四、短文填空
What's your favourite bird? To answer this question, you may need to think for a while. However, it is an easy question for many people in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province.
1.
Without
(with) thinking twice, they will say, "The red-crowned crane!"
The red-crowned crane is loved for many reasons. It is a tall, nice 2.
and
graceful (优雅的) bird. It is good at flying and dancing and sings 3.
beautifully
(beautiful). The bird stands for good 4.
wishes
(wish), such as long life. 5.
Therefore
, it often appears (出现) in celebrations and traditional artworks to express people's hope for a happy life.
People in Qiqihar love the bird a lot and see it as the symbol of their city. The red-crowned cranes also love Qiqihar. There are six types, more than 400 red-crowned cranes 6.
living
(live) there. In Zhalong Nature Reserve, people provide them with larger living areas and 7.
better
(good) care. People here make great efforts to help 8.
get
(get) rid of bird hunting. People in Qiqihar are proud because they play 9.
a
big role in protecting the beautiful bird. On May 8, 1984, the city government 10.
chose
(choose) the red-crowned crane as the city bird of Qiqihar.
解析:
【分析】
本题为短文填空,需结合语境、语法规则、词性变化及固定搭配逐个分析。先通读全文理解关于齐齐哈尔丹顶鹤的主题,再针对每个空:1. 结合“不假思索”的语境和提示词with,选用否定介词;2. 分析形容词并列关系确定连词;3. 明确修饰动词需用副词;4. 可数名词泛指时用复数;5. 梳理上下文逻辑选顺承副词;6. 结合there be句型的非谓语规则判断形式;7. 与前文比较级对应选形容词比较级;8. 回忆help的固定搭配;9. 牢记固定短语的冠词用法;10. 根据过去时间状语确定动词过去式。
【解析】
1. 考查介词:语境为“不假思索”,提示词为with,需用其否定形式Without,构成固定搭配without doing sth(没有做某事)。
2. 考查连词:tall、nice、graceful均为修饰bird的形容词,表并列关系,用and连接。
3. 考查词性转换:修饰动词sings需用副词,beautiful的副词形式为beautifully。
4. 考查名词复数:wish为可数名词,此处表泛指“美好祝愿”,用复数形式wishes。
5. 考查副词:前文说明丹顶鹤代表美好祝愿,后文提及它出现在庆祝活动,为顺承逻辑,故用Therefore(因此)。
6. 考查非谓语动词:there be句型中,crane与live为主动关系,用现在分词living作后置定语修饰crane。
7. 考查形容词比较级:与前文larger对应,修饰care需用good的比较级better,表“更好的照顾”。
8. 考查固定搭配:help do sth为固定用法,意为“帮助做某事”,故填get。
9. 考查冠词:play a big role in为固定短语,意为“在……中起重要作用”,故填不定冠词a。
10. 考查动词时态:时间状语为On May 8, 1984,表过去,choose的过去式为chose。
【答案】
1. Without 2. and 3. beautifully 4. wishes 5. Therefore 6. living 7. better 8. get 9. a 10. chose
【知识点】
介词用法、词性转换、固定搭配
【点评】
本题围绕丹顶鹤主题考查短文填空,涵盖介词、连词、词性转换、名词复数、动词时态等基础考点,需结合上下文逻辑和语法规则解题,难度适中,适合巩固英语基础。
【难度系数】
0.6