Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，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。

If you read a newspaper or listen to a newscast(news report) recently, you may hear or read a strange word, “staycation.” Staycation is【1】 new word the American press(newspapers, radio, and television) is using 【2】 (describe) a vacation very close to your own home, 【3】 simply staying at home during your vacation. It is a【4】_____ (combine) of the words “stay” and “vacation”.

According to many news reports, these staycations are very popular among American families this year. Why? The high price of gasoline for cars and airplanes has made it very expensive for Americans to travel【5】 (compare) to past years. When you combine this with the weak American dollar, it all adds up to people deciding to stay close to home 【6】______ their traditional summer vacations. Of course, some places are more 【7】 (interest) to “stay at home” than others. And if you live in a very small town, well, you may just want to skip your vacation and save your time up to next year!

Everything is 【8】 (expense) nowadays, and let’s face it—a vacation just may not be in your plan this year. You don’t have to give up family fun just because you can’t get away; instead, follow my tips for an economical staycation filled with old favorites and new adventures! Staycations 【9】 (achieve) high popularity in current hard economic times in which 【10】 (unemploy) levels and gas prices are high.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】a

【2】to describe

【3】or

【4】combination

【5】compared

【6】during

【7】interesting

【8】expensive

【9】have achieved

【10】unemployment

【解析】

【1】a考察冠词。文意是Staycation是美国新闻业的一个新词。

【2】to describe 考察不定式。文意是Staycation是美国新闻业的一个新词用来表达离家很近的一种新型度假方式。

【3】or考察连词。Staycation是美国新闻业的一个新词用来表达离家很近的一种度方式或者假期期间期间呆在家里面两个句子之间是“或”的关系所以用or。

【4】combination 考察名词。文意是这个词是用stay和vacation来结合组成的；而a用来修饰可数名词，所以用combination

【5】compared考察被动语态。旅行的花费是被进行比较的。文意是和过去相比较，汽车和飞机燃气的高价使得美国人旅游的价格相当昂贵。

【6】during考察介词。during表示“在.....期间”，文意是在在传统的节日期间。

【7】interesting考察形容词。interesting表示“有意思的”，用来修饰“物”，文意是有些地方是很有意思的。

【8】expensive考察形容词。expensive意为“昂贵的”，文意是现在一切东西都很贵。

【9】have achieved考察时态。现在完成时态表示已经发生并将继续持续的动作。文意是在经济发展困难时期，这种新型的度假方式获得多数人的青睐。

【10】unemployment考察名词。unemployment是“失业者”，文意是经济发展困难时期失业率和油价都很高。