Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空, 必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

One day, Confucius (孔子) led his students to the State of Chu. When crossing through a large forest, they saw an old man【1】 (stand) under a tree, catching cicadas (蝉) with a bamboo stick. Confucius said, “You are very good at 【2】(catch) cicadas. You must have some special skills.”

“That’s right!” the old man answered. “The cicada is a clever little insect. If they hear the noise of the leaves in the wind, they 【3】 (fly) away. Therefore, people who want to catch cicadas【4】(train) their hands to hold a bamboo stick without shaking. If you can place three pellets (弹珠) on top of the bamboo stick without falling off, you might be able to catch cicadas; when five pellets【5】 (place) on top without falling off, catching cicadas is as easy as 【6】 (pick) a ball up from the ground.”

He then added, “But that is not enough. People must be good at hiding themselves. Right now, I【7】(stand) under a tree like half of a tree stump ( 树 桩 ). Last of all, one must be attentive ( 专 心 的 ). When I am catching cicadas, I only see their wings. No matter what 【8】(happen), nothing will disturb me.

Hearing this, Confucius 【9】(turn) to his students and said, “No matter what you do, you can only succeed if you love what you’re doing and pay enough attention to it. This is what this old man 【10】(teach) us.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】standing

【2】catching

【3】will fly

【4】must train

【5】are placed

【6】picking

【7】am standing

【8】happens

【9】turned

【10】has taught

【解析】孔夫子带领学生周游楚国时，遇到了一位用竹竿捉蝉的老者，老者向他们传授了一些捉蝉的技能。然后孔夫子向他的学生们说：“不管你做什么，只要你热爱你所做的事情，并给予足够的重视，专心去完成，你就能成功。”这就是这位老人教给我们的道理。

【1】句意：他们看见一位老人正站在树下。根据“When crossing through a large forest”所提供的语境，当孔子带领弟子在穿过一片大森林时，看到老人正站在树下，see sb. doing sth.看见某人正在做某事，故答案为standing。

【2】句意：你很擅长捕捉蝉。你一定有一些特殊的技能。be good at doing sth.擅长于做某事，故答案为catching。

【3】句意：如果他们听到风中树叶的声音，它们就会飞走。if引导的条件状语从句，遵循“主将从现”的原则。从句If they hear the noise of the leaves in the wind是一般现在时态，因此主句要用一般将来时态，答案为will fly。

【4】句意：因此，想要捕捉蝉的人必须训练手中握着竹竿而不摇晃。结合句意可知，想要捉到蝉必须要达到一定的技能，故此处要使用情态动词must，后跟动词原形，答案为must train。

【5】句意：当五颗弹珠放在上面而不掉下来时。主语five pellets与动词place之间是被动的关系，此处when引导的时间状语从句用一般现在时表示，句子要用一般现在时态的被动语态表示，故答案为are placed。

【6】句意：捕捉蝉时就好像从地上捡起一个球一样简单。此句属于原级比较，比较的对象为catching cicadas与picking a ball up from the ground.，结构一定要一致，故答案为picking。

【7】句意：现在，我站在一棵树下，就像树桩的一半。right now是现在进行时态的标志词，故答案为am standing。

【8】句意：无论发生什么事，都不会打扰到我。No matter引导的让步状语从句用一般现在时态，happen无被动语态，what为从句的主语，视作单数，动词要用三单形式，故答案为happens。

【9】句意：听到这里，孔子转身对他的学生说。根据and said判断，此处的动词要用过去式形式，答案为turned。

【10】句意：这就是这位老人教给我们的（道理）。老人教给我们处事的态度，属于完成的动作，时态为现在完成时，故答案为has taught。