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【题目】A.阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使句意通顺、完整。请将正确答案填写在答题卡指定的横线上。（每空一词，每词限用一次。）

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Tips for Writing Better Articles

Many of us don't spend a lot of time improving our writing skills. This can be a problem when we hand in our articles. Good writing skills will help us improve our grades and be good for us later in life. The following tips can be 【1】.

Make good word choices. When we are not sure which word is the right one for a sentence, look it up in a 【2】. Many of us choose words in a hurry and don't think over if they're 【3】. Good word choices are necessary for good writing.

Check facts. If we want people to 【4】 what we write, we must make sure our facts are true. We should use dependable (可靠的) facts.

Rewrite. A common problem is that we don't like to rewrite. In fact, rewriting is the best way to find out and correct some 【5】, like bad grammar and spelling. Rewriting makes our writing better than before, though it takes more 【6】 and more work.

Read aloud. It is a good 【7】 to learn English well. Sometimes it’s easier to find problems with spelling, word usage, and grammar when we read aloud. Reading aloud helps us not only find out our problems 【8】 develop our writing.

Prepare a list. It is very important for writing a good article. Such a list includes: Is there a proper title? Have we 【9】 every point? Are all the parts of the article included? This can help us make sure that we have covered everything.

It is not easy to become a better 【10】. But with a few simple steps, we can improve our writing skills and learn how to write better articles.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】helpful

【2】dictionary

【3】proper

【4】believe

【5】mistakes

【6】time

【7】method

【8】but

【9】explained

【10】writer

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述写好的文章的方法。

【1】句意：“以下提示可能会有所帮助”。

根据空前be可知，后面加形容词。根据句意可知，译为“有帮助的”。helpful 有帮助的，故答案是：helpful。

【2】句意：“当我们不确定哪一个词适合一个句子时，就去查字典”。

a后面加可数名词单数且根据句意可知，译为“查字典”。dictionary 字典。故答案是：dictionary。

【3】句意：“我们中的许多人很匆忙地选择了单词，而且不去想它们是否合适”。

根据空前are可知，are后面加形容词。且根据句意可知，译为“合适的”。proper 合适的。故答案是：proper。

【4】句意：“如果我们想让人们相信我们所写的，我们必须确保我们的事实是真实的”。

根据“want sb. to do”（想要某人做某事），且根据句意可知，译为“相信”。believe 相信，故答案是：believe。

【5】句意：“事实上，重写是发现和纠正一些错误的最好方法，比如错误的语法和拼写”。

根据句意可知，译为“纠正错误”。mistake 错误，且根据some可知，some后面加可数名词复数。故答案是：mistakes。

【6】句意：“重写会使我们的写作水平更好，尽管需要花费更多的时间并投入更多精力”。

根据句意可知，译为“时间”。time 时间，不可数名词。故答案是：time。

【7】句意“这是学好英语的好方法”。

根据a可知用单数。且根据句意可知，译为“好的方法”。method 方法，故答案是：method。

【8】句意“大声朗读不仅有助于我们发现问题，而且有助于我们写作的进展”。

根据句意可知，译为“不但……而且……”。not only...but (also)... 不但……而且……，故答案是but。

【9】句意“我们已经解释每一点了吗？”。

根据空前have可知，用现在完成时态have done。故答案是explained。

【10】句意“要成为一个更好的作家并不容易”。

根据全文可知，主要讲述如何写好的文章。根据空前better可知，用名词。writer作家。故答案是writer。