4.2 Body language Grammar
Ⅰ.用分词完成下列句子
1.(2015天津高考改编题) (工作了两天后),Steve managed to finish his report on schedule.
答案:Having worked for two days
2. (由于很虚弱),he couldn’t move.
答案:Being very weak
3. (如果把这些数字加起来),you will get a total.
答案:Adding these figures up
4. (虽然住在几英里以外),he attended the course in time.
答案:Living several miles away
5.(2015湖南高考改编题)When the clerk saw a kind face wrinkled in an apologetic smile,she stood rooted to the ground, (想着是去还是留).
答案:wondering whether to stay or leave
6.(2015北京高考改编题)The park was full of people, (在阳光下他们玩得很尽兴).
答案:enjoying themselves in the sunshine
7.The hunter fired, (打死了一只鸟).
答案:killing a bird
8.He sent an e-mail to a friend in America, (希望得到帮助).
答案:hoping to get help
9. (由于不知道如何去车站),he turned to the police for help.
答案:Not knowing how to get to the station
10.Do you wake up every morning (感到精力充沛)
答案:feeling energetic
Ⅱ.下列句子中有一处错误,请画出并改正
1.He turned over and went to sleep again,to think it was still early.
答案:to think→thinking
2.Having not learned the idiom,he looked it up in the dictionary.
答案:Having not→Not having
3.Based an important decision more on emotion than on reason,you will regret it sooner or later.
答案:Based→Basing
4.Though lacked natural resources,the area is well deve-loped.
答案:lacked→lacking
5.Thrown their hats into the air,the fans of the winning team let out cheers.
答案:Thrown→Throwing
6.Judged from his appearance,he seems to be very nervous.
答案:Judged→Judging
7.Pressed from his parents,and realized that he has wasted too much time,the boy determined to stop playing video games.
答案:realized→realizing
8.Clearly and thoughtfully being written,the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek their own answers.
答案:去掉being
9.Looking for the missing Malaysian airplane for several days,many people lost heart.
答案:Looking for→Having looked for
10.The news shocked the country,led to great concern about students’ safety at school.
答案:led→leading
Ⅲ.用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. (find) the course very difficult,she decided to move to a lower level.
提示:考查分词做状语。主语she和find之间是主动关系,所以用现在分词做状语。句意:“她发现这门课程很难,决定转学难度小一些的课程。”
答案:Finding
2. (eat) at the cafeteria before,Tina did not want to eat there again.
提示:考查分词做状语。主语Tina和eat之间是主动关系,又因为eat这个动作发生在谓语动词之前,所以用现在分词的完成式做状语。句意:“缇娜以前在这家自助餐厅吃过饭,所以她不想再去那儿了。”
答案:Having eaten
3. (know) which university to attend,the girl asked her teacher for advice.
提示:考查分词做状语。主语the girl和know之间是主动关系,根据句意可知这里是否定的意思,所以用现在分词的否定形式做状语。句意:“由于不知道上哪所大学,这个女孩向她的老师征求意见。”
答案:Not knowing
4.The sunlight is white and blinding, (throw)hard-edged shadows on the ground.
提示:考查分词做状语。主语sunlight和throw之间是主动关系,所以用现在分词做伴随状语。句意:“阳光明亮刺眼,在地上投下轮廓分明的影子。”
答案:throwing
5.When I was little,my mother used to sit by my bed, (tell) me stories till I fell asleep.
提示:考查分词做状语。主语my mother和tell之间是主动关系,所以用现在分词做伴随状语。句意:“我小的时候,我的母亲经常坐在我的床边,给我讲故事直到我睡着。”
答案:telling
6. (walk) down the street the other day,I saw a terrible accident.
提示:考查分词做状语。主语I和walk之间是主动关系,所以用现在分词做伴随状语。句意:“前几天我走在大街上,看到了一场可怕的意外事故。”
答案:Walking
7. (tell) to stay in Beijing,the boy decided not to return to his village.
提示:考查分词做状语。主语the boy和tell之间是被动关系,又因为被告知这个动作发生在谓语动词之前,所以用现在分词的被动形式做状语。句意:“已被告知留在北京,那个男孩决定不再回到自己的村子里。”
答案:Having been told
8.While (cross) the street,you should look around.
提示:考查分词做状语。主语you和cross之间是主动关系,所以用现在分词做状语。句意:“过马路的时候,你应该朝四周看看。”
答案:crossing
9.Health (permit),I will go and visit you.
提示:考查分词做状语和独立主格结构。逻辑主语health和permit之间是主动关系,所以用现在分词做条件状语。句意:“如果健康允许,我会去看你的。”
答案:permitting
10. (know) where to go,the little boy asked a policeman for help.
