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【題目】閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Today we talk about a word that is a feeling as well as a place. This word is “home.” Long ago in the 1700s, “home” was used as a verb, 【1】 (mean) “to be guided to a destination.” So, when you home in on something, you get 【2】 (close) to your target. For example, you could say, “Police are homing in on the suspects.” That is also where we get homing pigeons－pigeons that can find 【3】 (they) way home after being released.

But today, “home” is more often used as a noun. And it has a very emotional 【4】 (connect) for American English speakers. You can remember the meaning of the word by the expression “home is 【5】 the heart is.” That expression means home is anywhere you feel love and comfort. It is a place where you belong, and often a place you consider your origin. In other 【6】 (word), “home” is not 【7】 (simple) a building where you live—that’s a house. There is a big difference 【8】 a home and a house.

The writer, Thomas Wolfe, had 【9】 different idea about home. In 1940, his book “You Can’t Go Home Again” 【10】 (publish). Today we use this title to mean that the ideas and feelings that you had as a child often change when you are an adult. So, even if you return to the place where you grew up, time and distance have changed your perspective (觀點).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】meaning

【2】closer

【3】their

【4】connection

【5】where

【6】words

【7】simply

【8】between

【9】a

【10】was published

【解析】本文談論的是關于一個既有一種感覺又是一個地方的單詞。這個詞是“
home。”文章敘述了這個詞的來由及發(fā)展。

【1】考查現(xiàn)在分詞。很久以前，在18世紀，“家”被用作動詞，意思是“被引導到一個目的地”。此處“home”和mean之間是主動關系，所以用現(xiàn)在分詞做伴隨狀態(tài)，故答案為meaning。

【2】考查比較級。當你在某件事上回家時，你會更接近你的目標。get closer to更靠近---，故答案為closer。

【3】考查形容詞性物主代詞。這也是我們得到歸巢的鴿子的地方——鴿子在被釋放后可以找到回家的路。此處way是名詞，用形容詞修飾名詞，故答案為their。

【4】考查名詞。它對美國的說英語的人有一種情感上的聯(lián)系。此處emotional是形容詞，修飾名詞，故答案為connection。

【5】考查表語從句。你可以記住這個詞的意思，“家是心所在的地方”。結合句意，此處is后面是where引導的表語從句，故答案為where。

【6】考查固定結構。In other words換句話說，故答案為words。

【7】考查副詞。“家”不僅僅是你住的房子——那是一個家庭。此處副詞修飾整個句子，故答案為simply。

【8】考查介詞。家和房子之間有很大的區(qū)別。between---and---，---和---之間---，故答案為between。

【9】考查不定冠詞。作家托馬斯沃爾夫對家有一個不同的看法。“一個不同的看法”，故答案為a。

【10】考查被動語態(tài)。根據(jù)in 1940，再根據(jù)句子主語his book和publish之間是被動關系，可知句子用一般過去時態(tài)的被動語態(tài)，故答案為was published。