Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

Helen Thayer, one of the greatest explorers of the 20th century, loves challenges.She says, “I like to see what's 【1】 the other side of the hill.” She has gone almost everywhere to do that.

Helen Thayer was born in New Zealand.She has been 【2】(explore) the world most of her life.Since childhood, she has travelled 【3】(wide) in very cold climates and across rough lands.At the age of 50, she became 【4】 first woman to travel alone to the North Pole.Accompanied only by her dog Charlie, she survived cold weather and meetings with polar bears.She has also kayaked(划皮艇) 2，200 miles down the Amazon, and climbed several mountains.

Helen Thayer has never let age 【5】(stop) her.She and her husband, Bill, had a lifelong dream for their 40 wedding anniversary (周年纪念)．They walked 1，600 miles in intense heat across the Gobi Desert.There they met Mongolian nomads (游牧民) and learned about their culture.To celebrate 50 years of 【6】(marry), the Thayers walked almost 900 miles across the Sahara Desert to study the customs of the people 【7】live there.Now in their 【8】(seventy), Thayer keeps planning trips for the future.

In recent years, Thayer has been talking to groups around the world.She has continued to travel 【9】 bring back stories to share with both children and adults.Thayer hopes to encourage people to follow their passions and realise their dreams.What is her【10】(advise)? Set goals, plan for success and never give up.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】on

【2】exploring

【3】widely

【4】the

【5】stop

【6】marriage

【7】who

【8】seventies

【9】and

【10】advice

【解析】

本文主要讲述了20世纪伟大的探险家之一海伦赛娅一生旅游的故事。她从童年时候就开始探索世界，50岁时成为第一个独自游历北极的女人，她从来没有因为年龄阻止她的脚步，现在已经70多岁了，她仍然在计划她未来的行程。

【1】句意：她说，我喜欢看山的另一边是什么。根据句意，这里要表达“在山的那一边”，on the other side of the hill, 故填介词on.

【2】句意：她人生的大部分时间都在探索这个世界。根据句子中的 “has been”可知这里是现在完成进行时，其结构是have/has been +现在分词，故填exploring.

【3】句意：她从小就在非常寒冷的气候中周游，并穿越崎岖不平的陆地。根据句子结构可知，这里修饰动词travel,修饰动词要用副词，故填widely.

【4】句意：在50岁的时候，她成为了独自游历北极的第一个女人。first是序数词，前面一定有定冠词the, 故填the.

【5】句意：Helen Thayer从来没有让年龄阻止她的行动。let sb do sth 让某人做某事,let 是使役动词，后跟不带to 的不定式作宾语补足语，故填stop.

【6】句意：为了纪念她结婚50周年。在celebrate的后面，作celebrate的宾语，所以要用其名词形式marry的名词是marriage婚姻，故填marriage.

【7】句意：她步行大约900英里穿过撒哈拉沙漠去了解住在那里的人们的习俗。根据句子结构可知，live there是作定语修饰空前的people,意思是住在那里的人们，故这是定语从句，先行词是people,是人，故关系代词用who, 故填who.

【8】句意：现在他们70多岁了，赛娅仍然在计划他们未来的旅行。看到in their可知，用到短语in one’s +整十复数，表示人的大约年龄，翻译为“某人几十多岁的时候”，故填seventies.

【9】句意：她继续旅行并带来故事给孩子们以及大人们分享。空前是动词travel, 空后也是动词bring back, 故需要用连词连接两个并列的动词，故填and.

【10】句意：她的建议是什么？在代词her的后面，所以用其名词形式，advise的名词advice建议，故填advice.

短文填空所考察的知识面较广，不仅仅需要对文章的理解，而且需要联系上下文，结合句意及句子结构判断要填的词性及其形式。需要我们平时对固定用法及句型结构及语法知识的积累。例如第7小题，首先要根据句子结构分析出前后句子之间的关系，知道live there 和空前的people是修饰与被修饰的关系，再运用定语从句的语法知识填出正确的单词。