第二节(共10小题; 每小题1. 5分, 满分15分)
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。
Clara Hale was born on April 1, 1905 in North Carolina. In 1932, Clara faced the saddest thing in her life. Her husband died, 56. __________ (leave) her with her two children. To support her children, she 57. __________ (get) a job as a babysitter for children with mothers too busy 58. __________ (look) after their own children. During the next 25 years, she was a foster mother to over 40 children.
As more and more 59. __________ (problem) of drug abuse(滥用毒品)came up, more and more people would come to her door, holding a child, usually because the child’s mother took drugs and either couldn’t 60. __________ wouldn’t care for the child. Within six months, she had 22 babies in a five-room apartment. As
61. __________ matter of fact, her apartment was packed, but she never said no to a child who no one wanted. In 1985, Clara founded the organization
62. __________ (call) the Hale House Center. It was an organization for children 63. __________ mothers took drugs. At the Hale House Center, there would be about 100 children there a week.
Clara was a loving, 64. __________ (self) mother to over 800 children in her life. She devoted her whole life 65. __________ these unwanted children. She died on December 18, 1992 with a feeling in her heart that she had changed people’s lives.
56. 【解析】leaving。考查非谓语动词。句子的主语是Her husband, 和leave之间是主动关系, 此处是现在分词作结果状语, 故填leaving。
【方法技巧】
不定式和现在分词均可用作结果状语, 但两者用法有区别:
(1)现在分词用作结果状语
通常表示一种自然的结果, 即属于预料之中的事。
He lost his job, leaving his life tougher.
他失业了, 使得他的生活更加艰难。
(2)不定式用作结果状语
主要表示没有预料到的情况或结果, 即属于预料之外的事。该用法通常与副词only连用。
He lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet. 他搬起石头砸了自己的脚。
57. 【解析】got。考查时态。根据文章可知, 此处是叙述的过去的事实, 故用一般过去时, 故填got。
58. 【解析】to look。考查非谓语动词。too. . . to“太……以至于不能”。
59. 【解析】problems。考查名词复数。根据前面more and more, 可知此处的名词应用复数, 故填problems。
60. 【解析】or。考查连词。此处指不能或不愿照看孩子。故填or。
61. 【解析】a。考查冠词。as a matter of fact事实上, 是固定搭配。
62. 【解析】called。考查非谓语动词。found是动词, 可知此处应用非谓语动词, organization 和call之间是被动关系, 故用过去分词。
63. 【解析】whose。考查定语从句。children和mothers之间是所属关系, 故填关系代词whose。
64. 【解析】selfless。考查形容词。修饰名词mothers, 应用形容词, 且根据语意可知, 此处应用“无私的”, 故填selfless。
65. 【解析】to。考查介词。devote sth. to奉献于; 致力于。故填to。
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。
Clara Hale was born on April 1, 1905 in North Carolina. In 1932, Clara faced the saddest thing in her life. Her husband died, 56. __________ (leave) her with her two children. To support her children, she 57. __________ (get) a job as a babysitter for children with mothers too busy 58. __________ (look) after their own children. During the next 25 years, she was a foster mother to over 40 children.
As more and more 59. __________ (problem) of drug abuse(滥用毒品)came up, more and more people would come to her door, holding a child, usually because the child’s mother took drugs and either couldn’t 60. __________ wouldn’t care for the child. Within six months, she had 22 babies in a five-room apartment. As
61. __________ matter of fact, her apartment was packed, but she never said no to a child who no one wanted. In 1985, Clara founded the organization
62. __________ (call) the Hale House Center. It was an organization for children 63. __________ mothers took drugs. At the Hale House Center, there would be about 100 children there a week.
Clara was a loving, 64. __________ (self) mother to over 800 children in her life. She devoted her whole life 65. __________ these unwanted children. She died on December 18, 1992 with a feeling in her heart that she had changed people’s lives.
56. 【解析】leaving。考查非谓语动词。句子的主语是Her husband, 和leave之间是主动关系, 此处是现在分词作结果状语, 故填leaving。
【方法技巧】
不定式和现在分词均可用作结果状语, 但两者用法有区别:
(1)现在分词用作结果状语
通常表示一种自然的结果, 即属于预料之中的事。
He lost his job, leaving his life tougher.
他失业了, 使得他的生活更加艰难。
(2)不定式用作结果状语
主要表示没有预料到的情况或结果, 即属于预料之外的事。该用法通常与副词only连用。
He lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet. 他搬起石头砸了自己的脚。
57. 【解析】got。考查时态。根据文章可知, 此处是叙述的过去的事实, 故用一般过去时, 故填got。
58. 【解析】to look。考查非谓语动词。too. . . to“太……以至于不能”。
59. 【解析】problems。考查名词复数。根据前面more and more, 可知此处的名词应用复数, 故填problems。
60. 【解析】or。考查连词。此处指不能或不愿照看孩子。故填or。
61. 【解析】a。考查冠词。as a matter of fact事实上, 是固定搭配。
62. 【解析】called。考查非谓语动词。found是动词, 可知此处应用非谓语动词, organization 和call之间是被动关系, 故用过去分词。
63. 【解析】whose。考查定语从句。children和mothers之间是所属关系, 故填关系代词whose。
64. 【解析】selfless。考查形容词。修饰名词mothers, 应用形容词, 且根据语意可知, 此处应用“无私的”, 故填selfless。
65. 【解析】to。考查介词。devote sth. to奉献于; 致力于。故填to。
