六 语法填空
Humans are born with the ability to communicate. But some people are
23. (good) at it than others. Some people are very good at
24. (word) and find it easy to express their ideas to other people.
Other people find it difficult
25. (show) their thoughts and feelings well, especially in public.
The good news is that communication skills can
26. (learn).
Here are some pieces of advice.
Remember that talking to other people depends 27. body language and facial expressions besides words. If you look and sound confident, people will pay attention to
28. you say, even if you don’t feel so confident. Look people in
29. eye when you speak to them. It 30. (make) you seem more honest and friendly, and people will find it easier and more fun to talk to you.
Think before you open
31. (you) mouth. The best communicators express their ideas in short 32. simple ways.

23. better 24. words 25. to show 26. be learnt 27. on 28. what 29. the 30. makes 31. your 32. and

【分析】本题为英语语法填空题，需结合语法规则、固定搭配及语境分析每个空：23空由比较级标志词than确定用good的比较级；24空word表“话语”时常用复数形式；25空考查固定结构find it + adj. + to do sth.；26空主语communication skills与learn为被动关系，情态动词can后接被动结构；27空考查固定短语depend on；28空宾语从句中缺指物的宾语，用引导词what；29空考查固定搭配look sb. in the eye；30空主语为it，一般现在时谓语用第三人称单数；31空修饰名词mouth需用形容词性物主代词；32空并列形容词需用连词and连接。
【解析】23. 句中出现比较级标志词than，需用形容词比较级，good的比较级为better；24. 此处表示“话语”，word用复数形式words；25. 固定搭配find it difficult to do sth.，故填to show；26. 技能是被学习，含情态动词的被动结构为can be + 过去分词，故填be learnt；27. 固定短语depend on，故填on；28. 宾语从句中作say的宾语，指“所说的内容”，用what；29. 固定搭配look sb. in the eye，中间加定冠词the；30. 主语it为第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语动词用makes；31. 修饰名词mouth，用you的形容词性物主代词your；32. short和simple为并列形容词，用and连接。
【答案】23. better 24. words 25. to show 26. be learnt 27. on 28. what 29. the 30. makes 31. your 32. and
【知识点】形容词比较级、非谓语动词、固定搭配
【点评】本题考查英语基础语法与常用固定表达，是初中英语核心考点的典型题型，需熟练掌握各类语法规则和固定短语。
【难度系数】0.5

词汇拓展
Can you guess the part of speech and meaning of the underlined words in the passage(s) above?
33. informal:
34. avoid:
35. related:
36. include:

33. adj. 非正式的 34. v. 避免；防止 35. adj. 相关的 36. v. 包括；包含

【分析】
本题为英语词汇拓展题，需回忆常见基础单词的词性及对应含义，属于英语学习的基础积累内容，直接匹配单词的标准词性和释义即可解答。
【解析】
逐个分析单词：33.informal是形容词，由前缀in-（表否定）加形容词formal构成，意为“非正式的”；34.avoid是动词，常用搭配为avoid doing sth，意为“避免；防止”；35.related是形容词，由动词relate加后缀-ed构成，意为“相关的”；36.include是动词，意为“包括；包含”。
【答案】
33. adj. 非正式的 34. v. 避免；防止 35. adj. 相关的 36. v. 包括；包含
【知识点】
英语词汇的词性与词义
【点评】
本题考查核心基础词汇的词性和含义，是英语学习的必备基础内容，难度较低，侧重日常词汇积累。
【难度系数】
0.9