Question

    The most difficult thing for university student Ted Rogers is opening his classroom door. Ted can't do this without help because he's only six years old. He's the youngest person ever to study at Rochester University in New York. Ted 1. (begin) reading at two, and by four, he had known a lot about many subjects from astronomy to zoology（动物学）. By the age of five, be had been able to talk to university professors about his ideas.

Ted 2. just         (complete) his first book. It3.(come) out in a few months, shortly after his seventh birthday. “I love learning.” says Ted.

“My hero is the scientist Albert Einstein because he never brushed his hair or4.(wear) socks. “Psychologists（心理学家）have found it difficult5.(test) Ted's cleverness because they do not have high enough scores for him. Ted's mother first knew her son was different when he kept6.(cry) at play school because he was bored with the children's games. She started teaching him at home after finding that local schools were not prepared for children who learned at Ted's speed.

Now Ted7.(study) geography at Rochester University and using the Internet to complete his high school studies.

However, some psychologists warn that too much study can stop a child from8.(grow) up in a healthy way. “I9.(not care) how clever the kid is. Six-year-olds have to play with their friends,” says Dr. Brian Wood. Mrs. Rogers doesn't agree that her son's time10.(take) up completely by schoolwork. “He loves the violin and has many outdoor interests, such as camping, fishing and swimming, just like other boys of his age.”

Answer

1.began

2.has completed

3.will come/is coming/is going to come

4.wore

5.to test

6.crying

7.is studying

8.growing

9.don't care

10.is taken/has been taken

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述天才儿童特德的学习经历以及心理学家对其健康成长的担忧。

1.

句意：特德二岁开始阅读。

根据“at two”可知讲述的是过去的动作，动词用过去式began。故答案为began。

2.

句意：特德刚完成了他的第一本书。

根据just可知此处是现在完成时，主语Ted是第三人称单数，动词用has completed。

故答案为has completed。

3.

句意：几个月之后将出版，在他的七岁生日之后不久。

根据“in a few months”几个月之后，是将来的时间，动词用一般将来时，主语是It，谓语动词此处用will come,或者is coming或者is going to come。故答案为will come/is coming/is going to come。

4.

句意：我的英雄是爱因斯坦因为他从不梳头发或者穿袜子。

根据or可知此处用动词的过去式与brushed并列，此处用wear的过去式wore。故答案为wore。

5.

句意：心理学家发现测试出特德的聪明很难，因为他们没有足够的分数能给他。

此处it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是动词不定式，此处用to test。故答案为to test。

6.

句意：特德的母亲第一次发现她的儿子不同是在他一直在幼儿园哭因为他厌倦孩子们的游戏。

此处用keep doing表示“一直做某事”，此处用动名词crying。故答案为crying。

7.

句意：特德现在在罗切斯特大学学习地理，使用网络来完成他的高中学业。

根据now可知此处用现在进行时，主语Ted 是单数，动词用is studying。故答案为is studying。

8.

句意：然而，一些心理学家警告太多的学习会阻止一个孩子健康的成长。

此处用动词短语stop sb. from doing表示“阻止某人做某事”，此处用动名词growing。故答案为growing。

9.

句意： 我不在意这个孩子多么聪明。

此处是一般现在时，主语是I，谓语动词用助动词的否定don’t加上动词原形care。故答案为don't care。

10.

句意：罗杰斯夫妇不赞成儿子的时间完全被学业占据。

句子是现在时，agree that后面是宾语从句，从句的主语是time，是单数，主语与谓语动词是被动关系，表示“被占据”用现在完成时的被动has been taken或者一般现在时的被动is taken。故答案为is taken/has been taken。