Question

【题目】根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。

Years ago, millions of Chinese were crazy about a Japanese mobile game called Travel Frog. In the game, you play as the “mother” of a frog who lives alone and enjoys travelling. You need to prepare food and tools for his t【1】. The frog will send you postcards w【2】 he is away.

The game’s popularity may have s【3】 to do with how lonely people are these days, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Many players said that the lonely frog is just l【4】themselves. But playing with the frog helps them f【5】 their loneliness for a short time.

Loneliness seems to be a c【6】 problem today. According to the Guardian, about 40 percent of American adults say they’re lonely. And in the UK, about one in five people in the country are “always or often lonely”, The Telegraph reported.

This might be why the UK g【7】 declared (宣布) the country’s very first “Minister of Loneliness” (孤独大臣) in January. The minister’s job is to find ways to be a【8】 to help UK citizens feel less lonely. The minister’s office will p【9】 the activities that connect people together with more money .

This loneliness problem may be partly due to social media. When we see pictures of friends having fun or posting selfies (自拍) without us, we may c【10】 their “perfect” lives with our own and feel sad and lonely.

So are you a lonely young man who keeps the frog?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】trip(s)/tour(s)/travel(s)

【2】while/when

【3】something

【4】like

【5】forget

【6】common

【7】government

【8】able

【9】provide

【10】compare

【解析】

文章大意：几年前，数以百万计的中国人热衷于玩一款名为“旅行青蛙”的游戏。在这个游戏中，青蛙一直在外旅行，青蛙妈妈需要准备好食物和工具。据新华社报道，这个游戏的流行和现代人们的孤独有关系。孤独似乎是今天常见的问题。据“卫报”报道，大约40%的美国成年人说他们很孤独。据“每日电讯报”报道，在英国，大约五分之一的人“总是或经常感到孤独”。这也许就是英国政府在一月份宣布英国第一位“孤独部长”的原因。这种孤独问题可能在一定程度上是由社交媒体造成的。当我们看到朋友们在没有我们的情况下玩或自拍的照片时，我们可能会将他们的“完美”生活与我们自己的生活进行比较，感到悲伤和孤独。

【1】句意：你需要为它的旅行准备食物和工具。根据上文In the game, you play as the “mother” of a frog who lives alone and enjoys travelling.可知，青蛙喜欢旅行，所以你需要为它的旅行准备食物和工具。故答案填trip(s)/tour(s)/travel(s)。

【2】句意：当青蛙不在的时候会给你寄明信片。根据The frog will send you postcards w__2__ he is away.联系上文语境可知是当青蛙不在的时候会给你寄明信片。“当…时候”while或者when，故答案填while/when。

【3】句意：这款游戏的流行可能与现在人们的孤独程度有关。根据The game’s popularity may have s__3__ to do with how lonely people are these days,可知句意为“这款游戏的流行可能与现在人们的孤独程度有关”，此处考查固定词组have something to do with“与…有关”，故答案填something。

【4】句意：许多玩家说孤独的青蛙就像他们自己一样。根据Many players said that the lonely frog is just l__4__themselves.可知句意为“许多玩家说孤独的青蛙就像他们自己一样。”just like“就像、正如”，故答案填like。

【5】句意：但是和青蛙玩耍可以帮助他们暂时忘记孤独。联系上文语境，结合But playing with the frog helps them f__5__ their loneliness for a short time.可知句意为“但是和青蛙玩耍可以帮助他们暂时忘记孤独。”“忘记”forget，help sb.do sth“帮助某人做某事”，故答案填forget。

【6】句意：如今，孤独似乎是一个普遍的问题。根据下文According to the Guardian, about 40 percent of American adults say they’re lonely. And in the UK, about one in five people in the country are “always or often lonely”, The Telegraph reported. 据“卫报”报道，大约40%的美国成年人说他们很孤独。据“每日电讯报”报道，在英国，大约五分之一的人“总是或经常感到孤独”。可知如今，孤独似乎是一个普遍的问题。“common”普遍的，形容词，修饰后面的名词problem，故答案填common。

【7】句意：这或许就是为什么英国政府在今年1月份宣布该国首位“孤独部长”的原因。根据下文the country’s very first “Minister of Loneliness” in January.可知是英国政府宣布的，“政府”government，故答案填government。

【8】句意：这位部长的工作是找到能够帮助英国公民减少孤独感的方法。根据The minister’s job is to find ways to be a__8__ to help UK citizens feel less lonely.联系上文语境可知这位部长的工作是找到能够帮助英国公民减少孤独感的方法。be able to固定词组，意为“能、会”，相当于情态动词，后接动词原形，故答案填able。

【9】句意：部长办公室将会用更多的钱提供把人们联系在一起的活动。根据下文the activities that connect people together with more money .结合首字母提示，可知是部长办公室将会用更多的钱提供把人们联系在一起的活动。“提供”provide，前面有助动词will，后接动词原形，故答案填provide。

【10】句意：我们可能把他们“完美”的生活和我们自己的相比。根据下文their “perfect” lives with our own. 可知句意为“我们可能把他们“完美”的生活和我们自己的相比较。”“相比较”compare，前面有情态动词may，后接动词原形，故答案填compare。