Question

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The woman often called the First Lady of New York died in August. Brooke Astor was 105 years old. The extremely wealthy and famous New Yorker spent much of her life 【1】 (help) the needy in her beloved city.

She was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was the only child of a high level military officer. After two earlier 【2】 (marry), she married Vincent Astor in 1953 again. He came from a family 【3】 had been rich for at least one hundred years .Among other things, he owned many buildings in New York City. Brooke Astor became one of the 【4】(rich) women in the world when Vincent Astor died. She also became head of a huge charity organization which 【5】 (found) by her husband. He repeatedly had told her she would have fun giving 【6】his money. And apparently she did. Brooke Astor gave tens of millions of dollars mainly to places and people in New York City. She said it was the sensible choice because that was 【7】 the money had been made. She gave financial support to the city's cultural centers as well as to many 【8】 smaller charities. When she died, the mayor of New York said 【9】 city would not be what it is today 【10】 her support.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】helping

【2】marriages

【3】that/which

【4】richest

【5】was founded

【6】away

【7】where

【8】other

【9】the

【10】without

【解析】

試題分析：

本文主要講述了Brooke Astor積極從事慈善事業(yè)，為紐約這座城市作出了巨大貢獻。

【1】固定句型sb.spend time (in) doing sth.意為“某人花時間做某事”。

【2】從下文“she married Vincent Astor in 1953 again.”可知，她以前經(jīng)歷了兩次“婚姻”。因為after是介詞，故此處需要用名詞。

【3】that/which引導(dǎo)定語從句，且在從句中作主語。

【4】one of the＋形容詞最高級。根據(jù)句意也可知是“最富有的”。

【5】此處表示被動，且時態(tài)為過去時。

【6】give away意為“贈送；贈予；頒發(fā)”。

【7】where引導(dǎo)表語從句，且在表語從句中作地點狀語。

【8】根據(jù)前面的“She also became head of a huge charity organization”可知此處表示“其他”較小的慈善組織。

【9】特指New York這座城市。

【10】“沒有”她的支持，就成就不了現(xiàn)在的紐約市。