Question

  A Thousand Splendid Suns,1. (write) by Khaled Hosseini,shows the influence that Afghanistan’s violent history has had on individuals ,2. (especial) its women.

   Hosseini describes the 3. (life) of Laila and Mariam,and their struggle against society and the Taliban .They are both married to a shoemaker,Rasheed,4. is constantly abusing them. Initially,Mariam,Rasheed's first wife,doesn’t like Laila,but she soon realizes 5. she is in desperate need of a friend.

   Khaled Hosseini’s purpose is 6.(show) the hardships of women in Afghanistan and all they must stand in the household as well as society. The constant fear of a bomb 7.

(hit) a house appears frequently in the story,making 8. all the more heart-breaking.

   A Thousand Splendid Suns is a remarkable story of two women in a society that is 9.(willing) to see Mariam and Laila as equals. Not only 10. Hosseini tell a story of women trying to survive,but he gives the reader knowledge of a lifestyle that is foreign.I’ m happy to recommend the book to you.

Answer 1

1. written。考查过去分词作定语的用法。设空处作后置定语，write与A Thousand Splendid Suns之间是逻辑 上的动宾关系，且write所表示的动作己完成，故填written。

2. especially。考查副词。设空处意为 “尤其”，故填especially。

3. lives。考查名词。由 Laila and Mariam可知/设空处应填life的复数 形式lives。

4. who。考查关系词。设空处引导非 限制性定语从句修饰Rasheed ,且在 从句中作主语，故填who。

5. that。考查连接词。设空处引导宾语 从句且从句意义及成分均完整，故填 that。

6. to show。考查不定式作表语的用 法。设空处表目的，故填to show。

7. hitting。考查动词-ing形式作定语的 用法。

bomb与hit之间是逻辑上的 主谓关系，且hit表示的是正在进行 的动作，故填hitting。

8. it。考查代词。设空处指代the story ,故填 it。

9. unwilling。考查形容词作表语的用 法。由文中的 struggle,hardships 等 可知，那是一个不愿意平等对待 Mariam和Laila的社会，故填 unwilling .

10. does。not only位于句首时，其后的句子要部分倒装，且此处应用一般 现在时，故填does。