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8.Directions:After reading the passages below,fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.When the British 13-year-old Cassidy arrived at school in her uniform on Nov.5th,she (25)was stopped (stop).She had to go home for"wearing the wrong uniform".What was wrong?It turned out to be her black pumps(轻便鞋).
Her school,Hanson Academy in the UK,began a new dress code on Nov.4.The (26)required (require) uniform includes a blazer,a tie,and tailored trousers.If that sounds fine to you,there's more.
Students can't wear jumpers,jackets or coats indoors.Also,girls and boys (27)must wear black leather shoes and black socks.Sports shoes are not allowed.(28)On/During the first three days of the new rule,about 200students were sent home.
(29)Although there was mixed feedback from students and parents,school headmaster Elizabeth Churton said rules were an important part of growing up."What we wear and how we wear our clothes is all part and parcel of the way (30)in which we communicate with each other."she told the BBC.
Strict school uniform rules (31)have become (become) increasingly common in recent years in the UK.In June,250girls at Ryde Academy were taken out of class because their skirts were"too short".The US is seeing the same trend.More than half of US public schools now have strict dress codes,USA Today said.
Do you dislike your uniform?Well,at least you can still keep your favorite sports shoes.
分析 英国中学最严着装规范:运动鞋也不能穿!
解答 25.was stopped 考查被动语态,当13岁的英国卡西迪穿着校服来到学校,她被叫住,阻止她进校门.
26.required 考查分词,被要求穿的校服包括一件西装,领带和西裤.
27.must 考查情态动词,由上文可知,这个学校校规严格,所以此次,男孩,女孩必须穿黑皮鞋和黑袜子.
28.On/During 考查介词,在校规出台的前三天,大约200个学生被撵回家.
29.Although 考查连词,对于此校规,尽管有来自学生和家长的混合反馈,校长坚持校规是成长的重要组成部分.
30.in which 考查定语从句,way作先行词,在定语从句中作状语,用in which/that/不填.
31.have become考查时态,严格的校规在英国最近几年已经变得越来越普遍.
点评 缺词填空,解题时要抓住文章的脉络,一定要读懂全文,弄清文章要表达的思想,注意前后句之间的关系.答题中,一定要认真分析,注意词性,句型的分析,答完后再通读一遍文章,看看所填单词是不是语句通顺,语意连贯.

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