第十八天單句語法填空1、It was not until late in the evening_the traveler found a hotel.2、Only when Lily walked into the office _(do) she realize that she had left the contract at home.3、Hurry up,kid! The school bus_(wait) for us!4、What do you think of the meeting _(hold) yesterday?5、His job consists_ helping old people who live alone.閱讀理解6、    Spending money on time-saving services reduces stress and boosts (增進) happiness, according to a new research, but shockingly, few of us do it.   Whillans, a professor at HBS said, “Buying time helps to protect us from the stress in our lives caused by time pressure, and the feeling that we don t have enough minutes in the day to complete our tasks.    The effect was clearest in the Canadian experiment, in which 60 working adults were given $40 to spend in two different ways. One weekend, they were told to spend the money on a material purchasea gift for themselves. The next weekend, they were instructed to spend the $40 on anything that saved them time, from paying the neighbors kid to run errands (跑腿) to taking a Uber instead of a bus.    “On the day they made the time-saving purchase, they felt happier, in a better mood, and lower feelings of time stress than on the day they bought a material purchase” said Whillans.    The biggest surprise to the researchers was how few people would spend money on time-saving services. When they asked 98 working adults how they would spend a “windfall” of $40, only two percent named a purchase that would save them time.    “One reason, said Whillans, “is that were very bad at remembering how much we hate doing certain tasks once the suffering has passed. That makes us less likely to take active steps to avoid that over burdened feeling in the future.” But another possible cause is good old-fashioned guilt. “If you feel guilty about getting someone to clean your house for you, then you might get less happiness from outsourcing that task,” said Whillans, or you might just be less likely to spend your money in that way. 1.In the Canadian experiment, the participants_.A.were divided into two groupsB.were given $ 40 every two weeksC.were asked to give money to a neighbors kidD.were asked to spend the money in different ways2.According to the author, what can make people less time-stressed?A.Paying much for a concert ticket.B.Taking a regular bus to get to work.C.Employing someone to clean the garden.D.Buying themselves an expensive present.3.When it comes to spending money on buying time”, _.A.no people would like to do itB.a small percentage of people choose to do itC.more people will do it if extra money is givenD.most people like the idea but dont practice it in life4.What do the underlined words “that overburdened feeling” in Paragraph 6 refer to?A.The good old-fashioned guilt.B.The feeling of spending money on goods.C.The stress of having someone clean your house.D.The discomfort when completing tasks we hate doing.7、    Stonehenge, the world-famous circle of stone columns may 12. have had a brother. A much bigger, older brother.    University of Bradford researchers announced they had discovered about 100 stones covering several acres thought to have been built around 4,500 years ago. The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project discovered the monument, which is near Durrington Walls, also known as “ superhenge”. Stonehenge, which is believed to have been completed 3,500 years ago, is about 2 miles away. "What we are starting to see is the largest surviving stone monument, preserved underneath a bank, that has ever been discovered in Britain and possibly in Europe,” said Vince Gaffney.    The evidence was found under 3 feet of earth. Some of the stones are thought to have stood 15 feet tall before they were toppled. "Our radar data have shown an amazing row of up to 90 standing stones, a number of which have survived after being pushed over, and a large bank placed over the stones," said professor Wolfgang Neubauer, director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology.    “ In the east,up to 30 stones . have survived below,” he said. “The extraordinary scale and details of the evidence produced by the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project, which the new discoveries at Durrington Walls, is changing fundamentally(根本上) our understanding of Stonehenge and the world around it," Neubauer added.    "Everything written before about the Stonehenge landscape and the ancient monuments within it will need to be rewritten,” said Paul Garwood, a scientist and lead historian on the project at the University of Birmingham. The findings were announced on the first day of the British Science Festival being held at the University of Bradford.1.It is believed that the superhenge is _ earlier than the Stonehenge.A.1,000 yearsB.2,500 yearsC.3,500 yearsD.4,500 years2.What do researchers think of the superhenge?A.It is the biggest monument discovered in the world.B.It was built much later than the Stonehenge.C.It is the largest surviving stone monument found in England.D.It is better protected than the Stonehenge.3.What do the underlined word “toppled” most probably mean?A.Set up.B.Pushed down.C.Moved away.D.Brought up.4.What is the best title of the passage?A.The southern England has many historic sitesB.The British Science Festival will be held againC.Bigger Brother to Stonehenge has been discoveredD.The Project at the University of Birmingham完形填空8、閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。    Born in America,I spoke English,not Chinese,the language of my ancestors.When I was three,my parents flashed cards with Chinese     1     at my face,but I pushed them     2    .My mom believed I would learn     3     I was ready.But the     4     never came.    On a Chinese New Years Eve,my uncle spoke to me in Chinese,but all I could do was     5     at him,confused,scratching my head.“Still cant speak Chinese?”He     6     me,“You cant even buy a fish in Chinatown.”    “Hey,this is America,not China.Ill get some     7     without Chinese.”I replied and turned to my mom for     8    .    “Remember to ask for fresh fish,Xin Xian Yu,”she said,handing over a $20 bill.I     9     the words,running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.    I found the fish     10     surrounded in a sea of customers.“Id like to buy some fresh fish,”I shouted to the fishman.But he     11     my English words and turned to serve the next customer.The laugh of the people  behind increased     12     their impatience.With every     13    ,the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger-my blood boiling    14     me to cry out.“Xian Sheng Yu,please,Very Xian Sheng,”I repeated.The crowd erupted into laughter.My face turned     15     and I ran back home    16    ,except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my hand.    Should I laugh or cry?Theyre Chinese.Im Chinese.I should feel right at     17    .Instead,I was the joke,a disgrace (丟臉) to the language.    Sometimes,I laugh at my fish     18    ,but,in the end,the joke is on     19    .Every laugh is a culture     20    ;every laugh is my heritage(傳統(tǒng))fading away.1.A.customs    B.games    C.characters    D.languages2.A.ahead    B.around    C.along    D.aside3.A.when    B.before    C.unless    D.until4.A.success    B.study    C.time    D.attempt5.A.aiming    B.joking    C.noding    D.staring6.A.cared about    B.laughed at    C.argued with    D.asked after7.A.right now    B.from now    C.at times    D.in time8.A.decision    B.permission    C.information    D.preparation9.A.repeated    B.reviewed    C.spelled    D.kept10.A.farm    B.stand    C.pond    D.market11.A.guessed    B.forgot    C.doubted    D.ignored12.A.by    B.as    C.with    D.from13.A.second    B.effort    C.desire    D.movement14.A.forcing    B.allowing    C.persuading    D.leading15.A.bright    B.blank    C.pale    D.red16.A.open-mouthed    B.tongue-tied    C.empty-handed    D.broken-hearted17.A.service    B.home    C.risk    D.root18.A.trade    B.deed    C.challenge    D.incident19.A.it    B.us    C.me    D.them20.A.thrown    B.lost    C.divided    D.reflected語法填空9、閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個恰當?shù)膯卧~活括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。    