Question

阅读下面材料，在空自处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

A lady, who found it not easy to wake up early, bought an alarm clock. These clocks are so made as1. (strike) with a loud noise at any hour the owner pleases to set them. The alarm clock2. (perfect) did its duty, and went off at the right time. She 3. (rise) at once, and felt better all day for it. 4., after a time, the lady grew tired of early rising. When she 5. (wake) up by the noise, she merely turned over in bed and slept again. In a few days, the clock spoke just as loudly as ever, but she didn't hear6. because she had been in the habit of not obeying it, 7. (find) that she might as well be without it, she was determined that when she heard the sound she would jump up.

So it is 8. conscience. If we will obey its voice, even in the smallest things, we can always hear it, clear and strong. But if we allow ourselves to do 9.we fear or may not be right, we shall grow more and more  10. (sleep) until the voice of conscience has no longer the power to wake us.

Answer

1.to strike;

2.perfectly;

3.rose;

4.However;

5.was woken;

6.it

7.Finding;

8.with;

9.what;

10.sleepy

【解析】

这是一篇哲理感悟类文章。文章通过介绍一位女士用闹钟喊她起床的故事，感悟道德心也是如此，如果我们听从它的声音，即使是最小的事情，我们也能清晰和强烈地听到它。

1.考查固定搭配。句意：这些闹钟做得很好，只要主人愿意，随时都能发出很大的声响。so…as to意为“如此……以至于”，故填to strike。

2.考查副词。句意：闹钟完美地完成了它的职责。因此用副词修饰动词did，故填perfectly。

3.考查时态。本篇文章用一般过去时，此处她的动作也用谓语动词的一般过去时，故填rose。

4.考查副词。前文提到“felt better all day”，但后文又提到“the lady grew tired of early rising.”，此处应表示句子关系的转折，故填However。

5.考查被动语态和时态。句意：当她被响声叫醒时，因此she与wake up组成被动语态，文章又是一般过去时，故填was woken。

6.考查代词。设空处指代前文提到的闹钟声音，故填代词it。

7.考查非谓语动词。句意：她发现没有它也无妨，决定一听到声音就跳起来。此处非谓语动词作状语，与逻辑主语she构成主动关系，因此用现在分词形式，故填Finding。

8.考查介词搭配。So it is with=So it is the same with，意为“……也是如此，这样”， 故填with。

9.考查宾语从句。句意：但是如果我们允许自己去做我们害怕的事情，我们会变得越来越困。宾语从句中缺少宾语成分，并指代内容时，用连接词what，故填what。

10.考查形容词。本句“grow more and more”后加形容词作表语，意为“变得越来越……”，故填sleepy。