Question

根据所给的首字母和中文写出所缺单词的完整形式

1.Regular visits from a social worker can be of i_________（巨大的）value to old people living alone.

2.The weather is terrible today because of the d _______（毁灭）of nature by human beings.

3.Though the weather in Britain is so changeable and u ________（不可预测）, the climate is in fact a favorable one.

4.After her c ________（同事们）had talked with her several times, she became a bit more cheerful.

5.They found s ________（遮蔽物）from the storm in a barn.

6.This incident left a v ________（生动的）impression on me.

7.We've been working all week without a moment’s l ________（休闲）.

8.You might want to consider t ________（暂时的）work until you decide what you want to do.

9.The disease was spreading more r ________（迅速地）than expected.

10.Long complex sentences are d ________（与众不同的）of Henry James’s later style.

Answer

1.immense

2.destruction

3.unpredictable

4.colleagues

5.shelter

6.vivid

7.leisure

8.temporary

9.rapidly

10.distinctive

【解析】

1.考查形容词。句意：社工的定期探访对独居的老人有极大的价值。该空修饰名词value，用形容词，所以填immense。

2.考查名词。句意：由于人类对自然的破坏，现今的天气很糟糕。because of由于，后面接名词，所以填destruction。

3.考查形容词。句意：虽然英国的天气变化无常，难以预测，但实际上却是宜人的气候。作be动词后的表语，用形容词，所以填unpredictable。

4.考查名词。句意：同事们和她谈了几次话之后，她的心情好了一些。这里含有一个时间状语从句，该空在从句中作主语，用名词。“同事们”是复数意义，用名词复数，所以填colleagues。

5.考查名词。句意：他们在谷仓里找到了避风的地方。该空作句子宾语，用名词，所以填shelter。

6.考查形容词。句意：这件事给我留下了深刻的印象。该空修饰名词impression，用形容词，所以填vivid。

7.考查名词。句意：我们干了整整一个星期，一点空闲也没有。介词without后，用名词，所以填leisure。

8.考查形容词。句意：在你决定你想做什么之前，你可能会考虑临时工作。该空修饰名词work，用形容词，所以填temporary。

9.考查副词。句意：这种疾病传播的速度比预期的要快。修饰动词spread，用副词，所以填rapidly。

10.考查形容词。句意：长复合句是亨利·詹姆斯后期文体的特色。作be动词后的表语，用形容词，所以填distinctive。