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【題目】Most American businesses are open five days a week. American school children attend school five days a week as well. American families 【1】 (usual) have a two-day weekend. The weekend is Saturday 【2】 Sunday.

Over the weekend, people spend their time 【3】 (do) various things. Many families enjoy weekend together. They may go shopping, go for a drive, or visit friends. They may also send 【4】 (invite) to friends and have a party at home. Weekends are also good chances to take trips, 【5】 are usually short ones. They will go to the nearby mountains, parks, lakes or other 【6】 (interest）places to relax them. Some even go camping and picnicking there.

Many families participate 【7】 sports during the weekend. Running, biking, playing volleyball and swimming are popular in the summer. Skiing and skating are the favorite winter 【8】 (sport).

Weekends are also a time for American families 【9】 (work) on something in their yards or on their houses. Many families plant flowers and have vegetable gardens. So weekends 【10】 (use) to paint or repair their houses. For most Americans, weekends are very busy.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】usually

【2】and

【3】doing

【4】invitations

【5】which

【6】interesting

【7】in

【8】sports

【9】to work

【10】are used/will be used/can be used

【解析】本文為介紹說明文。多數(shù)美國公司每個星期上五天班，美國學(xué)齡兒童也是每個星期上五天學(xué)。于是，美國人每周都有兩天的周末可以利用。文章介紹了美國人在這兩天里一般都做些什么。

【1】考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)化。此處修飾動詞have，應(yīng)使用副詞形式。故填 usually。

【2】考查連詞。此處為并列關(guān)系，意為“周末是星期六和星期天”。故填and。

【3】考查固定搭配。spend time (in) doing“花費(fèi)時間做某事”為固定短語。故填doing。

【4】考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)化。此處指“給朋友們發(fā)出邀請”，應(yīng)使用名詞“邀請”的復(fù)數(shù)形式。故填invitations。

【5】考查定語從句。此處為非限定性定語從句，先行詞為trips ，連詞在從句中作主語。故填which。

【6】考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)化。此處為“有意思的地方”，應(yīng)使用形容詞“有趣的”。故填interesting。

【7】考查介詞搭配。participate in“參與……”為固定搭配。故填in。

【8】考查名詞單復(fù)數(shù)。句意：滑雪和滑冰是最喜歡的冬季運(yùn)動。根據(jù)句意可知，此處應(yīng)使用sport的復(fù)數(shù)形式。故填sports。

【9】考查非謂語動詞。此處表示目的，應(yīng)使用不定式。故填to work。

【10】考查動詞語態(tài)。根據(jù)語境可知，此處表示“因此，周末（將/可以）被用來裝修或修房子”。故填are used/will be used/can be used。