Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（ 1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

For more than six million American children, coming home after school means 【1】(come) to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hang out outside.【2】all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They 【3】(call) latchkey children---they are children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad situation has become a subject of concern.

A headmaster of an elementary school said that there was a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys【4】(attach). He was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys【5】 he slowly learned were house keys.

He began talking to the children who had them. Then he learned the influence working couples and single parents were having 【6】 their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own 【7】(safe).

The most common way latchkey children deal with this is by hiding. It might be in a bathroom, under a bed 【8】in a closet. The second is TV. They’ll watch it with the volume turned up high. Most parents don’t realize【9】(it) effect on their children and most parents are slow to admit the fact【10】 they leave their children alone.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】coming

【2】But

【3】are called

【4】attached

【5】which

【6】on

【7】safety

【8】or

【9】its

【10】that

【解析】

【1】coming考查固定结构。Mean doing sth.是固定结构，故填coming。

【2】But考查连词。根据前后文表示转折的意思可知这里需要表示转折的连词，故填But。

【3】are called考查被动语态。They和call之间构成被动语态，并且主语是复数，故填are called。

【4】attached考查动名词。Attach和kid之间构成被动关系，故填attached。

【5】which考查定语从句。引导词在后面从句不做任何成分，并且有逗号隔开，故填which。

【6】on考查短语。Influence on sb.意为“对……有影响”，是固定结构，故填on。

【7】safety考查名词。根据句意是担心他们的安全，这里是表示名词的安全，故填safty。

【8】or考查连词。根据语境，可知这里缺少一个表示或者的词，故填or。

【9】its考查代词。根据句意可知这里表示它对孩子们的影响，故填its。

【10】that 考查定语从句。引导词在从句中不做任何成分，并且没有逗号隔开，故填that。