Question

12．Long long ago，a village had a strange tradition．Each spring，when a boy reached 18，he（16）would be given （give） land and money to build a house．The boy had to complete the house before winter（17）and，if the house was damaged in winter，people would not help him and think him useless，（18）whichwas demanded by the tradition．
     One spring，Marc and Paul reached this age and got the money and land according to（19）the tradition．They both went to search for ideas to build their houses．（20）Having collected（collect） several good ideas，Marc went back and began to build（21）his house．Paul continued collecting ideas and believed thathe could find even（22）better（good） ones．
      Marc's house was completed in autumn．Though it was not perfect，it was strong，Paul，however，rushed to build a house（23）at the beginning of winter．Though it was beautiful，it was too weakto survive a storm and he froze to（24）death（die）．
     Marc's house survived．Each year，he gradually improved his house，and eventually made（25）itperfect．

Answer 1

分析 本文介紹了一個村莊一個古老的傳統(tǒng)．男孩在18歲后都會得到一塊地和一些錢去建房子居住，房子必須在冬天來臨前建完，如果建的房子毀壞了，村民是不能幫他且認為他是無能的．村中兩個男孩的不同結局表明，不要祈求一次就能建成完美的房子，要逐步完善，不要只追求好的想法而懶于實踐，否則就會想Paul一樣受到懲罰．

解答 16．would be given   根據(jù)開頭一句a village had a strange tradition可知，這個傳統(tǒng)的內容就是在每個男孩18周歲以后都會得到土地和錢建自己的房子，所以應該是過去將來時，each boy和give之間為邏輯上的動賓關系，所以用被動結構；故答案為would be given．  
17．and   前后兩句為并列的兩個條件，所以用連詞and來連接兩個并列句；故答案為and．
18．which    這里是指這就是這種傳統(tǒng)的要求，前面為逗號，所以后面用which引導一個非限制性定語從句；故答案為which．
19．the    由介詞短語according to可知，是指依據(jù)這個傳統(tǒng)，此處為特指；故答案為the．
20．Having collected   collect和several good ideas之間為邏輯上的主動關系，而Marc搜集好的想法是發(fā)生在回來開始建自己的房子之前的，即存在著邏輯上的先后關系，所以用現(xiàn)在分詞的完成時來作時間狀語；故答案為Having collected． 
21．his  此處為代詞的指代問題，很明顯Marc應該是給自己建房子；故答案為his．
22．better   even多用來修飾形容詞的比較級，指更好的想法；故答案為better．
23．at    在初冬用介詞at，即at the beginning of winter；故答案為at．
24．death     根據(jù)前面的一句it was too weakto survive a storm 客戶自，應該是Paul的房子太花哨而不能御寒，所以他被凍死了；故答案為death．
25．it 根據(jù)前面一句he gradually improved his house可知，他每年都修葺、完善自己的房子，使它最終完美；故答案為it．

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