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【题目】Where a person lives may 1 the kind of hobby he takes 2. A student who lives near a famous battlefield may become 3 by history. He may join a group that 4 the Civil War or Revolutionary War as a 5.

In Britain and the USA, the managing directors or 6 of big companies are often accused 7 being 'fat cats', i.e. bosses 8 salaries are often twenty-five times more than the company's lowest-paid workers. When times are hard and workers are 9 off, they receive very little. 10 directors, on the other hand, get big golden handshakes.

【答案】

1influence

2up

3fascinated

4studies

5hobby

6presidents

7of

8whose

9laid

10Departing

【解析】第一段讲述一个人的住所可能会影响他喜欢的爱好第二段介绍英国和美国大公司的总经理工资较高,工人们无法相比。

1influence

考查动词。此处指一个人住在哪可能会影响他喜欢的爱好。may后用动词原形,表示影响”,故填influence.

2up

考查固定短语。take up hobby指从事,培养爱好故填up.

3fascinated

考查形容词。系动词后用形容词作表语,指对历史着迷。故填着迷的fascinated.

4studies

考查动词形式。定语从句中that指代主语a group,是第三人称单数,所以动词也用第三人称单数形式,指研究战争,故填studies.

5hobby

考查名词。与上文the kind of hobby一致,此处指作为一种爱好,故填hobby.

6presidents

考查名词。此处managing directorspresidents都指大公司的总经理,故填residents.

7of

考查介词。accuse sb. of sth.因某事指责某人,是固定搭配。故填of.

8whose

考查代词。此处指代bosses的薪水,故填谁的”whose.

9laid

考查动词短语。lay off“休息,停止工作”,指如果工人们休息,得到的报酬就更少。此处是被动语态,故填过去分词laid.

10Departing

考查形容词。此处修饰directors,指离职的董事们,故填Departing.

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