五、语法填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Dear Auntie Em,
Great news! Mrs Mumford just told me I had been chosen as one of the school 1 (student) to visit the University of Cape Town in South Africa this summer! She said the programme was designed(设计) for some of the 2 (smart) teenagers to experience a different culture. 3 a good chance!
The only problem is: Mum and Dad 4 (simple) won't let me go. They said it was dangerous for me, a girl, 5 (travel) alone. But my guess is that they think it too expensive. I kept 6 (tell) them I had been on a plane alone to visit you in Texas before. They needn't worry about me 7 this trip would be almost the same as that one. 8 they just wouldn't listen!
Will you help, Auntie Em? It will be 9 important experience for my personal growth.
Love, and love you even 10 (much) if you manage(设法) to make Mum and Dad agree with me.

1. students
2. smartest
3. What
4. simply
5. to travel
6. telling
7. because
8. But
9. an
10. more

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，需结合语境、语法规则、固定搭配等逐个分析空格：1. 空格前有“one of”，后接可数名词复数，故将student变复数；2. “some of the”后接形容词最高级，表“最聪明的青少年之一”；3. 空格后是“a good chance”，符合“What + a/an + 可数名词单数”的感叹句结构；4. 修饰动词需用副词，故将simple变副词；5. 固定句型“It's + adj + for sb to do sth”需用动词不定式；6. 固定搭配“keep doing sth”需用动名词；7. 空格前后为因果关系，填连词because；8. 空格前后为转折关系，填连词But；9. “important”以元音音素开头，可数名词“经历”前用不定冠词an；10. “even”修饰形容词比较级，much的比较级为more。
【解析】
1. 根据“one of + 可数名词复数”结构，填students；
2. 根据“some of the + 形容词最高级”，填smartest；
3. 根据感叹句结构“What + a/an + 可数名词单数！”，填What；
4. 修饰动词用副词，simple的副词形式为simply；
5. 固定句型“It is + adj + for sb to do sth”，填to travel；
6. 固定搭配keep doing sth，填telling；
7. 前后为因果关系，填because；
8. 前后为转折关系，填But；
9. 元音音素开头的可数名词前用an，填an；
10. even修饰比较级，much的比较级为more。
【答案】
1. students 2. smartest 3. What 4. simply 5. to travel 6. telling 7. because 8. But 9. an 10. more
【知识点】
名词与形容词变形、固定句型与搭配、感叹句与连词
【点评】
本题考查英语基础语法的综合运用，涵盖名词、形容词、副词、非谓语动词、连词等知识点，题型常规，侧重基础规则的掌握，适合初中学生巩固练习。
【难度系数】
0.6