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。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

As schools close and millions of people across the United States work from home, the promise of companionship is prompting(促使) some to take in animals. The【1】(decide) to adopt pets flies in the face of some conventional wisdom that discourages adding a new animal 【2】a household during a stressful or busy time of the year, such as the holidays. But so far the novel coronavirus【3】( create) an almost parental leave-like situation for many people.

"There's no doubt【4】animals provide incredible comfort and companionship, especially during times of crisis- and they【5】(certain) appreciate the attention- so we encourage people 【6】(continue) to adopt animals in need," said Malt Bershadker, president and chief executive of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

People are bringing home all kinds of living creatures for companionship during an unprecedented(空前的) time of social isolation(隔离), and they're sharing【7】(photo) or social media to provide a break from darker news.

Pets can also entertain younger family members at home- -Kenneth Lynch and Lauren Wakefield bought a blue-and-silver betta fish for their two young children to help develop【8】strong sense of responsibility with feeding it and【9】( clean) the tank. This will help them "occupy some of their time in a more【10】 ( health) manner" while they are home from school, Lynch said.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】decision

【2】to

【3】has created

【4】that

【5】certainly

【6】to continue

【7】photos

【8】a

【9】cleaning

【10】healthy

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了因为新型冠状病毒疫情的原因，全美国数百万人在家工作，促使一些人开始收养动物。文章说明了一些人对养宠物的看法。

【1】考查名词。句意：收养宠物的决定公然违背了一些传统观念，这些传统观念不鼓励人们在一年中压力大或繁忙的时候（比如节假日）为家庭增添新的动物。根据上文the可知应填名词decision作主语，表示“决定”。故填decision。

【2】考查介词。句意同上。结合句意表示“增添”短语为add to。故填to。

【3】考查动词时态。根据上文so far“到目前为止”可知谓语应用现在完成时，主语为the novel coronavirus，助动词用has。故填has created。

【4】考查连接词。句意：美国防止虐待动物协会主席兼首席执行官Malt Bershacker说：“毫无疑问，动物提供了令人难以置信的安慰和陪伴，特别是在危机时期——它们当然也很欣赏人们的关注——因此我们鼓励有需要的人们继续收养动物”。表示“毫无疑问……”句型为there is no doubt that…。故填that。

【5】考查副词。修饰后文动词appreciate应用副词certainly，表示“当然”。故填certainly。

【6】考查非谓语动词。句意：美国防止虐待动物协会主席兼首席执行官Malt Bershacker说：“毫无疑问，动物提供了令人难以置信的安慰和陪伴，特别是在危机时期——它们当然也很欣赏人们的关注——因此我们鼓励有需要的人们继续收养动物”。表示“鼓励某人做某事”短语为encourage sb. to do sth.。故填to continue。

【7】考查名词的数。photo为可数名词，前面没有冠词，故应用复数形式。故填photos。

【8】考查冠词。句意：宠物也可以在家里娱乐年轻的家庭成员——Kenneth Lynch和 Lauren Wakefield给两个年幼的孩子买了一条蓝白相间的斗鱼，以培养他们在喂养斗鱼和清洗鱼缸方面的强烈责任感。结合句意表示“责任感”短语为a sense of responsibility。故填a。

【9】考查非谓语动词。句意同上。结合上文并列结构with feeding it and可知空处与feeding一样，应填动词-ing形式。故填cleaning。

【10】考查形容词。修饰后文名词manner应用形容词healthy，表示“健康的”。故填healthy。