Question

July 4th, the Independence Day, is an important holiday of the United States of America. It’s the   1.  (nation) holiday to celebrate the anniversary of their declaration of independence from Britain. The first Independence Day celebration took place on July 4, 1777   2.  the thirteen colonies in America gained independence from Britain. In   3.  early 1800s the traditions of parades, picnics, and fireworks were established as the way  4.  (celebrate) America’s birthday. And although fireworks   5.  (ban) in most places because of their danger, most towns and cities usually have big firework displays   6. all to see and enjoy. Today families often celebrate Independence Day by   7.  (host) or attending a picnic or barbecue and take the day off and gather with relatives.   8.  (decorate) are generally colored red, white, and blue, the colors of the American flag. Parades are often in the morning,

 9.  firework displays occur in the evening at such places as parks or town squares. The year of 2010 marked the 234th anniversary of the United States declaring   10.  independence from Britain. Hundreds of thousands of visitors took part in the celebrations in the nation’s capital.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.national

2. when

3.the

4.to celebrate 

5.have been banned/are banned

6.for

7.hosting  

8.Decorations

9.while

10.its

【解析】

试题分析：

1.修饰形容词：national修饰holiday，全国的假日

2.考查定语从句：先行词是on July 4, 1777定语从句用when引导

3.在19世纪初期in the early 1800s

4.考查词组：the way to do…的方式，用to celebrate 

5.考查被动：烟火是被禁止：have been banned/are banned

6.考查介词：for为了大家

7.考查动名词：介词by后面接hosting 

8.考查名词：Decorations装饰，用复数

9.这里的while表示然而，对比

10.its代表“美国的”

考点：语法填空

点评：语法填空主要考查语法方面的知识，这几题考查了从句，时态，固定词组和固定句型，考生平时学习要全面，做题时要细心。