精编优选练(五)“语法填空＋短文改错”组合练5
(限时：30分钟)
[题组一]
Ⅰ.语法填空
You may assume Kalani and Jarani Dean are just close friends, but they are actually twins. The dynamic baby girls represent their parents in the most unbelievable way: Kalani received fair skin 1.____________ her white mother  while Jarani has brown skin like her dad, 2.____________ is  black.  Despite their obvious physical differences，they share the same DNA.
The 3.____________(luck) parents are Whitney Meyer and Tomas Dean, from Quincy, Illinois.Meyer has been posting pictures of the unique pair since they were born last April, and their 4.____________ (image) have been getting more and more popular ever since.
The genetic (遗传学的) phenomenon is extremely rare, but, of course, 5.____________(entire) possible. According to geneticist Jim Wilson, there is about 6.____________ one in 500 chance for mixed­race couples in Britain 7.____________ (expect) twins  that will come out with different skin color
s. Because there are so many genes that control skin tone and eye color, even scientists can't grasp all the potential ways they can  interact(相互作用). When the parents are of different colors, the genes for skin color can 8.____________ (distribute) differently.
Meyer says she 9.____________ (consider)the girls a symbol to fight against racism (种族歧视) and a sign 10.____________ (love) everyone equa lly. “You can't look at one and not love them both，” she said. “They're the same girls, just different colors.”
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。一对黑白双胞胎女孩儿走红网络，母亲认为她们的到来是爱与平等的象征。
1．解析：考查介词。意为“从……得到……”。
distribute名词形式答案：from
2．解析：考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词dad，且在从句中作主语，故填who。
答案：who
3．解析：考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰主语parents，表示“幸运的”，故填lucky。
答案：lucky
4．解析：考查名词复数。设空处在句中作主语，由后面的have 可知，应填image的复数形式。
答案：images
5．解析：考查副词。设空处修饰形容词possible，故填entirely。
答案：entirely
6．解析：考查冠词。a one in 500 chance表示“500分之一的机遇”。
答案：a
7．解析：考查动词­ing形式作定语的用法。设空处作后置定语，
和所修饰的名词couples之间是主谓关系，故填expecting。
答案：expecting
8．解析：考查被动语态。distribute和主语genes之间是动宾关系，且前面有情态动词can，故填be distributed。
答案：be distributed
9．解析：考查一般现在时。设空处在句中作谓语，且由says可知是对客观事实的陈述，故填considers。
答案：considers
10．解析：考查不定式作后置定语的用法。a sign to do sth.意为“做某事的标志”。
答案：to love
Ⅱ.短文改错
The approach of the college entrance exam announce the end of my stressful high school life. Actually, I'm planning for a relaxed and meaningful summer vacation.
The first thing coming to my mind is to get a driving license, what I think is a must for most college student in China. Apart from a completely relaxation, I also plan to take an English course to improve my speaking English. In addition to,  I want to take active part in different social activities to better myself.
I believe the vacation must be fascinating before I finish the exam. I can't wait to enjoy them!
答案：
The approach of the college entrance exam announce
the
announces
end of my stressful high school life. Actually, I'm planning for a relaxed
relaxing
and meaningful summer vacation.
The first thing coming to my mind is to get a driving license,
what which  I think is a must for most college student
students
in China.
Apart from a completely
complete
relaxation, I also plan to take an
English course to improve my speaking
spoken
English. In addition ,
I want to take ∧
an
active part in different social activities to better myself.
I believe the vacation must be fascinating before
after
I finish
the exam. I can't wait to enjoy them
it
！
[题组二]
Ⅰ.语法填空
Neruda became known 1.____________ a poet when he was 10 years old. Once he 2.____________ (refer) to as the Picasso of poetry. Beloved by Chileans of all classes, he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history.
Neruda loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten. The American poet Walt Whitman，3.____________ framed picture Neruda later kept on his table, had 4.____________ maj
or influence  on  his  work.  However，his father did not like the idea  of 5.____________(have) a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing. 6.____________ (cover) up the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name
Neruda.
Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative, destructive and forever  moving. He found  inspiration  in  the  power  and  7.____________ (free) of the waves and the seabirds  on  the  coast.In 1924,  Neruda 8.____________ (gain) fame with his most widely read work “Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair”. Yet his rich life experience made him  go beyond the theme of love.  His work also reflected the 9.____________ (politic) struggle in South America. He 10.____________ (eventual) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了一位心藏大海的诗人——聂鲁达。
1．解析：考查介词。become known as意为“作为……而知名”，故填as。
答案：as
2．解析：考查一般过去时的被动语态。主语he (Neruda)与refer 之间是动宾关系，且由Once可知，此
处应用过去时，故填was referred。
答案：was referred
3．解析：考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，补充说明Walt Whitman，且framed picture与Walt Whitman之间是修饰关系，故填whose。
答案：whose
4．解析：考查不定冠词。have a major 意为“对……产生大的影响”。