Question

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在相应位置上。

US President Barack Obama sat down for beers with a Harvard professor and a police officer at the White House on July 30. They were not talking about big problems,  1  making small talk.

   A few weeks ago, the white police officer, James Crowley, arrested the black professor, Henry Louis Gates.

   On July 16, police went to Gates’ home   2   a neighbor called the police to say that she had seen two men trying to force open the front door. Gates was coming home from a trip and found his door  3  (stick) , so he and his taxi driver tried to force it open.

   Crowley arrived and asked Gates to prove he was the   4  (own) of the home. But Gates flew into a rage and accused Crowley  5  being racist. Crowley arrested Gates. A hot debate was stirred up. Obama suggested holding a "beer summit" in the hope that the men  6  work out their problem by talking.

   Racism has been  7   major problem in US history. Historically, the country has been dominated by whites. Blacks, American Indians, and some other peoples were discriminated.

   Over the years, much progress has been made in fighting racism. In 1964, the Civil Rights Act was passed. It made discrimination based on race and color illegal. In 1965, President Johnson passed the Voting Rights Act, making   8  easier for blacks to vote.

   In 2008, Obama became US’ first black president. This was a big step forward. However, the Gates incident suggests that US still   9  (have) a long way to go        10  it has fixed its racial problems.

Answer 1

1. but/just

2. after

3. stuck

4. owner

5. of

6. could/might

7. a

8. it

9. has

10. before

解析:

本文讲述的是种族纠纷困扰美国，奥巴马摆酒宴求和解。

1. but/just 考连词的用法， 表示“不是…而是”用not….but/just …。

2. after 考从属连词的用法，表示“警察在一个邻居报警后去盖茨家的”。

3. stuck 考过去分词作宾语补足语的用法，find+宾语+宾补（分词），宾语与宾补存在逻辑上主谓关系，且是被动关系，故填stuck。

4. owner 考构词法，定冠词后用名词，加上是房子的主人，故填owner。

5. of 考介词的用法，表示“指控某人做什么”用accuse sb of doing something。

6. could/might 考情态动词的用法，in the hope that =so that=in order that, 从句常用情态动词can/may/could/might, 过去式用could或might。

7. a 考冠词的用法，表示“种族歧视是美国历史上的一个主要问题”。

8. it 考代词的用法，根据结构应填it作形式宾语。

9. has考谓语动词的用法，suggest 表示“表明、暗示”之意时从句谓语动词用陈述语气，故填has。

10. before 考从属连词的用法，表示“美国要解决种族歧视问题之前还有很长的路要走。

（注：大小写未区分不给分。）