Question

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母己给）：

During our first summer in the Arizona desert, I got b1. burned by the sun. It was too hot there. By the next April I was already worrying about those three months coming up. I told Mr. Simpson about that at his gas station while he filled my car’s tank.

“You don’t need to worry in that way,” he said, “worrying about the heat just makes the summer start sooner or last l2..”

I realized, as I paid the bill, that he was right. “Treat the heat like a welcome surprise.” he said. “ Take advantage of the best that our summer offers and ignore (忽视）the r3..”

To my surprise, Mr. Simpson’s advice worked. When the hot summer did arrive, I wanted the flowers in my garden in the morning. In the afternoon I slept with my kids, and in the evening we played games and made ice cream together. I l4.the beauty of the summer in the desert.

Years later, when we moved to Cleveland, our neighbors there were already worrying about winter in September. When the snows of December did arrive, our children were e5.because they had never seen snow before. They made snowballs and went skating together.

One afternoon, a middle-aged neighbor told me, “For years the snow had just been something to shovel (铲子). I’d forgotten what real fun it can be !”

A few years later, we moved b6. to the desert. When I drove to the gas station, I learned from the new owner that age had forced Mr. Simpson to sell the station. He had bought a small station nearby.

I drove there and talked with Mr. Simpson. He was thinner and older now, but his pleasant smile was s7. the same. I asked him how he was.

“ I’m not worrying about growing old.” he said. “ I am too busy e8. life out there in the country.”

Answer

1.badly

2.longer

3.rest

4.liked/loved

5.excited

6.back

7.still

8.enjoying

【解析】

这篇短文中作者讲述了自己住在沙漠和寒冷地区的经历，告诉我们接受生活中的一切，学会享受生活的重要。

1.句意：在亚利桑那沙漠的第一个夏天，我被太阳严重晒伤了。

根据空前 “During our first summer in the Arizona desert”可知，作者生活在沙漠里，而且又是夏天，因此她被严重地晒伤了。这里考查badly，是一个副词，修饰句中的谓语动词。故答案为badly。

2.句意：担心高温只会让夏季提前开始或持续更长时间。

根据上句话 “You don’t need to worry in that way,”可知，Simpson先生告诉“我”担心是没有用的，夏天只会提前开始，那么持续的时间就会更长。故这里考查的是long的比较级longer，表示“更长的”，与空前的sooner对应。故答案为longer。

3.句意：充分利用我们夏天提供的最好的东西，忽略其他的。

根据句意可知，Simpson先生建议作者去充分利用夏天提供给我们最好的东西，至于其他的，就忽视吧。结合首字母，这里考查的应是rest，是一个名词，意为“其他的，剩余的”。故答案为rest。

4.句意：我喜欢沙漠里美丽的夏天。

根据上文的描述可知，作者在Simpson先生的建议下，开始接受夏天的一切，从而喜欢上了沙漠的夏天。like或love都有“喜欢”的意思，短文使用了一般过去时态，这里应填过去式，故答案为liked/loved。

5.句意：当十二月的雪真的来临的时候，我们的孩子很兴奋，因为他们从来没有见过雪。

根据句意可知，孩子们从来没有见过雪，所以当下雪的时候，他们非常的兴奋，这里考查excited，是一个形容词，意为“某人感到兴奋的”，在句中作表语。故答案为excited。

6.句意：几年后，我们又搬回到沙漠。

短文开头介绍了作者和家人住在沙漠里；第五段提到他们搬走了，这里指他们又回到了沙漠，故这里考查back，意为“回来”。故答案为back。

7.句意：他现在更瘦了，也更老了，但他那愉快的微笑依然如故。

根据句意和句中的but表示转折可知，Simpson先生更老了、更瘦了，但笑容没有变。故这里考查still，意为“仍然”，是一个副词。故答案为still。

8.句意：他说：“我忙着享受乡下的生活。”

根据文意可知，Simpson先生很享受农村的生活，他并不担心变老。结合首字母可知，这里考查enjoy，意为“享受”，是一个动词。句中使用了句型be busy doing sth.“忙于做某事”，应用动名词形式。故答案为enjoying。