Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below.Change the form where necessary. Eeach expression can be used only once.on the side be representative of wander around get to the point be attached to if anything starve to death be suspicious of 1. We chatted for half an hour before he finally _ : He wanted to work as a business consultant and wondered if I could pass along the names of certain potential clients. 2. Scientists at the research center identified various features that _ the commodities purchased by female consumers. 3. The three mountain climbers _ if the villagers had not found them lying at the bottom of the valley. 4 . The boy looked up timidly at his father who was sitting next to him, but he didn t stop crying . _, his crying became more intense. 5. Since no one knew how the disease spread, they _ everything, including mosquitoes, swimming pools, and people from other neighborhoods . 6. At the press conference, the government spokesman avoided answering the question about health - care reform directly . Instead he just _ to talk about the harsh economic situation . 7. Mr . Rogers, whom you met in the museum yesterday, works as a software engineer and plays folk music _ .8. These schools were selected for our survey because the composition of their student bodies _ the district's enrollment which included a large proportion of children from immigrant families.
Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below.Change the form where necessary. Eeach expression can be used only once.
on the side
be representative of
wander around
get to the point
be attached to
if anything
starve to death
be suspicious of
1. We chatted for half an hour before he finally _ : He wanted to work as a business consultant and wondered if I could pass along the names of certain potential clients.
2. Scientists at the research center identified various features that _ the commodities purchased by female consumers.
3. The three mountain climbers _ if the villagers had not found them lying at the bottom of the valley.
4 . The boy looked up timidly at his father who was sitting next to him, but he didn t stop crying . _, his crying became more intense.
5. Since no one knew how the disease spread, they _ everything, including mosquitoes, swimming pools, and people from other neighborhoods .
6. At the press conference, the government spokesman avoided answering the question about health - care reform directly . Instead he just _ to talk about the harsh economic situation .
7. Mr . Rogers, whom you met in the museum yesterday, works as a software engineer and plays folk music _ .
8. These schools were selected for our survey because the composition of their student bodies _ the district's enrollment which included a large proportion of children from immigrant families.
题目解答
答案
1.got to the point; 我们聊了半个小时,最后他才提到重点:他想要从事商业顾问的工作,想知道是否我可以把确定的潜在客户名单交给他。从其他动词形式'chatted',判断时态是一般过去时。根据语意得知,聊了好久,最后才“聊到重点”,后面是对重点话题的解释。
2.are attached to;研究所的科学家们确定了多种特征,这些特征符合女性消费者所购买的商品。'that'代表‘features’,即定语从句的主语代表复数。此时谈论现状问题,即女性消费者的喜爱商品特点,所以用一般现在时即可,根据题意,研究的是符合众多特点之意。
3.would have starved to death;如果村民没有在谷底发现他们,这三个登山者本会饿死。'if+had done'形式表示对过去的虚拟,主句应用“would/could/should+have done”的相应形式,表达虚拟,所以用"would have starved to death"表示虚拟现实,实际上未发生的事.
4.If anything;父亲坐在旁边,儿子小心翼翼地看着他,但是儿子也没有停止哭泣。总之,他苦得更厉害了。此处应填表示一整句话的短语,类似于副词的作用,此处“总之”符合题意;
5.were suspicious of;因为无人知道疾病是如何传播的,所以,他们怀疑一切事物,包括蚊子,游泳池以及周边小区的人。从其他动词形式'knew',判断时态是一般过去时,“怀疑”符合题意。
6.wandered about; 在记者会上,政府发言人避开直面回答关于医疗改革的相关问题。反而只徘徊于谈论严酷的经济状况。根据题意,“徘徊于......”符合题意。
7.on the side;昨天你在博物馆遇到的Rogers先生是一名软件工程师,作为兼职,演奏民谣音乐。此处应填表示一整句话的短语,类似于副词的作用。“作为兼职”符合谈论工作的语意;
8.was representative of;之所以选择这些学校作为调查对象是因为他们学生主体的构成代表该区域的升学率,这其中外来子女的比例很大。一般过去时态,根据题意,“代表”符合句意。
解析
首先,需要理解每个句子的结构和语境,确定需要填入的短语或表达形式。例如,第一个句子中,"We chatted for half an hour before he finally _",需要填入一个动词短语,表示“他终于提到重点”。
步骤 2:选择合适的短语
根据句子的语境和需要填入的短语类型,选择合适的短语。例如,第一个句子中,"got to the point"表示“提到重点”,符合语境。
步骤 3:调整短语形式
根据句子的时态和语态,调整短语的形式。例如,第一个句子中,"got to the point"是过去时态,符合句子的时态。
步骤 4:检查句子的完整性和准确性
检查填入短语后的句子是否完整、准确,符合语境和语法要求。