专题九 语篇型语法填空
Passage 1(2014课标全国Ⅰ)
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?
In 1969,the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland,Ohio.It 1 (be)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).
答案
[语篇解读] 本文以花费多年时间解决河流污染为例来告诫我们:当我们面临貌似不可能改善的情况时,一定要有耐心,变化是循序渐进的,是需要付出很多努力的。
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