Question

【题目】根据语篇内容,用方框中所给词的正确形式填空,使短文通顺、连贯。方框中有两个词为多余项。

offer??? allow?? quick?? culture?? after?? she

?? and??? difficulty? possible? improve? wonder? speak

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“It is never too late and you are never too old to start something new!” says an Englishtown student, Ellen Rema. Ellen began to learn English at the age of fifty, and in just a few years, she has made great progress!

Ellen chose to study on Englishtown because no evening classes 【1】 in the German countryside where she lives. On Englishtown, she has conversation classes online and speaks English with native English-speaking teachers from time to time.

“Englishtown is a 【2】 place to study,” she says. Ellen began with the first level of Englishtown and 【3】 progressed. “I spent hours and hours studying,” she said. “Maybe I wanted too much in a short time. I finished all my courses after 2 years, but I still had grammar 【4】. ”

Instead of giving up, she chose to continue her study. 【5】 another 2 years on Englishtown, she’s still studying in the online classroom. “Studying online is never boring, 【6】 you need practice, practice, practice!”

Ellen says studying English isn’t all about hard work. It should also be fun. “I really like the online conversation classrooms,” she says. “I have learned so much about other 【7】 and customs.”

Now Ellen has been able to put 【8】 English into use by visiting England five times! “I’m very thankful to Englishtown because my oral English【9】 because of it,” Ellen says. So believe nothing is 【10】 if you put your heart into it.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】were offered

【2】wonderful

【3】quickly

【4】difficulties

【5】After

【6】and

【7】cultures

【8】her

【9】has been improved

【10】impossible

【解析】本文介绍了五十岁的艾伦在英语城学英语的经历及收获。

【1】were offered

句意为：艾伦选择在英语城学习,因为在她所居住的德国的乡下不提供夜校。根据上下文句意可知此处指的是不提供夜校，故对应单词为offer。分析句子结构及文章时态可知此处需用一般过去时的被动语态,故填were offered。

【2】wonderful

句意为：英语城是一个学习的精彩的地方。根据语境及备选词汇可知此处指英语城是学习英语的好地方,选词wonder,分析句子结构可知此处需填形容词修饰place,故填wonderful。

【3】quickly

句意为：艾伦以英语城初级水平开始,而且她进步很快。根据后句中的“I spent hours and hours studying”及第一段最后一句中的“she has made great progress”可知本句指的是进步很快。故对应单词是quick。此处修饰动词progressed,应用其副词形式。故填quickly。

【4】difficulties

句意为：两年后我完成了我所有的课程,但我仍然有语法上的困难。根据语境及连接词“but”可知句意前后转折,结合方框所给词可知选词difficulty。此处泛指艾伦遇到的语法难题,故填difficulties。

【5】After

句意为：又在英语城学习了两年后,她仍然坚持在在线课堂里学习。根据语境可知此处指艾伦在英语城又学习了两年后,她仍坚持学习,选词after,注意句首单词首字母应大写。故填After。

【6】and

句意为：网上学习从不无聊,而且你需要练习、练习、再练习！前后分句表递进关系,应用连词and。故填and。

【7】cultures

句意为：我已经学习了很多关于其他文化和风俗等的知识。根据句中的“and customs”以及备选词汇可知此处指的是已经学习了很多关于文化和风俗等的知识。由customs可知此处应用名词复数cultures。

【8】her

句意为：艾伦通过游览英国五次,已经把她的英语应用于实践。根据句意可知指的是她的英语。故对应单词是she。此处需用其形容词性物主代词her。故填her。

【9】has been improved

句意为：艾伦说道：“我很感谢英语城,因为它,我的英语口语得到了提高。”根据语境可知此处指由于英语城,艾伦的口语得到提高,选词improve。根据语境及句子结构可知此处应用现在完成时的被动语态,故填has been improved。

【10】impossible

句意为：因此请相信如果你用心,没有什么是不可能的。根据语境可知此处指只要用心没有什么是不可能的,选词possible,根据语境可知应用其反义词形式impossible。