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【題目】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】

試題分析：本文介紹Malta的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日——Gostra。

【1】traditional 形容詞修飾名詞，故填traditional。

【2】the 特指這種比賽，故填the。

【3】which 此處wood作先行詞，指物，在后面的非限制性定語從句中作主語，故填which。

【4】with 此處是with的獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)，“有一頭在船上”，故填with。

【5】attached 句意：旗子被系在桿的末端。根據(jù)與主語是被動(dòng)關(guān)系，故此處用過去分詞作后置定語，故填attached。

【6】their 形容詞性物主代詞修飾名詞，故填their。

【7】flags 句意：得到旗子最多的獲勝。此處名詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式，故填flags。

【8】slightly 此處用slightly修飾比較級，用來加強(qiáng)語氣。

【9】running 此處用現(xiàn)在分詞表示正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作，故填running。注意雙寫n。

【10】falls/is falling 句意：隨著黃昏的降臨。根據(jù)句意every year可知用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)態(tài)或現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)，故填falls/is falling。

【知識歸納】

下面的詞或詞組可以放在比較級前面修飾比較級加強(qiáng)語氣：much/even/a lot/a little/any/still/far/slightly/a great deal.比如 I felt much happier.我感覺幸福多了.【8】slightly 此處用slightly修飾比較級加強(qiáng)語氣。