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原因状语从句+短文填空专练
【语法专练】
一、单选题
1.She looks unhappy recently _______ her demand has been turned down by her boss.
A.so B.because C.because of D.but
2.We can go hiking the fine weather.
A.because B.so C.because of D.although
3.—Why was he late, Tom
—He was late ________ his clock didn't work, not ________ the bad weather.
A.because; because of B.because of; because
C.because; because D.because of; because of
4.On August 25, 2011, Steve Jobs left Apple _____ his bad health. About one month later, Jobs passed away.
A.because of B.because C.thanks to
5.The meeting didn't start everyone was there.
A.until B.because C.why D.if
6._______ his careless, Jim got low marks in this English exam.
A.Because B.Since C.As D.Because of
二、选词填空
Fill in the blanks with because, because of, since.
1.She was well paid, she did her work well.
2. the earth is round, why do we not fall off
3.I didn't climb the mountain raining.
4.He failed again he didn't work hard.
5. you don't know the answer,I will ask someone to help you.
6.She is popular among classmates her kindness.
【短文填空专练】
(一)
Four people say they have seen UFOs and said something about UFOs. Person A said that his wife and he saw something very bright 1. through the sky when they were sitting outside on a warm night. Person B said that he found some pieces of 7 2. metal on his farm. Then he called the army. Person C said that he 3. some pieces of metal and gave them to an army expert. Person D said that his parents and he saw the bodies of three aliens 4. on the grass on the side of the hill. Then some soldiers came and 5. us to leave. No one knew what the truth was.
(二)
Last night, Tina woke up at midnight. She saw something diving towards the ground and 1. a loud noise in the forest. The next morning, Tina and her brother Tom decided to explore after school. When they got into the forest, they heard some voices 2. a strange language. So they hid behind the bushes and keep 3. . They saw an alien standing next to a spaceship. The spaceship was 4. because of a crash. Suddenly, another alien appeared in front of them and made a terrible noise .The children ran away in 5. .
(三)
We know much about the universe(宇宙). It means the earth, the sun, the moon and the stars and the spaces between them.
Most of the stars are bigger than the moon, but they look much 1. . Because they are far 2. from the earth. At night, the moon is high in the sky like a light. But the moon has no light of 3. own. The light of the moon comes from the sun. The sun gives us light, heat and life. And the plants, animals and men will die 4. the sun.
