题目内容
19.Steve is interviewing the famous biographer(传记作家)Caren Thomas.Steve:Thomas,(61)asa famous writer,would you please tell us something about yourself and your new books?
Garen:Of course.
Steve:Where were you born?
Garen:I was born in Chicago,but I spent most of my childhood in New York.
Steve:(62)What.was your childhood like?
Garen:I had pretty strict parents.They wished me to be successful in studies.So I think my childhood was (63)boring.(bore)and I was always complaining about it.
Steve:Do you get along well (64)with.your parents now?
Garen:Oh sure,I have reached middle age now.So far I (65)have understood.(understand)their loves to me.
Steve:Where did you go to university?
Garen:I graduated (66)from.Yale University with a degree in English Literature.
Steve:How did you start writing?
Garen:I like writing from young,(67)but.it is not easy for me to enter this occupation.You know,I once worked in companies.I started writing for magazines and eventually was
(68)asked.(ask) to write books,so I was pretty lucky.
Steve:(69)When.did you begin to write the book about the president Obama?
Garen:From the beginning of 2008,it (70)took.(take) me 6months to prepare for it,interviewing and finding information about him.Obama told me many stories about his life and family.
Steve:Sounds interesting.
分析 Steve正在采访著名的传记作家Caren Thomas.
Steve:Thomas,作为一位著名作家,你能向我们介绍下你自己和你的新书吗?
Garen:当然可以.
Steve:你是在哪里出生的?
Garen:我出生在芝加哥,但是我大部分的童年时光是在纽约度过的.
Steve:你的童年时代是怎么样的呢?
Garen:我的父母对我要求非常严格,他们希望我在学业上有成就,所以我的童年是很枯燥的,为此我常常抱怨.
Steve:现在你和父母相处的好吗?
Garen:哦,当然.我现在已经到了中年时光.到目前为止,我已经充分理解他们对我的爱了.
Steve:你是在哪里上的大学?
Garen:我毕业于耶鲁大学,取得了英语文学学位.
Steve:你是如何开始写作的?
Garen:我从小就喜欢写东西,但是对我来说进入这一行业太不容易了.你是知道的,我曾经在一家公司里工作,我开始为杂志投稿,并最终被要求写书,所以我是比较幸运的.
Steve:你什么时候开始写关于奥巴马总统的书的?
Garen:是从2008年年初我就开始写,这花费了我大约6个月的时间做准备,采访他并且寻找关于他的心信息.奥巴马曾经告诉我关于他和他家人的故事.
Steve:太有趣了.
解答 61.as 考查状语从句.分析句子成分可知,a famous writer在句中作状语,说明Caren的身份,即as引导的短语作状语,译为"作为";故填as.
62.What考查疑问词,how一般用来询问事物变化的部分,如人们的情绪、健康等,what…be like则询问"事物没有变化的部分",如人们的情绪,…怎么样?
63.boring 考查动词形态变化.Bore(n.)讨厌的人或事;(v.)"使厌烦,开凿,挖孔";分析句子成分可知此处应该填一个形容词,修饰my childhood,使用bore的形容词形式boring"枯燥的,无聊的".
64.with 考查固定短语搭配.Get along well with sb"与某人相处融洽".
65.have understood 考查动词时态.So far"至今",所描述的谓语动作一直持续到现在,则谓语用现在完成时态.而且,根据前句 I have reached middle age now.可知此处用现在完成时.
66.from考查动词短语固定搭配.Graduate from"毕业于…",根据上句 Where did you go to university?可知此处是关于毕业院校的回答.
67.but考查并列连词.分析句意"从小我就喜欢写作,但是进入这一行对我来说并不容易."两个分句间是转折关系.
68.asked 考查被动语态.分析句意:"我开始为杂志写文章,最后被要求写书,所以我真是非常幸运.
69.When 考查疑问词.根据下句From the beginning of 2008,可知该句是问Caren是何时开始写关于总统奥巴马的书,故答案为when.
70.took考查句型it takes sb.some time to do sth.这一句型,意为"花费某人多少时间做某事";根据句意"是从2008年年初我就开始写,这花费了我大约6个月的时间做准备"可知应该是用一般过去时;故填took.
点评 对于语法填空题要认真分析原文,搞清楚上下文之间的逻辑关系,理顺对话者的核心话题,进而根据语法结构、上下文关系推断出答案.
A. | where | B. | that | C. | in which | D. | to which |
A. | who | B. | where | C. | when | D. | which |
A. | understand | B. | understanding | C. | understood | D. | to understand |
A. | to have; mended | B. | have; mended | ||
C. | have; mending | D. | to have; mending |
-OK.Let's meet at seven O'clock tonight.( )
A. | wanted | B. | have wanted | ||
C. | have been wanting | D. | had wanted |
-Much ______,but my doctor says I'll still have to rest for another few days.( )
A. | well | B. | good | C. | best | D. | better |