语法填空
A
(2016·青岛第一次联考)Most Americans don’t like to get advice from members of their family.They get advice from “strangers”．When they need advice，they 1.____________(rare) go to people they know.Instead，many of 2.____________ write letters to newspapers and magazines 3.____________ give advice on many different subjects 4.____________ (include) family problems，the use of language，health，cooking，child care，clothes，and even on how to buy a house or a car.
Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems.Along with the letters there are answers written by people who 5.____________ (suppose) to know how to solve such problems.Some of these writers are doctors，and others are lawyers or 6.____________(educate)．Among the writers，two women are famous.7.____________ they have no special training for this kind of work，they can give the readers suitable advice because they are rich 8.____________ life experience and good at communicating with others.A survey was done last year about why people 9.____________(turn) to strangers for help and why the two women were well－received.Most people interviewed in 10.____________ survey said this way could help protect their privacy and the advice from the women was practical and effective.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了大多数美国人不喜欢向熟悉的人寻求建议，他们更喜欢写信到报纸或杂志，因为他们认为这样可以保护他们的隐私。
1．解析：考查副词。空格处应用副词修饰动词“go”，故用rarely。 答案：rarely
2．解析：考查代词。空格处指代上文的most Americans。故用them。 答案：them
3．解析：考查定语从句。本句中先行词是“newspapers and magazines”，指物，且在从句中作主语。故用which/that引导定语从句。
答案：which/that
4．解析：考查介词。空格后面是名词，所以这里应填介词，include的介词形式是including，意为“包括”。
答案：including
5．解析：考查固定短语。be supposed to do是固定短语，意为“应该，应当”，符合语境。因为主语是“people”，故用are supposed。
答案：are supposed
6．解析：考查名词。or是并列连词，前面是名词“lawyers”，所以后面也应该是名词的复数形式。故用educators。
答案：educators
7．解析：考查连词。句意：尽管他们在这类工作方面没有接受过专门的培训，但是他们能给读者合适的建议……根据句意可知，前后句为让步关系。故用Although/Though/While。
答案：Although/Though/While 8．解析：考查固定短语。be rich in是固定短语，意为“富于……”。根据语境可知，因为他们有丰富的人生经验，并且擅长和别人交流。故用in。
答案：in
1
9．解析：考查动词的时态。根据“last year”可知，动作发生在过去，应用一般过去时。故用turned。
答案：turned
10．解析：考查冠词。上文提到过这次调查，所以这里表示特指。故用the。 答案：the
B
(2015·济南质量检测二)Giving hongbao，or red packets，during the Spring Festival or other important occasions is a long Chinese tradition.A red packet，usually a red envelope with money in it，is traditionally 1.____________ (give) out to children by parents，grandparents，or relatives and friends as a way of wishing them good luck or good fortune.
According to the Internet，2.____________(compare) with the fat hongbao children got in previous years，red envelopes during this Spring Festival became fewer and 3.____________(thin)．For those children who had got a lot of money from their red envelopes in the past，the slim red packets they 4.____________(receive) this year might lead to their complaints 5.____________make them less happy during the festival.
However，fewer red packets stand for a positive social trend，6.____________ should be encouraged.7.____________(hand) out red packets is a kind of expression of love to children，regardless of how much money 8.____________ contain.With a large amount of lucky money during the Spring Festival，some children become moneybags over one night.Too much money won’t be beneficial for children to make a wise choice 9.____________ saving and spending.In this reason，it is necessary 10.____________(change) the way to express our feelings.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇议论文。过年给孩子们发红包一直是中国的一项传统。不过，一项互联网调查发现，和往年相比，今年的红包“扁”了，导致一些孩子不高兴了。实际上，红包里无论有多少钱都代表了长辈们的爱，而且过多的钱对孩子而言并非好事。
1．解析：考查动词的语态。分析句子结构可知，本句主语是“A red packet”，所给词give与其前的“is”一起在句中作谓语，与主语之间是被动关系，故用其过去分词形式given。
答案：given
2．解析：考查非谓语动词。根据句意可知，此处是将今年的红包与往年的红包进行比较，空格处与“the fat hongbao...in previous years”之间为动宾关系。故填compared。
答案：compared
3．解析：考查形容词比较级。根据空格前的“fewer and”可知，空格处应与“fewer”形式一致，用比较级。故填thinner。
答案：thinner 4．解析：考查动词的时态。根据句中的时间状语“this year”可知，本句强调receive的动作已经发生。故填received/have received。
答案：received/have received 5．解析：考查句子结构分析。分析句子结构和句意可知，“make them less happy during the festival”可以作为定语从句，修饰先行词“complaints”，故可填that/which；同时可将“make them less happy during the festival”看作是与“lead to their complaints”并列的成分，故可填and/or；此外，还可将“make them less happy during
2