Question

    Life has changed quickly since COVID-19 broke out worldwide. Many people find themselves isolated (隔绝的) at home, bored and lonely. But if we look at history, we see many great people produced their best work when they were a1..

Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, and James Clerk Maxwell, three of the greatest physicists in history, worked by themselves most of the time. They learned from others not by working with them directly, but  b2.reading their papers and books.

Here is another example. In 1606, when an epidemic (流行病) hit London, all the t3. in the city were closed. At that time, English playwrighter William Shakespeare worked a4. an actor at The King’s Men theater. After finding himself without a steady ( 固 定 ) job, but lots of s5. time, Shakespeare began w6.. He wrote King Lear,  Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra before the year was over.

Coming back to the present, do you know “the Reader in Fang Cang.”? The picture of  him reading in bed in the newly-built makeshift hospital in Wuhan really t7. people. “When you feel worried, reading is a way to help you feel r8. and comfortable. This picture of him reading in bed gives me strength and h9.” said one Weibo user.

2020 is a special year. People all around the world have to fight  a10. Covid-19. This special period helps us think more deeply about ourselves and our environment, which leads to even greater creativity.

Answer

1.alone

2.by

3.theaters/theatres

4.as

5.spare

6.writing

7.touched

8.relaxed

9.hope

10.against

【解析】

本文讲述了关于新冠肺炎给人们生活带来的影响。人们在被迫待在家里的时候会感觉到无聊和孤独，但是很多伟大的人，如科学家，剧作家等他们都是一个人工作，思考，然后取得了伟大的成绩。因此我们在这个时候更合适思考，从而更有创造力。

1.句意：但是如果我们回顾历史，我们会发现许多伟大的人都是在独处的时候写出了他们最好的作品。

根据第二段中“worked by themselves…They learned from others not by working with them directly”和首字母提示可知他们是单独工作的，用“单独地”单词alone。故填alone。

2.句意：他们不是通过直接与他们一起工作，而是通过阅读他们的论文和书籍来学习。

根据“They learned from others not by working with them directly”可知是他们不是通过直接与他们一起工作，而是通过其他方式，且首字母为b，故填by + doing表示通过做某事。故填by。

3.句意：1606年，当一场流行病袭击伦敦时，这个城市的所有剧院都关门了。

根据“William Shakespeare worked …an actor at The King’s Men theater.”和首字母提示可知是所有剧院关门了，故用剧院的单词复数theaters/theatres。故填theaters/theatres。

4.句意：当时，英国剧作家威廉·莎士比亚在国王剧团担任演员。

根据“After finding himself without steady ( 固 定 ) job”和首字母提示可知他是作为演员的身份在这个剧院工作，故需填as来表达“作为……”。故填as。

5.句意：在发现自己没有稳定的工作，但有很多空闲时间后，莎士比亚开始写作。

根据“After finding himself without a steady ( 固 定 ) job”和…time可知他在没有固定工作的时候有很多空闲时间，且首字母为s，故用空闲的spare。故填spare。

6.句意：在发现自己没有稳定的工作，但有很多空闲时间后，莎士比亚开始写作。

根据“He wrote King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra before the year was over.”和首字母提示可知他是开始写作才写了这些剧本，且begin doing意为开始做某事。故填writing。

7.句意：在武汉新建的方舱医院里，他躺在床上看书的照片着实让人感动。

根据“This picture of him reading in bed gives me strength”和首字母提示可知他在床上看书的照片感动人心，给与了人们力量，故该填感动touched。故填touched。

8.句意：当你感到担心时，阅读是一种帮助你感到放松和舒适的方式。

根据“and comfortable”可知横线前的和comfortable是同类词，且根据首字母r提示可知是放松的，英语表达为relaxed。故填relaxed。

9.句意：一位微博用户说:“这张他躺在床上看书的照片给了我力量和希望。”

根据“gives me strength and ”可知横线处是和strength一样积极的词，且提示的首字母为h，故应该是希望hope。故填hope。

10.句意：世界各国人民都面临抗击新冠肺炎疫情的严峻挑战。

根据常识及首字母提示可知世界各国人民都在抗击肺炎，用词组fight against，意为“反抗”。故填against。