七、语法填空
We all want to live the life we dream of. However, at times, some negative ideas may stop us. Hope the following 37. (suggest) can help you go ahead.
• Do what we can control. One thing we can control is doing what we can—eating 38. (healthy), exercising, reading and getting enough sleep. Doing the right thing can help 39. (we) to achieve the greatest happiness. Also, it can make us move on in the right direction. However, we should also accept that there are many things we can’t control.
• Take expected risks. Success doesn’t come 40. risks. We all have to take risks in life, but try to make sure those risks are calculated. For example, you 41. (work) at a job that you hate, and you are dreaming of 42. (give) it up and starting your own business. The thought is a start. But one day, you can’t stand your job any more, 43. you leave it even though you haven’t really had a plan. This is such a big risk that it will probably make you never want to take a risk again.
• Don’t be afraid of failure. Thomas Edison is one of 44. (great) inventors in history. However, he 45. (fail) many times. Did you know Edison created 46. electric pen? Probably not. Well, that’s because they were complete failures. But those failures put him one step closer to success.

37. suggestions
38. healthily 39. us 40. without
41. are working 42. giving 43. so
44. the greatest 45. failed 46. an

【分析】
做语法填空时，需先通读全文理解主旨大意，再结合每个空格的前后语境、词性要求、固定搭配、语法规则（如时态、词性转换等）逐一分析。本题需判断每个空所需词汇的形式：如名词单复数、副词修饰动词、人称代词宾格、介词用法、动词时态、动名词、连词、形容词最高级、不定冠词等，最终确定正确答案。
【解析】
37. 考查名词复数。the following后需接名词，suggest是动词，其名词形式为suggestion，此处表示泛指的“建议”，故用复数形式suggestions。
38. 考查副词。eat是动词，需用副词修饰，healthy是形容词，其副词形式为healthily，故填healthily。
39. 考查人称代词宾格。help是及物动词，后接人称代词宾格作宾语，we的宾格是us，故填us。
40. 考查介词。根据语境“成功不会________风险”，此处需表达“没有”的含义，介词without符合语境，故填without。
41. 考查现在进行时。描述当前正在进行的动作，结构为“are + 现在分词”，主语是you，故填are working。
42. 考查动名词。固定搭配dream of doing sth.中，of是介词，后接动名词，give的动名词是giving，故填giving。
43. 考查连词。前后句是因果关系（前因后果），用连词so连接，故填so。
44. 考查形容词最高级。固定结构one of + the + 形容词最高级，great的最高级是greatest，前面加定冠词the，故填the greatest。
45. 考查一般过去时。描述爱迪生过去的动作，用一般过去时，fail的过去式是failed，故填failed。
46. 考查不定冠词。electric以元音音素开头，此处表示“一支电笔”，用不定冠词an，故填an。
【答案】
37. suggestions；38. healthily；39. us；40. without；41. are working；42. giving；43. so；44. the greatest；45. failed；46. an
【知识点】
名词复数、副词用法、动词时态、介词用法、冠词用法
【点评】
本题为基础语法填空题，涵盖词性转换、固定搭配、时态、介词、冠词等核心语法知识点，侧重考查学生对基础词汇和语法规则的掌握，难度适中，适合巩固语法基础。
【难度系数】
0.7

词汇拓展 Can you guess the part of speech and the meaning of the underlined words in the passage(s) above?
47. criticise:
48. confusion:

47. v. 批评 48. n. 疑惑

【解析】
47. 单词criticise是常见的动词词性，对应的中文释义为批评。
48. 单词confusion是名词词性，对应的中文释义为疑惑。
【答案】
47. v. 批评
48. n. 疑惑
【知识点】
英语词义词性识记
【点评】
本题考查基础英语词汇的词性和词义掌握，属于常规的词汇拓展类基础题型，侧重检验学生对常见考纲词汇的记忆熟练度。
【难度系数】
0.8