1、2021高考英语人与社会类语法填空深度解读（二）One modern couple couldnt make heads or tails of whose last name theyd use upon getting married. (1)_ they flipped a coin. Jeff Conley and Darcy Ward decided against the tradition of the bride (2) (take) the grooms last name in the name of (3)_(equal). At the altar of their D
2、ec.14 wedding, they flipped a brass, engraved medallion (黄铜纪念章), one side with Darcys last name, and the other with Jeffs surname. “(4)_(be) with someone who was willing (5)_(start) the marriage from a creative and teamwork and fair place felt like a really good first step toward an equal partnershi
3、p,” Darcy, a nurse-midwife, added. When the time came, it was Darcys name (6)_ won out. Mr. and Mrs. Ward (7)_(thrill) with the result. “You could say I won,” Jeff said. “I was the one who received something new.”It wasnt the only way they broke outdated marriage customs. The two, who met on Tinder,
4、 proposed to one another with separate surprises: Darcy with a scavenger hunt (寻宝)complete with her getting down on one kneeand Jeff with a live music of (8)_(they) favorite song.Couples are (9)_(increasing) breaking traditions on their wedding days, from celebrating their union with matching Mr. an
5、d Mrs. bongs (10)_ abandoning their new spouses (伴侣) altogether and enjoying “unimoons,” or separate honeymoons.考点积累： equal的用法及词形转换（派生词）v be equal to 与相等/平等；胜任例 The rent was equal to half his monthly income. 这租金相当于他半个月的收入。例 He is equal to anything. 他无所不能。 v be of equal of size/length/height 同等大小/长度/
6、高度 例 They believe that all work is of equal value. 他们认为所有工作都具有同等价值。 v 派 equality n. U 相等；平等例 racial equality 种族平等 v 派 equally adv. 相等地；同样地；平等地例 People are born equal and should be equally. 人生来平等，应该同等对待。 increase的用法及词形转换（派生词）v increase vt. 增加；增长 n. 增加；增长搭 increase by 增长了例 The rate of inflation has in
7、creased by 2%. 通货膨胀已增长了2%。例 Not only do the nurses want a pay increase, they want reduced hours as well. 护士们不仅想要涨工资，还想要减少工作时间。 v on the increase 在增加 例 A few years ago it was an endangered species, but now the population is on the increase. 几年前，它还是濒临灭绝的物种，但现在它们的数量在不断增加。v 派 increasingly adv. 渐增地例 Read
8、ing is increasingly unpopular among children. 阅读越来越不受孩子们喜欢。 答案解析【主题语境】人与社会：社会、历史与文化社会热点问题【解析】 So，考查连词。此处表示“因此”，因此要用连词So。注意句首首字母大写。 taking，考查非谓语动词。此处take与bride为逻辑上的主谓关系，因此要用taking。 equality，考查词性转换。此处表示“平等”，因此要把equal转换为equality，表示“平等”。 Being，考查动名词。此处句子缺主语，因此用动名词Being做主语。注意大写。 to start，考查固定搭配。be willin
9、g to do sth的意思“愿意做某事”，因此要用to start。 that，考查强调句型。It is (was) +主语+that，因此要用that。 was thrilled，考查时态和语态。句子描述的是过去的事件，且thrill与主语Mrs Ward构成被动的关系，因此使用一般过去时的被动语态。 their，考查代词。此处表示“他们的最爱歌曲”，因此要用their。 increasingly，考查副词。此处表示“显著地”，因此要把increasing转换为increasingly，用来修饰后面的动词。 to，考查介词。fromto. 的意思为“从到”，因此使用介词to。【译文】有一对
10、现代夫妇搞不清他们在结婚时会用谁的姓。所以他们抛了一枚硬币。杰夫康利和达西沃德决定反对新娘以平等的名义随新郎姓的传统。在他们12月14日婚礼上，他们抛转了一块刻有达西姓氏和杰夫姓氏的黄铜纪念章。达西是一名护士兼助产士，她补充说：“和一个愿意从富有创造力、团队合作和公平的环境中开始婚姻的人在一起，感觉真的是迈向平等伙伴关系的良好开端。”最后，达西的名字胜出。沃德先生和太太对这个结果非常激动。“你可以说我赢了，”杰夫说。“我是那个获得新东西的人。”这并不是他们抛弃过时婚俗的唯一方式。这两个人在Tinder上相识，并在各自的惊喜中向对方求婚:达西寻宝，她单膝跪地；而杰夫现场演唱了他们最喜欢的歌曲。越
11、来越多的夫妇在婚礼上打破传统。有的与配对的邦先生和邦太太一起庆祝他们的结合，有的甚至放弃他们的新配偶，享受“分度蜜月”。课后练习（A）In 1863 the first underground passenger railway in the world opened in London. It ran for just under seven kilometers and allowed people to avoid terrible 1(crowd) on the roads above as they travelled to and 2 work. It took three yea
12、rs to complete and was built using an interesting method. This included digging up the road, 3(lay) the track and then building a strong roof over 4 top. When all those had been done, the road surface was replaced.Steam engines 5(use) to pull the carriages and it must have been 6(fair) unpleasant fo
13、r the passengers, with all the smoke and noise. However, the railway quickly proved to be a great success and within six months, more than 25,000 people were using 7 every day.Later, engineers 8(manage) to construct railways in a system of deep tunnels(隧道), which became known as the Tube. This devel
14、opment was only possible with the 9(introduce) of electric-powered engines and lifts. The Central London Railway was one of the most 10(success)of these new lines, and was opened in 1900. It had white-painted tunnels and bright red carriages, and proved extremely popular with the public.参考答案：1.crowd
15、s 2.from 3.laying 4.the 5.were used 6.fairly7.it 8.managed 9.introduction 10.successful（B）Traditional Chinese wedding Traditional Chinese wedding customs have been around for thousands of years. They may vary from place to place and time to time, but have been holding an important position in the li
16、ves of Chinese people, 1 (cause) a far-reaching impact on the way the Chinese lead their lives. The traditional Chinese marriage usually 2 (involve) some necessary procedures, such as match-making, engagement, meeting the bride, and three bows. 3 addition, a typical Chinese wedding nowadays goes lik
17、e this: when a new couple is engaged, 4 follows is a 5 (choose) of the date of their marriage.Most people would favor a bank holiday or a special Chinese festival for their relatives and friends 6 (attend) the wedding. However, quite a few others, especially 7 in the countryside, would fix a lucky d
18、ate so that their marriage would have “Double Happiness”. The wedding ceremony is usually hosted 8 (warm) and the wedding ceremony very often ends with 9 unique banquet. Toasts are made to wish the new couple long life, everlasting love and happiness, early birth of a 10 (health) baby and so on.参考答案：1.causing 2.involves 3.In 4.what 5.choice 6.to attend7.those 8.warmly 9.a 10.healthy
