4.专插本英语第二部分语言运用第二节语法填空

Some inventions happen in strange ways. The potato chip is one of them.

 

Moon’s Lake House was __1__   restaurant in New York in the 1850s. George Crum was the cook there. Many rich people often came to the restaurant   __2__(enjoy) his cooking.

 

The one thing that really upset Crum was   __3__   a customer complained about the food and sent it back to the kitchen to be done over. He would often return it overcooked. He was happy to see the customer walk out of the restaurant   __4__(angry)．

 

On August 24，1853, a customer returned his fried potatoes to the kitchen，__5__   they weren’t crunchy(脆的 ) enough.Crum reacted in his   __6__(usually) way. He cut the potatoes very thin and cooked them in hot oil. They were so crunchy and Crum was sure that the man would refuse   __7__(eat) them. Instead, the man loved them. He even asked for more.

 

Now, do you know   __8__   invented the potato chip? It’s George Crum! He   __9__(late) set up his own restaurant. He named it Crum’s House. He put baskets of his potato chips on all the tables. They made his restaurant a very popular place.

Today, potato chips are one of Americans’ __10__(favor) foods!

 

1．a [考查冠词。restaurant是名词，此处表示泛指，故用不定冠词a。]

2．to enjoy [考查非谓语动词。这里用动词不定式作目的状语，表示许多富人常常来这里吃他烹饪的饭菜。]

3．when [考查表语从句。此处应用when引导表语从句，且在从句中作时间状语。]

4．angrily [考查副词。根据前面“walk out of the restaurant”可知，后面应用副词angrily修饰动词。]

5．because [考查连词。根据语境可知，此处表示“因为油炸的薯条不够脆”，强调原因，故用because。]

6．usual [考查形容词。根据后面的名词way可知，此处应用形容词。]

7．to eat [考查动词不定式。refuse to do sth“拒绝做某事”。]

8．who [考查疑问词。根据后面“It’s George Crum”可知，此处问的是谁发明了薯条。]

9．later [考查副词。根据后面的“set up”可知，这里应用later。]

10．favorite [考查形容词。根据后面的“foods”可知，这里需要用形容词，且表示“最喜欢的”。]