答案解析:
36. scored
解析:此处需填入动词作谓语。单词词尾的/d/音容易漏听,根据so引导的并列句中的谓语were introduced,可知此处也需要过去时态。score作动词时,表示“得分”。
37. measures
解析:此处需填入句子的主语成分,various表明该词为名词复数。measures表示“方法,措施”。
38. single
解析:此空需要填入修饰sex的形容词,与sex和girl-only一起修饰classes。single sex指“单一性别”。
39. reversed
解析:此空需要一个与is一起构成句子谓语的单词,可能是形容词或动词分词。reverse意为“相反”。
40. secondary
解析:此处需要填入形容词,修饰schools。secondary schools意为“中学”。
41. failure
解析:空格前的academic和空格后的of表明此处需要名词。academic failure指“学业未通过”。
42. roots
解析:空格前的has its表明此处需要填入名词。roots指“根”。
43. confidence
解析:空格前的谓语动词lack表明此处需要填入名词,作宾语。confidence意为“信心”。
44. 标准答案:preferring small amounts of work with immediate deadlines rather than large projects stretching into the distance
听音关键:preferring,small amounts,work,deadlines,rather than,large projects,stretching,distance
答案重构:preferring small amounts of work with immediate deadlines rather than long-term large projects
画龙点睛:本句是比较句,将短时间可完成的工作和长时间完成的工作作比较。stretching into the distance可以用long-term替换。
45. 标准答案:because they are watching the future while the boys are watching the girls
听音关键:because,they,watching,future,boys,watching,girls
画龙点睛:本句不建议重构。要求填写的句子比较简单,考生听写时只要能抓住关键词,只要能用自己能够识别的标识速记关键词,本题就没有什么难度。
46. 标准答案:despite the fact that pupils in the UK spend less time reading than in most other countries
听音关键:despite,pupils,UK,spend,less time,than,other countries
答案重构:although/though pupils in the UK spend less time reading than in most other countries
画龙点睛:本句的结构是:介词despite“尽管”后为名词成分the fact that...,其中that之后的内容为the fact的同位语从句。因此本句本以用连词although或though来改写。
n. 作威,虚张的勇气