Question

用所给词的正确形式填空

Do you know what a resolution is? It’ a kind of promise. Most of the time, we make promises to other people. (“Mom, I promise I’m going to tidy my room when I get back from school.”) However, promises you make to yourself are    1.  (resolution), and the    2.    (common) kind is New Year’s resolutions. The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions. When we make resolutions at the    3.   (begin) of the year, we hope that we are going to improve our    4.   (life). Some people write down    5.    (they) resolutions and plans for the coming year. This helps them to remember their resolutions.    6.   (other) tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans.

There are different kinds of resolutions. Some are about physical health. For example, some people promise themselves they are going    7.    (start) an exercise program or eat less fast food. Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement. These are about   8.   (make) yourself a better person. Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby like painting or taking photos, or     9.   (learn) to play the guitar. Some resolutions have to do with better planning, like making a weekly plan for schoolwork. For example, a student may have to find more time to study.

Although there are differences, most resolutions have one thing in common. People hardly ever keep them! There are good reasons for this. Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult     10.   (keep). Sometimes people just forget about them. For this reason, some people say the best resolution is to have no resolutions! How about you—will you make any next year?

Answer

1.resolutions

2.most common

3.beginning

4.lives

5.their

6.Others

7.to start

8.making

9.learning

10.to keep

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：你知道一项决定是什么吗?这是一种承诺。大多数时候, 我们对别人做出承诺。然而，对你自己做出的承诺是决心。接下来作者对各种各样的决心，进行了小小的总结，最后得出结论是没有决心是最好的决心。

1.句意：然而，承诺你对自己做出的决定。根据前面的are 可知该填写复数形式resolutions。

2.句意：最常见的类型是新年的决心。根据语境可知该填写形容词的最高级形式most common。

3.句意：当我们在年初做决议时，我们希望我们要改善我们的生活。所填词前有定冠词后有介词短语限定，所以填写动名词形式beginning。

4.句意：当我们在年初做决议时，我们希望我们要改善我们的生活。根据修饰语our 可知该填写复数名词lives。

5.句意：有些人写下他们的决议和未来一年的计划。所填词在句中修饰名词作定语，所以填写形容词性物主代词their。

6.句意：其他人把他们的愿望和计划告诉他们的家人和朋友。所填词在句中作主语，所以填写名词形式Others。

7.句意：一些人承诺自己要开始锻炼计划或少吃快餐。Be going to do sth打算做某事，所以填写动词不定式to start。

8.句意：这些都是让你自己成为一个更好的人。making

9.句意：有些人可能会说他们要开始一个爱好像绘画或拍照，或者学习弹吉他。联系并列成分taking photos 可知该填写learning 。

10.句意：有时，决议可能难以保持。Too…to太……而不能，所以填写to keep。

考点：单词填空。