Question

【题目】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Living a Life Full of Wild Adventures

Helen Skelton was brought up on a remote farm, and her family wasn't full of "runners and rock climbers". However, she has since travelled the world on 【1】 series of record breaking adventures. The former Blue Peter presenter has kayaked（划皮划艇）down the Amazon River, cycled to the South Pole and done a tightrope walk between the chimneys of Batter-sea Power Station in London. Now, Skelton 【2】 (share) the secrets of her success in a new book called Wild Girl: How to Have Incredible Outdoor Adventures.

【3】 she's got plenty of stamps in her passport, Skelton says you don't need to go to the Amazon or Antarctica in order to have an adventure - there's plenty to do here in the UK. She grew up in Cumbria, and would go bike-riding and skateboarding with her mum, as well as building rafts. She hopes to pass on these adventures to her own children.

Despite the title, Skelton says that the book isn't just for girls. She believes adventure is a leveller - an activity 【4】 men and women are equal. Adventures 【5】 also be educational. Skelton says when you're at the mercy of the elements you have to adapt and be flexible, which is a great lesson for life.

Of all the places she 【6】 (be) to, Skelton says the South Pole was particularly hard. "It's like living in a freezer. It's the windiest, driest, coldest place on Earth." Skelton explains, "You can't even put up your tent, which is your only shelter, 【7】 putting on huge gloves, otherwise you'll get a frostbite. 【8】 (put) up a tent in oven gloves isn't easy."

Her advice to any aspiring adventurers would be to "not worry about 【9】 comments other people might make. When I said I'm going to kayak the Amazon, people told me that's madness. And, if I had listened to them, I never would have done 【10】 of it. So just try."

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】a

【2】is sharing

【3】Although/ Though

【4】where

【5】can

【6】had been

【7】without

【8】Putting

【9】what

【10】any

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Helen Skelton所写的关于冒险的一本书及她对冒险者的建议。

【1】

考查冠词。根据空后的“series of”可知，此处应填不定冠词a，构成固定短语a series of，意为“一系列”。故填a。

【2】

考查时态和主谓一致。句意：现在，Skelton正在一本叫作《Wild Girl: How to Have Incredible Outdoor Adventures》的书中分享她成功的秘密。根据本句的时间状语Now可知，应用现在进行时结构，主语Skelton是第三人称单数，故填is sharing。

【3】

考查连词。前一句意为“她的护照上有很多邮票”，后一句意为“Skelton说你不必为了有一次冒险经历而去亚马逊或者南极”，显然前者是后面的一个“让步”，这里是一个让步状语从句，Although/ Though都是“尽管”的意思，引导一个让步状语从句。故填Although/ Though。

【4】

考查定语从句。句意：她相信冒险是一种平等——一种男性和女性在其中都平等的活动。分析句子可知，空处引导一个定语从句，修饰先行词an activity，空处关系词替代先行词在从句中作地点状语，故用where引导。故填where。

【5】

考查情态动词。句意：冒险也可以是有教育意义的。分析句子可知，空后是be动词原形，此处应填一个情态动词，can表示“可以”，符合语境。故填can。

【6】

考查时态。句意：在所有她去过的地方，Skelton说南极尤其地艰难。空后“the South Pole was particularly hard”用的是一般过去时，空处动词表示的动作发生在“她说南极尤其艰难”之前，属于过去的过去，应用过去完成时。故填had been。

【7】

考查介词。句意：不戴上巨大的手套，你甚至不能搭建起帐篷，帐篷是你唯一的遮蔽物。分析句子可知，这里指否定，应用介词without。故填without。

【8】

考查非谓语动词。句意：戴着烤箱手套搭建帐篷不容易。分析句子可知，这里缺少主语，表示一件已知的事或经验，应用动名词形式。故填Putting。

【9】

考查宾语从句。句意：她对任何有志向的冒险者的建议是不要担心别人可能作出什么评论。空处引导宾语从句，作介词about的宾语，指别人“说的话”，应用what引导。故填what。

【10】

考查代词。句意：如果我听了他们的话，我绝不会做成任何一件事。根据句意及空后的“of it”可知，这里指其中的“任何”一个。故填any。