Unit 3 Inventors and inventions课时作业

learning about language

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

　　1．The hotel offers its guests a wide variety of __________(amuse)．

　　答案：amusements　此处表述各种各样的"娱乐活动"，故需填入所给词的名词形式，且作此义讲时，多用复数。

　　2．Mary often does some ________(translate) work to earn extra money, which accounts for half of her income.

　　答案：translation　此处应用名词作定语修饰work，说明工作的内容。do some translation work "做一些翻译工作"。

　　3．Venice is one of the great tourist ________(attract) of the world.

　　答案：attractions　tourist attraction "旅游景点"；由one of可知此处应用复数形式。

　　4．My grandfather, who is famous ________his kindness, helped the Smiths out of trouble.

　　答案：for　be famous for ... "因......而出名"。

　　5．Food ________(preserve) in the refrigerator won't go bad easily.

　　答案：preserved　句中已有谓语动词，故所给动词应用非谓语形式作定语修饰其前的名词，且两者为被动关系，故用过去分词。

　　6．________(deed) are better than words when people are in need of help.

　　答案：Deeds　由空后are可知主语应用名词复数，deed "行动"。

　　7．The Silk Road has a ________(long) of more than 4,000 kilometers and a history of 2,000 years.

　　答案：length　由冠词a可知应填名词，length "长度"。

　　8．This painting represents the first ________(settle) arriving in America.

　　答案：settlers　由设空前的"the first"和空后的"arriving"可知此处指"定居者"，且不止一人，故填settlers。

9．His silence seems to be an ________(admit) of guilt.