Question

【题目】语法填空

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。

It is really sad news for Guinness World Records. Tiffany Two, the holder of the 【1】 (old) cat record, has passed away in her sleep at【2】 age of 27 years, 2months and 20 days.

Born on March 13, 1988 in San Diego, California, Tiffany Two 【3】 (buy) by her owner, Sharon Voorhees, from a local pet shop. At that time, the cat was only six 【4】 (week) old. Sharon named her Tiffany Two in memory of the cat she once 【5】 (own) In the 1970s.

In fact, 【6】 Tiffany Two celebrated her 27th birthday back in March, she had lived the equivalent (等量) of 125 human years.

Despite 【7】 unbelievable age, Tiffany Two was reported to have good sight and hearing 【8】 (recent). Tiffany Two only had minor 【9】 (ill) such as high blood pressure, and Sharon described her as “strong and still able to go up and down stairs”.

“She’s not afraid 【10】 (play) with anyone or any animal. She walks right past the dogs. She’s very active!” Sharon explained.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】oldest

【2】the

【3】was bought

【4】weeks

【5】owned

【6】when

【7】her/the

【8】recently

【9】illnesses

【10】to play

【解析】

【1】oldest；考查形容词的最高级。用最高级是前面要加定冠词the，因此这里可根据是否有定冠词the而确定是不是最高级。故填oldest。

【2】the；固定搭配：at the age of 在…岁的时候。故填the。

【3】was bought；考查被动语态和过去式。根据后面的by her owner可知句意为被拥有者买了。故填was bought。

【4】weeks；week是可数名词。六周即six weeks。故填weeks。

【5】owned；考查主谓一致。根据这一句前面半句的动词named可知这一句是用的一般过去时，所以这里也应该用一般过去时。故填owned。

【6】when；句意：事实上，当Tiffany Two庆祝它27岁生日的时候，相当于人类125岁。故填when。

【7】her/the；根据后面的unbelievable age（难以置信的年龄）可知这是指Tiffany Two的年龄，所以可以填her，又因为在上文提到过，也可以填the。故填her/the。

【8】recently；考查副词。句意：据报道说最近Tiffany Two的视力听力都很好。故填recently。

【9】illnesses；考查形容词的名词形式。ill是形容词，illness是其形容词形式，但是可数名词。故填illnesses。

【10】to play；考查动词afraid的用法。be afraid to do 害怕去做某事。故填to play。