四、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
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新素养·语言能力 Do memes improve our language?
What we need to know ...
• A meme is a humorous picture, video, piece of text, or GIF that is spread across the Internet, 1 (especial) on social media.
• A recent report showed that people from different age groups understand the meaning 2 the popular smiling dog meme in different ways.
Yes—they bring language to life
When you write a message to others, it can be hard to show your 3 (feel) because they can't see you or hear the tone of your voice. Memes can be a solution to the problem. They help in the same way that people use body language. The pictures are easily understood by anyone, 4 (make) them a common language.
Memes are very efficient. One picture can express an idea or emotion that might take someone else a full sentence to explain.
They also make language 5 (exciting). A meme can enrich our language by adding fun 6 the expressions and giving the words extra effect.
No—words are all we need
There are more than 170,000 words in use in the English language. If people can't find the proper words to express their emotions when writing, they should look up the words in a dictionary and 7 (pick) them carefully. Through the right combination of words, we already have everything we need to communicate effectively.
People can use the same memes 8 (mean) different things. This may confuse(使迷惑) the 9 (read) if they understand the memes in a different way.
10 sometimes one meme might work on its own, lots of them used together don't express the meaning as clearly as a well-written sentence. The meaning can be difficult to find out.
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1. especially 句意：表情包是在互联网上，尤其是社交媒体上传播的幽默的图片、视频、文字或GIF。修饰空后短语on social media，应用副词。故填especially。
2. of 句意：最近的一份报告显示，不同年龄段的人对流行的微笑狗表情包的含义有不同的理解方式。“the meaning of”表示“……的含义”。故填of。
3. feeling(s) 句意：当你给别人留言时，很难表达你的感受，因为他们看不见你，也听不到你的语气。根据空前“your”可知此处应用名词。故填feeling(s)。
4. making 句意：这些图片很容易被任何人理解，使它们成为一种共同的语言。分析句子结构可知，句中已有谓语动词are，此处应用动名词形式作结果状语。故填making。
5. more exciting 句意：它们也使语言变得更加令人兴奋。“make sb./sth.＋形容词”表示“使某人/某物怎么样”；根据下文“A meme can enrich our language”可知表情包可以丰富我们的语言，由此可知表情包能使语言变得更加令人兴奋，暗含比较含义。故填more exciting。
6. to 句意：表情包可以通过为表达增添乐趣并赋予文字额外的效果来丰富我们的语言。“add ... to”表示“添加……到”。故填to。
7. pick 句意：如果人们在写作时找不到合适的单词来表达自己的情绪，他们应该查词典，仔细挑选。情态动词“should”后接动词原形。故填pick。
8. to mean 句意：人们可以用同样的表情包来表达不同的意思。“use sth. to do sth.”表示“用某物做某事”。故填to mean。
9. readers 句意：如果读者以不同的方式理解表情包，这可能会让他们感到困惑。根据空后“they”可知此处应用名词的复数形式。故填readers。
10. Though/Although 句意：虽然有时一个表情包可能会单独起作用，但很多表情包一起使用时，表达的意思不如一个精心撰写的句子清晰。上下文是转折关系。故填Though/Although。

【分析】本题是关于表情包与语言关系的语法填空，解题需结合语境、词性变化、固定搭配、句子结构等：1. 空1修饰介词短语，需用副词；2. 空2考查“……的含义”的固定搭配，用介词of；3. 空3在形容词性物主代词后，需用名词，可单复数；4. 空4所在句已有谓语，此处用现在分词作结果状语；5. 空5根据下文“丰富语言”的语境，暗含比较，用形容词比较级；6. 空6考查固定搭配add...to；7. 空7在情态动词should后，用动词原形；8. 空8考查use sth. to do sth.结构，用不定式；9. 空9根据后文“they”，指读者，用名词复数；10. 空10前后为转折关系，用转折连词。
【解析】1. 此处修饰介词短语on social media，应用形容词especial的副词形式especially，故填especially。2. “the meaning of”为固定搭配，意为“……的含义”，故填of。3. 空前为形容词性物主代词your，此处需用名词，feel的名词形式为feeling，可单复数，故填feeling(s)。4. 句中已有谓语动词are，此处用现在分词making作结果状语，表自然而然的结果，故填making。5. 根据下文“A meme can enrich our language”可知，此处暗含比较，指表情包让语言更令人兴奋，故用exciting的比较级more exciting，填more exciting。6. “add...to”为固定搭配，意为“把……添加到”，故填to。7. 情态动词should后接动词原形，与look up并列，故填pick。8. “use sth. to do sth.”为固定搭配，意为“用某物做某事”，此处用不定式to mean作目的状语，故填to mean。9. 此处指“读者”，且后文用they，故用名词复数readers，填readers。10. 前后句为转折关系，意为“虽然有时单个表情包有用，但多个一起用表达不如句子清晰”，故用Though/Although，填Though/Although。
【答案】1. especially 2. of 3. feeling(s) 4. making 5. more exciting 6. to 7. pick 8. to mean 9. readers 10. Though/Although
【知识点】副词用法、固定搭配、非谓语动词
【点评】本题为语法填空，围绕议论文语境，考查词性转换、固定搭配、非谓语等知识点，需学生结合句子结构和语境分析，注重语言运用能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.4