Question

【题目】语法填空
Everybody knows that the United Kingdom consists four countries: English, Scotland, Wales plus Northern Ireland. However, about four hundred years ago Scotland tried to break away from English (influent). The Scots wanted to attack England and (decide) that France should take the place of England their closest friend. England, was unhappy when the relationship between the two countries broke down. Queen Elizabeth I did not want to be left out of any decisions (do) with Scotland, so she divided the Scottish lords into several groups so that they would argue with each other instead of (attack) England. This (arrange) worked well until 1603 Queen Elizabeth died. As King James of Scotland was her only relative, he became King of Scotland and England, and everybody was (delight) with the solution.

Answer 1

【答案】of；influence；decided；as；however；to do；attacking；arrangement；when；delighted
【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了苏格兰是如何成为英格兰的一部分的历史。
（1）考查固定短语。每个人都知道英国是由四个国家组成。consist of固定短语，“由……组成”，所以填of。
（2）考查名词。句意：大约四百年前，苏格兰想要脱离英国的势力。这里需要使用名词，填influence。
（3）考查时态。根据“The Scots wanted to attack England”可判断出是发生在过去的事情，用一般过去时，所以填decided。
（4）考查介词。句意：苏格兰人想要攻打英国并且认为法国应该代替英国，成为他们最好的朋友。表示“作为……”，所以填as。
（5）考查副词。句意：然而英国，对于两个国家关系的破裂不高兴。表示转折，所以填however。
（6）考查不定式。表示将来的动作，所以用不定式作定语，填to do。
（7）考查动名词。instead of后面接v+ing形式，所以填attacking。
（8）考查名词。作句子主语，用名词，填arrangement。
（9）考查状语从句。这个安排一直很有效，直到1603年，伊丽莎白女王去世。表示“当……时”，所以填when。
（10）考查固定短语。be delighted with固定短语，“对……感到高兴”，所以填delighted。