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【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語填空，使短文意思完整。每個選項至多使用一次。

A. everyone B. enjoyed C. weak D. higher E. instead of

F. However G. speed H. left I. until J. how far

A. everyone B. enjoyed C. weak D. higher E. instead of

F. However G. speed H. left I. until J. how far

Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe , England, on December 25,1642. He was born early and he was very 【1】.No one believed he could continue to live. But he surprised【2】. He had one of the most powerful minds in history. And he lived【3】he was 84.

Newton’s father died before he was born. His mother married again a few years later. She【4】Newton with his grandmother.

The boy was not a good student .Yet he was curious(好奇的) and liked to make things ,such as kites, clocks and simple machines . Newton also【5】finding new ways to answer questions or solve problems .As a boy ,for example, he wanted to find a way to measure(測量) the【6】of the wind .On a windy day , he measured how far he could jump with the wind at his back .Then he measured【7】he could jump with the wind in his face .From the difference between the two jumps, he made his own measure of the power of the wind.

Strangely ,Newton became a much better student after a boy kicked him in the stomach.The boy was one of the best students in the school.Newton decided to get even (報復(fù)) by getting【8】marks than the boy who kicked him .In a short time ,Newton became the top student at the school.

Newton left school to help on the family farm.【9】, the boy was not a good farmer.He spent his time solving math problems. Instead of taking care of the farm. He spent hours visiting a bookstore in town,【10】selling his vegetables in the market.An uncle believed that Newton would do better as a student than as a farmer.So he sponsored(資助) the young man into Cambridge University to study math.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】I

【4】H

【5】B

【6】G

【7】J

【8】D

【9】F

【10】E

【解析】

短文大意：本文講述了牛頓的童年。他是一個早產(chǎn)兒，但卻堅強(qiáng)地活下來；他喜歡問問題，并且自己去嘗試解決問題；他離開學(xué)校后，卻不愿在農(nóng)場干活。一位叔叔認(rèn)為牛頓當(dāng)學(xué)生要比當(dāng)農(nóng)民好，于是他資助這個年輕人進(jìn)入劍橋大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)數(shù)學(xué)。

【1】句意：他是早產(chǎn)兒，身體很虛弱。本句缺表語形容詞，根據(jù)He was born early，可知身體虛弱，需填weak，故選C。

【2】句意：但他讓所有人都大吃一驚。but但是，表轉(zhuǎn)折；根據(jù)上文No one believed he could continue to live.和所給單詞提示，可知he surprised everyone讓每個人大吃一驚，故選A。

【3】句意：他一直活到84歲。根據(jù)下文的he was 84和所給單詞提示，可知活到84歲，until直到…，故選I。

【4】句意：她把牛頓留給了他的祖母。根據(jù)上文His mother married again a few years later可知，他媽媽再婚而離開了牛頓，leave離開；結(jié)合短文時態(tài)可知填left，故選H。

【5】句意：牛頓也喜歡尋找新的方法來回答問題或解決問題。enjoy doing喜歡做某事；根據(jù)句意結(jié)構(gòu)和所給單詞提示，可知填enjoyed，故選B。

【6】句意：當(dāng)他還是個男孩的時候，他想找到一種測量風(fēng)速的方法。定冠詞the后接名詞，根據(jù)句意結(jié)構(gòu)和所給單詞提示，可知填speed，故選G。

【7】句意：在一個刮風(fēng)的日子里，他量了自己背著風(fēng)能跳多遠(yuǎn)。jump跳；本句是賓語從句，引導(dǎo)詞在從句中做狀語，根據(jù)句意結(jié)構(gòu)和所給單詞提示，可知填how far，故選J。

【8】句意：牛頓決定要得到比踢他的那個男孩更高的分?jǐn)?shù)。marks分?jǐn)?shù)，名詞需用形容詞修飾；than比，用于比較；根據(jù)句意結(jié)構(gòu)和所給單詞提示，可知填higher，故選D。

【9】句意：然而，這個男孩并不是個好農(nóng)夫。本句和上句是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，however然而，表轉(zhuǎn)折；根據(jù)句意結(jié)構(gòu)和所給單詞提示，可知填However，故選F。

【10】句意：他花了幾個小時逛城里的書店，而不是在市場上賣菜。instead of而不是，后接動名詞；根據(jù)上文結(jié)構(gòu)He spent his time solving math problems. Instead of taking care of the farm.和所給單詞提示，可知填instead of，故選E。

選詞填空，要求根據(jù)句意結(jié)構(gòu)和上下文提示選擇正確的單詞形式填空。主要考查單詞形式，包括名詞的單復(fù)數(shù)和所有格、動詞的三單形式、非謂語動詞、基數(shù)詞或序數(shù)詞，主格代詞/賓格代詞和物主代詞（形容詞性物主代詞/名詞性物主代詞）等。這類題目難度不大，重點是掌握句意，在理解的基礎(chǔ)上把握句子時態(tài)，從而判斷所給單詞的正確形式。