The earth is going round itself all the time. 5. the part of the earth turns to the sun, it is day. The opposite part of the earth is night.
The earth is our homeland. We should love it.
【答案解析】
一、1.【答案】B
【解析】【分析】句意:她最近看起来很不高兴,因为她的要求被老板拒绝了。A.所以,表示结果;B.因为,表示原因,连词;C.因为,介词短语;D.但是,表示转折。She looks unhappy recently她最近看起来很不高兴,her demand has been turned down by her boss她的要求被老板拒绝了,可知前后句表示因果关系,排除A、D,her demand has been turned down by her boss是句子,所以用because,故选B。
【点评】考查连词辨析,首先识记连词词义,然后根据前后句句意确定连词,注意识记because和because of的区别。
2.【答案】C
【解析】【分析】句意:由于天气好,我们可以去徒步旅行。A.因为,连词,表示原因;B.所以,表示结果,连词;C.因为,表示原因,介词短语;D.尽管,表示让步。We can go hiking我们可以去徒步旅行,the fine weather天气好,可知前后句表示因果关系,后句表示原因,weather天气,是名词,所以用because of,故选C。
【点评】考查连词辨析和介词短语,首先识记选项区别,然后根据前后句句意确定答案,识记because和because of区别。
3.【答案】A
【解析】【分析】句意:——汤姆为什么迟到了?——因为他的钟不工作了,他迟到了,不是因为坏天气。because,因为,做连词,后面接句子,第一空后是一个句子,因此第一空用because;because of,介词短语,因为,后接短语不接句子,第二空后是短语”the bad weather“,第二空用介词短语because of,故选A。
【点评】考查短语辨析。识记because与because of的区别。
4.【答案】A
【解析】【分析】句意:2011年8月25日,史蒂夫·乔布斯因为健康问题离开了苹果公司。大约一个月后,乔布斯去世了。because of介词短语,在句中一般用作状语,可置于句首和句末,后面接名词、代词及名词性短语。because表直接的原因,语气最强,引导从句;thanks to由于,幸亏; thanks to表示出说话人的感谢或者是庆幸的一种情绪。 because of 就是直接在陈述原因,没有什么情绪的体现,很直接。 空后是名词短语,表直接原因,用because of,故答案为A。
【点评】考查短语辨析。注意识记because of的用法。
5.【答案】A
【解析】【分析】句意:直到所有人都到了,会议才开始。A.直到;B.因为;C.为什么;D.如果。 everyone was there所有人都到了,The meeting didn't start会议没有开始,结合选项可知讲的是直到所有人都到了,会议才开始。not...until直到......才,固定搭配,故选A。
【点评】考查连词辨析,首先识记连词词义,然后根据前后句句意确定连词,最后识记固定搭配not...until。
6.【答案】D
【解析】【分析】句意:因为他的粗心,Jim在英语考试中得了低分。A.Because,因为,连词,连接句子;B.Since,既然,自从,连词,连接句子;C.As,因为,连词,连接句子;作为,介词;D.Because of,因为,介词;“his careless”不是句子,但与got low marks是因果关系,因此用because of,故选D。
【点评】考查介词辨析。识记because of 的用法。
二、【答案】1.because2.Since3.because of4.because5.Since6.because of
【解析】【分析】because表示直接原因,它所指的原因通常是听话人所不知道的,其语气最强.常用来回答why的提问,一般放于主句之后,也可以单独存在;because of介词短语,后跟名词,代词或名词性短语;
since因为,既然,侧重主句,从句表示显然的或已为人所知的理由,语气比because稍弱,通常置于句首。
【点评】考查选词填空。注意识记because,because of和since的不同用法。
1.句意:她的报酬很高,因为她工作出色。根据句子结构可知这里是在主句之后表示原因,后面又是从句,because引导原因状语从句,符合题意,故答案为because。
2.句意:既然地球是圆的,为什么我们不掉下来呢?这里位于句首,表示的是显然的或已为人所知的理由,since符合题意,故答案为Since。
3.句意:因为下雨,我没有去爬山。根据空后面的raining可知这里是动名词,不是从句,用介词短语,故答案为because of。
4.句意:他又失败了,因为他不努力学习。这里是在主句之后,表示原因,空后面是从句,用because,故答案为because。
5.句意:既然你不知道答案,我就找个人来帮你。空白位于句首,表示的是已为人所知的理由,since符合题意,故答案为Since。
6.句意:因为她的善良,她在同学中很受欢迎。根据空后面的her kindness,名词短语,可知用介词短语,故答案为because of。
三、【答案】1.flying;2.strange;3.collected;4.lying;5.told
