Question

【题目】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

I was eighteen, summer fading, when my parents drove me to my university apartment. It was my first apartment. 【1】 (walk) my parents solemnly back to their car, I noticed that my mother had tears in her eyes. I 【2】 (struggle) to hold back my own. Such a strong woman was she 【3】 it was rare to see such a show of emotion. At the time, I was rather surprised. Being the youngest of five children, I thought that my parents were accustomed to 【4】 (let) go. But maybe it’s something that never gets any easier, 【5】 many practice swings you get. As my parents drove off, I realized that they would return to an empty home, 【6】 all of their children leaving to pursue dreams and lives of their own. Their nest, full of love and joy for so long, was now empty. Relishing (憧憬) my new-found freedom, I concentrated on my college life. My parents did their best to give me space to learn and grow, even if I neglected to call or visit. It was a time of “firsts,” and a taste of first “lasts.”

I have recently been playing Travel Frog, a mobile game that has me emotionally 【7】 (influence). In the game you gather resources, send your frog on his adventures and your payoff is, *drum roll please* ... postcards. That’s right, postcards. I thought it was a silly, overly-simplistic game at first, but then it started to bring back memories from long ago.

While the game lacks the narrative detail or the interactivity of other games, you have a lesson 【8】 (learn) from your itinerant (四处奔波的) “Frog Son”. You do not control when he sets off on his adventures, 【9】 can you be sure that your hard work will land you a coveted (梦寐以求的) postcard. This game, however, has emotionally affected many players. They 【10】 (remind) of their parents who restlessly await their return home, their familiar voices, their love. Parents sacrifice a large part of themselves for their children. It is a sacrifice that can only be paid back with love.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Walking

【2】struggled

【3】that

【4】letting

【5】no matter how

【6】with

【7】influenced

【8】to learn

【9】nor

【10】are reminded / have been reminded

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，作者回忆了父母送他上大学的情景，以及一款游戏给离家的作者带来的感触。

【1】考查非谓语动词。句意：我（心情）沉重地走回父母的车旁，注意到母亲眼里含着泪水。I 与walk之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，表示主动，用现在分词作伴随状语，故填Walking。

【2】考查时态。句意：我努力克制自己（不让眼泪流下来）。事情发生在过去，应该用一般过去时，故填struggled。

【3】考查结果状语从句。句意：她是一个如此坚强的女人，以至于很少能看到这样的情感流露。此处为such…that引导的结果状语从句，表示“如此……以至于”，其中such+名词位于句首，句子为部分倒装句，表示强调，故填that。

【4】考查非谓语动词。句意：作为五个孩子中最小的一个，我以为父母已经习惯了放手。be accustomed to后接动名词作宾语，表示“习惯于”，故填letting。

【5】考查让步状语从句。句意：但也许这是一件永远不会变得更容易的事情，不管你练习了多少次。根据句意可知前后是让步关系，此处表示“无论多少”，故填no matter how。

【6】考查介词。句意：当父母开车离开时，我意识到他们会回到一个空荡荡的家，因为所有的孩子都离开家去追求他们自己的梦想和生活了。分析句子结构并结合句意可知此处用with的复合结构作状语，表示原因，故填with。

【7】考查非谓语动词。句意：我最近一直在玩《旅行青蛙》，这是一款让我深受感动的手机游戏。此处为“have+宾语+宾补”结构，me与influence之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，表示被动，用过去分词作宾补，故填influenced。

【8】考查不定式。句意：虽然游戏缺乏叙事细节或其他游戏的互动性，但你可以从四处奔波的“青蛙儿子”身上学到道理。分析句子结构并结合句意可知此处用不定式作后置定语修饰lesson，

故填to learn。

【9】考查副词。句意：你不能控制他什么时候开始冒险，也不能确定你的努力工作会给你带来一张梦寐以求的明信片。根据句意可知此处用nor来连接否定的并列成分，放在否定词not之后，表示“也不”，故填nor。

【10】考查时态语态。句意：它让他们想起了焦急等待他们回家的父母，想起了他们熟悉的声音，想起了他们的爱。They与remind之间是被动关系，陈述的是客观事实，也可以理解为过去的动作对现在造成的影响，所以既可用一般现在时的被动语态也可用现在完成时的被动语态，主语是They，谓语动词用复数，故填are reminded / have been reminded。