Question

    Roy is a middle-aged man who lives happily with his family in a big house. He is a successful craftsman now. But his life is not a1. so great. He had a learning disability from an early age. He went to a school for children like him and he got plenty of extra help in this school. He still suffered(受苦) the rest of his school days in public schools.

His life improved so much when he discovered art. The art world gave him a chance to express himself w2. words. He went to a workshop and gradually got good at making things with clay. Then he learned an important lesson: Though he was disabled in language, he could still be s3. and successfully express himself with clay.

He got his n4. lesson from rock climbing. It was a fun thing but he was scared from the start. He soon found it wasn’t a talent thing; it was just p5.. So he did it more. After about five years of climbing, he found himself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall. He learned that if a person fell in love with something and did it all the time, he would get better at it. And his confidence came along with it.

Later he found his e6. really helpful when learning how to read and write. Every day he spent many hours reading and writing, which he used to a7. as much as possible. After two hard years, he could read and write as well as others.

He has gone through the long process with art, rock climbing, reading and writing. Now he has got to a point in his life where he knows he is also able to dive into an area that is totally hard, unknown, but interesting.

Answer

1.always

2.without

3.smart

4.next

5.practice

6.experience

7.avoid

【解析】

本篇讲述从小就有学习障碍的罗伊在公立学校上学，即使得到了很多额外的帮助，他还是备受煎熬；后来艺术给了他一个表达自我的机会，给他的生活带来很大的改善。他经历了艺术、攀岩、阅读和写作的漫长过程，达到他认知所能达到的顶点。

1.句意：但他的生活并不总那么美好。

空格在be动词和形容词之间，判断填副词；上文“罗伊现在是一个成功的工匠”和下文“他有学习障碍”可知他的生活并不总那么美好，根据首字母提示，always总是，副词，故答案为always。

2.句意：艺术给了他一个不用语言就能表达自己的机会。

空格在名词前，判断填介词；由上文可知罗伊有学习障碍，由此推断空格指艺术给了他一个不用语言就能表达自己的机会；根据首字母提示，without没有……，介词；故答案为without。

3.句意：虽然他不善言语，但他仍然可以很聪明，用泥土成功地表达自己。

空格在be动词后面，判断填形容词；虽然他不善言语，但他仍然用泥土成功地表达自己，由此推断空格指他仍然可以很聪明；根据首字母提示，smart聪明的，形容词；故答案为smart。

4.句意：他从攀岩中又学到了一个经验。

空格在名词前，判断填形容词；由上文可知，罗伊从艺术中得到了表达自己的机会，由此可知，攀岩是他又一个学习经验；根据首字母提示，next下一个的，形容词；故答案为next。

5.句意：他很快发现这不是天资的事，只是练习而已。

空格在be后面，判断填名词当表语；根据上文“He soon found it wasn’t a talent thing”推断空格指罗伊认识到攀岩不是天资的事，只是练习而已；根据首字母提示，practice练习，名词；故答案为practice。

6.句意：后来他发现自己的经验对学习如何读和写很有帮助。

空格在形容词性物主代词后面，判断填名词；由上文可知罗伊成功地学会制作陶器和攀岩，由此推断空格指这些经验对他学习如何读和写很有帮助；根据首字母提示，experience经验，名词；故答案为experience。

7.句意：他每天花很多时间读书和写作，这是他以前尽量避免的。

由上文可知罗伊从小有学习障碍，即使得到了很多额外的帮助，他还是备受煎熬；由此推断空格指以前尽量避免学习；used to do sth过去常常做某事，由此可知空格填动词原形；根据首字母提示，avoid避免，动词；故答案为avoid。