Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
An elderly teacher，with a pupil by his side，took a walk through a forest. Suddenly
he (stop) and pointed tofour plants close at hand.The first was just beginning to appear slowly above the ground，the second had rooted itself pretty well into the earth，the third was a small short tree，while the fourth was full sized tree.The tutor said to his young (company)，“Pullup the first plant.” The boy did so eagerly, (use) only his fingers.
“Now pull up the second.” The youth obeyed found that the task was (difficult)．
“Do the same the third，”he urged.The boy had to use all his strength to uproot it. “Now，”said the instructor，“try your hand with the fourth.”The pupil put his arms around thetrunk of the tall tree and couldn't even shake leaves.“This，my son，isjust happens with our bad habits. When they are young, we can remove them easily; but when they are old，it'shard to pull them out of the ground, we pray and struggle ever so sincerely！”

Answer 1

【答案】stopped；a；companion；using；and；more difficult；with；its；what；though
【解析】①stopped　考查动词的时态。分析句子结构可知，所填词和后面的pointedto是并列关系，所以应该用一般过去时。②a　考查冠词的用法。分析句子结构可知，这里和前面的asmall short tree一致，所以用不定冠词表泛指。
③companion　考査词形转换。分析句子结构可知，所填词被形容词性物主代词和形容词修饰，所以用名词形式，表示“同伴”。
④using　考查非谓语动词的用法。分析句子结构可知，这里用现在分词短语作伴随状语。
⑤and　考查连词的用法。分析句子结构可知，所填词应表示并列关系。
⑥more difficult　考查形容词的用法。根据语境可知，此处表示两者相比这个任务更难。
⑦with　考查介词的用法。根据语境可知，这里表示对第三棵树同样处理，即拔出第三棵树，所以用动词短语dowith，意为“处理”。
⑧its　考查物主代词的用法。根据上下文的内容可知，这里是指第四棵树的树叶，所以用its。
⑨what　考查连接代词的用法。分析句子结构可知，这是一个表语从句，从句中缺少主语，而且用来指物，所以用what引导。
⑩though　考查连词的用法。根据上下文的语境可知，这里表达的意思是：尽管我们真心实意地祈祷、努力挣扎，但是已经积习难改了。所以这是一个让步状语从句，应用though引导。