I am looking at an old friend of mine.    He has been one of my best _(friend )for almost 12 years. He has blessed my life with his loyalty, kindness, _(wise) and love since the day when I first met him. _ doesn't matter to me that he has four legs instead of two, fur instead of clothes, and barks at me instead of talking to me.    As I watch my friend sleeping _ the sun, I can't help _(think) of all the goodness he has brought into my life. He has been with me every day through good and bad times. He has always been my protector. He has always reminded me that I am loved and showed me how _(love)others at the same time.    My friend has aged far _(quickly)than me and had more and more health problems over the years. I am not sure how long we will be together before he _(pass)away from this world.    This _(wonder)dog has helped me understand that you don't have to be perfect to be loved and _ poor health and old age might affect the body but they don't have to decrease the spirit.短文改錯10、假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及二個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線()劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。    China is a populous country, with the worlds largest populations. While it is also rich in water resources, its fresh water per person accounts of only a quarter of the worlds per capita(人均). Better still,water resources are unevenly distributed in China, for most fresh water concentrate in its south whereas there is only 1/4 as much in the north. Beside water scarcity in China, there is another serious problem: water pollution. Over the past decades, more than 80% of surface and ground water has polluted as a result of uncontrol discharge of industrial wastes. The consequence is that over half of the six hundred cities throughout the county are short of water supply, of that one hundred and eight are already very thirsty. For this reason, we must heighten our aware of water protection and make greater efforts to protect the environment, or else the last drop of the water on earth would be our teardrop. 答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：that 2答案及解析：答案：did解析：句意:直到莉莉走進辦公室她才意識到她把合同落在家里了。 “only+狀語從句”置于句首時.主句需用部分倒裝形式。根據(jù)題干中的had left可以推斷出設空處應該用一般過去時,故填did。 3答案及解析：答案：is waiting 4答案及解析：答案：held 5答案及解析：答案：of 6答案及解析：答案：1.D; 2.C; 3.B; 4.D解析：1.細節(jié)理解題:根據(jù)The effect was clearest in the Canadian experiment,in which 60 working adults were given $40 to spend in two different ways.可知,在加拿大的這個實驗中,參加實驗的人被要求用不同的方式花錢.故選D.2.細節(jié)理解題. 根據(jù) On the day they made the time-saving purchase, they felt happier, in a better mood, and lower feelings of time stress than on the day they bought a material purchase可知,花錢雇用別人打掃花園的人時間壓力更少些。故選C。3.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) The biggest surprise to the researchers was how few people would spend money on time-saving services.可知選B。4.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“One reason,” said Whillans,“ is that were very bad at remembering how much we hate doing certain tasks once the suffering has passed. That makes us less likely to take active steps to avoid that overburdened feeling in the future. ” 可知選D. 7答案及解析：答案：1.A; 2.C; 3.B; 4.C解析：1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句中的“.thought to have been built around 4,500 years ago. ” 和第二段第三句中的which is believed to have been completed 3,500 years ago”可知,超級巨石陣比巨石陣早了1000年。2.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段中的“. is the largest surviving stone monument. that has ever been discovered in Britain and possibly in Europe” 可知,C項與題意相符。3.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞前面的“Some of the stones are thought to have stood 15 feet tall before they were." 