题目内容
14.One day,Henry Adam,an American businessman,sailed out of the bay.(165)unluckily (luck) he was carried out to sea by a strong wind.Just when hope was about gone,he was picked up by a ship for London.In the ship he earned his passage by (166)working(work) without pay,as a common sailor.When he got to London he was almost (167)penniless.(penny)On the following morning Henry was wandering on the pavement,when a window behind him was raised,and a gentleman asked him to step in.He (168)was shown(show) into a room where a couple of elderly gentlemen were sitting.A couple of days(169)before these two old and wealthy brothers had been having a hot argument what might happen to a stranger in London without a friend,and with no money(170)but a million-pound bank-note.One said he (171)would starve(starve) to death; the other said he wouldn't.So they agreed to decide it by a bet.They wrote a (172)letterwith the million-pound bank-note in it.Then the two brothers sat at the window a whole day watching for the right man to give it to until Henry came along.
After they had his story,one of (173)them handed Henry an envelope,and said he would find the explanation inside.After promising (174)notto open it until 2o'clock,Henry took his leave.
分析 一天,一个美国商人Henry Adam的船驶出海湾的时候他被大风吹到海上去了.正当希望消失的时候,他被一艘伦敦的船载走了.在船上他获得了通过无薪工作.当他到了伦敦他几乎身无分文,第二天早晨,亨利在人行道上徘徊,这时他身后的一扇窗户被人打开,一位绅士请他进来.这两个老富豪兄弟一直在激烈争论,一个没有朋友,没有钱但有一百万英镑的钞票陌生人在伦敦可能发生什么.一个说他会饿死;另一个说他不会.所以他们同意决定用打赌.他们把一张百万英镑的钞票放在信封里.告诉亨利里面会有详细的解释.亨利承诺凌晨2点钟之前不打开它之后离开了.
解答 165.unluckily.考查形容词和副词.根据 he was carried out to sea by a strong wind可知这是一件不幸的事,修饰句子用副词,所以答案是unluckily"不幸的是".
166.working.考查非谓语动词.介词的宾语用doing.所以用working.
167.penniless.考查单词变形.根据上句的without pay可知他做水手是没有工资的,所以本句表示当他到伦敦的时候是身无分文的,所以用penniless.
168.was shown.考查谓语动词.根据上句a gentleman asked him to step in可知他被这对兄弟喊进了他们家.所以本句表示他被领进家,谓语动词用过去时态的被动.
169.before.考查连词.根据these two old and wealthy brothers had been having a hot argument可知本句用了完成时态,所以应该用before表示"以前",ago用于 一般过去时态.
170.but.考查连词.根据no money和 a million-pound bank-note可知本句表示"除了一张百万支票没有别的现金",和否定词连用表示除了用but.
171.would starve.考查动词的时态.根据主句One said 考查从句应该用过去时态的一个,句义表示兄弟二人的一个的将来的猜测,所以用过去将来时.
172.letter.考查名词.根据173题后 he would find the explanation inside可知他们写了一封信来解释这件事,所以用letter.
173.them.考查代词.根据one of 可知是兄弟两人中的一个,所以用them代指兄弟两人.
174.not.考查语境联系.根据 open it until 2o'clock可知他承诺直到二点才打开这封信,所以用not…until.
点评 考查语法填空.
ago,before 这两个词都可表示"在若干时间以前",但用法不同,初学者容易搞错.
ago,应注意两点:(1)用于一般过去时,(2)它所指的时间是从现在算起.
A short while ago,my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.
片刻之前,我妹妹帮我把我的一个旧书柜抬上了楼.
before,也应注意两点:(1)它用于过去完成时,(2)它所指的时间不是从现在算起,而是从过去某一时刻算起,有时可以与previously换用
Last summer,I finally left the firm that I had joined eighteen years before.
去年夏天,我终于离开了从那时算起18年前我所参加的那个商行.