六、短文填空
阅读短文,在空格处填入一个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。
Right now, it is the winter holiday. It is too expensive for Nam and Ariya to fly back to (1)
(they) countries. Nam usually doesn’t celebrate Christmas. Ariya misses her family in Thailand. Her grandmother (2)
(cook) delicious food for the whole family. Tina and Victor usually celebrate Christmas by (3)
(give) each other presents.
This year, the four friends want to do something different for the holiday. It is now around 10 o’clock (4)
Christmas Day. They are making some traditional (5)
(dish) at Tina’s house. Victor is bringing mashed potatoes with gravy and carrots. Tina is (6)
(prepare) a turkey (火鸡). Nam is making spring rolls. They are a kind of (7)
(luck) food for the new year. Ariya is making mango sticky rice. It’s (8)
most famous dessert (甜点) in Thailand.
Everyone is so happy to be together. They are excited (9)
(try) the new food and learn about new traditions. It is hard to come to a new country and start a new life, (10)
friends make it much easier.
解析:
1. 空后是名词countries,需要用形容词性物主代词修饰名词,they的形容词性物主代词为their,故填their。
2. 主语Her grandmother是第三人称单数,句子描述日常的习惯性动作,用一般现在时,谓语动词用第三人称单数形式cooks,故填cooks。
3. 介词by后接动名词作宾语,by doing sth.表示“通过做某事”,故填giving。
4. 表示具体某一天的时间前要使用介词on,on Christmas Day意为“在圣诞节当天”,故填on。
5. 限定词some后接可数名词时需要用复数形式,dish的复数是dishes,故填dishes。
6. 本句为现在进行时,结构为be+现在分词,prepare的现在分词是preparing,故填preparing。
7. 空后是名词food,需要用形容词修饰名词,luck的形容词形式是lucky,lucky food意为“幸运食物”,故填lucky。
8. 形容词最高级前需要加定冠词the,the most famous表示“最著名的”,故填the。
9. 固定搭配be excited to do sth.意为“很兴奋做某事”,不定式作原因状语,故填to try。
10. 前后两个分句是转折关系:来到新国家开启新生活很难,但是朋友让这件事变得容易很多,表转折用连词but,故填but。