历届高考完形填空语篇荟萃(17)

(十七)

When one asks students the question "Who likes grammar²?", perhaps³ they dare⁴ to raise⁵ their hands. In many ways this is understandable in Britain⁶. Yet⁷, strangely⁹, the study of grammar is one of the fastest growing areas¹⁰ of research¹¹ in universities¹² all over the world. Even¹³ more so is the fact¹⁴ that many students who do not like grammar in school choose grammar as¹ their subject of study in the university¹⁵.
The rather¹⁶ strange⁸ state¹⁷ of affairs¹⁸ needs an explanation¹⁹. On the whole²⁰, students consider²¹ the study of grammar uninteresting, and grammar is poorly taught²² in most Britain middle schools. However²³, language²⁴, which would²⁵ be impossible²⁶ without grammar, is an important²⁸ part²⁹ of human³⁰ society³¹. In fact, it is the foundation(基础)on which our society builds itself³². And it is our ability³³(能力)to use language that makes it possible²⁷ for us to let others³⁴ know our thoughts³⁵ and aims³⁶, in other words, to communicate(交流思想，交际).A large part of our ability even to think depends³⁷ on language.
简析：议论文文体，评析语法的重要性。

1 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

2 grammar   

n.语法，语法规则

参考例句：

• I find German grammar very difficult.我发现德语语法很难学。
• He spent much time correcting my grammar.他花了很多时间来改我的语法错误。

3 perhaps   

adv.也许，可能

参考例句：

• Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.下午可能有雨。
• Perhaps I can help you.也许我能帮帮你的忙吧。

4 dare   

n.敢，挑战；aux.敢；vi.敢；vt.敢于，勇于面对

参考例句：

• He didn't dare to look at her in the face.他不敢正眼看她。
• How dare you?Take your hand off me at once.放肆！马上把你的手挪开。

5 raise   

v.提高，举起；饲养，养育；引起，惹起

参考例句：

• Why didn't you raise the question at the meeting? 这问题你怎么没有在会上提出来？
• He went to ask for a raise.他要求增加工资。

6 Britain   

n.英国；不列颠(英格兰、威尔士和苏格兰)

参考例句：

• London is the capital city of Britain.伦敦是英国的首都。
• I was not in Britain at the time.当时我不在英国。

7 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

8 strange   

adj.奇怪的；古怪的

参考例句：

• She's a strange policewoman.她是个作风奇特的女警。
• I heard a strange sound.我听到一种奇怪的声音。

9 strangely   

adv.奇妙地；怪异地；不可思议地；异常的

参考例句：

• Modigliani's women have strangely elongated faces. 莫迪里阿尼画中的妇女都长着奇长无比的脸。
• She's been acting very strangely lately. 近来她举止十分反常。

10 areas   

地区，区域(area 的复数形式)；面积；领域

参考例句：

• to reduce the speed limit in built-up areas 在楼房林立的地区降低最高车速限制
• the process of decontaminating areas exposed to radioactivity 清除受放射污染地区有害物质的过程

11 research   

n.探索；调查；研究 vt./vi.调查；研究

参考例句：

• Research has shown that women live longer than men.调查表明女性比男性寿命长。
• The research group is ready to start its work.这个研究小组已准备好随时开始工作。

12 universities   

n.大学( university的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The open approach contrasts favourably with the exclusivity of some universities. 这种开放式的方法与一些大学的封闭排外形成了有利的对比。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities. 她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

14 fact   

n.事实，实情，论据

参考例句：

• It is close to fact.这更接近于事实。
• I'm going there tomorrow,as a matter of fact.其实，我明天是准备去那里。

15 university   

n.大学

参考例句：

• She teaches English at the University of Wales.她在威尔士大学教英语。
• I'm going to enter a university.我要上大学。

16 rather   

adv.宁愿，宁可；相当

参考例句：

• I would rather go out tonight,if you don't mind. 如果你不介意的话，我宁愿今晚出去。
• This book is rather too easy for this boy.这本书对于这个孩子来说太简单。

