Question

从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。每空只填一词。

show sad  write  difficult  since  courage  them  hard-working  at  become

I like reading. I love many different kinds of books, because they not only open my mind but also give me 1. .

Up to now I have read a lot of books, such as magazines, novels and storybooks. But one of the books that I like best is The Story of My Life. It was 2. by American writer Helen Keller in 1902. She was a blind, deaf and dumb person. In the book, she wrote that she had not been able to see, hear or speak 3. she was one year and seven months old. This unusual thing made her very 4. . Luckily, she met her good teacher, Miss Sullivan 5. the age of seven. Helen was getting happier every day. Then, Miss Sullivan helped her learn how to write English words. At first, Miss Sullivan wrote some words on Helen’s hands with her own fingers again and again. Helen was a very 6. girl. She tried as much as possible to remember words. After that, she wrote many famous works. The Story of My Life is one of 7. .

The Story of My Life describes her hard struggle(奋斗) to 8. a good writer and educationist of the world.

It 9. us an important truth: Nothing is 10. if you put your heart into it! This is why I like it best. What about you?

Answer

1.courage

2.written

3.since

4.sad

5.at

6.hard-working

7.them

8.become

9.shows

10.difficult

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了作者最喜欢的书《我的人生》，讲述了书中的主要故事情节及作者喜欢它的原因：只要你全身心地投入，世上没有什么难事。

1.courage 句意：因为它们不但是开阔我的眼界，而且给我力量。根据句子结构可知本空填名词，结合语境及被选项，要知本空填：courage。

2.written句意：它是美国作家Helen keller在1902年写的。句子主语it（指书）是谓语动词write的承受者，句子用被动语态，动词用过去分词，故填：written。

3.since句意：在书里，她写到，她从一岁零七个月就看不到，听不到，不能说话。引出时间的起点，用since。

4.sad句意：这些不同寻常的事情使她很伤心。故填：sad。

5.at句意：然后，Miss Sullivan在她七岁时，帮助她学会了怎样写。在……岁时：at the age of，故填：at。

6.hard-working句意：海伦是一位非常努力的女孩。由后句：She tried as much as possible to remember words.（她尽力记单词）可以推测出，她是一位努力的女孩，故填：hard-working。

7.them句意：《我的生活》这个故事是其中之一。代替前面提到的复数名词：many famous works，用表示复数的人称代词，作宾语，用宾格形式：them.

8.become句意：故事《我的人生》描述了她努力奋斗成为世界上一位好的作家和教育家的故事。努力奋斗，最终“成为”优秀作家，故填：become。

9.shows句意：它给我们展示了一个重要的事实。结合句意及选项，可知选show，主语it是三人称单数，谓语动词+s/es。故填：shows。

10.句意：只要你全身心地投入，没有什么是困难的。故填：difficult。

考点：考查词汇运用。