Roald Dahl was bom in Wales, in 1916. He was an unhappy schoolboy, so after ____41____ (graduate) from school he decided to look for adventure. He first worked for the Shell Company in East Africa, where he lived in the jungle, and then he joined the Royal Air Force, as a pilot, when the Second World War broke out. He ___42___ (injure) while flying, so in1942 he went to Washington, where he started his career____43____a writer.
___44___ (published) in 1943, Dahl's first children's book, The gremlins, was followed by many others. They were all very ___45___ (success) because he really connected with the children^ interests. He later admitted he couldn't have written children's stories ___46___ he hadn’t had children of his own. ___47___ (actual), his books are based on bedtime stories he made up for his own children.
As for his family life, he married Patricia Neal, ___48___ actress, and they had five children. However, they were not happy. Patricia suffered a stroke but later recovered. Their ___49___ (marry) ended in divorce. Dahl died in Oxford in 1990. He, ___50___ always donated money to those in need, was a generous man. He was awarded several important prizes. His secret of becoming a good writer is a lively imagination and hard work.
【答案】41. graduating
42. was injured
43. as 44. Published
45. successful
46. if 47. Actually
48. an 49. marriage
50. who
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了罗尔德·达尔的人生故事。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：他是一个不快乐的小学生，所以毕业后他决定去冒险。介词宾语应使用动名词形式，graduate的动名词形式为graduating。故填graduating。
【42题详解】
考查一般过去时的被动态。句意：他在飞行中受伤，所以1942年他去了华盛顿，在那里开始了他的作家生涯。受伤一般是被动的，应使用被动态，而动作是发生在过去的，应使用一般过去时。故填was injured。
【43题详解】
考查介词。句意：他在飞行中受伤，所以1942年他去了华盛顿，在那里开始了他的作家生涯。作为一种什么职业一般使用as，as在此处意为“作为”。故填as。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：达尔于1943年出版了他的第一本儿童读物《小精灵》，之后又出版了许多其他的书。书是被发表的，此处是被动意味，应使用过去分词，且在句首，首字母应大写。故填Published。
【45题详解】
考查形容词。句意：他们都很成功，因为他真的和孩子们的兴趣联系在一起。分析句子，主语为they，谓语为were，所填空处为形容词构成主系表结构。故填successful。
【46题详解】
考查状语从句。句意：他后来承认，如果没有自己的孩子，就不可能写儿童故事。根据语境可知，此处为if引导的条件状语从句。故填if。
【47题详解】
考查副词。句意：实际上，他的书是以他为自己的孩子编造的睡前故事为基础的。此处actually作为副词修饰整个句子。故填Actually。
【48题详解】
考查冠词。句意：至于他的家庭生活，他娶了一个叫帕特里夏·尼尔的女演员，他们有五个孩子。此处泛指“一名女演员”，应使用不定冠词，actress以元音音素开头，应使用an。故填an。
【49题详解】
考查名词。句意：他们的婚姻以离婚告终。名词性物主代词修饰名词，故此处应使用其名词形式。故填marriage。
【50题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：他总是向需要帮助的人捐款，是个慷慨的人。此处who引导的是非限定性定语从句，修饰he，在从句中做主语。故填who。
___44___ (published) in 1943, Dahl's first children's book, The gremlins, was followed by many others. They were all very ___45___ (success) because he really connected with the children^ interests. He later admitted he couldn't have written children's stories ___46___ he hadn’t had children of his own. ___47___ (actual), his books are based on bedtime stories he made up for his own children.
As for his family life, he married Patricia Neal, ___48___ actress, and they had five children. However, they were not happy. Patricia suffered a stroke but later recovered. Their ___49___ (marry) ended in divorce. Dahl died in Oxford in 1990. He, ___50___ always donated money to those in need, was a generous man. He was awarded several important prizes. His secret of becoming a good writer is a lively imagination and hard work.
【答案】41. graduating
42. was injured
43. as 44. Published
45. successful
46. if 47. Actually
48. an 49. marriage
50. who
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了罗尔德·达尔的人生故事。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：他是一个不快乐的小学生，所以毕业后他决定去冒险。介词宾语应使用动名词形式，graduate的动名词形式为graduating。故填graduating。
【42题详解】
考查一般过去时的被动态。句意：他在飞行中受伤，所以1942年他去了华盛顿，在那里开始了他的作家生涯。受伤一般是被动的，应使用被动态，而动作是发生在过去的，应使用一般过去时。故填was injured。
【43题详解】
考查介词。句意：他在飞行中受伤，所以1942年他去了华盛顿，在那里开始了他的作家生涯。作为一种什么职业一般使用as，as在此处意为“作为”。故填as。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：达尔于1943年出版了他的第一本儿童读物《小精灵》，之后又出版了许多其他的书。书是被发表的，此处是被动意味，应使用过去分词，且在句首，首字母应大写。故填Published。
【45题详解】
考查形容词。句意：他们都很成功，因为他真的和孩子们的兴趣联系在一起。分析句子，主语为they，谓语为were，所填空处为形容词构成主系表结构。故填successful。
【46题详解】
考查状语从句。句意：他后来承认，如果没有自己的孩子，就不可能写儿童故事。根据语境可知，此处为if引导的条件状语从句。故填if。
【47题详解】
考查副词。句意：实际上，他的书是以他为自己的孩子编造的睡前故事为基础的。此处actually作为副词修饰整个句子。故填Actually。
【48题详解】
考查冠词。句意：至于他的家庭生活，他娶了一个叫帕特里夏·尼尔的女演员，他们有五个孩子。此处泛指“一名女演员”，应使用不定冠词，actress以元音音素开头，应使用an。故填an。
【49题详解】
考查名词。句意：他们的婚姻以离婚告终。名词性物主代词修饰名词，故此处应使用其名词形式。故填marriage。
【50题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：他总是向需要帮助的人捐款，是个慷慨的人。此处who引导的是非限定性定语从句，修饰he，在从句中做主语。故填who。