【解析】【分析】本文讲述了四个人关于UFO的目击描述。每个人都提供了不同的目击信息,包括看到明亮的飞行物、在农场发现金属碎片、将金属碎片交给军队专家以及看到草地上外星人的尸体。
【点评】考查单词拼写,注意一般过去时,see+宾语+doing,形容词等多种用法。
1.句意:A说,在一个温暖的夜晚,他和妻子坐在外面时,看到天空中有一个非常明亮的东西在飞过。see +宾语+do,经常看到某人做某事或看到做某事的全过程。see+宾语+doing,看到某人正在做某事,根据when they were sitting outside on a warm night,可知表示当时看到正有东西......,根据through the sky,可只是飞过天空。fly,动词,故用现在分词,故填flying。
2.句意:B说,他在农场发现了一些奇怪的金属碎片,并随后联系了军队。metal是名词,前面用形容词做定语,因为是外星来物,所以之前没有见过,所以是奇怪的东西。strange,形容词,陌生的,奇怪的,故填strange。
3.句意:C说,他收集到了一些金属碎片,并将它们交给了一个军队专家。此处缺少动词。根据some pieces of metal and gave them to an army expert,可知是把碎片收集起来再给专家。collect,动词,描述过去时,它用一般过去时,故用过去式,故填collected。
4.句意:D说,他和父母在山坡上看到三个外星人的尸体躺在草地上。see +宾语+do,经常看到某人做某事或看到做某事的全过程。see+宾语+doing,看到某人正在做某事,根据on the grass on the side of the hill,可知表示当时看到正有东西......,根据bodies of three aliens,可知就是外星人的尸体躺在山坡上。lie,动词,躺,lying是现在分词。故填lying。
5.句意:然后一些士兵来了,命令我们离开。根据Then some soldiers came and,可知此处缺少过去式,做并列谓语,told,根据us to leave,可知是告诉某人离开,tell sb to do,告诉某人做某事,told是过去式,故填told。
2.【答案】1.heard;2.speaking;3.quiet;4.damaged;5.fear
【解析】【分析】文章讲述了Tina在夜晚看到不明物体和声音后,与她的兄弟Tom放学后去森林探险,结果意外发现了一艘坠毁的外星飞船和两个外星人的故事。他们因害怕而逃离了现场。
【点评】考查单词拼写,注意过去时,现在分词,一般过去时被动语态,in fear等多种用法。
1.句意:她看到有什么东西朝地面俯冲,并在森林里听到了很大的噪音。根据saw something diving towards the ground and,可知缺少过去式做并列谓语,根据a loud noise,可知是听到,hear,动词,听见,heard是过去式,故填heard。
2.句意:当他们进入森林时,他们听到了一些用奇怪语言说话的声音。hear+宾语+do,经常听到某人做某事,或听到做某事的全过程。hear+宾语+doing,听到某人正在做某事,根据So they hid behind the bushes,和a strange language,可知听到了,他们正在说一种奇怪的语言。speak,是动词,故用现在分词,故填speaking。
3.句意:于是他们藏在灌木丛后面并保持安静。keep+形容词,保持,根据So they hid behind the bushes,可知藏起来并且保持安静。quiet,形容词,安静的,故填quiet。
4.句意:宇宙飞船因为一次撞击而受损。此处缺少谓语动词。根据because of a crash,可知受到撞击后会受损。damage,动词,损坏是是。根据助动词was可知是一般过去时的被动语态。此处用过去分词,故填damaged。
5.句意:孩子们惊恐地逃跑了。根据Suddenly, another alien appeared in front of them and made a terrible noise和ran away,可知看到了外星人会感到很恐惧。in fear,固定搭配,恐惧地,故填fear。
3.【答案】1.smaller;2.away;3.its;4.without;5.When/ If
【解析】【分析】主要讲了一些基础的天文知识。
【点评】考查单词拼写,首先读懂文章大意,然后根据前后句句意和首字母确定单词,最后结合语法回答。
1.句意:大多数恒星都比月球大,但看起来要小得多。but表示前后句转折,bigger更大的,所以后句指的是更小的,即smaller,形容词,系动词look后面用形容词,故填smaller。
2.句意:因为它们离地球很远。be far away from...离......远,固定搭配,故填away。
3.句意:但是月球没有自己的光。one's own某人自己的,固定搭配,主语是单数moon,所以one's用its,它的,故填its。
4.句意:没有太阳,植物、动物和人类都会死去。And the plants, animals and men will die没有太阳,植物、动物和人类都会死去,结合选项可知讲的是没有太阳,它们会死,without没有,介词,故填without。
5.句意:当地球的一部分转向太阳时,就是白天/如果地球的一部分转向太阳,那就是白天。the part of the earth turns to the sun当地球的一部分转向太阳时,it is day它是白天,可知讲的是当地球的一部分转向太阳时,就是白天,when当......时候;白天的条件是地球的一部分转向太阳,if如果,连词,注意句首首字母大写,故填When/If。
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