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【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。

As is known to us, the year 2016 has one extra day in it — February 29th. This is because it’s 【1】 we call “a leap year”. Every four years, the year has 366 days in 【2】 instead of 365.

It is called a leap year because hundreds of years ago in England, the extra day wasn’t 【3】 (legal) recognized. There is a well-known tradition in the UK 【4】 (associate) with February 29th, introduced many centuries ago. Women are allowed to break with tradition and propose(求婚) to their boyfriends on this day. This all started back in the 【5】 (five) century, when a famous Irish saint made a 【6】 (complain) that women had to wait too long for men to propose. According to the legend, Saint Patrick said any female dreaming of a proposal could ask her boyfriend to marry her on this additional day in February. This so-called tradition 【7】 (write) in law in the thirteenth century. Scotland passed a law allowing women to propose to men in a leap year. It was said that if the men refused, they had to pay a fine!

Now in 2016, there are calls 【8】 February 29th to become a public holiday. Some people believe that it should be an 【9】 (office) day off, because no one gets 【10】 (many) payments for working an extra day in a leap year. For the moment though, the British still have to go to work on this day.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】what

【2】it

【3】legally

【4】associated

【5】fifth

【6】complaint

【7】was written

【8】for

【9】official

【10】more

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于说明文，介绍了2016年的2月29日成为了额外多出来的一天，人们呼吁把这一天设成公共假期。

【1】what 考查表语从句。本句中what引导表语从句，并在句中作为动词call的宾语。句意：这是因为我们把2016年成为闰年。

【2】it 考查代词。动词it常指上文提到的同一事物，表示特指。本句中的it就是指本句主语the year。

【3】legally 考查副词。在英语中副词通常做状语修饰形容词、副词、动词或整个句子。本句中使用副词legally修饰谓语动词wasn't recognized。

【4】associated 考查形容词。本句中形容词短语associated with February做定语，修饰名词短语a well-known tradition。

【5】fifth 考查序数词。名词短语the fifth century第五世纪；如果使用基数词，后面要使用复数名词。

【6】complaint 考查名词。横线前有冠词a修饰，我们横线上应该使用名词作make的宾语，动词complain的名词是complaint。

【7】was written 考查时态语态。本句时间状语是in the thirteenth century,这是一个过去时间，且主语与动词write构成被动关系，所以使用一般过去时的被动语态was written.

【8】for 考查不定式复合结构。不定式复合结构为：for sb/sth to do sth；该短语在句中做定语修饰calls。句意：有人呼吁把2月29日当成公共假日。

【9】official 考查形容词。横线后有名词day，说明横线上应使用形容词，名词office的形容词形式为official.

【10】more 考查比较级。句意：一些人认为这一天应该是一个公共假日，因为没有人因为这额外地多工作一天而获得更多的报酬。根据句意可知使用比较级形式more。