根据所给10个英语单句的意思,从所给的15个词汇中挑选出10个合适的词或短语分别给每个句子填空。
Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was ________. Anyhow, my ________ is to provide humans with a life of high quality, and I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race. Dinosaurs lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans ________ and their future seemed secure at that time. Many young people often dream of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert, and, to be honest, a lot of them ________ great importance to becoming rich and famous. If your friend comes to school very upset, tell him that you are ________ him and you will meet after class and talk then. India has a very large number of ________ English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947, and English became the language for government and education. I am fond of my sister Wang Wei but she has one serious ________ — she can be really stubborn. On July 28, 1976, the city of Tangshan in Hebei Province was hit by a terrible earthquake and the number of people who were killed or seriously ________ reached more than 400,000. It was in 1952 that Elias went to Mandela for legal advice, and Mandela was ________ with his time, for which Elias was very grateful. |
小题1:artists
小题2:hopeless
小题3:goal
小题4:came into being
小题5:attach
小题6:concerned about
小题7:fluent
小题8:shortcoming
小题9:injured
小题10:generous
题目分析:本题要求考生首先要明确每个单词和短语的意思,特别是一词多义。然后根据上下文的语义串联选出合适的词或者短语,要特别注意词性和时态语态的变化。
小题1: artists 名词artist艺术家;句义:这让这个国家的艺术家花了10年的时间才完成。
小题2: hopeless 句义:很多国王和王子都想娶Atlanta,当他们听说规则的时候,都知道他们没有希望了。本句的关键在于连词but表示上下文之间的转折关系,说明他们认为自己没有希望了。
小题3:goal 句义:我的目标就是给人们通过高质量的生活。本句中不定式在句中做表语,表示具体要做的事情。
小题4:came into being 固定搭配come into being形成,产生,出现;在人类出现之前,恐龙已经在地球上生活了很多年。本句要注意的是时态。
小题5:attach 固定搭配attach importance to重视…;句义:他们中的很多人过于重视名利。
小题6:concerned about 固定搭配:be concerned about…担心…;句义:如果你的朋友来到学校,很难过,你要告诉他/她你很担心他。放学以后会和他好好地谈谈。
小题7: fluent 形容词fluent流利的;通常用来修饰语言。
小题8:shortcoming 句义:我很喜欢我的妹妹王蓓,但是她又一个很大的缺点—她可能太固执了。过于固执正是人的一个缺点。所以使用名词shortcoming。
小题9: injured 形容词injured通常表示的是在事故里受伤。句义:去世和受伤的人数达到40多万。本句的injured与killed形成呼应。
小题10:. generous 形容词generous慷慨的。根据第二句for which Elias was very grateful.可知Elias心存感激,说明Mandela花了很多时间帮助他,所以Mandela对于时间很慷慨。