Question

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When I was a kid, Mom used to cook food for us. One night after 1. (spend) a long hard day at work, Mom placed a plate of bread jam and 2. (extreme) burnt toast（烤面包） in front of my dad, I was waiting 3. (see) if he noticed it. However, while eating his toast. Dad just asked me 4. my day was at school. I don’t remember what I told him that night,5. I do remember I heard Mom apologizing to Dad for burning the toast. I’ll never forget what Dad said, “Honey, I love burnt toast.”

Later that night, I 6. (go) to kiss Daddy good night and asked him if he really liked his toast burned. He gave me 7. big hug and said, “Your mamma put in a long hard day at work today, really 8. (tire). Besides, a burnt toast never hurts but cold words do!”

What I’ve learned over the years 9. (be) that learning to accept each other’s faults is one of the most important 10. (key) to creating a healthy, growing and lasting relationship.

Answer

1. spending

2. extremely

3. to see

4. how

5. but

6. went

7. a

8. tired

9. is

10. keys

【解析】

文章讲述作者的妈妈将面包烤焦了，但是爸爸不但没有怪她而且说烤焦的面包很好吃。作者从中学到学会理解，学会接受别人的错误是创造健康，持久关系的最重要的关键之一。

本文考查学生在上下文语境中运用词汇和语法的能力。

1.考查动名词。因为after是介词，其后的动词应用动名词形式，所以此处应用spend的动名词形式，故此空用spending。

2.考查副词。句意：妈妈放了一碟面包酱和极度烤焦的面包放在爸爸面前。用副词修饰形容词，所以修饰形容词burnt应用extreme的副词形式，故此空用extremely。

3.考查动词不定式。句意：我在等着看是否有人注意到它。此处用动词不定式作目的状语，故此空用to see。

4.考查宾语从句。句意：爸爸只是问我在学校的日子怎么样。此处how意为"如何"，故此空用how。

5.考查连词。"我不记得那天晚上我告诉他什么了"和"我的确记得…"之间存在转折关系，此处意为"但是"，故此空用but。

6.考查一般过去时。根据后面的and asked him…可知，此空也应该用一般过去时，故用went。

7.考查不定冠词。句意为"他给了我一个大大的拥抱"，因为表示"一"的概念时需用不定冠词，故此空用a。

8.考查形容词作状语。句意：你妈妈今天工作了一整天，真的很疲惫。这里用形容词作结果状语，故这里用tired。

9.考查主谓一致。主语从句作主语，谓语用单数。根据此句时态，可知这里用is。

10.考查名词。句意：这么多年我学到的是学会接受别人的错误是创造健康、和谐、持久关系最重要的关键之一。one of其中之一，后接名词复数。故这里用keys。