Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

For thousands of years, doctors 【1】 (recognize) that childbirth can have a big effect on a woman’s mind and body. Many women experience a time of sadness 【2】 they give birth to a baby. This is called the baby blues, or postnatal depression.

Doctors do not know the exact cause of postnatal depression. But they believe that an imbalance of brain chemicals 【3】 (be) probably the cause. Hormones are 【4】 (nature) body chemicals. They affect a person’s emotions. Immediately after pregnancy, a woman’s hormone 【5】 (level) change a lot. So, a woman’s emotions and ways of thinking also change a lot.

Other brain chemicals also influence the way a person feels. They 【6】 (physical) affect the brain. They make a person feel depressed. There are ways to fix and balance these brain chemicals.

Some medicines, 【7】 (call) anti-depressants, can help to treat postnatal depression. But these medicines may cost a lot of money. And not all people can get them. However, there are ways that women may be able to treat and recover from these sicknesses without medicine.

If you are a new mother 【8】 (suffer) from the baby blues or postnatal depression you should know that you are not alone. Other women have had 【9】 same experiences. They have lived to have happy and healthy lives. If you are a husband, friend, or family member of a new mother, you should know that you can help! You can support the new mother. You can share the information 【10】 her. You can help her find hope.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】have recognized

【2】after

【3】is

【4】natural

【5】levels

【6】physically

【7】called

【8】suffering

【9】the

【10】with

【解析】

本文为说明文。几千年来，医生们已经认识到分娩对妇女的身心有很大的影响。许多女性在生完孩子后都会经历一段悲伤的时光。这被称为产后抑郁。文章对这此进行了介绍。

【1】考查时态。句意：几千年来，医生们已经认识到分娩对妇女的身心有很大的影响。根据句意及时间状语For thousands of years可知，此处应使用现在完成时。故填have recognized。

【2】考查连词。句意：许多女性在生完孩子后都会经历一段悲伤的时光。根据句意可知，此处应使用连词after“在……之后”。故填after。

【3】考查主谓一致。句意：但是他们相信大脑化学物质的不平衡可能是原因。主语是an imbalance，且描述的是客观事实，应使用一般现在时。故填is。

【4】考查形容词。句意：荷尔蒙是天然的身体化学物质。此处应使用形容词做定语，意为“天然的”。故填natural。

【5】考查名词。句意：怀孕后，女性的荷尔蒙水平会发生很大的变化。根据句意可知，此处应使可数名词level“水平”的复数形式。故填levels。

【6】考查副词。句意：它们会影响大脑。此处修饰动词affect，应使用副词形式。故填physically。

【7】考查非谓语动词。句意：一些被称为抗抑郁药的药物可以帮助治疗产后抑郁症。此处与anti-depressants是逻辑动宾关系，应使用过去分词做定语，表被动。故填called。

【8】考查非谓语动词。句意：如果你是一个患有产后抑郁症的新妈妈，你应该知道你并不孤单。此处与mother是逻辑主谓关系，应使用现在分词做定语，表主动。故填suffering。

【9】考查冠词。句意：其她女性也有同样的经历。same前要加定冠词。故填the。

【10】考查介词。句意：你可以和她分享这些信息。share sth. with sb.“和某人分享某事”。故填with。