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【題目】Nora and Justin, the couple, both 35, got tired of life and wanted more. Two years ago, they sold their house, left things behind, b【1】 a truck, and hit the road. They haven’t looked back since.

Nora grew up in a small fishing village on an island. Justin is from a small town in the south of the USA. They have been m【2】 for about four years. Since they began their journey, they have visited c【3】 such as China, Australia, and Mexico. When they chose to live this life, it was because they were l【4】 for more. They wanted to find out what meant the most to them. They’ve found that less is more. Justin works online. He is able to work and travel anywhere in the world as long as he can get to the I【5】.

One of the greatest things of travel is that they have built some of the most meaningful relationships with the people on the road. These people have helped them to learn w【6】they really are. Nora and Justin met some travelers. They sailed, cooked together, shared stories a【7】 the fire. These friends quickly became family. Nora and Justin each have learned and found new hobbies and talents. Nora is i【8】 in taking photos, and Justin has fallen in love with sailing. If you are thinking about living a life like t【9】, they say “Don’t try to work it all out in the beginning. You will change b【10】 your views on life will change later when you travel. Stay open, follow your heart, and do what you want.” Nora also says: “This journey has been life-changing and life-giving to them.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 bought

【2】 married

【3】 countries

【4】 looking

【5】 Internet

【6】 who

【7】 around

【8】 interested

【9】 theirs

【10】 because

【解析】

文章大意：本文講述了諾拉和賈斯丁夫婦結(jié)婚大約四年了，因?yàn)閰捑肓爽F(xiàn)在的生活，想要更多，所以他們賣(mài)掉了房子，買(mǎi)了一輛卡車(chē)，踏上了旅行的路途。在旅行中他們各自學(xué)習(xí)并發(fā)現(xiàn)了自己新的愛(ài)好和才能。諾拉說(shuō)：“旅行改變了他們的生活，也給予了他們生命�！�

【1】句意：兩年前，他們賣(mài)掉了房子，留下東西，買(mǎi)了一輛卡車(chē)，然后上路了。根據(jù)后面的and hit the road，再結(jié)合首字母提示，可推知此處句意為“買(mǎi)了一輛卡車(chē)”，“買(mǎi)”buy；由Two years ago可知時(shí)態(tài)應(yīng)用一般過(guò)去時(shí)，buy的過(guò)去式為bought，故答案填bought。

【2】句意：他們結(jié)婚大約四年了。結(jié)合上文的語(yǔ)境“諾拉在島上的一個(gè)小漁村長(zhǎng)大，賈斯丁來(lái)自美國(guó)南部的一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)”，再結(jié)合首字母提示，可推知此處句意為“他們結(jié)婚大約四年了�！薄敖Y(jié)婚”be married，故答案填married。

【3】句意：他們?nèi)ミ^(guò)很多國(guó)家，例如中國(guó)、澳大利亞和墨西哥。根據(jù)后面的such as China, Australia, and Mexico. 再結(jié)合首字母提示，可推知此處應(yīng)填“國(guó)家”country，因?yàn)槿ミ^(guò)的國(guó)家不止一個(gè)，所以應(yīng)用其復(fù)數(shù)形式countries，故答案填countries。

【4】句意：當(dāng)他們選擇過(guò)這種生活時(shí)，是因?yàn)樗麄冋�在尋找更多。根�?jù)上文got tired of life and wanted more.厭倦了生活，想要更多；以及下文They wanted to find out what meant the most to them.他們想去知道什么對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)最重要；可推知此處句意為“是因?yàn)樗麄冋�在尋找更多”，“尋找�?/span>look for，根據(jù)句意及前面的系動(dòng)詞were可知應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)，故答案填looking。

【5】句意：只要能上網(wǎng)，他就能在世界任何地方工作和旅行。根據(jù)上文Justin works online.結(jié)合He is able to work and travel anywhere in the world as long as he can get to the I__5__.可推知句意“只要能上網(wǎng)，他就能在世界任何地方工作和旅行。” get to the Internet“上網(wǎng)”，故答案填Internet。

【6】句意：這些人幫助他們了解自己到底是什么樣的人。根據(jù)These people have helped them to learn w__6__they really are.可知這是一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句，在這里作動(dòng)詞learn的賓語(yǔ)，結(jié)合首字母提示，可知此處應(yīng)用who，who在從句中作表語(yǔ)，意思是“去了解他們自己到底是誰(shuí)（什么樣的人）”，故答案填who。

【7】句意：他們一起啟航、一起做飯，一起圍著火堆分享故事。根據(jù)They sailed, cooked together, shared stories a__7__the fire.再結(jié)合首字母提示，可推知這里應(yīng)是“圍著火堆”，“圍繞”around，故答案填around。

【8】句意：諾拉對(duì)拍照很感興趣。根據(jù)上文Nora and Justin each have learned and found new hobbies and talents.諾拉和賈斯丁各自都學(xué)習(xí)并發(fā)現(xiàn)了新的愛(ài)好和才能；可知推知此處句意為“諾拉對(duì)拍照很感興趣。”be interested in對(duì)…感興趣，故答案填interested。

【9】句意：如果你想和他們過(guò)一樣的生活。根據(jù)下文諾拉和賈斯丁給人們的忠告，結(jié)合首字母提示，可推知此處句意為“如果你想和他們過(guò)一樣的生活。”再根據(jù) If you are thinking about living a life like t__9__,可知此處應(yīng)填名詞性物主代詞theirs，故答案填theirs。

【10】句意：你會(huì)改變，因?yàn)槟銓?duì)生活的看法會(huì)在以后的旅行中改變。根據(jù)You will change b__10__ your views on life will change later when you travel.可知前后句之間存在一種因果關(guān)系，結(jié)合首字母提示，可知此處應(yīng)填“因?yàn)椤保�英文表達(dá)是because，故答案填because。

本題為短文填空，首先要快速瀏覽全文，理解短文的大致意思，再精讀短文注意所填的詞在句中的詞性、時(shí)態(tài)等等。然后根據(jù)句意、上下文聯(lián)系、語(yǔ)境及所給出的首字母提示填寫(xiě)合適的詞語(yǔ)。如，第3小題，根據(jù)后面的such as China, Australia, and Mexico. 再結(jié)合首字母提示，可推知此處應(yīng)填“國(guó)家”country，因?yàn)槿ミ^(guò)的國(guó)家不止一個(gè)，所以應(yīng)用其復(fù)數(shù)形式countries，故答案填countries。第8小題，聯(lián)系上文語(yǔ)境，結(jié)合首字母提示，可知推知此處句意為“諾拉對(duì)拍照很感興趣。”be interested in對(duì)…感興趣，故答案填interested。