Question

【题目】根据短文内容及首字母提示, 补全空格内单词, 使短文完整、通顺。

Grace Cogan was born with a serious disease. Doctors told her parents she might not live.

A【1】 , she survived. During these 14 years, she had 22 operations and a lot of doctors' appointments（约见）. It was reading that calmed her in doctors' waiting rooms or during long drives to the hospitals.

"I always have a book with me. I cannot live w【2】 books." she said.

When Grace was little, her mother r【3】 Little House on the Prairie to her. Her dad offered her more difficult historical books. Then, a【4】 Grace had serious eye problems, she started reading on her own, with her nose usually almost touching the book. That's where she sees most c【5】. Maybe because of those e【6】 books, or maybe because of where she lives a farmhouse that's been home to five generations of her father's family-Grace came to love history.

She asked her parents to take her to different historical places. She read historical novels. She even wrote a book, The Historical House, to explore the h【7】 of the farmhouse.

Because of her disease, Grace can't go to a public school. But her l【8】 for history meant she came in fifth in America for the National History Day Competition in summer 2015.

At the news, Grace's grandmother, Ryan, was not really s【9】 . "That girl does not give up. We knew she would do something great, " said Ryan.

Apart from reading, Grace also plays the piano and loves musical theatre and performing. She would like to work in theatre someday. If she c【10】 , she wants to be a writer, probably writing about history. Grace's bravery has inspired others.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Anyway

【2】without

【3】read

【4】although

【5】clearly

【6】early

【7】history

【8】love

【9】surprised

【10】can't

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了重病女孩Grace从阅读中收获人生乐趣，获得了大奖，塑造了自己的性格，享受了人生，成为了人生的赢家。

【1】句意：无论如何，她活了下来。

考查副词。根据句意可知，此处需要填写副词，作状语，修饰这个句子。根据前句“Doctors told her parents she might not live.”医生告诉她的父母她可能活不了。可知她活下来很难。Anyway副词，无论如何。故填Anyway。

【2】句意：没有书我不能活。

考查介词。根据前句“I always have a book with me.”可知，Grace总是带着一本书，结合句意可知Grace没有书活不了。without介词，没有。故填without。

【3】句意：当Grace很小的时候，她的妈妈给她读了《草原上的小屋》。

考查动词。根据句意可知此处填写主句的谓语动词，且本句的时态为一般过去式，动词用过去式。又可知Little House on the Prairie《草原上的小屋》是一本书，妈妈应该读给Grace听，read动词，阅读，过去式为read。故填read。

【4】句意：然后，尽管格蕾丝有严重的眼睛问题，但是她开始自己读书，她的鼻子几乎碰到书。

考查连词。根据“Grace had serious eye problems, she started reading on her own”Grace有很严重的眼睛问题，她开始自己读书。 可知这两句有转折的含义，且没有but，although连词，尽管，引导让步状语从句。故填although。

【5】句意：那是她看到的最清楚的地方。

考查副词。此处有动词sees，需要填写副词修饰动词，根据前句“…with her nose usually almost touching the book.”可知她希望能看得清楚点。clearly副词，清楚地。故填clearly。

【6】句意：或者因为这些早期的书，或者可能是因为她住的地方——一个农舍，她父亲家族五代家庭的家。Grace爱上了历史。

考查形容词。根据前文中“Her dad offered her more difficult historical books.”可知父亲给Grace提供了一些非常难的历史书，可知早期父亲提供了书给Grace。此处填形容词，修饰books。early形容词，早的。故填early。

【7】句意：她甚至写了一本书《历史屋》，去探究农舍的历史。

考查名词。此处有the定冠词和介词of，可知此处填写名词。根据文意可知，Grace酷爱历史，所以她希望能探究历史。history名词，历史。故填history。

【8】句意：但她对历史的热爱使她在2015年夏天的全美历史日比赛中名列第五。

考查名词。此处有her形容词性物主代词，后接名词，作本句的主语。由文意可知，Grace取得历史日比赛第五名的好成绩，是因为她热爱历史。love名词，热爱，符合题意。故填love。

【9】句意：看到新闻上，格蕾丝的祖母瑞安并不感到惊讶。

考查形容词。此处有be动词was，故此处填形容词。根据后文“That girl does not give up. We knew she would do something great,” 那个女孩不放弃。我们知道她会做一些伟大的事情，可知祖母听到新闻不感到惊讶。surprised形容词，感到惊讶的，此处修饰Grace's grandmother。故填surprised。

【10】句意：如果她不能，她想要成为一个作家，可能会写历史。

考查情态动词。根据前一句“She would like to work in theatre someday.”她想要某天在剧院工作，以及后句“she wants to be a writer,”她想要成为一个作家。可知，如果她不能在剧院工作，就想成为作家。此处用情态动词can't表示“不能”。故填can't。