Question

One day an archer (弓箭手) drew a big crowd while practicing shooting. He was very

s1..He shot so accurately that the on-lookers cheered with 2.(兴奋). He became very proud of his skill，but among the crowd 3.old oil seller only nodded his head indifferently.

He went over to the old man and questioned him 74.he could do that. The old man shook his head. Then the archer asked, “What do you think of my skill?”

“Just okay, but nothing special. You’ve gained your accuracy from constant practice. That’s all.” The old oil seller r5.

“What can you do, then?” The archer asked.

The old man said 6..He just put a bottle on the ground and covered its mouth with a coin that had a little hole in the middle. 7.(拿，举) his oil jar high, he began to fill the bottle. A thread of oil came down from the jar i8.the bottle just through the hole of the coin. Everybody around watched with their eyes9.（大）. However, the old man said, “This is nothing special. I can do this because I have 10.for long.” And after he said these words, he left.

Later, people use this story to mean “practice makes perfect.”

 

Answer 1

1.skilled/skillful。

2.excitement

3.an

4.if/whether

5.replied

6.nothing

7.Holding

8.into

9.wide

10.practiced/practiced

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲了一个众所周知的故事：熟能生巧。

1.小题1】skilled/skillful。根据后面的He shot so accurately以及首字母s可推断出这句话的意思为：他技能娴熟。故填skilled/skillful。

2.小题2】excitement。作with的宾语。故填名词形式excitement

3.小题3】an。句意：一位卖油的老人只是漠不关心地点头。此句不缺成分且此空在主语前，故用冠词an，不特指某个老人。

4.小题4】if/whether。句意：他走过去询问这位老人是否能够像他一样做到那么娴熟的弓法。是个选择疑问句，故用if/whether。

5.小题5】replied。句意：老人回答到。与前面那个年轻人的问话相呼应，故用reply，由于是过去时，故用replied。

6.小题6】nothing。句意：老人什么也没说。从后面的He just put a bottle..可看出他是用行动代替言语，所以什么也没说。故填nothing

7.小题7】Holding。句意：他高举罐子开始像瓶里倒油。hold与he构成主动关系且充当状语，故用Holding。

8.小题8】into。句意：罐中流出的油线恰好穿过币孔流进瓶里。故填into。

9.小题9】wide。句意：周围的人都睁大了他们的眼睛。wide作eyes的定语构成with的复合结构。

10.小题10】practiced/practiced。句意：没什么神奇的。我能做到是因为我练习了很久。have done表动作的完成，所以填practiced/practised。

考点：考察语法填空与逻辑推理。