Question

【题目】Have you ever picked strawberries yourself? The sweet fruit looks nice, but light pressure can make them out of shape, so you have to be very 【1】 when picking them. Nowadays, there are many young people who are just like strawberries. They 【2】 (easy) break down when they face difficulties. There is a name for them--- strawberry kids.

【3】 are many children so easy to break down? Because many students are the only child in their daily life. Their 【4】 [pernts] do almost everything for them in their life. They 【5】 ever get criticized(批评) at home and always feel good about themselves. If these students are criticized strictly by teachers, they will feel upset and begin to doubt their own 【6】 (ability). Many schools care more about students' grade instead of 【7】 (develop) their personality. As a result, students get satisfying grades while they are not mentally strong enough.

Young people should learn how to make 【8】 [mselvz] mentally strong. An expert said, whenever you are in trouble, don't ask for help too quickly. You should try to deal with problem 【9】 (one) by yourself.

Growing up is not just a happy process. 【10】 [penz] also go along. The most important thing is to face them bravely and learn from mistakes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 careful

【2】 easily

【3】 why

【4】 parents

【5】 hardly

【6】 abilities

【7】 developing

【8】 themselves

【9】 first

【10】 Pains

【解析】

本文作者以草莓作比喻，引出现在孩子心理的脆弱。告诉我们独立解决问题并勇敢吸取教训对成长的重要意义。

【1】句意：这种甜甜的水果看起来很好，但是轻微的压力就会让它们变形，所以在挑选它们时必须非常小心。very非常，副词修饰形容词；这里是说要小心采摘，故填形容词“小心的”careful。

【2】句意：当他们遇到困难时，他们很容易崩溃。break down是动词短语，需用副词修饰；这里是将一些人比作草莓，容易崩溃，故填副词“容易地”easily。

【3】句意：为什么许多孩子容易崩溃呢？后句说了原因“因为很多学生是在他们日常生活中唯一的孩子”，所以前句是在发问原因，故填疑问词“为什么” why。

【4】句意：他们的父母在日常生活中几乎为他们做了一切。这里的音标表示的单词是“父母”parents，故填parents。

【5】句意：他们几乎在家里不受到批评，总是对自己感觉良好。前句说父母不批评他们，所以他们几乎不会受到批评，故填频度副词“几乎不”hardly。

【6】句意：如果这些学生受到老师的严格批评，他们会感到不安并开始怀疑自己的能力。这里指怀疑自己的很多能力，用可数名词ability“能力”的复数abilities。

【7】句意：许多学校关心学生的成绩而不是发展他们的个性。instead of（是…）而不是…，后加动词的ing形式，故填动词develop“发展”的ing形式developing。

【8】句意：年轻人应该学会如何让自己变得精神强大。这里的音标指的是themselves“他们自己”，故填themselves。

【9】句意：你应该先自己解决问题。try to do努力做某事；deal with处理（某事）；这里是说要首先自己来尽力解决问题，故填first。

【10】句意：痛苦也伴随左右。这里的音标对应的单词是pains“痛苦”，故填Pains。

短文填空题，要求根据句意语境和首字母、汉语或单词提示，用单词的正确形式填空，主要考查单词形式，包括名词的单复数和所有格、动词的三单形式、非谓语动词、基数词或序数词、主格代词/宾格代词和物主代词（形容词性物主代词/名词性物主代词）等。这类题目难度不大，重点是掌握文意和句意，在理解的基础上把握句子时态，从而判断所给单词的正确形式。