Question

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

To any soldier

I served as a second lieutenant (少尉) in a war thirty years ago. Married for only a year and a half, I missed my wife and baby daughter a lot. In the years before cell phones and Wi-Fi, we had limited opportunities 1. (communicate) with loved ones.

One night while sitting by myself, I investigated the “Any Soldier” mailbox, a cardboard box with letters and packages from Americans. I chose one shoebox-size package. Inside I found about 20 greeting cards 2. children. At the bottom was a letter written by their teacher  3. (explain) how her kids had put the box together and how they supported our efforts in the war. Truly touched at that very moment by this gesture, I decided to write a letter of gratitude. I thanked the teacher for  4. her children had done—its impact on my patriotism, my morale, and, 5. (significantly), my uplifted faith. For security reasons, I was able to sign only my name.

Around 2013, I received a Facebook friend request from a woman with  6. I shared no contacts. I replied that  7. we were friends, I could not accept her request. She responded with one question: “Are you Second Lieutenant Bartholomew?” I replied that I had been at one time.

“Dear sir,” she wrote. “We have never met, but thirty years ago I was a second-grade teacher at a school in Ohio and our classroom sent a care package  8. (address) to ‘Any Service Member.’ The thank-you letter you composed was framed and it  9. (post) on the wall of the school for more than 20 years. I wanted to again thank you for your service to our country.”

We never spoke again, but this gracious teacher strengthened my belief in doing what my mother always taught me: Write thank-you notes—  10. never know how many people your kindness can touch.

Answer

1.to communicate

2.from

3.explaining

4.what

5.(the) most significantly

6.whom

7.unless

8.addressed

9.has been posted/ was posted

10.you

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者以前是个二等少尉，有一天他发现一个包裹，里面是孩子们为感谢军人而写的卡片，作者写了一封感谢信，回复了他们。2013年，孩子们的老师通过Facebook告诉作者他的感谢信一直挂在学校的墙上，并再次感谢他为国家服务。

1.考查不定式。分析句子成分可知(communicate) with loved ones.做opportunity的定语，用动词不定式作定语，故填 to communicate。

2.考查介词。句意：（我）在里面我找到了大约20张来自孩子的卡片。介词from意为“来自”，符合句意，故填from。

3.考查现在分词。分析句子成分可知explain在句中做非谓语，was为谓语。explain的逻辑主语为a letter, letter与explain之间为逻辑上的主谓关系，故用explain的现在分词形式，填explaining。

4.考查宾语从句。分析句子成分可知____ her children had done—its impact on my patriotism, my morale..这个句子做介词for的宾语，为宾语从句。空格处引导宾语从句，且在从句中做had done的宾语，故填连接代词what。

5.考查副词的最高级。句意：我向老师表达了这些孩子对我的爱国主义，对我的士气，最重要的是，对我的信念的影响的感谢。根据句意，这里要表达“最重要的是”，故填所给词的最高级形式，填(the) most significantly 。

6.考查定语从句。with ___6___ I shared no contacts.为定语从句，先行词为 a woman, 是人。空格处引导定语从句且在从句中做介词with的宾语，先行词为人，用whom引导定语从句。填whom。

7.考查连词。句意：我回复到除非我们是朋友，我是不会接受她的（加好友）请求的。分析句子成分可知空格处引导一个从句，根据句意应该是条件状语从句，连词unless意为“除非”，符合句意，故填unless。

8.考查过去分词。分析句子成分可知address在句中为非谓语，做care package的定语，与逻辑主语care package是逻辑上的动宾关系，故用address的过去分词形式，填addressed。

9.考查时态。这里考查的是动词的时态，如果要强调从过去到现在一直挂了20年，就用现在完成时。如果只是强调那过去挂了20年，用一般过去时即可。故答案有两个：has been posted/ was posted。

10.考查人称代词。根据后文的your kindness can touch.可知空格处指的是“你”，故填you。