中的to have stood可推斷,該詞應該是“倒塌;使倒塌” 的意思,所以選B項。4.主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的“.may have had a brother. A much bigger, older brother. ”可知,文章主要講述的是巨石陣還有一個“大哥哥”的事情,故選C項。 8答案及解析：答案：1.C; 2.D; 3.A; 4.C; 5.D; 6.B; 7.A; 8.B; 9.A; 10.B; 11.D; 12.C; 13.A; 14.A; 15.D; 16.C; 17.B; 18.D; 19.C; 20.B解析：1.詞語辨析題。此處指玩有中國字的卡片。character“字,字母”;custom“風俗”;game“游戲”;language“語言”。2.習語搭配題。但是我把它們推到一邊。push sth.aside意為“把某物放置一邊”,符合句意。3.邏輯推理題。我母親相信在我準備好的時候,我會學的。“在時”用when。4.邏輯推理題。但是這一“時刻”(time)從未到來。5.邏輯推理題。由于我沒學漢語,所以當叔叔跟我說漢語時,我只是盯著他,非常迷惑,直撓頭。stare at意為“盯著看”,符合句意。6.詞語辨析題。叔叔應該是嘲笑我不會說漢語,在唐人街連魚都買不到。laugh at“嘲笑”,符合句意。care about“關(guān)心”;argue with“爭論”;ask after“詢問”。7.邏輯推理題。為了回應叔叔的嘲笑,我應該說:“我會立刻去買一些魚而不說漢語?！眗ight now“立刻,馬上”;from now后需接on構(gòu)成短語,意為“從現(xiàn)在開始”;at times“有時”;in time“及時”。8.邏輯推理題。要出去買魚,應該征得母親的允許(permission),故選B。9.詞語辨析題。結(jié)合語境,我應該是重復這些話。repeat“重復”;review“復習”;spell“拼寫”;keep“保持”。10.背景常識題。此處stand為名詞,指“(賣魚的)貨攤”。11.邏輯推理題。由后文的“.turned to serve the next customer.”以及其他顧客的嘲笑可知,他應該是“不理會”(ignored)我說的英語。12.詞語辨析題。隨著他們的不耐煩,他們的笑聲越來越大。with意為“隨著”。13.邏輯推理題。句意:隨著時間的過去四個選項中只有second表時間,意為“秒”,被嘲笑的人應該是每一秒鐘都非常難過,故選A項。14.邏輯推理題。由前文可知,后面排隊的人越來越多了,迫使我大聲喊。force意為“逼迫”。15.邏輯推理題。由前文提到的大家的大笑可知,作者的臉應該是變得“通紅”(red)。16.邏輯推理題。由后文提到的手里緊緊地抓著20美元可知,此刻的他是空手(empty-handed)回去了。17.習語搭配題。同是中國人,我應該有賓至如歸的感覺。feel right at home“有賓至如歸的感覺”。18.詞語辨析題。有時我嘲笑我的買魚事件。incident“事情,發(fā)生的事情”(常指小事)。trade“貿(mào)易,商業(yè)”;deed“事跡”;challenge“挑戰(zhàn)”。19.邏輯推理題。由前文可知,這是有關(guān)“我”的笑話。20.邏輯推理題。由前文可知,作者不會說漢語,每一句嘲笑都應該是笑作者“丟失了”(lost)祖先的文化。 9答案及解析：答案：friends; wisdom; It; in; thinking; to love; more quickly; passes; wonderful; that解析：1. 句意:近12年來,他是我最好的朋友之一?！皁ne of+最高級 +名詞復數(shù)”表示“最的之一”,由于有one of修飾, 其后的名詞應用復數(shù)形式。故填friends。2. 句意:從我第一次見到他的那一天起,他就以他的忠誠、善良、智慧和愛心賜福于我的生活。設空處前后的loyalty, kindness，love都是名詞,與設空處共同作with的賓語,因此,設空處也應用名詞。故填wisdom。3. 句意:對我來說,他有四條腿而不是兩條腿,他有皮毛而不是衣服,他對著我吠叫,而不是和我說話,這沒關(guān)系。It doesnt matter to sb. that為固定句型,其中that引導主語從句,It為形式主語,故填I(lǐng)t。4. 句意:當我看著我的朋友在陽光下睡覺時,我不禁想起他給我的生活帶來的所有好處。in the sun為固定短語,意為“在陽光下”。故填in。5. 句意:當我看著我的朋友在陽光下睡覺時,我不禁想起他給我的生活帶來的所有好處。cant help doing sth.為固定搭配,意為“禁不住做某事”。故填thinking。6. 句意:他總是提醒我,我是被人愛的,并同時告訴我如何去愛別人。showed me后接賓語,為“疑問詞+不定式”結(jié)構(gòu)。故填 to love。7. 句意:我的朋友比我老得快得多,而且這些年來他的健康問題來越多。根據(jù)空后的than可知,此處含有比較意義, 應用比較級。quickly的比較級為more quickly。8. 句意:我不確定在他離開這個世界之前我們還會在一起多久。before引導時間狀語從句,主句為將來時,表示將來的動作,從句應用一般現(xiàn)在時表將來;從句的主語為第三人稱單數(shù)he,故填passes。9. 修飾名詞dog,應用形容詞。故填wonderful。10. 分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知,understand后有兩個賓語從句,設空處為第二個賓語從句的引導詞,從句中不缺主謂賓等成分且意義完整,設空處只在句中起連接作用。故填that并且不能省略。 10答案及解析：答案：    China is a populous country, with the worlds largest . While it is also rich in water resources, its fresh water per person accounts  only a quarter of the worlds per capita(人均).  still,water resources are unevenly distributed in China, for most fresh water  in its south whereas there is only 1/4 as much in the north.  water scarcity in China, there is another serious problem: water pollution. Over the past decades, more than 80% of surface and ground water has  polluted as a result of  discharge of industrial wastes. The consequence is that over half of the six hundred cities throughout the county are short of water supply, of  one hundred and eight are already very thirsty. For this reason, we must heighten our  of water protection and make greater efforts to protect the environment, or else the last drop of the water on earth would be our teardrop.解析： 考査名詞的數(shù).population(人口)是不可數(shù)名詞,沒有復數(shù)形式。 考査動詞短語。account for是間定短語,意為“(數(shù)量、比例上)占”。 考査固定用法。根據(jù)句意可知,此處應使用Worse still(更糟糕的是) 來表示上下文之間的遞進關(guān)系。 考査主謂一致。主語fresh water為不可數(shù)名詞,故謂語動詞應改為第三人稱單數(shù)形式。 考査介詞。besides作介詞,意為“除之外(還)”,符合語境。 考査動詞的語態(tài)。主語water與pollute在邏輯上是被動關(guān)系.且此處為現(xiàn)在完成時,故應使用其被動語態(tài)has been polluted。 考査形容試。形容詞修飾名詞,此處uncontrolled discharge ofindustrial wastes指“工業(yè)廢水不受控制的排放” uncontrolled不受控制的。 考査定語從句?！敖橥?關(guān)系代詞”引導定語從句時,指物用of + which;指人用 of + whom。 考查名詞。aware是形容詞,此處應改為其名詞形式awareness作動詞 heighten的賓語?？紪斯谠~。the last drop of water指“最后一滴水”,water是不可數(shù)名詞,表示泛指意義時其前不加冠詞。 12