强化集训 11

I. 根据语境，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

1. The new government will make a ______（judge）about its interests and act accordingly.

2. Everybody was touched beyond ______（word）after they heard her moving story.

3. Atomic energy has been discovered for many years, but so far it has not been ______（wide）used in industry or in our daily life.

4. Thank you for understanding. I promise I ______（make）it up to you.

5. The local government has built a preserve ______（protect）this kind of animal.

6. We ______（not know）his telephone number; otherwise we would have telephoned him.

7. Long ago it was a current belief ______ the earth was flat.

8. No matter ______ difficult the task may be, we must complete it in time.

9. At the Academy, Plato taught the students through the use of debates, ______ two or more people took different ideas of an argument.

10. It wasn’t until they had a heart-to-heart talk with me ______ I realized my mistake.

II. 短文改错。

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一篇作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词；删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉；修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Jack,

I’m glad you’ve been offered two summer jobs at same time—working in a restaurant and working in a museum. If I were him, I would take the one in the museum.

First, you can gain more knowledge about history, that will enrich your life great. Second, you can make more friend from different parts of the country by serve them when working there. Finally, compared to the job in the restaurant, working in the museum can be most challenging. If you find a position at there, I’m sure you’ll see a rapid improve in both your character and abilities. You will also have great time.

Good luck!

Yours，

Li Hua

III. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A

While the tradition of 　1　 （drink）tea dates back to more than 3,000 BC in China, it was not until the mid-17th century 　2　 the concept of “afternoon tea” first appeared in the UK.

In 1840, Anna Maria Russell, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, 　3　 （start）asking for a tea tray with butter, bread and cakes at 4 pm every day, as she found she was hungry at this time and the evening meal in her household 　4　 （serve）fashionably late at 8 pm. She found this new habit difficult to break and soon invited other 　5　 （lady）in society to join her.

This pause for tea 　6　 （quick）became a fashionable social event. During the 1880s, upper class and society women would change into long gowns, gloves 　7　 hats for their afternoon tea.

Traditional afternoon tea, 　8　 is typically served between 4 pm and 6 pm, is technically a small meal, not a drink. It consists 　9　 a selection of dainty sandwiches, freshly baked scones served with cream and fruit jam, cakes and pastries. Of course, tea or coffee, 　10　 （serve）with milk and sugar, is also provided.

B

March 14 is known around the world as “Pi Day.”

“Pi” is something you may remember from math class. It is the number that results when the distance around a circle 　1　 （divide）by the distance across the circle. It is a very important number in geometry（几何学）as well as for fields like 　2　 （construct）and architecture.

Pi is 　3　 irrational number（无理数）. It never ends. But the way it begins 　4　 （be）always this: 3.14159. The date March 14, as we write it in the United States, is 3-14.

American physicist Larry Shaw 　5　 （start）Pi Day back in 1988.

Pi Day is not just for those 　6　 enjoy numbers. Many people mark the math-inspired holiday by celebrating “pie,” —p-i-e, instead of “Pi.”

Pie is a popular dessert in the United States. It is made with a crust on the outside and usually a sweet 　7　 （fill）in the middle. Apple pie, pecan pie, and cherry pie are among the 　8　 （well）known.

Pizza is another kind of pie. It is made with a crust, tomato sauce, cheese and other toppings. One pizza restaurant is celebrating Pi Day 　9　 a big way. The restaurant &pizza is letting customers get 　10　 （marry）at its locations in several East Coast cities.