Question

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

I’ve dreamed of becoming a writer since I was a teenager. But 1.____ isn’t easy to get a book of mine published. 2.___ I’ve tried hard, none of my books have been published. This is really 3._____ (upset).

This morning, I received a call from a publisher and 4.___ (tell) once again that there was no way my book would be published. 5.____ (feel) sad, I left home and went to the park near my apartment. At the park, I sat down on the bench near the grass.

While I was sitting there, I saw a little boy about one and a half years old. He was running on the grass, 6.____ his mother not far behind him. He looked so happy when he enjoyed the 7.____ (free) of running on the grass. He then fell on the grass, but he quickly got up and continued 8.___ (run) as fast as he could again even without looking back at his mother. He was still running with a smile on his face, as if nothing 9.____ (happen).

Seeing that, I was truly inspired. I 10.___ (sudden) realized that I shouldn’t get discouraged after experiencing failure. Instead, I should cheer up and keep on trying.

Answer

1.it

2.Though/Although

3.upsetting

4.was told

5.Feeling

6.with

7.freedom

8.to run

9.had happened

10.suddenly

【解析】

试题分析：作者怀揣着一个作家梦，但屡屡碰壁，丧失信心的他有一天突然顿悟写作绝非易事，跌跌撞撞才是真，从中学习不断成长才是王道，最后他重拾旧梦，开始写作。

1. 根据该空所在的句子可知，后面的to get a book of mine才是真正意义上的主语，所以此空是填写形式主语it。

2.Though/Although 根据上下文语境内容，上半句说作者尝试了很多次，下半句说书还是未能出版。所以这里是让步的关系，并且需要一个连词。

3. 根据句子结构，该空应该填写一个形容词，并且主语是一件事情，所以使用upsetting。

4. 因为前文说作者接到一通电话，所以这里应该是被告知，并且时态是发生在过去，所以使用过去时的被动语态。

5. 这里是考查非谓语动词，因为feel这个动作的发出者正好是下文的主语I，所以应该使用主动形式。

6. 考查介词的使用。with这里表示“跟着，和…一起”。

7. 因为该空后面有一个介词of连接，所以这里应该填写一个名词，free的名词是freedom。

8. 考查搭配。continue to do sth“继续做某事”，所以该空填写to run。

9. 考查虚拟语气。表示对过去事件的虚拟用过去完成时，所以使用had happened。

10. 考查副词。因为后面的realize是一个动词，这里应该使用副词来修饰。