Question

【題目】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Living Jewels

Before I went to the British Koi Keepers Annual Show, I didn’t understand 【1】 people could take fish so seriously. However, the more I learned about koi, the more interested became. As one expert told me, "Collecting koi is far more addictive than you might think. They’re as beautiful as butterflies and very calming to watch." Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, would have agreed the pool in his specially-built Japanese garden was home to 89 koi,【2】 cost up to $10,000 each.

At the show I met koi enthusiast Jean Kelly. “Koi are getting more and more expensive,” she told me. “One recently sold for $250,000.” I was shocked that's almost as much as I paid for my house. Well, that was a record,【3】(admit) Jean. The normal price is nowhere near as high as that.

Nevertheless, serious collectors can pay up to $15,000 for a fully 【4】(grow) koi, which is nearly as expensive as a new luxurious car, and the bigger they are, the more they cost. The cheapest I 【5】 find was $75 each, but they were only about twice as big as my goldfish.

Jean wasn’t impressed by one of the koi on sale either. “Actually, these koi aren’t any nicer than 【6】,” she commented. “【7】 they are slightly bigger than the ones I’ve got, I paid considerable less than this.”

I wasn’t quite as enthusiastic as Jean, but I did consider【8】(buy) one. Then I remembered that all but 5 of Freddie Mercury's koi died when someone accidentally turned off the electricity supply to their pool. Jean assured me that with all the new equipment available the survival rate was getting better and better, and that looking 【9】koi was no harder than taking care of any other pet. However, in the end I decided to stick with my goldfish. They’re not nearly as beautiful as koi ——but they’re a great deal cheaper 【10】(replace) !

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】why

【2】which

【3】admitted

【4】grown

【5】could

【6】mine

【7】Although

【8】buying

【9】after

【10】to replace

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。作者講述了他去參加英國(guó)錦鯉飼養(yǎng)員年度表演時(shí)，通過(guò)與別人的交談，對(duì)錦鯉的價(jià)格以及人們對(duì)錦鯉的熱情有了一定的了解，但是作者最終還是買(mǎi)了一條相比便宜很多旳金魚(yú)。

【1】考查賓語(yǔ)從句。句意：在我參加英國(guó)錦鯉飼養(yǎng)員年度表演之前，我不理解為什么人們把魚(yú)這么當(dāng)回事。這是一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句，空格后句子是一個(gè)完整的句子，所以空格處填連接副詞。由下句However, the more I learned about koi, the more interested became.（然而，我對(duì)錦鯉了解的越多，就越感興趣）可知，上一句作者是不理解為什么人們把魚(yú)這么當(dāng)回事。表示原因的連接詞是why，故填why。

【2】考查定語(yǔ)從句。句意：弗雷迪·墨丘利，Queen的主唱，已經(jīng)同意將他特別建造的花園中的泳池作為89條錦鯉的家，每一條都高達(dá)1萬(wàn)美金。這是一個(gè)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞為koi，指物，并且先行詞在從句中作主語(yǔ)，所以關(guān)系詞使用which。故填which。

【3】考查一般過(guò)去時(shí)。句意：Jean勉強(qiáng)承認(rèn)說(shuō)，那是一個(gè)記錄。根據(jù)句首的went to可知，文章對(duì)這件事的論述使用的是一般過(guò)去時(shí)，所以這句話(huà)也應(yīng)使用一般過(guò)去時(shí)。故填admitted。

【4】考查形容詞。句意：然而，真正的收藏者會(huì)花1.5萬(wàn)美金來(lái)買(mǎi)一條成年錦鯉�？崭裎挥诿�詞前，不定冠詞后，所以用形容詞�！俺墒斓�、成年的”可翻譯為grown，故填grown。

【5】考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。句意：我能找到的最便宜的錦鯉是每條75美金�？崭裎挥谌朔Q(chēng)代詞與動(dòng)詞之間，并且動(dòng)詞使用的是原形，所以空格處填情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)句意，表達(dá)能力“能夠”使用情態(tài)動(dòng)詞can，并且由上文可知，對(duì)這件事情的論述都使用的是一般過(guò)去時(shí)，故填could。

【6】考查物主代詞。句意：Jean對(duì)這些在售的錦鯉都不感興趣。她說(shuō)：“實(shí)際上，這些錦鯉不比我的好。盡管它們比我的稍微大一些，但是我花的價(jià)格比這些少了很多�！笨崭裎挥诮樵~后，所以填名詞性質(zhì)的詞。根據(jù)句意，這些錦鯉不比我的好，可知空格處應(yīng)填物主代詞“我的”。故填mine。

【7】考查狀語(yǔ)從句的連詞。句意同上。根據(jù)句意，這是一個(gè)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句�！氨M管”可翻譯為although，故填Although。

【8】考查動(dòng)名詞。句意：我不是像Jean那樣滿(mǎn)腔熱忱的，但是我也考慮買(mǎi)一條。consider作為“考慮做某事”這個(gè)意思解釋時(shí)是及物動(dòng)詞，它后面如果要跟動(dòng)詞的話(huà)，要使用這個(gè)動(dòng)詞的動(dòng)名詞形式，即：consider doing something，故填buying。

【9】考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。句意：Jean向我保證說(shuō)，有了新的設(shè)備，錦鯉的存活率越來(lái)越好了，并且照顧錦鯉不比照顧其它的寵物費(fèi)事�！罢疹�、照看”應(yīng)翻譯為look after，故填after。

【10】考查不定式。句意：它們不是像錦鯉那么漂亮，但是它們的價(jià)格要便宜得多。由于動(dòng)詞replace與主語(yǔ)they（koi）之間是動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，所以使用不定式構(gòu)成形容詞+不定時(shí)的結(jié)構(gòu)。故填to replace。

在“be+形容詞+不定式”的結(jié)構(gòu)中，不定式作狀語(yǔ)說(shuō)明表語(yǔ)，它的邏輯賓語(yǔ)或主語(yǔ)是句 中的主語(yǔ)，也稱(chēng)為反射不定式。不定式結(jié)構(gòu)與形容詞搭配，以此來(lái)構(gòu)成形容詞詞組。但由于形容詞類(lèi)別的不同，形容詞詞組所形成的句型也就有所差異。主要有兩種：1、主句主語(yǔ)是不定式的邏輯主語(yǔ)（形容詞表示喜怒哀樂(lè)、運(yùn)氣好壞、心理狀態(tài)、個(gè)人態(tài)度等）；2、主句主語(yǔ)是不定式的邏輯賓語(yǔ)（形容詞一般都是靜態(tài)形容詞）。例如，本題中cheaper就是一個(gè)靜態(tài)形容詞，并且動(dòng)詞replace與主語(yǔ)they（koi）之間是邏輯上的動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，符合第二種情況，所以使用“be+形容詞+不定式”的結(jié)構(gòu)。故填to replace。