Question

【题目】In Malta, people hold a 【1】(tradition) festival called Gostra. They hold Gostra Festival every year to mark the feast day of Saint Julian. Part of the festival is a special competition. For 【2】 competition, people prepare a piece of round wood, 【3】 is about 10 meters long. Then, they put oil over the pole and carry it to a boat, 【4】 one end on the boat and the other over the water. There are flags 【5】 (attach) to the end of the pole. People are supposed to take turns to run along the pole and get one flag at a time. Obviously, it is not easy to make it. Many people fall into the water and end 【6】(they) chances. The one who gets the most 【7】(flag) wins the competition.

For some competitors, the style in which they fall off the pole seems to be 【8】(slight) more important than getting the flags. But there are still some others who show definite determination while 【9】 (run) on that oily pole. Following the day’s entertainment, as dusk 【10】(fall), hunters fire guns over the harbor to show respect for Saint Julian.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】traditional

【2】the

【3】which

【4】with

【5】attached

【6】their

【7】flags

【8】slightly

【9】running

【10】falls/is falling

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍Malta的传统节日——Gostra。

【1】traditional 形容词修饰名词，故填traditional。

【2】the 特指这种比赛，故填the。

【3】which 此处wood作先行词，指物，在后面的非限制性定语从句中作主语，故填which。

【4】with 此处是with的独立主格结构，“有一头在船上”，故填with。

【5】attached 句意：旗子被系在杆的末端。根据与主语是被动关系，故此处用过去分词作后置定语，故填attached。

【6】their 形容词性物主代词修饰名词，故填their。

【7】flags 句意：得到旗子最多的获胜。此处名词用复数形式，故填flags。

【8】slightly 此处用slightly修饰比较级，用来加强语气。

【9】running 此处用现在分词表示正在进行的动作，故填running。注意双写n。

【10】falls/is falling 句意：随着黄昏的降临。根据句意every year可知用一般现在时态或现在进行时态，故填falls/is falling。

【知识归纳】

下面的词或词组可以放在比较级前面修饰比较级加强语气：much/even/a lot/a little/any/still/far/slightly/a great deal.比如 I felt much happier.我感觉幸福多了.【8】slightly 此处用slightly修饰比较级加强语气。