Question

阅读下面的短文, 在空白处填入一个适当的词, 或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（每空不多于3个单词）。

If you can dream it, you can do it. It is what they say in the United States. American Dream is the idea that anyone can become1.（success). There are lots of stories about American  Dream- Here is one of them.

Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland, UK, in 1835. He moved to America at the age of 13 with a few dollars. But by 1400, he owned millions of dollars. It seemed that he was a man 2.was born with the ability to do business.

When he arrived there, he started working in 3. small factory, making just $1.20 a week But he 4.(behave) excellently and impressed his boss deeply. So he got lots of 5. (chance) in the factory. Then, he 6. (offer) a job in Pennsylvania Railways Station. While there, he was promoted(升职）for his good work.

7., it was during the 1870s that Carnegie really began to make his luck. Then he built his fast steel company in 1892. In 1901, it became one of8.(big) company in the world.

After Carnegie became a millionaire, he was known 9. giving away a large number of money to help the poor. He also wrote a number of books 10.（make) people know more about the history of America, including Triumphant Democracy. His spirit inspired a lot of young people in America.

Answer

1.successful

2.who/ that

3.a

4.behaved

5.chances

6.was offered

7.However

8.the biggest

9.for

10.to make

【解析】

本文讲述了美国梦是指每个人都能成功。安德鲁·卡内基1835年生于英国苏格兰。13岁时，他带着几美元移居美国。但到了1400年，他拥有了数百万美元。卡内基成为百万富翁后，他以捐赠大量金钱帮助穷人而闻名。他还写了一些书，让人们更多地了解美国的历史，包括胜利的民主。他的精神鼓舞了许多美国年轻人。

1.句意：美国梦是指每个人都能成功。

根据系动词+形容词构成系表结构，结合become是系动词，所给单词，故答案为successful。

2.句意：他似乎就是那个人生来就有经商的能力。

分析句子“It seemed that he was a man ____2____was born with the ability to do business.”，此句是定语从句，“a man”是先行词，在从句中做主语，故答案为who/ that。

3.句意：他开始在一个小工厂工作。

根据“small factory”是辅音音素开头的可数名词短语，故答案为a。

4.句意：但他表现出色，给老板留下了深刻的印象。

根据此句缺谓语动词，全文是一般过去时，所以此处也用一般过去时，故答案为behaved。

5.句意：所以他在工厂里得到了很多机会。

根据“lots of ”，所以此处缺名词，结合chance是可数名词，故答案为chances。

6.句意：后来，他在宾夕法尼亚火车站找到了一份工作。

根据“he”和“offer”之间是被动关系，因为全文是一般过去时，所以此处是一般过去时的被动语态，故答案为was offered。

7.句意：然而，直到19世纪70年代卡内基才真正开始创造自己的运气。

根据后文“it was during the 1870s that Carnegie really began to make his luck.”19世纪70年代卡内基才真正开始创造自己的运气，所以此处是但是，放句首，需大写。故答案为However。

8.句意：1901年，它成为世界上最大的公司之一。

根据one of +最高级+名词复数表示“……之一”，结合所给单词，故答案为the biggest。

9.句意：他以捐赠大量金钱帮助穷人而闻名。

根据be known for表示“以……而出名”；所以此处缺介词for。故答案为for。

10.句意：他还写了一些书，让人们更多地了解美国的历史。

分析句子“He also wrote a number of books ___10___（make) people know more about the history of America”可知，此处缺动词不定式，用to do表示目的，此处是to make，故答案为to make。