(2019·山东青岛一中模拟)Birth order, whether you are an older, middle or younger child in your family, affects career path as well as personality, a new research shows.
1. (reach) their conclusions, researchers studied many successful people from different career groups. One of the most important2. (discover) is that middle children are more likely to become CEOs than other children. Among them3. (be) Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook. The reason could be that they are more4. (compete) and flexible to fight for attention from the parents,5. makes them fit for high-flying roles.6. is claimed that consideration of others and high levels of management are required.
Interestingly, they found the 7. (major) of astronauts are eldest children, the 8. (one) born children in the family. While youngest children were found to be more likely to have careers in classical music, because they are9. (possible) more sensitive and romantic. As for only children, the study suggests they are more likely to become artists due 10. their personality of doing things perfectly and maturely.
（二）1.To reach　考查非谓语动词。根据语境可知,此处应用动词不定式表示目的。
2.discoveries　考查名词。important修饰名词,one of...后接可数名词的复数形式,故填discoveries。
3.is　考查动词。该句为倒装语序,主语是Mark Zuckerberg,故谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。
4.competitive　考查形容词。be动词后跟形容词作表语,故此处用competitive。
5.which　考查非限制性定语从句。此处引导一个非限制性定语从句,指代上文的整个句子,故用which。
6.It　考查it作形式主语。it is claimed that...为固定句型,it作形式主语指代that从句的内容。
7.majority　考查名词。the majority of“大多数”,为固定短语。
8.first　考查序数词。上文提到大多数宇航员都是长子,即家庭中第一个出生的孩子,故此处用序数词first。
9.possibly　考查副词。此处需用副词修饰空格后的形容词,故填possibly。
10.to　考查介词。due to“由于;因为”,为固定短语。