提示:考查分词做状语。逻辑主语the little boy和know之间是主动关系,根据句意可知这里是否定的意思,所以用现在分词的否定形式做状语。句意:“由于不知道该去哪里,那个小男孩向警察求助。”
答案:Not knowing
Ⅳ.完形填空
On a bright and cold November morning,Killy Kilford stood on a street corner in downtown Manhattan,watching pedestrians(行人)cross the street quickly.As a woman reached his side of the street,Kilford stopped her 1 and asked,“What do you think of that street 2 ”
She 3 and smiled.“I like it.It’s really nice,” she said.The sign,which at first 4 looks like any other city street sign,bears an 5 message:“Listen to your heart.”
A few weeks earlier,Kilford and a group of nearly fifty 6 installed 200 “happy street signs” in high-traffic areas around New York City.Kilford 7 the signs to look like official street signs but each 8 an inspiring message.After posting the signs,the group began surveying pedestrians for their 9 .
“The goal is to 10 people’s days through ‘little moments of joy’,” Kilford 11 .“In our daily lives,we are looking at our mobile phones or going to meetings,but I think sometimes people just need a little sign here and there to 12 them that they are great,that they can have a great day and that they are loved.That’s what the message is.”
But in some way,signs are ways governments 13 with citizens,and today,much of that communication is prohibitive(禁止性的):“No Parking.” “No Standing.” Kilford believes 14 the tone of that conversation to include some positive information could make a 15 .“If you see a sign that says something different or unexpected, 16 ‘Rubbish less,love more’,that will be better,” he explains.
So far,Kilford is very encouraged by the feedback(反馈)he has 17 .Not everyone likes the idea,of course.One man who was 18 unaware that these signs were completely created by Kilford and his volunteers,called the signs “a waste of taxpayers’ money”.But Kilford said they had surveyed more than 600 pedestrians,and that the majority were completely 19 .
What’s more,the project catches the 20 of celebrities like Perez Hilton,who is an American blogger and television personality.
1.A.nervously B.suddenly
C.amazingly D.politely
提示:依据语境可知Killy Kilford在街头随机找人做调查,故应礼貌地(politely)拦住行人。
答案:D
2.A.sign B.tree
C.light D.traffic
提示:依据下文多次出现的“sign”可知,他询问行人对路牌的看法。
答案:A
3.A.looked around B.looked out
C.looked up D.looked back
提示:一般来说路牌高于行人,故她应先抬头看一看再回答。look up意为“抬头往上看”。
答案:C
4.A.thought B.glance
C.attempt D.arrival
提示:at first glance是固定词组,表示“乍一看”。
答案:B
5.A.unwanted B.unconveyed
C.unprepared D.unexpected
提示:Killy Kilford精心设计的路牌包含着行人意想不到的(unexpected)信息。
答案:D
6.A.volunteers B.citizens
C.taxpayers D.cleaners
提示:依据倒数第二段中的“these signs were completely created by Kilford and his volunteers”可知答案。
答案:A
7.A.produced B.designed
C.chose D.purchased
提示:依据下文可知,这些路牌是Kilford亲自设计(designed)的。
答案:B
8.A.makes B.arranges
C.features D.suggests
提示:依据上下文可推断,这些人性化设计的路牌的特色是每个上面都有一个鼓舞人心的信息。feature“以……为特色”。
答案:C
9.A.expressions B.hobbies
C.comments D.reactions
提示:Kilford和志愿者们安装完路牌后开始调查行人的反应(reactions)。
答案:D
10.A.pass B.celebrate
C.brighten D.improve
提示:Kilford解释道,这样做的目的是让人们看到路牌会开心些。brighten“(使)快活起来”。
答案:C
11.A.explains B.admits
C.responds D.recalls
提示:参见上题解析。explain“解释”。
答案:A
12.A.inform B.remind
C.advise D.persuade
提示:结合语境,此处指人们需要这些路牌来提醒(remind)他们自己很棒。
答案:B
13.A.agree B.compete
C.communicate D.argue
提示:根据下文中的“much of that communication is prohibitive(禁止性的)”可知,这里指路牌是政府与民众交流(communication)的方式。
答案:C
14.A.cancelling B.changing
C.adopting D.advocating
提示:Kilford认为改变(changing)路牌生硬的语气以包含积极乐观的内容会有作用。
答案:B
15.A.discovery B.decision
C.prediction D.difference
提示:参见上题解释。make a difference是固定词组,意为“起作用”。
答案:D
16.A.for example B.in fact
C.as a result D.or rather
提示:“Rubbish less,love more”是其中一个例子。for example“例如”;in fact“事实上”;as a result“结果”;or rather“确切地说”。
答案:A
17.A.accepted B.received
C.sent D.offered
提示:Kilford收到(received)的反馈信息让他倍受鼓舞。
答案:B
18.A.apparently B.doubtfully
C.disappointedly D.luckily
提示:一个显然(apparently)不明真相的人认为这样做是在“浪费纳税人的钱”。
答案:A
19.A.indifferent B.negative
C.supportive D.doubtful
提示:调查表明多数人对这些路牌持支持的(supportive)态度。
答案:C
20.A.target B.curiosity
C.signature D.attention
提示:Kilford及志愿者们的做法甚至引起名人的关注(attention)。
答案:D