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Some inventions happen in strange ways. The potato chip is one of them.

Moon’s Lake House was 1 restaurant in New York in the 1850s. George Crum was the cook there. Many rich people often came to the restaurant 2 (enjoy) his cooking.

The one thing that really upset Crum was 3 a customer complained about the food and sent it back to the kitchen to be done over. He would often return it overcooked. He was happy to see the customer walk out of the restaurant 4 (angry).

On August 24, 1853, a customer returned his fried potatoes to the kitchen, 5 they weren’t crunchy (脆的) enough. Crum reacted in his 6 (usually) way. He cut the potatoes very thin and cooked them in hot oil. They were so crunchy and Crum was sure that the man would refuse 7 (eat) them. Instead, the man loved them. He even asked for more.

Now, do you know 8 invented the potato chip It’s George Crum! He 9 (late) set up his own restaurant. He named it Crum’s House. He put baskets of his potato chips on all the tables. They made his restaurant a very popular place.

Today, potato chips are one of Americans’ 10 (favor) foods!

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________ 参考答案:

本文告诉我们薯条是怎么被发明出来的。

1. 2.

a 考查冠词。restaurant是名词，此处表示泛指，故用不定冠词a。 to enjoy 考查非谓语动词。这里用动词不定式作目的状语，表示许多富人常常来这里吃他烹饪的饭菜。

3.

when 考查表语从句。此处应用when引导表语从句，且在从句中作时间状语。

4.

angrily 考查副词。根据前面“walk out of the restaurant”可知，后面应用副词angrily修饰动词。

5.

because 考查连词。根据语境可知，此处表示“因为油炸的薯条不够脆”，强调原因，故用because。

6. 7. 8.

usual 考查形容词。根据后面的名词way可知，此处应用形容词。 to eat 考查动词不定式。refuse to do sth“拒绝做某事”。

who 考查疑问词。根据后面“It’s George Crum”可知，此处问的是谁发明了薯条。

9.

later 考查副词。根据后面的“set up”可知，这里应用later。

考查形容词。根据后面的“foods”可知，这里需要用形容词，

10. favorite

且表示“最喜欢的”。 2. (2015河北五校联盟质监)

Mike: I’d like to buy a computer. Could you please give me 1 advice

Rose: Yes, with 2 (please). I’ve got some information about

computers. Computers with a P4 work much 3 (fast) than other ones.

Mike: How about computers with a P3

Rose: Oh, very good, 4 they don’t work as fast as P4

computers, yet they are much cheaper. Generally ____5 (speak), they can meet people’s 6 (need) very well. Mike: I think I 7 buy the fastest one I can get. My old

computer was out of work lately. It 8 (work) slowly. I’ve got tired of that working speed.

Rose: I don’t think 9 is necessary for you to buy the fastest

one. It would be a waste of money. A P3 computer is 10 (probable) good enough for you.

Mike: Thank you for your advice. Can you help me choose one

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________ 3. (2015大庆质检二)

Years ago, when I was a poor artist trying to sell my paintings in local galleries, I 1 (live) in the heart of a city. The rent for my apartment was really cheap 2 it was in the middle of one of the busiest neighborhoods in town. People who visited me used to ask me 3 I could sleep. “Doesn’t the sound of the traffic bother you How can you get used to 4 much noise” You see, there

were also rows and rows of shops and bars playing loud music day and night and my apartment was above a really loud and noisy 5 . But I found it all fascinating. If I were ever short 6 cash and couldn’t afford to do anything much, which in those days was usually the case, I could always go outside and take 7 look around. You see, there were always a great number of tourists visiting the shops, so I could always find someone 8 (interest) to talk with. And Joe, the owner of the bar below me, could always give me a little money to survive on in exchange for 9 (do) a few odd jobs for him. At the time, I suppose, I thought I was poor. Sometimes, we don’t realize how 10 (fortune) we are, do we

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________ 4. (2015邢台摸底)

(Near the school gate, a woman driver was stopped by a traffic officer.)

Officer: Madam, do you know how fast you were going just now

Driver: (Looking at the record.) Uh, well, no! I didn’t think I was going that fast...

Officer: This is a 25 mph zone, Madam. You see that school over there You 1 (go) 35 mph.

Driver: 2 today is Sunday, sir. There is no school today.

Officer: Madam, there 3 (be) signs that say what the speed limit

is. Besides, children often come to school on the weekend 4 (play) sports. You see all those kids over there What 5 you hit one of them by accident

Driver: I’m 6 (terrible) sorry, Officer. I won’t do it again.

Could you please let me off with 7__ warning

Officer: I’m afraid I can’t do that, Madam. In school zones, I’m

required to give tickets to all drivers 8___ break the rules. It’s the law in this county.

Driver: Oh, dear! How 9 is this going to cost me

Officer: I don’t know, Madam. Usually, these things can be taken care

of for 10 (little) than $ 100. Now please sign here at the bottom. Driver: OK.

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________ 5. (2015山西四校联考二)

I was in the ninth year when I began to suffer depression. My parents noticed but felt that since I’d always been 1 good child, this was temporary.

2 (fortunate), it was not to be so. I didn’t have friends. Hardly could I share my problems. Deep worry began to destroy