Question

【题目】语法填空

Yuppies are young people who earn a lot of money and live in____【1】_ style that is too expensive for most people. If you are invited to a yuppie dinner party, don't be surprised ____【2】___ you are offered freshly-cooked insects as a first course. While the idea of eating fried insects fills most of us with horror, insect-eating is becoming highly ____【3】____(fashion). For example, in the media industry, successful executives ____【4】_____(see) to eat fried or boiled insects from time to time while working at their desks. These safe-to-eat insects can be found and ordered on the Internet. And young people are logging on to exotic food websites ____【5】____ ordering samples of prepared insects to serve at their dinner parties. Although the idea of eating insects is probably ______【6】___(disgust) to most of us, _____【7】___ people would claim that pigs, chickens and some kinds of seafood we often eat are examples of great beauty. One day insects could be marketed and sold ____【8】___ a food item in supermarkets. According to their fans, they are not only ___【9】__ in protein and low in fat, but also very tasty. But until our attitudes to food change fundamentally, it seems ___【10】___ insect-eaters will remain a few.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】a

【2】if /when

【3】fashionable

【4】are seen

【5】and

【6】disgusting

【7】few

【8】as

【9】high

【10】that

【解析】

试题分析：Yuppies是挣许多钱，过一种对多数人来说太昂贵的生活方式的年轻人，他们吃昆虫宴。

【1】 a 句意：Yuppies是挣许多钱，过一种对多数人来说太昂贵的生活方式的年轻人。此处表示泛指，故填a。

【2】if /when 句意：当你或如果你被提供新鲜昆虫做的第一道菜时，不要惊讶。故填if /when。

【3】fashionable 句意：吃昆虫正在变得时尚。系动词后面用形容词作表语，故填fashionable。

【4】are seen 句意：成功的主管有时候被看见吃油煎的或煮的昆虫。此处用一般过去时态的被动语态，故填are seen。

【5】and 句意：年轻人正在登录异国的美食网站和订购准备好的昆虫的样品在他们的宴会上服务。可知此处表示并列关系，故填and。

【6】disgusting 句意：尽管很可能吃昆虫的想法对我们多数人是厌恶的，但是几乎没人承认我们经常吃的猪、鸡和一些种类的海鲜是美餐的例子。可知此处填disgusting。

【7】few 句意：尽管很可能吃昆虫的想法对我们多数人是厌恶的，但是几乎没人承认我们经常吃的猪、鸡和一些种类的海鲜是美餐的例子。前后是转折关系，故填few。

【8】as 句意：作为一种食物在超市上卖。故填介词as。

【9】high 句意：它们蛋白质高，脂肪低。故填high。

【10】that 固定句式：It seems that---，似乎---。故填that。

【知识拓展】

high高的---highly高度地---height高度；deep深的---deeply深深地---depth深度；wide宽的---widely广泛地—width宽度；long长的---length长度；warm温暖的---warmth温暖；grow生长—growth增长；strong强壮的---strength力量。