2014届高考英语基础知识总复习每日一练：104（北师大版）.docVIP

高三英语每日一练(104) It was __1__ (terrible) cold and nearly dark on the last evening of the old year, and the snow was falling fast.In the cold and the darkness, a poor little girl, with bare head and naked feet, roamed through the streets.__2__ is true she had on a pair of slippers when she left home, but they were not __3__ much use.They were very large, so large, indeed, that they had belonged to her mother, and the poor little creature __4__ (lose) them in running across the street to avoid two carriages that were rolling along at a terrible rate.One of __5__ slippers she could not find, and a boy seized upon the other and ran away with it, saying that he could use it as a cradle, __6__ he had children of his own.So the little girl went on with her little naked feet, which were quite red and blue __7__ the cold.In an old apron she carried a number of matches, and had a bundle of them in her hands.No one had bought __8__ of her the whole day, nor had anyone given her even a penny.__9__ (shiver) with cold and hunger, she crept along; poor little child, she looked the picture of misery.The snowflakes fell on her long, fair hair, __10__ hung in curls on her shoulders, but she regarded them not. 答案： 1．terribly　副词修饰形容词。 2．It　It作形式主语，修饰后面句子。 3．of　be＋of＋use。 4．had lost　“and”连接两个过去完成时。 5．the　one of the＋名词复数。 6．when　when引导时间状语从句。 7．with　“由于寒冷”with作原因状语。 8．anything　否定词用anything。 9．Shivering　-ing作状语。 10．which　which引导非限制定语从句。 If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong.Havent you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language? According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power.Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter.This is the area of the brain which processes information.It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. The study also found the effect is greater, the younger people learn a