Question

【题目】单项语法填空。

在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

【1】—By the way, what’s your opinion about that, Jack?

—To be practical, I prefer to live in the country farming rather________ stay in the city living poorly.

【2】We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style ________ than in a personal one.

【3】We passed through some beautiful _______（scene）on our journey through the Lake District.

【4】The happy _______（scenery）of children playing in the garden disappears, and it is quiet again.

【5】The view from the top ________ the tower was very wonderful.

【6】When I was a little boy, I lived in a small fishing village. The visit to the village reminded me of the _______（scenery）of childhood.

【7】________（surround） by a group of children, he felt happy.

【8】________ is the population of Shanghai?

【9】—Can he take charge of the computer company?

—I’m afraid it’s _______ his ability.

【10】As it was almost time for the flight, all the passengers got ________ the plane.

【11】Please go ________ the ship quickly. There is only 10 minutes left.

【12】Uncle George didn’t settle ________ until he was nearly fifty.

【13】The kids were hard to ________（settlement） down since they were so excited in the evening party.

【14】The child had only a ________（slightly）temperature, but the doctor regarded the illness as serious enough for hospital treatment.

【15】 I could hardly tell the twins apart because their appearances are only ________ （slight）different.

【16】He has to write a two-thousand-word ________（compose）every other week.

【17】He _______（attempt）to swim across the Channel, but he failed because of the terrible weather.

【18】—Did he manage to escape being punished by the police?

—No, he ________（try）to, but failed.

【19】There was a hole in the door, through which I ________（catch）sight of Mr. Brown sitting in a chair.

【20】—I wonder what I should learn in the future?

—You may learn art since you have a gift ________ painting and drawing.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】than

【2】rather

【3】scenery

【4】scene

【5】of

【6】scenes

【7】Surrounded

【8】What

【9】beyond

【10】aboard

【11】aboard

【12】down

【13】settle

【14】slight

【15】slightly

【16】composition

【17】attempted

【18】tried

【19】caught

【20】for

【解析】

【1】句意：——顺便问一下，你对于那个问题的看法是什么，杰克？——实际上，与其呆在城市贫穷地生活，我更喜欢在乡村农场生活。rather than与其，不愿，符合题意。

【2】句意：我们被教导商业信件应该以正式的方式而不是私人的方式写作。rather than而不是，根据句意填rather than。

【3】scenery景色，风景。句意：在前往湖区的旅途中，我们经过了一些(有)美丽的风景的地区。

【4】scene 情景，场景。句意：孩子们在花园里玩耍的欢乐情景消失了，现在又安静下来了。

【5】view风景（指从某个地方或某个角度看见的景色）。本句指从塔顶所见的风景，故B正确。

【6】说话人再次回到昔日居住的村庄，想起了童年时代的scene“场景”。

【7】句意：被一群孩子围住，他感到很高兴。由句意可知，他被孩子围住，主语he与surround为被动关系，不定式通常表示将来，不符合语境。故选B项。

【8】对人口的多少进行提问，用what’s the population of...?。

【9】句意：——他能管理好这家电脑公司吗？——恐怕他不能胜任。beyond one’s ability不能胜任，超出某人的能力；within one’s ability能胜任。

【10】aboard 用作介词时意思“在(船、飞机、车)上”、“上(船、飞机、车)”。句意：因为飞机起飞时间快到了，所有的乘客都上了飞机。

【11】句意：请快上船，只剩下 10 分钟了。 go aboard 上 ( 船、飞机、火车等 ), go aboard the ship上船。

【12】句意：乔治叔叔直到年近五十岁才安定下来。settle down安定下来。

【13】settle down定居。句意：在晚会上孩子们是如此的兴奋，很难让他们平静下来。根据句意。

【14】句意：小孩只是稍微有点发烧，但医生认为病情非常严重，应该住院治疗。slight意为“轻微的”，符合语境。

【15】slightly轻微地。句意：我几乎不能区分这对双胞胎，因为他们的外表只是轻微地不同。修饰形容词different用副词slightly。

【16】“数词+名词”构成的合成形容词，并且词之间用连字符连接，名词要用单数。句意：他不得不每隔一周写一篇2000字的作文。

【17】句意：他试图游过海峡，但由于恶劣的天气失败了。attempt指试图做某事，不一定做成。

【18】manage to do指设法做成某事，try to do试图做。句意：——他成功的逃脱了警察的惩罚了吗？——没有，他试过但失败了。

【19】catch sight of看见，瞥见，是固定短语。句意：门上有一个洞，通过这个洞我看见布朗先生坐在椅子上。

【20】句意：——我想知道未来我应该学什么？——你可以学艺术因为你有油画和绘画的天分。have a gift for有……天赋。根据句意。