题目内容
20.Samuel Langhorne Clemens,more commonly (61)known(know) as Mark Twain,was born on November 30,1835 in Florida.Twain is considered (62)thegreatest author and humorist of the 19th-century America literature.In 1839 the Clements family moved to Hannibal,Missouri,on the Mississippi River where he was brought (63)up.Like many authors of his day he had little formal education.His education came from the print shops and newspaper offices (64)wherehe worked as a youth.In 1853 Twain left Hannibal to travel.On a trip to New Orleans he persuaded a riverboat pilot (65)to teach(teach) him his skill.By the spring of 1859 Twain was a licensed riverboat pilot.
After a(n) (66)unsuccessful(success) attempt at gold and silver mining he joined the staff of a newspaper in Virginia City,Nevada.He first wrote under the pen name Mark Twain in 1863.
He continued to travel as a reporter for various newspapers,and in 1869 his travel letters from Europe (67)were collected(collect) into the popular nook The Innocents Abroad.Between 1873 and 1889 he wrote seven novels (68)including(include) his Mississippi River books.
(69)AsTwain's life and career progressed he lost much of the humorous style of his earlier years.What was expressed more and more in his later works was (70)thathuman beings are selfish.Even so Twain is best remembered as a great humorist.
分析 本文为一篇人物传记,介绍了伟大的作家和幽默大师--马克吐温.
解答 61.known 62.the 63.up 64.where 65.to teach
66.unsuccessful 67.were collected 68.including 69.As 70.that
详解:
61.答案known.考查过去分词.be known as因…而闻名,此处用过去分词作定语,修饰前文的"Samuel Langhorne Clemens".
62.答案the.考查冠词.此处考查the+最高级结构,the greatest最伟大的.
63.答案up.考查介词.bring up为固定搭配,意为"养育,使成长".
64.答案where.考查限制性定语从句.where引导限制性定语从句修饰先行词the print shops and newspaper offices,并在从句中充当地点状语.
65.答案to teach.考查不定式.persuade sb.to do sth.说服某人做某事,故填to teach.
66.答案unsuccessful.考查形容词.根据句意,在一次不成功的采金银矿之后,他加入了内华达州维吉尼亚城的报社,此空要填入一个形容词修饰名词attempt,意为"不成功的",故填unsuccessful.
67.答案were collected.考查时态语态.根据句意,他的旅行信件被收入流行的《傻子出国记》.letters与collect之间为被动关系,时态为过去,故用一般过去时的被动语态,即were collected.
68.答案including.考查非谓语.这句话谓语为wrote,谓语动词与include之间没有并列连词,排除作并列谓语的可能性,考虑非谓语.seven novels与include之间为主动关系,故V-ing形式表示主动,填including.句意:1889年,他写了七部小说包括密西西比河系列.
69.答案As.考查连词.根据句意,随着生活和事业的进步,他放弃了太多早年写作时的幽默风格.as引导时间状语从句,表示"随着…".
70.答案that.考查表语从句.空格前的was是一个系动词,系动词之后的从句为表语从句.表语从句采用"主+系+表"结构,句子成分完整,用that引导表语从句.
点评 作答之前,要先对题干进行详细阅读,检查题目中是否有提示词语存在;而后判断出所填词语在句子中所充当的句子成分,例如,主语、谓语等;最后根据其所充当的句子成分,加之其所处句子的语态等,选择词语的正确形式,例如,动词的现在分词或者过去分词,或者形容词的比较或者最高级的使用等.
在句子中没有提示词或者标志词存在时,考生要根据句子中所填词语的位置,判断所填词语的词性,例如,连接词、定冠词或者不定冠词、代词或者介词等.定冠词以及不定冠词的位置通常在名词之前,起到对名词进行限制的作用.而代词则分为形容词性物主代词、名词性代词、指示代词和不定代词等.在运用介词的时候,往往考查介词的固定搭配,其中包括动词、形容词等与介词的搭配.
A. | which | B. | that | C. | what | D. | where |
A. | risen | B. | raised | C. | arisen | D. | arrived |
Between 2 and 3 pounds of wonder,it controls everything we say,do or think,who we are and what we care about.The way we walk or laugh or figure out things.What we like and the talents we possess.How we see and talk and run and jump and process our food.
The brain uses 20 percent of our body's oxygen and 20 percent of its blood.Somewhere within its protein,fat,100,000 miles of blood vesse ls and 100 billion nerve cells,it helps us remember where we put our gym shoes.Change our temperature so we don't die because of the heat or cold.Speed us up or slow us down.Help us choose between orange juice or orangeflavored drinks.
Its complexity(复杂性) are stunning,far beyond anything most of us can imagine.To keep this work of art as polished as possible we need to eat right,exercise and keep mentally stimulated.Good nutrition helps brain cells communicate with each other.Exercise stimulates a hormone in our brain that improves memory.Mental stimulation keeps you sharp even as you age.
"It's very important that we tell people to be physically active and mentally active,"said neurologist Malcolm Stewart."People cannot stop aging,but you're able to reduce the damage; you're able to keep the function up."
Following are Dr.Stewart's advice for improving brain health:
Nutrition | Avoid fast food.Follow the old adage(格言):For breakfast,eat like a king; for lunch,like a queen; for supper,like a beggar. |
Exercise | Do a combination of stretching aerobic and musclestrengthening every day. |
Mental games | Try to have a sense of hope about the future.Do puzzles.Listen to music.Reach out to others to make their lives better. |
A.inform us how the brain works
B.show how special the brain is to us
C.tell us that the brain plays an important role in our lives
D.give us advice on how to keep the brain healthy
55.The underlined word"stunning"meansA.
A.amazing
B.strange
C.important
D.interesting
56.According to the text,more exerciseC.
A.keeps our mind sharp
B.gives our brain a rest
C.helps improve our memory
D.is good for brain cells communicating with each other
57.In order to keep brain healthy,we should avoidA.
A.eating a large supper
B.doing puzzles
C.eating a good lunch
D.taking aerobic exercise.
---No,I _____ my mother do housework all day.( )
A. | would help | B. | helped | C. | had helped | D. | was helping |