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【题目】 Welcome to BBC Take Away English, today we go on talking about some special festivals in Britain. Let’s come to the northern part-Scotland-a land of traditions. Here are three of them. Burns Night. Scottish people use this day to remember a poet n【1】 Robert Burns. People like playing music happily and r【2】 Burn’s poems aloud. They love eating haggis. The second one goes to Hogmanay. It’s on New Year’s Eve. People hold parties to c【3】 it. People also go “first footing” to visit their friends. They will bring a piece of bread and a piece of c【4】 to their friends. The last one is Highland Games. In summer, you can see men in kilts and socks. You can also find there are lots of women w【5】 beautiful skirts, scarves and b【6】. People also enjoy d【7】 to the music the band plays. There are lots of athletic events too. Don’t forget to try “tossing the caber”. Tomorrow we’ll introduce Edinburgh Festival. Hope you enjoy our program today. Next part is America Today. See you!

I’m Kevin. I’m talking to you in London. America Today is going to share two brave American people with you. The first one is John White, a bus driver. He often goes on a j【8】 in a boat with his family. However, this year is different, he sails around the world a【9】. That’s quite cool, right? He can see cute animals and beautiful islands. But sometimes he meets some p【10】, such as a bad storm. He thinks he is lucky to be alive. The nest brave person is Rick Hoyt. In many people’s hearts, he isn’t the loser of the triathlon even though he never w【11】. He can’t walk or talk because of cerebral palsy. But how can he take part in running, c【12】 and swimming? Thanks to his father, Dick Hoyt. When they run, Dick p【13】 his son in a wheelchair. When they cycle, Rick sits in a seat in front of his father’s bike. When they swim, Rick finishes it by l【14】 in a small boat and Dick swims and tries to p【15】 the boat. Team Hoyt encourages lots of people around the world. Do you have any questions about the two brave people? You can leave them on our websites. John White and Rick Hoyt will answer them online tomorrow. Thank you for your listening. Goodbye.

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【答案】

【1】named

【2】read

【3】celebrate

【4】coal

【5】wearing

【6】blouses

【7】dancing

【8】journey

【9】alone

【10】problems

【11】wins

【12】cycling

【13】pushes

【14】lying

【15】pull

【解析】

本文是BBC的英语节目，介绍了英国的一些特殊节日，和美国的两个勇敢的美国人民：约翰·怀特和瑞克·霍伊特。

【1】句意：苏格兰人用这一天来纪念一位名叫罗伯特·伯恩斯的诗人。

本句是过去分词作后置定语，a poet和动词name是被动关系，可知使用过去分词作后置定语，a poet named Robert Burns：一位名叫罗伯特·伯恩斯的诗人；故答案是named。

【2】句意：人们喜欢快乐地演奏音乐，大声朗诵伯恩的诗。

本句主语People，谓语动词是and连接的动词短语，这两个动词形式应一致，根据like是动词原形，可知and后面的动词使用动词原形，read Burn’s poems aloud：大声读伯恩的诗，故答案是read。

【3】句意：人们举行聚会庆祝。

本句是动词不定式作目的状语，可知填动词原形；根据上文It’s on New Year’s Eve.可知 “人们举行聚会庆祝新年”，故答案是celebrate（庆祝）。

【4】句意：他们会带一块面包和一块煤给他们的朋友。

根据常识和英国传统过新年第一个访客要带着一块煤，一块面包和一瓶酒到家中拜访，a piece of coal：一块煤，可知填coal。

【5】句意：你也可以发现有很多女人穿着漂亮的裙子，围巾和衬衫。

句型there be sth. doing sth.：有……做某事；根据名词beautiful skirts, scarves是衣服，可知填“穿戴”；故答案是wearing。

【6】句意：你也可以发现有很多女人穿着漂亮的裙子，围巾和衬衫。

可数名词一般用复数表示泛指，blouse：女士衬衫，复数blouses；故答案是blouses。

【7】句意：人们也喜欢随着乐队演奏的音乐跳舞。

短语enjoy doing sth.：喜欢做某事；根据句意可知填dancing。

【8】句意：他经常和家人一起乘船旅行。

根据下文However, this year is different, he sails around the world a___9___.可知“他经常和家人一起乘船旅行。”短语go on a journey：去旅行；故答案是journey。

【9】句意：然而，今年不同了，他独自一人环游世界。

本词修饰动词短语sails around the world可知填副词；alone：独自，一个人，副词；故答案是alone。

【10】句意：但有时他会遇到一些问题，比如暴风雨。

根据下文such as a bad storm可知“有时他会遇到一些问题”，some修饰可数名词复数，problem：问题，复数problems；故答案是problems。

【11】句意：在很多人心中，他不是铁人三项的失败者，尽管他从来没有赢过。

本句主句是一般现在时，可知从句时态是一般现在时，主语he可知谓语动词使用单数；结合句意可知答案是wins。

【12】句意：但他怎么能参加跑步、骑自行车和游泳呢？

铁人三项指“跑步、骑自行车和游泳”，根据上文he isn’t the loser of the triathlon可知“他怎么能参加跑步、骑自行车和游泳”；故答案是cycling。

【13】句意：他们跑的时候，迪克推着轮椅上的儿子。

根据语境和常识可知“他们跑的时候，迪克推着轮椅上的儿子。”when引导的时间状语从句是一般现在时，可知主句时态是一般现在时，主语Dick是第三人称单数，可知谓语动词使用三单形式，push：推，三单形式是pushes；故答案是pushes。

【14】句意：当他们游泳时，瑞克躺在一条小船上完成，迪克游泳并试图拉船。

短语by doing sth.：通过做某事；lie：躺，现在分词是lying；故答案是lying。

【15】句意：当他们游泳时，瑞克躺在一条小船上完成，迪克游泳并试图拉船。

短语try to do sth.：试图做某事，尽力做某事；根据语境和常识可知“迪克游泳并试图拉船”，pull：拉，故答案是pull。