Question

Tony and I are good friends. We tried to walk across the United States of America. We’re not exactly sure why we were doing it. Part of 1. was to test ourselves; to see if we could face the challenges. When I was 2. teenager I often daydreamed that I was going to walk across the United States after I 3. (graduate) from high school. 4. , I didn’t do that.

Before I knew it I was5. my thirties ,married , a job, yet still had this idea in my mind with each passing year. I figured I was too old and my opportunity6. (pass). Then, a few years ago, I met Tony , 7. was in his thirties and quit his job as a civil engineer in New York City to walk across the United States.He wasn’t doing it for a cause as part of an organization. He was doing it 8. (simple) because he loved to walk and discover. The idea was back and I no longer had an excuse. We planned on averaging 20 miles a day and taking some days off 9. (rest), so we expected the walk to take about 6 months realizing it could take10. (long). We were in no hurry: The total distance would have been about 3,100 miles.

Answer 1

1.代词it

2.冠词a

3.过去时graduated

4.副词however

5.词组 in

6.过去完成时had passed

7.关系代词who

8.形容词变副词simply

9.动词不等式目的状语 to rest

10.形容词比较级 longer

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了作者及其好友Tony在而立之年辞掉工作，终于完成横跨美国的创举，实现了儿时的梦想。

1.

2.

3.

4. didn’t do that我没有那样做，故此处应表示转折意思。

5. in，in one’s thirties在某人的三十几岁时。

6. passed，前文I figured I was too old是过去时，故此处应填过去完成时。

7.

8. was doing it的动作，故形容词变副词。

9. to rest，taking some days off的目的是休息，to表目的。

10. longer，前文so we expected the walk to take about 6 months realizing it could take…，我们原计划花六个月时间走完全程，但是突然意识到将会花更长时间，故此处用比较级。

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