二、短文填空
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读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中单词的正确形式填空。
Dear Tom,
A lot of people think that it would be a bad idea for humans to travel to Mars because it is so far away. I would like you 1. (know) that Mars is actually quite close! So I think you can travel to Mars.
True, I suppose the space travel will take 2. long time. But think of what you could do on the way there! You could read, write 3. (story) and sing songs about Mars! If you brought along some balls to play sports on board, you could play with 4. (they) around once you got there!
Maybe some humans are afraid that the spacesuits might be uncomfortable. Well, I've 5. (hear) they're not too bad. I think the spacesuits have tons of pockets so you can 6. (easy) store many things you need in them.
There 7. (be) some humans who say, "Let's go to Mars. We will learn so much." I have to tell you that those people are smart. They understand that we need to try to bring lots of ice cream and sandwiches to Mars, along 8. many new video games.
I know, a lot of people are probably saying, "I'm not going to put my hair in a spacesuit and go!" 9. that's the way you feel, then at least send rovers(探测器). They are 10. (wonder).
Martin

本文是马丁写给汤姆的一封信，信中介绍了马丁对火星之旅很看好并且认为汤姆可以去火星旅行的想法。
1. to know 考查固定搭配。would like sb. to do sth. 是固定搭配，意为“想要某人做某事”。
2. a 考查冠词。take a long time 意为“需要很长一段时间”。
3. stories 考查名词的数。story 是可数名词，可数名词前无限定词时，用其复数形式。
4. them 考查代词。with 是介词，介词后接宾语，故用人称代词宾格 them。
5. heard 考查时态。由空前的 I've 可知，此处应用现在完成时，故填过去分词 heard。
6. easily 考查副词。store 在本句中用作动词，此处用副词修饰动词，故用 easy 的副词形式 easily。
7. are 考查时态和主谓一致。根据上下文时态可知，此处用一般现在时；主语 humans 是名词复数形式，be 动词用 are。
8. with 考查介词。由句意可知，此处指很多冰淇淋、三明治和许多新的电子游戏。along with 意为“和，连同”。
9. If 考查状语从句。此处应用 if 引导条件状语从句，且句首单词首字母要大写。
10. wonderful 考查形容词。此处用形容词作表语，描述主语的特质，故用 wonder 的形容词形式 wonderful。

【分析】
做短文填空时，需结合句子结构、语法规则及上下文语境，逐一分析每个空格的考点：1. 考查固定搭配would like sb. to do sth.；2. 考查固定短语take a long time；3. 考查可数名词复数；4. 考查介词后人称代词宾格；5. 考查现在完成时的过去分词；6. 考查副词修饰动词；7. 考查there be句型的时态和主谓一致；8. 考查固定搭配along with；9. 考查条件状语从句的引导词；10. 考查形容词作表语。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配would like sb. to do sth.，意为“想要某人做某事”，故填to know；
2. 固定短语take a long time，意为“花费很长一段时间”，故填a；
3. story是可数名词，此处无明确限定词，需用复数形式，故填stories；
4. 介词with后需接人称代词宾格作宾语，故填them；
5. 由空前I've可知，此处为现在完成时，需用动词过去分词，故填heard；
6. 此处修饰动词store，需用副词，easy的副词形式为easily，故填easily；
7. 上下文为一般现在时，主语humans是复数，there be句型中be动词用are，故填are；
8. 固定搭配along with，意为“和，连同”，故填with；
9. 此处引导条件状语从句，句首单词首字母大写，故填If；
10. 此处作表语描述主语特质，需用形容词，wonder的形容词形式为wonderful，故填wonderful。
【答案】
1. to know 2. a 3. stories 4. them 5. heard 6. easily 7. are 8. with 9. If 10. wonderful
【知识点】
固定搭配、词性转换、语法运用
【点评】
本题围绕宇宙探秘主题，以书信体裁考查英语基础语法与词汇运用，需学生结合语境和语法规则解题，是巩固英语基础知识的典型题型。
【难度系数】
0.4