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What’s the most popular school activity among American students? The 1. is the school dance. Most American high schools have at least two dances 2. the year, one in winter and the other in spring. Students attend these events  3. it’s a great opportunity(机会) for them to meet 4.  friends.

At the dance, there will be snacks and photo booths (机器拍照亭), as well as strict（严格的） rules to 5. create a healthy and enjoyable evening for all students. And all the dancers will be given a security check（安检）before they come into the dance  6.. This is acceptable. But some rules may be a little bit over the top（过分). For example, a school once asked 7. students to keep a standing position while they were dancing. That 8.  the students couldn’t do anything freely. You’d 9. not break the rules because you’ll be asked to leave there, or 10.worse, be placed on a do not invite list.

Answer

1.answer

2.during

3.because

4.new

5.help

6.area

7.its

8.means

9.better

10.even

【解析】本文介绍了美国中学每年举行两次舞会。舞会上有零食、机器拍照亭和严格的规则。

1.句意：答案是学校舞会。根据What’s the most popular school activity among American students? 可知此处指问题的答案，故为answer。

2.句意：大多数美国中学在一年期间至少有两次舞会。during the year一年期间，故此处为during。

3.句意：学生参加这些舞会，因为这对他们来说是遇见新朋友的一个好机会。此处接从句，表示原因，故用连词because。

4.句意：学生参加这些舞会，因为这对他们来说是遇见新朋友的一个好机会。修饰名词friends，故用形容词，故为new。

5.句意：在舞会上，将会有零食、机器拍照亭，也有为了给所有的学生创造一个健康愉快的晚会而设置的严格的规则。to do sth为了做某事，表示目的，help sb do sth帮助某人做某事，故此处为help。

6.句意：而且所有跳舞的人进入跳舞区域之前都要进行安检。有名词dance修饰， dance area跳舞的区域。故此处用名词area。

7.句意：例如，一所学校曾经要求它的学生在跳舞时保持一个站立的姿势。修饰名词students，表示学校的学生，故用代词its。

8.句意：那就意味着学生不能自由地做任何事。主语that是第三人称单数，故谓语用第三人称单数，故为means。

9.句意：你最好不要违反规则。had better not do sth最好不要做某事，故此处为better。

10.句意：因为你将被要求离开那里，或者更糟糕的是，被放在不被邀请的名单上。修饰比较级worse，故用副词even。

点睛：根据句意，结合词性、时态、语态、短语、句型和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如小题8，句意：那就意味着学生不能自由地做任何事。主语that是第三人称单数，故谓语也要用第三人称单数，故为means。