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that best fits each blank. Benjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age. But he did not know about brushes before ________ visitor told him he needed one. In those days, a brush was made from camel39。s hair. There were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat ________ (make) a brush. The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed more fur. Before long, the cat began to look ragged(蓬亂). His father said that the cat ________ be sick. Benjamin ________ (force) to admit what he had been doing. The cat39。s lot was about to improve. That year, one of Benjamin39。s cousins, Mr. Pennington, came to visit. He was impressed with Benjamin39。s drawings. ________ he went home, he sent Benjamin a box for paint and some brushes. He also sent six engravings(版畫)by an artist. ________ were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had even seen. In 1747, when Benjamin was nine years old, Mr. Pennington returned for another visit. He was amazed at ________ Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamin39。s parents ________ he might take the boy to Philadelphia for a visit. In the city, Mr. Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings. The boy began a landscape painting. William Williams, a wellknown painter, came to see him work. Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home. The books were long and dull. Benjamin could read only a little, ________ (be) a poor student. But he later said, “Those two books were my panions by day, and ________ my pillow at night. While it is likely that he understood very little of the books, they were his introduction to classical paintings. The nineyearold boy decided then that he would be an artist.【答案】 a;to make;must;was forced;When;These;what;whether;being;under 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,,他引領(lǐng)本杰明走上了藝術(shù)之路。 (1)考查冠詞??蓴?shù)名詞visitor需要冠詞修飾,結(jié)合語境此處是泛指,故用不定冠詞,且visitor是輔音音素開頭,故填a。 (2)考查非謂語動詞。此處應(yīng)指“目的是制作畫筆”,表目的用不定式,故填to make。 (3)考查情態(tài)動詞。句意:他的父親說那只貓肯定病了。根據(jù)be和句意判斷此處應(yīng)填情態(tài)動詞,結(jié)合句意“貓肯定病了”此處是肯定推測,其表達(dá)為must do/be,故填must。 (4)考查時態(tài)語態(tài)。本文講述過去的事情故用一般過去時,再結(jié)合語境,主語Benjamin和force之間是動賓關(guān)系,故用一般過去時的被動語態(tài),填was forced。 (5)考查狀語從句。句意:當(dāng)他回家時,他寄給本杰明禮物。這是一個when引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句,故填When。 (6)考查代詞。根據(jù)were判斷此處是句子主語,且是復(fù)數(shù)形式,再結(jié)合上下文,此處是指“Mr. Pennington寄給他的那些東西”,可用these代替。故填These。 (7)考查賓語從句。 Benjamin had done with his gift是一個賓語從句,從句中缺少賓語,故用指物的連接代詞,故填what。 (8)考查賓語從句。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知,此處是賓語從句連詞,聯(lián)系上下文判斷此處應(yīng)是“他問他是否可以帶這個孩子去費(fèi)城參觀”,表是否用whether,故填whether。 (9)考查非謂語動詞。邏輯主語Benjamin和be之間是主動關(guān)系,故用現(xiàn)在分詞,填being。 (10)考查介詞。句意:他說:“白天這兩本書是我的伙伴,晚上它們在我枕頭下面。”分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知,此處應(yīng)填介詞,結(jié)合上下文“書在枕頭下”符合語境,故填under。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及冠詞,非謂語動詞,情態(tài)動詞,時態(tài)語態(tài),狀語從句,代詞,賓語從句以及介詞等多個知識點(diǎn)的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,要求考生在理解細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上,進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,并結(jié)合相關(guān)語法知識,進(jìn)行分析推理,從而寫出正確的單詞形式。6.閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。 Living a life with meaning and purpose is the key to improving your psychological wellbeing. Your purpose doesn39。t________(necessary), have to involve changing the world or finding a career ________(devote) to helping others. Instead, you might make it your purpose to be kind every day. ________you feel like your life lacks purpose, don39。t worry. There are many ways you can find purpose in life and build a life that has more meanings. You can begin by thinking about the legacy(遺贈) you would like to leave behind. Write down how you39。d like to ________(remember) at the end: of your life, or think about the impact you want to leave ________the planet. Then, establish some________(objective)that can help you reach those goals. ________(work) toward your goals will give you a reason, to get out of bed every day, beyond earning money. Thinking positively________(improve) your psychological wellbeing. In turn, as your psychological wellbeing improves,________ bees easier to think positively and feel good overall. Spend time thinking about some of the best memories of your life. Whether it39。s a family vacation you went on 10 years ago or you won an award at work two years ago, recalling the ________(happy) times in your life can bring more positivity to your thinking. 【答案】 necessarily;devoted;If/When;be remembered;On;objectives;Working;Improves/ will improve;it;happiest 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文,論述的是過有意義有目的的生活是改善心理健康的關(guān)鍵。 (1)考查副詞。句意:你的目標(biāo)不一定要改變世界或找到一份致力于幫助他人的職業(yè)。not necessarily固定短語,“不一定”。此處是用副詞修飾動詞 have to。故填necessarily。 (2)考查非謂語動詞