Question

【题目】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Living Jewels

Before I went to the British Koi Keepers Annual Show, I didn’t understand 【1】 people could take fish so seriously. However, the more I learned about koi, the more interested became. As one expert told me, "Collecting koi is far more addictive than you might think. They’re as beautiful as butterflies and very calming to watch." Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, would have agreed the pool in his specially-built Japanese garden was home to 89 koi,【2】 cost up to $10,000 each.

At the show I met koi enthusiast Jean Kelly. “Koi are getting more and more expensive,” she told me. “One recently sold for $250,000.” I was shocked that's almost as much as I paid for my house. Well, that was a record,【3】(admit) Jean. The normal price is nowhere near as high as that.

Nevertheless, serious collectors can pay up to $15,000 for a fully 【4】(grow) koi, which is nearly as expensive as a new luxurious car, and the bigger they are, the more they cost. The cheapest I 【5】 find was $75 each, but they were only about twice as big as my goldfish.

Jean wasn’t impressed by one of the koi on sale either. “Actually, these koi aren’t any nicer than 【6】,” she commented. “【7】 they are slightly bigger than the ones I’ve got, I paid considerable less than this.”

I wasn’t quite as enthusiastic as Jean, but I did consider【8】(buy) one. Then I remembered that all but 5 of Freddie Mercury's koi died when someone accidentally turned off the electricity supply to their pool. Jean assured me that with all the new equipment available the survival rate was getting better and better, and that looking 【9】koi was no harder than taking care of any other pet. However, in the end I decided to stick with my goldfish. They’re not nearly as beautiful as koi ——but they’re a great deal cheaper 【10】(replace) !

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】why

【2】which

【3】admitted

【4】grown

【5】could

【6】mine

【7】Although

【8】buying

【9】after

【10】to replace

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了他去参加英国锦鲤饲养员年度表演时，通过与别人的交谈，对锦鲤的价格以及人们对锦鲤的热情有了一定的了解，但是作者最终还是买了一条相比便宜很多旳金鱼。

【1】考查宾语从句。句意：在我参加英国锦鲤饲养员年度表演之前，我不理解为什么人们把鱼这么当回事。这是一个宾语从句，空格后句子是一个完整的句子，所以空格处填连接副词。由下句However, the more I learned about koi, the more interested became.（然而，我对锦鲤了解的越多，就越感兴趣）可知，上一句作者是不理解为什么人们把鱼这么当回事。表示原因的连接词是why，故填why。

【2】考查定语从句。句意：弗雷迪·墨丘利，Queen的主唱，已经同意将他特别建造的花园中的泳池作为89条锦鲤的家，每一条都高达1万美金。这是一个非限制性定语从句，先行词为koi，指物，并且先行词在从句中作主语，所以关系词使用which。故填which。

【3】考查一般过去时。句意：Jean勉强承认说，那是一个记录。根据句首的went to可知，文章对这件事的论述使用的是一般过去时，所以这句话也应使用一般过去时。故填admitted。

【4】考查形容词。句意：然而，真正的收藏者会花1.5万美金来买一条成年锦鲤。空格位于名词前，不定冠词后，所以用形容词。“成熟的、成年的”可翻译为grown，故填grown。

【5】考查情态动词。句意：我能找到的最便宜的锦鲤是每条75美金。空格位于人称代词与动词之间，并且动词使用的是原形，所以空格处填情态动词。根据句意，表达能力“能够”使用情态动词can，并且由上文可知，对这件事情的论述都使用的是一般过去时，故填could。

【6】考查物主代词。句意：Jean对这些在售的锦鲤都不感兴趣。她说：“实际上，这些锦鲤不比我的好。尽管它们比我的稍微大一些，但是我花的价格比这些少了很多。”空格位于介词后，所以填名词性质的词。根据句意，这些锦鲤不比我的好，可知空格处应填物主代词“我的”。故填mine。

【7】考查状语从句的连词。句意同上。根据句意，这是一个让步状语从句。“尽管”可翻译为although，故填Although。

【8】考查动名词。句意：我不是像Jean那样满腔热忱的，但是我也考虑买一条。consider作为“考虑做某事”这个意思解释时是及物动词，它后面如果要跟动词的话，要使用这个动词的动名词形式，即：consider doing something，故填buying。

【9】考查动词短语。句意：Jean向我保证说，有了新的设备，锦鲤的存活率越来越好了，并且照顾锦鲤不比照顾其它的宠物费事。“照顾、照看”应翻译为look after，故填after。

【10】考查不定式。句意：它们不是像锦鲤那么漂亮，但是它们的价格要便宜得多。由于动词replace与主语they（koi）之间是动宾关系，所以使用不定式构成形容词+不定时的结构。故填to replace。

在“be+形容词+不定式”的结构中，不定式作状语说明表语，它的逻辑宾语或主语是句 中的主语，也称为反射不定式。不定式结构与形容词搭配，以此来构成形容词词组。但由于形容词类别的不同，形容词词组所形成的句型也就有所差异。主要有两种：1、主句主语是不定式的逻辑主语（形容词表示喜怒哀乐、运气好坏、心理状态、个人态度等）；2、主句主语是不定式的逻辑宾语（形容词一般都是静态形容词）。例如，本题中cheaper就是一个静态形容词，并且动词replace与主语they（koi）之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，符合第二种情况，所以使用“be+形容词+不定式”的结构。故填to replace。