七、(2026 苏州吴中区期中)阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式(共 10 小题;每小题 1分,满分 10 分)
Polyglots are people who speak several different languages. So, why not 71.
(learn) a few methods from them?
Italian Luca Lampariello speaks several languages. For Luca, listening is the key. Why? 72. ______ if you have a good listening comprehension(理解) ability, it opens the door for other skills to develop. Luca 73. ______ (begin) learning French at the age of 11, but when he was 14, he started watching two hours of TV in French every day after dinner. He also suggests the "Radio(收音机) in the Background". That means while you're 74. ______ (study), play the radio as background sound. As he says, "I keep the radio on all day while I'm working. During the day, something will catch 75. ______ (I) attention. Maybe it's an advertisement or it's 76. ______ song I like. I'll stop and listen and try to understand it. I'm usually curious 77. ______ what's going on in it."
Olly Richards speaks eight languages. One of his 78.
(tip) is the "No English for 1 Hour Rule". It means for 60 minutes he can't speak his native language(母语)(English) but must speak the foreign language. In this way, it will be much 79.
(easy) for language learners to think in another language. Another tip from him is to plan your conversation 80.
(careful). So, before class, Olly decides on a topic of conversation, and then writes down all the words and sentences he wants to use in class. He tries to use these words during the lesson.
So, which top tip are you going to use?
解析:
【分析】
本题为英语短文填空,需结合上下文语境、语法规则、固定搭配及词性变化等知识解题。先通读短文理解主旨,再逐句分析:第71题考查固定句式;第72题对应前文疑问的答语引导词;第73题需根据时间状语确定时态;第74题考查现在进行时结构;第75题修饰名词需用物主代词;第76题泛指单数名词用不定冠词;第77题考查固定搭配;第78题考查名词复数;第79题考查形容词比较级;第80题修饰动词需用副词。
【解析】
71. 固定句式“why not + 动词原形”表示建议,故填learn;
72. 前文用Why提问,此处需用Because引导原因状语从句,故填Because;
73. 由时间状语“at the age of 11”可知时态为一般过去时,begin的过去式是began,故填began;
74. while引导的时间状语从句,此处为现在进行时结构,需用动词现在分词,study的现在分词是studying,故填studying;
75. 此处修饰名词attention,需用形容词性物主代词,I的形容词性物主代词是my,故填my;
76. 此处泛指“一首我喜欢的歌”,song为可数名词单数且以辅音音素开头,故用不定冠词a;
77. 固定搭配be curious about表示“对……好奇”,故填about;
78. “one of + 可数名词复数”表示“……之一”,tip的复数形式是tips,故填tips;
79. much修饰形容词比较级,easy的比较级是easier,故填easier;
80. 此处修饰动词plan,需用副词,careful的副词形式是carefully,故填carefully。
【答案】
71. learn 72. Because 73. began 74. studying 75. my 76. a 77. about 78. tips 79. easier 80. carefully
【知识点】
固定搭配、动词时态、词性转换
【点评】
本题考查英语基础知识的综合运用,涵盖固定句式、时态、词性变化等考点,需结合语境分析,难度适中,适合初中阶段学生巩固语法知识。
【难度系数】
0.6