2．realized→realize。考查动词的时态。还未毕业，表示现阶段的事，因此谓语用一般现在时。

Time fly like an arrow. I’m already in the second half1.______

of Senior Grade 3 before I realized it. There is only a little more2.______

than three months before I graduate middle school. At3.______

the present, I’m busy reviewing my lessons in order to4.______

take the college entrance examination. I hope to go to5.______

Beijing University, that is one of the best universities not6.______

only in China but also in the world. I’ll try my best to turn7.______

my dream to reality. Most of my classmates are also8.______

studying very hard to realize our wishes. I do believe everyone9.______

will be able to enter a very good university and college.10.______

[答案]

1．fly→flies。考查谓语动词的单复数。time“时间”，是一个抽象名词，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。

(2009·合肥质检)

Every country has its own dining customs. Americans feel that the first rule of being a __1__ guest is to be on time. If a person is invited to dinner at six thirty, the hostess __2__ him to be there at six thirty or __3__ a few minutes after. Because she usually does the cooking, she has to time the meal __4__ the hot rolls and the coffee and the meat can be at their best when the guests come. If they are late, the food will not be so __5__， and the hostess will be __6__. __7__ the guest cannot come on time, he should call his host or hostess on the phone, give the reason, and tell __8__ what time he can come. __9__ the situations, guests sometimes bring a box of candy, a bottle of wine or a bunch of flowers to give to the hostess as a __10__ of appreciation.

As guests continue to arrive, it is usually considered polite for the __11__ in the group to __12__ when a woman enters the room and continue to stand until she is seated. __13__， most young people and some groups of elder people __14__ stress equality of the sexes no longer observe the custom. A visitor should be __15__ to each situation and follow the lead of the Americans present.

When the guests sit down at a dinner table, it is a __16__ for the men to help the ladies by pushing their chairs under them. However, some Americans __17__ do this, so the visitors must notice what others do and do the __18__. __19__ the meal is under way and if the dinner is in a private home, a guest __20__ avoid embarrassment by leaving talk to someone else.

1．A. polite　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. elegant

C. honored　 　　　　 D. serious

2．A. tells　 　　　　　　　　 B. expects

C. asks　 　　　　　　　 D. hopes

3．A. at most　 　　　　　　 B. less than

C. at least　 　　　　　 D. more than

4．A. in case　 　　　　　　 B. as long as

C. so that　 　　　　　 D. on condition that

5．A. tender　 　　　　　　 B. nutritious

C. good　 　　　　　　 D. enough

6．A. angry　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. nervous

C. shameful　 　　　　 D. disappointed

7．A. If　 　　　　　　　　　 B. Unless

C. Whether　 　　　　 D. Although

8．A. at　 　　　　　　　　　 B. in

C. on　 　　　　　　　　 D. about

9．A. Looking at 　　　　 B. Combined with

C. Depending on　 D. Related to

10．A. matter　 　　　　　 B. heart

C. sense　 　　　　　　 D. sign

11．A. host　 　　　　　　　 B. men

C. hostess　 　　　　　 D. women

12．A. smile　 　　　　　　 B. stand

C. applaud　 　　　　 D. nod

13．A. As a result　 　　 B. Moreover

C. In addition　 　　 D. However

14．A. whose　 　　　　　 B. what

C. who　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. which

15．A. aware　 　　　　　　 B. similar

C. active　 　　　　　　 D. sensitive

16．A. custom 　　　　　　 B. regulation

C. habit　 　　　　　　 D. principle

17．A. even　 　　　　　　　 B. no longer

C. still　 　　　　　　　 D. no more

18．A. following　 　　　 B. same

C. deed　 　　　　　　　 D. example

19．A. Unless　 　　　　　 B. Until

C. While　 　　　　　　 D. After

20．A. shouldn’t　 　　 B. must

C. needn’t　 　　　　 D. may

[答案]

本文是篇说明文。文章介绍了美国人在赴宴时以及宴席上应遵循的礼节与习俗。

1．A。由第一段首句“Every country has its own dining customs.”后面的解释可以推测，成为有礼貌的客人的第一准则是准时赴宴。

2．B。根据逻辑，请人吃饭，主人自然希望客人能准时到。本题最容易错选D，但hope其后不能接不定式作宾语补足语。

3．A。主人希望客人能准时到或至多延后几分钟。

4．C。根据上下文之间的关系可知，此处表示结果，所以用so that引导结果状语从句。

5．C。根据“the hot rolls and the coffee and the meat can be at their best when the guests come”可推测，如果客人来晚了，食物味道就没有那么“好”。

6．D。根据上文内容以及逻辑可知，女主人会对此感到“失望”。

7．A。根据语境可知这里是表示假设情况。

8．A。根据习惯用法，在时间点前面应用介词at。

9．C。根据后文内容可知，客人带哪种东西取决于当时的情况。

10．D。根据常识，客人给主人一束鲜花表示客人对主人的感激，所以用sign，意为“标志”。

11．B。根据常识及后面的内容可知此处应用men。

12．B。根据下文“and continue to stand until she is seated”可知，这里应用动词stand。

13．D。前后文是转折关系，所以用however。

14．C。根据语法知识，这是个定语从句，先行词“most young people and some groups of elder people”在从句中作主语，所以关系代词用who或that。

15．D。be sensitive to表示“对……敏感”。

16．A。根据文章中心意思及常识可知，这里应选A。

17．B。然而，有些美国人已不再这样做了。no longer“不再”。

18．B。根据本句中表示并列关系的and以及与the连用，故选same。

19．C。“under way”意为“在进行中”，所以用while表示“当……的时候”。

20．D。根据句意可知，这样做就有可能避免尴尬。

15．D

14．D。本题考查情态动词以及谓语动词的用法。shall与第一、三人称连用，表征求对方意见。would rather后的从句中的谓语应用虚拟语气，即一般过去时态。

13．C。本句话的意思为“据说他到武汉出差了”，说明人不在这里了，所以使用have gone to，而have been to表示“曾经去过某地”。

12．B。句意：健康问题与不良的饮食习惯和缺乏锻炼息息相关。根据句意，所表达的应是缺乏的意思。limit“限制”；need“需要”；demand“需求”。故选B。

11．C。turn up“找到；出现；证明；调大”；fix up“修补；解决；治愈”；set up“建立；成立”；make up“编造；组成；化妆”。

10．C。give in to在此作“向……屈服”解。句意：从一开始，该政府已明确表态它永远不会向恐怖分子的威胁屈服。

9．D。句意：使他们宽慰的是，丢失的孩子两周后又重返家园，虽然很疲惫但很健康。形容词作状语表示伴随或结果。