强化集训 14

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. Hong Kong finished third, with Switzerland ______（two）; Singapore ranked ______（five）and Australia ranked ninth.

2. Listen to the teacher carefully in class, ______ you won’t catch what he is saying.

3. It can be ______（benefit）to share your feelings with someone you trust.

4. Excuse me, Marcia, a reporter from China Daily ______（phone）all day. Could you speak to her now?

5. ______（graduate）from Beijing Foreign Studies University, she now works as an interpreter.

6. We suggested that he ______（make）an apology to his teacher.

7. My uncle is a kind-hearted man and never says “no” to ______ seeks help from him.

8. We will not attack unless we are attacked; if ______（attack）, we will certainly counterattack.

9. Anyone who ______（have）questions to ask, please come to my office this afternoon.

10. ______ the saying goes, Rome was not built in a day. ______ by sticking to studying persistently can we make progress step by step till success.

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 Ms Lee,

I’m delighting to have you as my English teacher. English has become a global language, but I’m convinced that learning English is of great use. We should learn English well to better understand that happens around the world．

But my English is rather poor. One of my problems are that I often feel nervously when speaking in public. Besides, I feel difficult to learn words by heart. I really hope you can offer me more chances to speak with English. But I also hope you’ll give me some advices on how to learn new words. I believe I can make many progress than ever with your help.

Thank you!

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

With all aspects considered, the most desirable place 　1　 comes to my mind and is worth visiting is Xi’an.

As the saying goes: If you want to acquire a sense of history about China, visit Xi’an. Xi’an, the provincial capital of Shaanxi Province of China, 　2　 （enjoy）a history that dates back to several thousand years ago. As we know, from the first dynasty when China became 　3　 unified country, namely the Qin Dynasty, there were many emperors 　4　 （make）Xi’an their capital.

And now there are more than 5,700 sites within the city, such as the Pit of Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum, the most 　5　 （complete）preserved walls of the ancient city.

A visit to these heritages, I am sure, will let me learn about what China was like in the past and 　6　 people lived at ancient times.

I was long told about the unique flavor of the local 　7　 （taste）foods, which is so different from the food 　8　 （cook）in my hometown. Moreover, many people who were back from Xi’an are actually making no effort 　9　 （hide）their love for foods there, giving me the 　10　 （impress）that it would be a regret-whole-life thing if one does not try them in person.

B

For many people, the Renaissance means 14th to 16th century Italy, and the developments in art and architecture, music and literature which took place there at that time. But there is one work which, perhaps more than any other, 　1　 （express）the spirit of the Renaissance: the Mona Lisa. It is believed 　2　 （be）the best example of a new lifelike style of painting that amazed people when it was first used. 　3　 （paint）by Leonardo da Vinci in the years 1503-1506, the Mona Lisa is a mysterious masterpiece. People want to know who Mona Lisa is, 　4　 why she is smiling. Even if people do not know much about the Renaissance, they have heard 　5　 this painting.

But the Renaissance is, of course, more than just the Mona Lisa. Renaissance is a French word 　6　 means “rebirth” and it first appeared in English in 　7　 19th century. The word 　8　 （use）to describe a period in European history which began with the arrival of the first Europeans in America, an age of exploration, and the 　9　 （begin）of the modern world. It was as if Europe was waking up after the long sleep of the Middle Ages. From Italy, the ideas of the Renaissance 　10　 （rapid）spread northwards to France, Germany, England, and the rest of Europe.