Question

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nelson Mandela is a great man. The black people in South Africa are grateful to 1.(he) for what he did.

At one time black people were not treated equally. It was not easy for them to find a good job and many families were too poor to afford their children’s 2.(educate). In 1952 Mandela set up a law office to help the poor black people 3.trouble. It was with his guidance that those4.lost heart in life became 5. (hope) about their future. As 6.matter of fact, it was Mandela’s dream to help black people get the same rights7.white people. However, the government was so angry with him that he 8.(sentence) to prison for life on Robben Island for being one of the ANC leaders. He was released in 1990 and was voted President of South Africa in 1994. Now black people in his country live a much9.(good) life than before.

Mandela devoted all his life to 10. (improve)the life of the black in South Africa.

Answer

1.him

2.education

3.in

4.who

5.hopeful

6.a

7.as

8.was sentenced

9.better

10.improving

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了曼德拉帮助同胞，为黑人权益作斗争的故事。

1.考查代词。动词后应该用代词的宾格形式作宾语，此处代指前文的Nelson Mandela, 故填him。

2.考查名词。名词所有格后要接名词，故填education。

3.考查介词。句意：1952年曼德拉建立了一个律所来帮助处于麻烦中的贫困的黑人。in trouble 为固定搭配，意为“处于麻烦之中”符合句意。故填in。

4.考查定语从句。分析可知空格处引导定语从句。先行词those指人，空格处在从句中做主语，所以要用who引导这个定语从句。故填who。

5.考查形容词。句意：正是在他的引导下这些对生活失去了信心的人对他们的未来变得充满了希望。空格处做连系动词become的表语，根据句意此处应该填一个形容词。故填hopeful。

6.考查冠词。as a matter of fact为固定搭配，意为“事实上”。故填a。

7.考查固定词组。此处考查固定词组the same…as…..和……一样。故填as。

8.考查谓语动词的时态和语态。sentence在从句中做谓语动词，与主语he之间是动宾关系，要用被动语态；根据前面的was可知这里要用一般过去时。故填was sentenced。

9.考查形容词的比较级。根据后面的than可知，这里要用所给形容词的比较级形式。故填better。

10.考查动名词。devote sth. to是固定搭配，to为介词后要接动名词作宾语。故填improving。