结合上文Well, the range of options open to today’s youngster or even ‘oldest可知应用一般现在时，且本句主语为for that matter，故谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，故填is。

【2】考查非谓语动词。句意：人们不再认为邀请朋友来家里做客、买些食物、请面包师做蛋糕就足够了。get sb to do sth，故填to produce。

【3】考查固定短语。句意：任何事情都会发生，只要它是不寻常的和令人印象深刻的。本句为条件状语从句，表示“只要”，故填as long as。

【4】考查连接词。句意：被认为是今年最受欢迎的奢侈活动如下:带一些朋友参加拉力赛、直升机课程、飞机旅行、跳伞和热气球。本句为主语从句，从句中缺少主语，且指物，故填What。

【5】考查动词时态语态。句意：对冒险庆典的渴望并不局限于年轻人。本句主语与谓语动词构成被动关系，且描述客观事实用一般现在时，句子为否定含义。故填is not restricted。

【6】考查定语从句连接词。句意：我最近遇到一位老人，他为了庆祝自己活到八十岁，上了一堂飞行课。本句为定语从句修饰先行词man，且先行词在从句中做主语，指人，故填who。

【7】考查物主代词。句意：我的一位富有的亲戚带着他的50个朋友飞到一个加勒比小岛上，纪念他半个世纪的逝去。根据句意可知应填物主代词表示“我的”，且介词of后跟名词性物主代词做宾语，故填mine。

【8】考查介词。句意：毫无疑问，更传统的庆祝方式会继续满足我们中那些不那么奢侈或不那么冒险的人。根据句意可知表示“在……中”，且此处范围数量大于三，应用among。故填among。

【9】考查非谓语动词。句意：然而，随着我自己的半个世纪即将来临，我不会拒绝在巴黎度周末、在埃菲尔铁塔吃顿饭。本句为with的复合结构，且appear与逻辑主语构成主动关系故用现在分词，故填appearing。

【10】考查动词。句意：我只能做梦。本句中缺少谓语动词，且can后跟动词原形，故填dream。

定语从句的关系词的选择可考虑以下三点：

(1)一看先行词的意义，即分清先行词是指人、指物、时间、地点还是原因(如指物时不能用who或whom，指人时通常不用which等)

(2)二看关系词的句法功能，即分清关系词是担任什么句子成分，是作主语还是宾语、是作定语还是状语等(如作定语通常用whose，有时也用which；作状语要用when, where, why)

(3)三看定语从句的种类，即分清是限制性定语从句还是非限制性定语从句(如that和why通常不引导非限制性定语从句)

如第六小题，句意：我最近遇到一位老人，他为了庆祝自己活到八十岁，上了一堂飞行课。本句为定语从句修饰先行词man，且先行词在从句中做主语，指人，故填who。