题目内容
15.Having worked all day,most people find themselves(71)wishing(wish) for sleep.(72)Although/Thoughthe exact reasons why people sleep are still being debated,researchers (73)have come(come) up with a number of theories to explain the functions of sleep.First of all,sleep(74)is believed(believe)to give the body time to repair burned-out brain cells and make more of the special chemical that makes(75)itpossible for the brain to think.Another theory holds that sleep enables the body to save energy when we sleep.Because the body temperature is(76)lower(low),less energy is needed to create heat.This method of energy conservation may have helped people survive thousands of years ago(77)whenfood was hard to find.Sleep may also have helped humanity survive by keeping people(78)outof trouble.In prehistoric times,when many large predators(食肉动物) hunted in darkness,the habit of sleeping at night helped prevent people form being an animal's dinner.Scientists also believe that sleep,in addition to being a survival method,is used to improve memory.It allows that brain (79)to forgetforget) or unlearn things that are not necessary,(80)otherwise/orthe mind would become filled with unneeded information.分析 短文主要讲述了科学家对睡眠的作用得出的一些理论.
解答 71.wishing,考查非谓语,句中有find+宾语+宾语补足语的结构,wish与其宾语themselves构成主动的关系,因此使用现在分词短语充当宾语补足语.
72.Although/Though,考查连词,前后句子构成转折的关系,因此使用连词Though或Although.
73.have come,考查谓语动词,根据语境表示"科学家已经想出一些理论"应使用现在完成时,故答案为have come.
74.is believed,考查谓语动词,believe与主语sleep构成被动的关系,因此使用被动语态be done的形式.
75.it,考查it用法,make+宾语+宾语补足语,句子的真正宾语是后面 for the brain to think,因此此处用it做形式宾语.
76.lower,考查形容词比较级,此处把睡觉时的身体温度跟平时的温度对比,因此使用形容词比较级lower.
77.when,考查定语从句引导词,从句成分完整,先行词thousands of years ago在从句里充当时间状语,因此使用when引导定语从句.
78.out,考查固定搭配,keep…out of trouble"远离麻烦".
79.to forget,考查固定搭配,allow sb.to do sth."允许某人做某事",因此使用动词不定式to forget.
80.otherwise/or,考查连词,根据语境应表示转折,故使用otherwise/or"不然的话,否则".
点评 对于语法填空这类题,一是懂得分析句子结构,二是知道充当各个句子成分的词类或词性,从语法上确定答案,当然,对于某些固定搭配也要牢记,在平时的学习中要多积累这些词汇或短语,对于句子使用的时态语态也要通过语境进行确定.