Question

【題目】Are you facing a situation that 【1】 (look) impossible to fix?

In 1969, the dilution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It was unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it 【2】 (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of 【3】 most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

But the river wasn’t changed in a few days 【4】 even a few months. It took years of work 【5】 (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is 【6】 (clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit 【7】 is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

While there are 【8】 (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the 【9】 (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be 【10】 (patience).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】was

【2】actually

【3】the

【4】or

【5】to reduce

【6】cleaner

【7】which / that

【8】amazing

【9】changes

【10】patient

【解析】試題分析：本文講述了通常認為不可能實現(xiàn)的事情，經過努力，也會改變，只是需要耐心。

【1】was 根據(jù)本段第一句In 1969,the pollution was terrible可知，本段敘述的是過去發(fā)生的事情。the Cuyahoga River Cleveland在過去被污染地如此地嚴重，過去沒有人能夠想象到這條河被清理干凈。

【2】actually 本句中使用副詞actually作狀語修飾謂語動詞caught，actual是形容詞，不能在句中作狀語，通常只作定語或者表語修飾名詞。

【3】the 本句橫線后面的most是最高級的形式，所以空格處要填定冠詞the。

【4】or 句意：但是這條河流的改變不是幾天或者甚至是幾個月的事情。本句中的or“或者”表示選擇的意思。

【5】to reduce 考查固定句式。It takes sb some time to do sth“做某事花了某人…時間”；句中的不定式to reduce he industrial pollution and clean the water是句子真正的主語。前面的it是形式主語。

【6】cleaner 句意：最后人們的努力得到了回報，現(xiàn)在這條河比以前更干凈了。橫線后面有than，說明橫線上應該使用比較級的形式。

【7】which/that 本句是一個定語從句，先行詞是a habit，定語從句中使用關系代詞that/which指代先行詞，并在句中作主語。

【8】amazing 現(xiàn)在分詞轉換的形容詞常常修飾事物，過去分詞轉換的形容詞常常修飾人或者與人有關的事物。橫線后面是名詞story，說明應該使用現(xiàn)在分詞轉換的形容詞。

【9】changes 本句中謂語部分是系動詞are，說明主語應該是一個復數(shù)形式的名詞，所以使用changes。

【10】patient 橫線前面有系動詞be，說明本句是一個祈使句。be patient“耐心一點”。因為很多變化都是逐漸發(fā)生的，需要很多努力，我們要耐心一點。