Question

【题目】根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
Chen Qingyuan, 13, is an ordinary student in Grade 8 in the United States. But he has made himself a “star” on WeChat! He has a public WeChat account ( ID: mgx0811) to share his life in the US, from study to after-class activities. He has about 1,200 followers. All his posts are original and he updates (更新）it almost every day.
In the beginning, only a people read his stories. But he didn't give up. “Gradually, I realized that followers prefer things that are ‘useful' to . Parents are more interested in how to apply for US schools,” he said. For example, his most popular article was how to with interviews when applying (申请) for a US private high school. He shared his several interview experiences and gave suggestions. The article had more than 2,200 views and hundreds of reports.
To write high quality articles every day, Chen worked very hard. He observed（观察）life ， read a lot of books and even learned how to design pages. “I found everything in life could be written about. The key is to find a point and make it clear,” he said.
Recently, he wrote an article about the between the first school day in the US and China. Through pictures, he showed that US students would receive many materials the first school day, including the Principal's Letter and various forms to fill in. While in China, students would have a class meeting to discuss their class rules for the new term or share their different experiences of the last vacation with each other.
Many readers encourage and thank him by messages and money. So far he has received about 1,500 yuan. And he said he would keep writing at least until high school he wouldn't let his followers down.”

Answer 1

【答案】few；themselves/them；deal；carefully；difference(s)；on；sending；because/for
【解析】13岁的陈青源是一个普通的美国8年级学生，每天使用公众微信账号去分享自己的文章。最初，只有少数人阅读他的故事，但他没有放弃，经过自己的不懈努力，现在拥有了众多的追随者，是名副其实的“微信”明星。他说他将继续写作至少到高中，因为他不会让他的追随者失望。
（1）句意：最初，只有少数人读他的故事，但他没有放弃。第一段曾提到He has about 1,200 followers.再根据下句“But he didn't give up.”，说明最初陈青源的读者并不多。a few少数几个，修饰可数名词，结合句意，所以答案是few。
（2）句意：渐渐地，我意识到追随者喜欢那些对他们有用的东西。be useful to sb.对某人有用，读者在阅读的选择上一定是他们最关心的话题，与自己切身利益相关的东西，结合句意，答案为themselves/them。
（3）句意：他最受欢迎的文章是有关申请美国私立高中时如何应对面试。do with=deal with都有处理的意思，但是do with 与what连用，deal with与how连用，根据句意可知，答案为deal。
（4）句意：他仔细观察生活，阅读了很多书，甚至学会了如何设计网页。副词修饰动词，结合句意可知，答案为carefully。
（5）句意：最近，他写了一篇关于在美国和中国学校的第一天之间的差异的文章。定冠词the后跟名词，结合其后的句子“between the first school day in the US and China.”判断，他写作的内容是有关中美校园文化的差异，所以答案是difference(s)。
（6）句意：通过图片，他展示美国学生在第一个学校日将收到许多的材料。在具体的某一天用介词on。
（7）句意：许多读者通过发送信息和赠送金钱来鼓励和感谢他。by doing sth.通过做某事的方式。结合句意可知，答案为sending。
（8）句意：他说他将继续写作至少到高中，因为他不会让他的追随者失望。结合句意可知，前后句表示因果关系，所以答案是because/for。