Question

【題目】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 a Life Full of Wild Adventures

Helen Skelton was brought up on a remote farm, and her family wasn't full of "runners and rock climbers". However, she has since travelled the world on 【1】 series of record breaking adventures. The former Blue Peter presenter has kayaked（劃皮劃艇）down the Amazon River, cycled to the South Pole and done a tightrope walk between the chimneys of Batter-sea Power Station in London. Now, Skelton 【2】 (share) the secrets of her success in a new book called Wild Girl: How to Have Incredible Outdoor Adventures.

【3】 she's got plenty of stamps in her passport, Skelton says you don't need to go to the Amazon or Antarctica in order to have an adventure - there's plenty to do here in the UK. She grew up in Cumbria, and would go bike-riding and skateboarding with her mum, as well as building rafts. She hopes to pass on these adventures to her own children.

Despite the title, Skelton says that the book isn't just for girls. She believes adventure is a leveller - an activity 【4】 men and women are equal. Adventures 【5】 also be educational. Skelton says when you're at the mercy of the elements you have to adapt and be flexible, which is a great lesson for life.

Of all the places she 【6】 (be) to, Skelton says the South Pole was particularly hard. "It's like living in a freezer. It's the windiest, driest, coldest place on Earth." Skelton explains, "You can't even put up your tent, which is your only shelter, 【7】 putting on huge gloves, otherwise you'll get a frostbite. 【8】 (put) up a tent in oven gloves isn't easy."

Her advice to any aspiring adventurers would be to "not worry about 【9】 comments other people might make. When I said I'm going to kayak the Amazon, people told me that's madness. And, if I had listened to them, I never would have done 【10】 of it. So just try."

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】a

【2】is sharing

【3】Although/ Though

【4】where

【5】can

【6】had been

【7】without

【8】Putting

【9】what

【10】any

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了Helen Skelton所寫的關(guān)于冒險的一本書及她對冒險者的建議。

【1】

考查冠詞。根據(jù)空后的“series of”可知，此處應填不定冠詞a，構(gòu)成固定短語a series of，意為“一系列”。故填a。

【2】

考查時態(tài)和主謂一致。句意：現(xiàn)在，Skelton正在一本叫作《Wild Girl: How to Have Incredible Outdoor Adventures》的書中分享她成功的秘密。根據(jù)本句的時間狀語Now可知，應用現(xiàn)在進行時結(jié)構(gòu)，主語Skelton是第三人稱單數(shù)，故填is sharing。

【3】

考查連詞。前一句意為“她的護照上有很多郵票”，后一句意為“Skelton說你不必為了有一次冒險經(jīng)歷而去亞馬遜或者南極”，顯然前者是后面的一個“讓步”，這里是一個讓步狀語從句，Although/ Though都是“盡管”的意思，引導一個讓步狀語從句。故填Although/ Though。

【4】

考查定語從句。句意：她相信冒險是一種平等——一種男性和女性在其中都平等的活動。分析句子可知，空處引導一個定語從句，修飾先行詞an activity，空處關(guān)系詞替代先行詞在從句中作地點狀語，故用where引導。故填where。

【5】

考查情態(tài)動詞。句意：冒險也可以是有教育意義的。分析句子可知，空后是be動詞原形，此處應填一個情態(tài)動詞，can表示“可以”，符合語境。故填can。

【6】

考查時態(tài)。句意：在所有她去過的地方，Skelton說南極尤其地艱難�？蘸蟆�the South Pole was particularly hard”用的是一般過去時，空處動詞表示的動作發(fā)生在“她說南極尤其艱難”之前，屬于過去的過去，應用過去完成時。故填had been。

【7】

考查介詞。句意：不戴上巨大的手套，你甚至不能搭建起帳篷，帳篷是你唯一的遮蔽物。分析句子可知，這里指否定，應用介詞without。故填without。

【8】

考查非謂語動詞。句意：戴著烤箱手套搭建帳篷不容易。分析句子可知，這里缺少主語，表示一件已知的事或經(jīng)驗，應用動名詞形式。故填Putting。

【9】

考查賓語從句。句意：她對任何有志向的冒險者的建議是不要擔心別人可能作出什么評論�？仗幰龑зe語從句，作介詞about的賓語，指別人“說的話”，應用what引導。故填what。

【10】

考查代詞。句意：如果我聽了他們的話，我絕不會做成任何一件事。根據(jù)句意及空后的“of it”可知，這里指其中的“任何”一個。故填any。