17 state   

n.州，国，情形；adj.国家的，州的，正式的；vt.说，陈述，声明，规定

参考例句：

• I'm worried about her state of health.我担心她的身体状况。
• Each state of the United States has a capital.美国每一个州都有一个首府。

18 affairs   

n.公共事务，政治事务；事件( affair的名词复数 )；事务；个人的事；发生的事情

参考例句：

• He was always very discreet about his love affairs. 他对两性关系一贯谨小慎微。
• His financial affairs were in complete disorder . 他的财务完全是一笔糊涂账。

19 explanation   

n.解释，解说，说明

参考例句：

• I had better say a few words by way of explanation.我最好以解释的方式说几句话。
• She did not continue with her explanation.她没有继续解释下去。

20 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

21 consider   

v.考虑；思考；认为

参考例句：

• We should consider what to do next.我们应考虑下一步该怎么办。
• They consider it better to do it that way.他们以为那样做比较妥当。

22 taught   

v.teach的过去式过去分词

参考例句：

• Children must be taught to be careful of traffic.必须教育孩子要当心车辆。
• Miss Brown taught my daughter last year.去年是布朗小姐教我女儿的。

23 however   

adv.然而；conj.然而，可是，不过

参考例句：

• It's raining hard.However,I still want to go there.虽然下着大雨，我还是想去那儿。
• However, this does not always happen.然而，这种情况并不总是发生。

24 language   

n.语言

参考例句：

• Is English a hard language to learn?英语是一种难学的语言吗？
• Language is a wonderful thing.语言是极好的东西。

25 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

26 impossible   

adj.不可能的，不容易的，令人无法忍受的

参考例句：

• I mean that it is impossible.我的意思是说那不可能。
• It is kind of fun to do the impossible.去做不可能的事是一种乐趣。

27 possible   

adj.可能的

参考例句：

• It is possible to go to the moon now.现在有可能登上月球。
• They got the work over as quickly as possible.他们尽快地结束了工作。

28 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

29 part   

n.部份，零件；角色，部位；vt.分开，分离，分配；vi.分离，离开；adv.部份地；adj.分离的

参考例句：

• This is the broken part.这就是损坏的部件。
• Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色？

30 human   

n.人，人类；adj.人类的，人性的，有同情心的

参考例句：

• Human beings can talk,but animals can't.人会说话，而动物却不会。
• Kehr is a very human person.凯尔是一个极富人情味的人。

31 society   

n.社会；社团

参考例句：

• He lived a hard life in the old society.他在旧社会日子过得很苦。
• How many people are there in your society?你们社团有多少人？

32 itself   

pron.(it的反身代词)它自己，它本身

参考例句：

• The thing itself is not important.这事情本身并不重要。
• The machine will start by itself in a few seconds.几秒钟后，机器将自行启动。

33 ability   

n.能力；才能；才智

参考例句：

• Ability is a poor man's wealth.才能是穷人的财富。
• His ability is very strong/good.他的能力很强。

34 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

35 thoughts   

n.思想( thought的名词复数 )；想法；关心；思索

参考例句：

• She struggled to articulate her thoughts. 她竭力表明她的想法。
• Music from the next room obtruded upon his thoughts. 隔壁的音乐声打扰了他的思绪。

36 aims   

v.（以…）瞄准，针对( aim的第三人称单数 )；努力；目的在于；以…为目标[目的]

参考例句：

• the aims of the lesson 本课教学目标
• The book aims to cover all aspects of city life. 这本书旨在涵盖城市生活的各个方面。

37 depends   

v.依靠( depend的第三人称单数 )；依赖；信赖；决定于

参考例句：

• The success or failure of the plan depends on you. 这项计划的成败取决于你。
• Our future prosperity depends on economic growth. 我们未来的繁荣昌盛依赖经济的发展。