Question

【题目】Steve is interviewing the famous biographer（传记作家）Caren Thomas.

Steve: Thomas, 【1】 a famous writer, would you please tell us something about yourself and your new books?

Garen: Of course.

Steve: Where were you born?

Garen: I was born in Chicago, but I spent most of my childhood in New York.

Steve: 【2】 was your childhood like?

Garen: I had pretty strict parents. They wished me to be successful in studies. So I think my childhood was 【3】 （bore）and I was always complaining about it.

Steve: Do you get along well 【4】 your parents now?

Garen: Oh sure, I have reached middle age now. So far I 【5】 （understand）their loves to me.

Steve: Where did you go to university?

Garen: I graduated 【6】 Yale University with a degree in English Literature.

Steve: How did you start writing?

Garen: I like writing from young, 【7】 it is not easy for me to enter this occupation. You know, I once worked in companies. I started writing for magazines and eventually was

【8】 （ask） to write books, so I was pretty lucky.

Steve: 【9】 did you begin to write the book about the president Obama?

Garen: From the beginning of 2008, it 【10】 （take） me 6 months to prepare for it, interviewing and finding information about him. Obama told me many stories about his life and family.

Steve: Sounds interesting.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】as

【2】What

【3】boring

【4】with

【5】have understood

【6】from

【7】but

【8】asked

【9】When

【10】took

【解析】

试题解析：本文是一篇对话。通过Steve对著名传记作家Caren Thomas的采访，介绍了Caren的学习经历、人生感受及其创作过程中的趣事。

【】 as考查状语从句。分析句子成分可知， a famous writer为句子中的状语，说明Caren的身份，as引导的介词短语作状语，译为“作为”。

【2】 What考察疑问词。How一般用来询问“事物变化的部分”，如人们的情绪，健康等；what...like则询问“事物没有变化的部分”，如人们的情绪。

【3】boring考查动词形态变化。Bore(n.)讨厌的人或事；(v.)“使厌烦，开凿，挖孔”；分析句子成分可知此处应该填一个形容词，修饰my childhood，使用bore的形容词形式boring“枯燥的，无聊的”。

【4】with考查固定短语搭配。Get along well with sb“与某人相处融洽”。

【5】have understood考查动词时态。So far“至今”，所描述的谓语动作一直持续到现在，则谓语用现在完成时态。而且，根据前句 I have reached middle age now. 可知此处用现在完成时。

【6】from考查动词短语固定搭配。Graduate from“毕业于...”，根据上句 Where did you go to university?可知此处是关于毕业院校的回答。

【7】but考查关联词。分析句意“从小我就喜欢写作，但是进入这一行对我来说并不容易。”两个分句间是转折关系。

【8】asked考察被动语态。分析句意：“我开始为杂志写文章，最后被要求写书，所以我真是非常幸运。”

【9】When考察疑问词。根据下句From the beginning of 2008，可知该句是问Caren是何时开始写关于总统奥巴马的书，故答案为when。

【10】took考查动词短语固定搭配。Take sb some time to do sth“花费某人...时间做某事”。