三、短文填空
How do you often get to school? Some students in Minnesota(明尼苏达),the USA,1.
take
(take) a “bike bus” to school.
A man named Devin Olson 2.
started
(start) this bike bus service(服务). He works with two local primary schools. The service 3.
offers
(offer) students the chance to ride to school in a group. And some volunteers lead(带领)the way in front of the students.
4.
The
bike bus route(路线)is about three kilometres long. The volunteers make eight stops along the way to pick up the children. Many of the kids are with
5.
their
(they) parents,older brothers or sisters. The volunteers make sure that the students will get to their schools safely.
“We 6.
carefully
(careful) check our safety measures(安全措施)and then start our ride,” said Olson. “The rides are usually full 7.
of
fun.”
The bike bus service helps with the local environment by reducing(减少)car traffic to the schools. The students can also get exercise 8.
during/through
their rides. Every student looks forward to 9.
spending
(spend) time with their schoolmates in different grades. Both they and their parents say that it just makes them much 10.
happier
(happy)!
解析:
【分析】
先通读短文理解主题为介绍美国明尼苏达的“自行车巴士”上学服务,解题时需结合上下文语境,运用语法规则(时态、词性、冠词、固定搭配等)逐个分析空格:1. 主语为复数,描述客观情况用一般现在时;2. 创办服务是过去动作,用一般过去时;3. 单数主语的一般现在时谓语用三单形式;4. 特指前文提到的路线用定冠词;5. 修饰名词需用形容词性物主代词;6. 修饰动词用副词;7. 固定搭配be full of;8. 表“骑行期间”用介词;9. look forward to后接动名词;10. much修饰形容词比较级。
【解析】
1. 空格作谓语,主语some students为复数,描述客观情况用一般现在时,故填take;
2. 空格作谓语,创办服务是过去发生的动作,用一般过去时,故填started;
3. 空格作谓语,主语the service为单数,描述客观服务内容用一般现在时第三人称单数,故填offers;
4. 空格后是特指前文提到的“bike bus route”,用定冠词The;
5. 空格后是名词parents,需用形容词性物主代词修饰,故填their;
6. 空格修饰动词check,需用副词,careful的副词形式为carefully,故填carefully;
7. 固定搭配be full of表示“充满”,故填of;
8. 空格表“在骑行期间”,可用介词during或through;
9. 固定搭配look forward to doing sth.中to为介词,后接动名词,故填spending;
10. 空格前有much,修饰形容词比较级,happy的比较级为happier,故填happier。
【答案】
1. take 2. started 3. offers 4. The 5. their 6. carefully 7. of 8. during/through 9. spending 10. happier
【知识点】
动词时态、词性转换、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为英语短文填空题,考查基础语法知识和常用固定搭配,需结合语境分析,难度适中,适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5