三、综合填空
Born in Tuojiang Town, Fenghuang County, Hunan Province, Shen Congwen was a great modern Chinese writer as well as a research scholar of historical cultural relics. The Border Town is one of his best-known 1.
(write). It 2.
(set) in Chadong, a small town on the border of Hunan and Sichuan in 3.
1930s and centres on the story of Cuicui.
Cuicui is brought up by her grandfather. When Cuicui grows up, her grandfather begins to worry about her marriage. There is a rich man in the town, who has two handsome sons that both fall in love 4. ______ Cuicui. Cuicui likes the younger son while her grandfather misunderstands her feelings and thinks the older son is more suitable for Cuicui. 5. ______ (sad), the older son dies in an accident and the rich man puts the blame on (归咎于) Cuicui's grandfather. 6. ______ the younger son loves Cuicui, he can't marry her after the 7. ______ (die) of his dear brother. Finally, he chooses 8. ______ (leave) the town. Cuicui's grandfather dies on a cold, rainy night, leaving Cuicui alone in the world. Instead of 9. ______ (let) sadness break her down, she takes over her grandfather's work, waiting for the younger son to come back.
From this simple story of love, family duty, and doubts about what the future might bring, Shen Congwen brought the early 20th-century countryside to life. This book 10.
(be) a classic for nearly a century.
解析:
【分析】
做英语综合填空需先通读短文把握主旨,再结合每个空的语法结构、固定搭配、词性要求及语境逻辑逐一推导:①看到one of需考虑名词复数,转换write的形式;②看到set联想固定搭配be set in,结合时态与主谓一致;③看到1930s对应年代前的定冠词用法;④看到fall in love匹配固定搭配;⑤句首修饰句子需用副词,转换形容词sad;⑥分析前后句逻辑为让步关系,选合适连词;⑦the后需接名词,转换动词die;⑧看到choose联想固定搭配choose to do;⑨instead of为介词短语,后接动名词;⑩时间状语for+时间段对应现在完成时,结合主谓一致。
【解析】
1. 考查名词复数:one of后接形容词最高级+名词复数,write的名词形式(作品)为writings,故填writings。
2. 考查固定搭配与被动语态:be set in是固定短语,意为“以……为背景”,主语it为第三人称单数,一般现在时,故填is set。
3. 考查冠词:表示“在……年代”需用“in the + 整十数复数”,故填the。
4. 考查固定搭配:fall in love with是固定短语,意为“爱上”,故填with。
5. 考查副词:此处修饰整个句子,需用副词,sad的副词形式为Sadly,句首首字母大写,故填Sadly。
6. 考查连词:前后句为让步关系,意为“虽然小儿子爱翠翠,但他不能娶她”,故填Although/Though。
7. 考查名词:the后需接名词,die的名词形式为death,故填death。
8. 考查固定搭配:choose to do sth是固定用法,意为“选择做某事”,故填to leave。
9. 考查动名词:instead of是介词短语,后接动名词,let的动名词形式为letting,故填letting。
10. 考查时态:时间状语for nearly a century(近一个世纪)对应现在完成时,主语this book为第三人称单数,故填has been。
【答案】
1. writings
2. is set
3. the
4. with
5. Sadly
6. Although/Though
7. death
8. to leave
9. letting
10. has been
【知识点】
词性转换、固定搭配、冠词与时态
【点评】
本题为英语综合填空题,聚焦基础语法与词汇运用,涵盖词性转换、固定短语、冠词、连词、时态等核心考点,需学生结合语境分析语法结构,难度适中,能有效考查英语基础能力。
【难度系数】
0.6