Question

【题目】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。

Nathaniel Hawthorne went home with a broken heart. He 【1】(tell) his wife Sophia that he lost his job. 【2】 his surprise, she spoke to him with great joy.

“Now,” she said 【3】(happy), “you can write your book! When you had your job, you didn’t have time to write down 【4】 you were thinking about. Now, you are free. You can do what you are dreaming! Although we may have a difficult period of time, I do believe you 【5】 (make) a difference by writing.”

“Yes,” said the man sadly, “but what shall we live on while I 【6】(write) a book?”

Then, she took out a small box and opened it. There was a large amount of money.

“I’ve always believed you are a talented man,” she told him. “I knew that someday you would write a great book. So every week, out of money 【7】 you gave me for daily use, I saved a little bit.” Now this money can help 【8】 (we) through the year.”

With her trust and confidence, one of 【9】 (great) novels of American literature, The Scarlet Letter (《红字》), was born.

Some of the famous 【10】 (story) have followed a word of encouragement or an act of confidence by a loved one or a best friend.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】told

【2】To

【3】happily

【4】what

【5】will make

【6】am writing

【7】that

【8】us

【9】the greatest

【10】stories

【解析】

本文讲述了纳撒尼尔·霍桑失业后，他在妻子的鼓励和信任下，写出美国文学上最伟大的小说之一《红字》。从中我们可知一些著名的小说是在爱人或好友的一句鼓励或一个自信的举动之后发生的。

【1】句意：他告诉妻子索菲亚他失业了。

根据went home可知，此处用一般过去时，故填told。

【2】句意：令他惊讶的是，她高兴地跟他说话。

to one’s surprise令某人惊讶的是，故填To。

【3】句意：她高兴地说：“现在你可以写你的书！”

修饰动词said用副词，故填happily。

【4】句意：当你有工作时，你没有时间写你正在思考的事。

此处作为动词短语write down的宾语从句，thinking about后面缺少宾语，故填what。

【5】句意：尽管我们可能有一段困难的时间，我的确相信你通过写作可以有所作为。

此处表示你将来会有所作为，用一般将来时，故填will make。

【6】句意：但是我写书时，我们靠什么生活？

根据what shall we live on，谓语用现在时，while引导的时间状语从句用现在进行时，故填am writing。

【7】句意：所以，每周我从你给我的日常使用的钱里，攒下一点。

此处引导定语从句修饰money，故填that。

【8】句意：现在这些钱能帮助我们过一年。

作为动词help的宾语，用宾格形式，故填us。

【9】句意：在她的信任和信心下，美国文学上最伟大的小说之一《红字》诞生了。

one of the+形容词的最高级+名词复数形式，表示最……的……之一，故填the greatest。

【10】句意：一些著名的小说是在爱人或好友的一句鼓励或一个自信的举动之后发生的。

有some修饰，用复数名词，故填stories。