Question

Section C (8 marks)

There once was a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair(集市) 1.___ it won a blue ribbon.

One year, a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned 2.______ interesting about how he grew it. 3.______ reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn(粮种) with his neighbors.

“How can you afford to do that when they are entering their corn in competition4.______

yours each year?” the reporter asked.

“Why sir,” said the farmer, “don’t you know? The wind picks up pollen(花粉) from the ripening corn and spreads 5._____ from field to field. If my neighbors grow bad corn, cross-pollination will gradually reduce the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.”

He is fully aware 6._____ the connectedness of life. His corn can’t improve 7.______ his neighbors’ corn also improves. 8.______ it is with our lives.

Answer

1.where

2.something

3.The

4.with

5.it

6.of

7.unless

8.So

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述了一个很有哲理的小故事：一位农民每年种的玉米都会在集市上获得殊荣。当一位记者采访他的时候却惊讶地发现他把自己的玉米种子送给邻居们。当被问到原因的时候，他说邻居的玉米和自己家玉米的长势是息息相关的，只有别人的玉米好了，他家的玉米才会好。

1.Fair后是定语从句 ，从句是主谓宾结构，句中缺少状语，因为先行词fair表示地点，故填where。

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考点：考查学生对语法知识及语境的理解。