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。

Just a few months ago, Sue Smith considered 【1】 a healthy eater. She counted calories .She get processed sugar out of her diet. She avoided dairy products.

Bui in the past month, Ms. Smith began shopping — and eating —【2】 (complete) differently 【3】 the coronavirus pandemic made her housebound(居家、禁足).

"I'm eating ice cream. Ice cream bars,” Ms. Smith said. “And tonight, I'm making a spinach-artichoke lasagna. There's so much dairy in it. But I just need the very comfort 【4】 I get from that food right now.”

As the coronavirus shutdowns continue, two growing trends 【5】 (involve) how people eat —the rising amount of money spent 【6】 meals outside the home and the increased purchase of fresh or organic foods in grocery stores — have been changed.

Shoppers, 【7】 (certain) of when they would be able to return to grocery stores and whether they would find any food restocked, bought foods that could sit on their shelves for months.

These simple and easy-to-make meals fill the 【8】 (require) for people trying to squeeze a fast lunch in between Zoom meetings for work or for parents feeding their newly home-schooled 【9】（child）.

For others, the food purchases are purely 【10】 emotional reaction. Consumers are reaching or foods that trigger a comforting childhood memory or are simply their go-to snack when they need to relieve stress.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】herself

【2】completely

【3】because

【4】that

【5】involving

【6】on

【7】uncertain

【8】requirement

【9】children

【10】an

【解析】

这是一篇新闻报道。短文介绍了随着冠状病毒致使居家隔离，导致的对于人们饮食方式和购物方式的影响。

【1】考查代词。根据句意“就在几个月前，苏·史密斯还认为自己是一个健康的饮食者”可知，空处填反身代词，主语为 Sue Smith，所以反身代词为herself。故填herself。

【2】考查副词。副词completely修饰副词differently。故填completely。

【3】考查连词。根据句意“苏·史密斯还在过去的一个月，史密斯小姐开始购物，吃得完全不同，因为冠状病毒大流行使她足不出户的”本句为because引导的原因状语从句。故填because。

【4】考查定语从句。分析句子可知，the very comfort为先行词，在后面的定语从句中作宾语，且先行词被the very修饰，所以关系代词只能为that。故填that。

【5】考查现在分词。分析句子可知，two growing trends与空处所要填的词在逻辑上是主动关系，所以用现在分词。故填involving。

【6】考查介词。spend +时间/金钱+on sth 为固定搭配。故填on。

【7】考查形容词。根据句意“购物者不确定什么时候再去杂货店”， 可知，空处填certain的反义词uncertain，be certain/uncertain of sth 为固定短语。故填uncertain。

【8】考查名词。fill为及物动词，后接名词。故填requirement。

【9】考查名词复数。child为可数名词，根据“their”可知，空处填复数children。故填children。

【10】考查冠词。根据句意“对另一些人来说，购买食品纯粹是一种情感反应”。可知，空处填冠词表示泛指“一种情感反应 ”，且emotional首字母的发音为元音音素，所以填an。故填an。

定语从句中关系词的选择可考虑以下三点：

(1) 一看先行词的意义，即分清先行词是指人、指物、时间、地点还是原因(如指物时不能用who或whom，指人时通常不用which等。

(2) 二看关系词的句法功能，即分清关系词是担任什么句子成分，是作主语还是宾语、是作定语还是状语等(如作定语通常用whose，有时也用which；作状语要用when, where, why。

(3) 三看定语从句的种类，即分清是限制性定语从句还是非限制性定语从句(如that和why通常不引导非限制性定语从句。

分析小题4的句子可知，the very comfort为先行词，在后面的定语从句中作宾语，且先行词被the very修饰，所以关系代词只能为that。故填that。