2020-2021学年高二英语寒假提升天天练之语法填空 Day 7（含解析）.doc

1、Day 7ANew research suggests that our DNA helps us to decide whether we prefer coffee or tea. Researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia studied how our genes affected our taste. Following the research, they believe they know why some of us prefer coffee _1_ others like tea more. The

2、researchers found that people who like bitter tastes are more likely _2_ (drink) coffee. The researchers said they found something _3_ was quite strange in the research. People who are more _4_ (sense) to the bitter taste of caffeine prefer coffee to tea. The finding is consistent with several previ

3、ous _5_ (study).Researchers looked at data on more than 400,000 men and women in the United Kingdom. They also looked at _6_ Australian study that compared the tastes of 1,757 twins with their siblings. I he researchers said genes arent the only factors: _7_ (affect) peoples tastes. Other things _8_

4、 our changing environment, social factors or the effects of taking medicine can also turn us on or off coffee or tea. The researchers said we can learn to like coffee. Dr Liang-Dar Hwang said, “Bitter taste perception (感知) _9_ (shape) not only by genetics, but also environmental factors. Even though

5、 humans _10_ (natural) dislike bitterness, we can learn to like or enjoy bitter-tasting food after being exposed to environmental factors.”BYou know where your _1_(look) come from-for example, you may have your mothers nose or your fathers eyes. But what about things that we cannot see, like your gi

6、ft _2_music? Is this something that you learned or are your abilities and personality characteristics _3_(determine) by your genes? What makes an individual behave in a certain way and display certain talents?Scientists are not clear about what the answer to this question. They have _4_(variety) ans

7、wers.Those _5_support the nature theory believe that humans are programmed genetically to behave in certain ways as to culture and upbringing. On the other hand, we have the nurture (养育) theory, which in fact _6_(prove) that a persons behavior and personality are developed by _7_(educate) and experi

8、ence. There is evidence _8_(support) both of these theories and the debate remains to be resolved. It seems most probable that both theories have _9_(they) correctness and that nature and nurture each play _10_part in making us who we are.答案A【答案解析】 1. while/but 2. to drink 3. that 4. sensitive 5. st

9、udies 6. an 7. affecting 8. like 9. is shaped 10. naturally【分析】这是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述了研究表明基因可以帮助决定一个人是更喜欢茶还是咖啡。【1题详解】考查连词。句意：根据这项研究，他们认为了解了为什么有的人更喜欢咖啡而有的人更喜欢茶。这里需要表转折关系的连词，可以用while或but。故填while/but。【2题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：研究人员发现喜欢苦味的人们更有可能喝咖啡。be likely to do sth.意为“有可能做某事”，要用动词不定式。故填to drink。【3题详解】考查定语从句。句意：研究人员称发现

10、研究中有些东西很奇怪。分析句子结构可知，这里是定语从句，空格处填引导词来引导定语从句，先行词为不定代词something，从句缺少主语且为事物属性，只能用that。故填that。【4题详解】考查形容词。句意：对于咖啡因的苦味更加敏感的人喜欢咖啡甚于茶。be动词后应接形容词作表语，空后又有to，构成be sensitive to意为“对敏感的”。故填sensitive。【5题详解】考查名词。句意：这一发现与前几次研究的结论是一致的。根据句意，这里study是名词“研究”的意思，是可数名词且由several来修饰，要用复数形式。故填studies。【6题详解】考查冠词。句意：他们也看了一项澳大利亚

11、的研究，比照了1757对双胞胎的口味。根据句意可知，此处泛指一项澳大利亚的研究，要用不定冠词。Australian的发音以元音音素开头，要用an。故填an。【7题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：研究表明基因并非影响人们口味的唯一因素。根据句子结构可知，affect与其所修饰的名词factor构成逻辑上的主谓关系，要用现在分词作定语。故填affecting。【8题详解】考查介词。句意：其他东西，诸如我们不断改变的环境、社会因素乃至服用药品的效果也会对我们选择茶或咖啡有影响。这里是对其他因素的几个列举，要用介词like表示“像”。故填like。【9题详解】考查被动语态。句意：苦味的感知不只是由基因塑造

12、的，也与环境因素有关。分析句意可知， shape意为“塑造、形成”，苦味的感知应当是由各种因素一起决定、塑造的，要用被动语态，而此处描述的是一个客观情况，要用一般现在时。故填is shaped。【10题详解】考查副词。句意：即使人们天生不喜欢苦味，我们也可以学着喜欢或享受苦味食品。这里natural修饰动词dislike，要用副词形式。故填naturally。B【答案解析】 1. looks 2. for 3. determined 4. various 5. who 6. proves 7. education 8. supporting 9. their 10. a【分析】这是一篇议论文。

13、主要讨论了人的长相或是音乐天赋是如何得来的，是后天习得的还是由基因决定的，科学家们还不清楚这个问题的答案。就这一问题目前出现了两种理论“自然”理论和“培养”理论。这两种理论似乎都有其正确性，先天和后天的培养都在让我们成为什么样的人的过程中都发挥了作用。【1题详解】考查名词的数。句意：你知道你的长相从何而来例如，你可能有你母亲的鼻子或你父亲的眼睛。look此处表示“长相，样子”，为可数名词，上文没有冠词可知应用复数形式。故填looks。【2题详解】考查介词。句意：但是那些我们看不见的东西呢，比如你的音乐天赋？表示“音乐天赋”短语为gift for music。故填for。【3题详解】考查动词语态

14、。此处determine作谓语，与主语abilities and personality characteristics构成被动关系，结合上文are可知为一般现在时的被动语态。故填determined。【4题详解】考查形容词。修饰后文名词answer应用形容词various，作定语。故填various。【5题详解】考查定语从句。此处为定语从句修饰先行词those，先行词在从句中作主语，指人，故应用关系代词who。故填who。【6题详解】考查时态和主谓一致。此处为非限制性定语从句修饰先行词theory，先行词在从句中作主语，且定语从句中谓语动词与先行词保持一致，结合上文have可知为一般现在时，

15、故谓语动词应用第三人称单数。故填proves。【7题详解】考查名词。此处作介词by的宾语，应用名词education，表示“教育”。故填education。【8题详解】考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知support在句中应用非谓语动词形式，与逻辑主语evidence构成主动关系，故应用现在分词作定语。故填supporting。【9题详解】考查代词。句意：这两种理论似乎都有其正确性，先天和后天的培养在让我们成为什么样的人的过程中都发挥了作用。此处修饰后文名词correctness，应用形容词性物主代词their。故填their。【10题详解】考查冠词。句意同上。结合句意表示“起作用”可知短语为play a part in。故填a。