Question

It was New Year's night.An aged man raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky,1.the stars were floating like white flowers on the surface of a clear calm lake.He had already passed sixty of the stages2. (lead) to his certain goal—the tomb,and he had brought from his journey nothing but mistakes and regret.3.(fortune),now his health was poor,his mind empty,his heart sorrowful,and his old age short of comforts. The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him,and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads—4.leading to a peaceful,sunny place,covered with beautiful flowers,fresh fruits;the other leading to a deep,dark cave,5. was endless,where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes crawled. 

On this New Year's night,he remembered his friends in his childhood,with6.he entered on life together with him.But they7.(make) their way to8.(succeed) and were now honored and happy. 

The clock in the church tower9. (strike) and the sound made him remember his parents' early love for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good.But he chose the wrong way.His darkened eyes were full of tears,and with a desperate effort,he burst out a cry:"Come back,my early days,10.I will lead a new life!"

Answer

1.where

2.leading

3.Unfortunately

4.one

5.which

6.whom

7.had made

8.success

9.struck

10.and

【解析】 本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一位六十多岁的老人在新年的晚上望着天空回顾自己的一生，联系到童年朋友如今的幸福生活，心中充满了悔恨和不甘。

1.根据“An aged man raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky,___1___the stars were floating like white flowers on the surface of a clear calm lake一个年长的男人用悲伤的眼睛看向深蓝色的天空，____星星像白花一样在清澈的平静湖面上漂浮着”可知，后半句是定语从句，修饰前面的“ the deep blue sky”，从句的结构完整，缺引导词，因为表地点，所以用where。故填where。

2.“He had already passed sixty of the stages___2___ (lead) to his certain goal—the tomb他已经年过六十____到他的某个目的地—坟墓”，横线后是伴随状语，需用现在分词。故填leading。

3. 根据“now his health was poor,his mind empty,his heart sorrowful现在他的健康状态很差，他的心灵空虚，他的内心很伤感”可知，他现在的处境很不好。横线处充当状语，故填Unfortunately。

4.根据“...at the entrance of the two roads—___4___leading to a peaceful,sunny place,covered with beautiful flowers,fresh fruits;the other leading to a deep,dark cave...两条路的入口处，一条通向开满美丽鲜花、长着新鲜果实的平静且充满阳光的地方，另一条通向黑暗的深洞”可知，此处考察“one...the other...两者中的一个...另一个...”。故填one。

5.“___5___ was endless,where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes crawled___是无止境的，那里毒药而不是水在流动，恶魔和毒蛇在爬行”这一句是三个定语从句并列修饰“cave”，第一个定语从句缺主语，故填which。

6.由“he remembered his friends in his childhood,with___6___he entered on life together with him他回忆起了与他一起长大的童年时的朋友，”可知，后半句是定语从句，横线处代指“his friends ”，with是介词，后面跟宾语。故填whom。

7.根据“But they___7___(make) their way to___8___(succeed) and were now honored and happy. 但他们___ ___（让）他们的方式___ 8 ___（成功），现在功成名就，生活幸福 ”中“were now ”可知，他们在此之前已经用自己的方式走向成功了，所以用过去完成时。故填had made。

8.“make one’s way to sth”用自己的方式获得某物，这个词组里的“to”是介词，后跟名词。故填success。

9.根据全文以过去时为主和“The clock in the church tower___9___ (strike) and the sound made him remember...教堂里的时钟_______，声音让他记得...”中“and the sound made”可知，动词用过去式。故填struck。

10. “Come back,my early days,___10___I will lead a new life!回来，我的时光，___我会开启新的生活”横线处缺连词，上下句为递进关系，故填and。