Question

【题目】语法填空

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A taboo (禁忌) is a social action that is not allowed. Every culture in the world has 1 (it) own taboos. The breaking of a taboo sometimes makes people feel 2 (comfort). I learned this through my own experience.

Last weekend, Wang Lin and I showed two 3 (foreign) around our city. Mr. Singh was from India and Mr. White from the USA. When I 4 (hold) out my left hand to shake hands with Mr. Singh, he seemed to be unhappy. Mr. White, 5 , was quite casual. He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand.

In the evening, we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. I noticed that Mr. Singh didn’t touch the beef and Mr. White seemed not 6 (like) chickens’ claws. During the meal, Wang Lin said sorry to Mr. Singh and continued 7 (explain) that we didn’t know it was a taboo in India to shake one’s left hand. Mr. Singh explained that 8 oxen are sacred (神圣的) in India, people don’t eat beef there. Mr. White joined in and said that 9 was not usual in the USA for people to eat chickens’ claws. He went on to say that __10___ (America) don’t usually get into each other’s personal space. Isn’t it a good lesson that needs remembering?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】its

【2】uncomfortable

【3】foreigners

【4】held

【5】however

【6】to like

【7】to explain/explaining

【8】since/as

【9】it

【10】Americans

【解析】

【语篇解读】本篇文章主要谈论各国的一些禁忌。了解一些各国的风俗文化对于文化交往非常重要。

【1】 考查形容词性物主代词。世界上每一种文化都有它自己的禁忌。

【2】 考查词形转换。由语境＂The breaking of a taboo＂可知用uncomfortable。句意：触犯一种禁忌有时会让人们感到不自在。

【3】 考查词形转换。根据语境可知，此处表示＂两位外国人＂，故应用名词的复数形式。

【4】 考查一般过去时。本段描述的是上周末的事情，所以用一般过去时。

【5】 考查副词。根据语境可知，这里描述两个外国人对作者要和他们握手时的不同的反应，表示转折且空处被逗号隔开，故填however。

【6】 考查动词不定式。此处是seem to do sth.结构，应用动词不定式to like。

【7】 考查非谓语动词作宾语。continue后可接不定式或动词－ing形式作宾语。

【8】 考查原因状语从句的引导词。结合语境可知，＂在印度，牛是神圣的＂与＂在印度人们不吃牛肉＂有逻辑上的因果关系，因此填since/as。

【9】 考查代词it的用法。it为形式主语指代不定式结构＂to eat chickens’ claws＂。

【10】 考查词形转换。根据语境和空后的don’t可知，此处应填Americans。