2014届高考英语基础知识总复习每日一练：100（北师大版）.docVIP

高三英语每日一练(100) After spending a short time in southern India, we wanted to go to the north, specifically to visit Bangladesh, Sikkim and Nepal (we later dropped Sikkim)．Hence we chose to fly to Kolkata but __1__ was not as easy as it first seemed.Most airlines in India discriminate against foreigners in __2__ pricing structure.For example I saw a Jet Airways advertisement __3__ a flight from Bangalore to Kolkata for 6940 Indian Rupees (approximately 155 USD) but I could not book it __4__ I am a foreigner.Foreigners had to pay 290 USD.I felt __5__ (offend)．Why the difference? There are tens of millions of Indians __6__ earn more money than the average foreign backpacker, and these are exactly the Indians that are flying! __7__ (fortunate) a new airline appeared in the Indian skies last year, Air Deccan.__8__ I logged on to their website I found a flight from Chennai to Kolkata for 2800 Rupees (approximately 63 USD) and no discrimination against foreigners whatsoever! Unfortunately the connecting flights __9__ (be) full, so we went to Chennai by train, in spite of my hope not to have to return there.A price difference of 227 US Dollars per person made it worth the effort.Competition can be great and it may eventually bring __10__ end to discrimination against foreigners in the Indian skies. 答案： 1．this/it　it/this，作主语，“这没有第一次容易”。 2．their　指代他们的价格结构。 3．for　根据句意，此处填介词。 4．because　根据句意，表因果关系。 5．offended　形容词作表语。 6．that/who　定语从句，先行词是人。 7．Fortunately　副词作状语。 8．When　 when引导时间状语。 9．were　过去式。 10．an　bring an end to sth.“结束……”。 Out of nearly 50,000 votes cast, one in five people named the X-ray machine for having made the greatest impact on the past, present and future. Ten of the most significant objects in science, engineering, technology and medicine were selected for the vote. Information on all the items is found at the Science Museum in London. The first three positions were filled by medical inventions or discoveries, the X-ray machine being followed by the discoveries of pen