语言结构题目训练二

　　 If you look at any car park in Germany, it seems that silver is the most popular car color. This impression is supported by official statistics(统计). In 2002, 42 per cent of all new cars were gray ；that includes silver. A long way back in ____________________1（用序数词填空） place were black and blue. 

　　Color designer, Renate Weber of BASF Coatings, says specialists had

expected silver to be popular, but they were surprised at how far out in front the color was. Weber says trends come __________________2（用介词填空） waves and it takes between 10 and 12 years for a color slowly ________________________3（用gain 的非谓语动词形式填空） popularity and then fade. 

According to German statistics, in 1978, green was____________________________________4 （用形容词最高级填空）color, with 19.1 per cent of new registrations being green. This was followed by red and yellow. In 1993, only 10.9 per cent of cars _____________5（用be 动词填空） green. The leader was red, ahead ______________________6（用介词填空）blue and black.

　　Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, of the Center of Automotive Research in Germany, sees ______________________7(用不定代词填空) reasons ____________8（用引导词填空） some colors are popular, apart from just trends. His theory is that ______________9（用引导词填空） expensive cars appear in certain colors, buyers of ____________________10（用形容词的比较级填空） cars want to have a similar color. “Also important is the fact that color plays a role in thinking about selling the car at a later date,________________________________________________________________________________________________________11（用正常语序改写此句）” he says. Cars in popular colors are simply easier to sell.

　 　The so-called color designers want to know today ______________12 （用引导词填空）the popular colors will be in 2006 to 2008. It looks at the moment as ________________13（构成词组） the streets will then be more colorful than they are now. “Paint will again become _________________________14（用color的派生词填空 ）. Orange, red or pink will become stronger, although they will not become as popular as silver is today,” Weber says. “Other popular colors such ________________15（构成短语）blue and black will also stay around.”

1. second  2. in_　 3. to gain　4. the most popular　　5.were　6. of　 7.other　 8. why

9. when_ 10. cheaper　 11.The fact is also important that color plays a role in thinking about selling the car at a later date　 12.what　 13. if　 14. colorful　15. such 

Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there ________________1(用介词填空) making plans and setting goals.　_______________________2(用形容词填空)　people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult ____________________3(用set的非谓语动词) and they aren’t difficult to reach. It’s up to you to find out__________________4(用引导词填空) your goals really are. You are the one who must decide what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.

Research tells us that ________________5(用引导词填空) we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it. __________________6(用write的非谓语动词填空) goals can be reviewed ______________________7(用regular的正确形式填空), and have more power. Like a　contract(合同) with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also when you write your goals in a particular __________________________8(构成短语) you are able to make yourself continuously aware ________________9(构成短语) situations that _______________________(用bring 正确时态) you nearer to your goal.　　

1. by　 2. Unsuccessful　　3. to set　 4. what　　5. when　　6. Written　　 7. regularly　 8. way　9. of　　　10. will bring