题目内容
7.April begins with a day of fun and jokes--April Fool's Day.On April 1each year,classmates tie each other's shoelaces to their chairs,and teachers hand out impossibly difficult surprise tests that scare students before they(56)realize it's only a joke.(57)Even media we have always trusted makes fun (58)of us.Let's take a look at two of the hilarious(滑稽的) tricks that (59)have been played/were played (play),and have a laugh!Edison's Magic Machine:After Thomas Edison invented the phonograph (留声机) in 1877,there seemed to be nothing (60)stopping (stop) him from saving the whole world.And that's(61)exactly (exact) what the New York Graphic newspaper claimed(声明)on April 1,1878,when it announced that the genius(天才)(62)had invented(invent) a machine that could convert(转变) soil directly into cereal,and water into wine.
Swiss spaghetti:On April 1,1957,the BBC decided to play a trick on its (63)audience/listeners/viewers with a story on the Swiss spaghetti crop that was having a great year.(64)Showing(show) farmers picking the pasta from trees,the BBC also advised viewers on (65)how to grow their own spaghetti garden.
分析 本文主要讲述了有关愚人节的两个小故事.
解答 56.realize 考查动词.在西方愚人节这天人们会相互开玩笑,因此,应是"意识到这仅是开玩笑",realize意为"意识到".
57.Even 考查副词.根据句意:甚至我们信任的媒体也取笑我们.用Even.
58.of 考查介词.make fun of意为"嘲弄,取笑",是固定搭配.
59.have been played/were played 考查动词时态和语态.分析句子结构可知这是一个定语从句,先行词tricks指事,与play之间是动宾关系,要用被动语态,根据语境,用现在完成时的被动语态或一般过去时的被动语态.
60.stopping 考查现在分词.nothing与stop之间是主谓关系,且现在分词短语stopping him from saving the whole world作定语修饰nothing.
61.exactly 考查副词.修饰句子要用副词,形容词exact的副词是exactly.
62.had invented 考查动词时态.invent发生在announced之前,要用过去完成时态.
63.audience/listeners/viewers 考查名词.根据句意:BBC商定用一个故事捉弄它的听众.用audience/listeners/viewers.
64.Showing 考查现在分词.the BBC与show之间是主谓关系,用现在分词短语showing farmers picking the pasta from trees作状语.
65.how 考查疑问词."特殊疑问词+to+do sth."结构作介词on的宾语.
点评 在一篇200词左右的语篇(短文或对话)中留出10处空白,部分空白的后面给出单词的基本形式,要求考生根据上下文填写空白处所需的内容或所提供单词的正确形式,所填写词语不得多于3个单词.要做好语法填空题,理解短文是解题的前提,扎实的词汇、句型和语法知识是基础,英语国家的背景知识是必要的补充.考生须灵活运用语法知识,如单词词性、单词时态、名词单复数、连接词、代词、冠词等判断各空白处应填写的内容.答完后,还要通读全文,核对所填单词形式是否正确,是否符合语境.
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