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1 Complete the passage with the words and expressions in the box.
用方框中的单词和表达补全短文。
spoke highly of blow made fun of poverty
imagination paid off struggled
Lena was a quiet girl. She loved reading very much, and to her, books were like windows to new worlds.
However, when Lena turned twelve, her father lost his job. Her family started to live in (1)
Some classmates didn’t understand her and always (3)
In the following months, she (5)
Her hard work finally (7)
用方框中的单词和表达补全短文。
spoke highly of blow made fun of poverty
imagination paid off struggled
Lena was a quiet girl. She loved reading very much, and to her, books were like windows to new worlds.
However, when Lena turned twelve, her father lost his job. Her family started to live in (1)
poverty
. Money became tight, and they didn’t have extra money for new books. But Lena had a lively (2) imagination
. Even without new books to read, she used it to think up interesting plots and characters, and then wrote them down.Some classmates didn’t understand her and always (3)
made fun of
her. They said her writing was just a waste of time. Their words hurt, but the real (4) blow
came when the school writing contest turned down her first story. Lena felt sad, but she didn’t give up.In the following months, she (5)
struggled
to make her writing better — she fixed bad sentences and made her characters more real. Her English teacher, Mr Evans, noticed how hard she worked. In class, he often (6) spoke highly of
her detailed writing and realistic characters, and gave her useful advice and kind words of encouragement to help her.Her hard work finally (7)
paid off
— the school magazine published one of her stories. Looking at her words in print, Lena felt a quiet warmth in her heart. For Lena, her stories became new windows, much like the books she loved.答案
(1) poverty (2) imagination (3) made fun of (4) blow (5) struggled (6) spoke highly of (7) paid off
解析
【分析】
本题为选词填空题，需结合上下文语境及词汇含义选择合适的单词/短语补全短文。先通读全文把握主旨：Lena家庭贫困却热爱写作，遭同学嘲笑后仍坚持创作，最终获得成功。再逐空分析语境匹配词汇：
1. 父亲失业后家庭陷入贫困，对应名词poverty；
2. 她能构思情节和角色，说明有丰富的想象力，对应名词imagination；
3. 同学不理解她，对应短语made fun of（取笑）；
4. 比赛拒绝她的故事是真正的打击，对应名词blow；
5. 她修改句子、塑造角色，对应动词过去式struggled（努力）；
6. 老师给她建议和鼓励，对应短语spoke highly of（高度赞扬）；
7. 故事被发表说明努力有了回报，对应短语paid off（取得成功）。
【解析】
1. 由前文“father lost his job”可知家庭生活在贫困中，故填poverty；
2. 由后文“think up interesting plots and characters”可知她有想象力，故填imagination；
3. 由“didn’t understand her”可知同学取笑她，故填made fun of；
4. 由“school writing contest turned down her first story”可知这是打击，故填blow；
5. 由“fixed bad sentences and made her characters more real”可知她努力提升写作，故填struggled；
6. 由“gave her useful advice and encouragement”可知老师表扬她，故填spoke highly of；
7. 由“school magazine published one of her stories”可知努力有了回报，故填paid off。
【答案】
(1) poverty (2) imagination (3) made fun of (4) blow (5) struggled (6) spoke highly of (7) paid off
【知识点】
词汇运用、选词填空
【点评】
本题考查词汇在具体语境中的运用，要求学生结合上下文语义和固定搭配解题，是基础的语言运用题型，能帮助学生提升语境理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为选词填空题，需结合上下文语境及词汇含义选择合适的单词/短语补全短文。先通读全文把握主旨：Lena家庭贫困却热爱写作，遭同学嘲笑后仍坚持创作，最终获得成功。再逐空分析语境匹配词汇：
1. 父亲失业后家庭陷入贫困，对应名词poverty；
2. 她能构思情节和角色，说明有丰富的想象力，对应名词imagination；
3. 同学不理解她，对应短语made fun of（取笑）；
4. 比赛拒绝她的故事是真正的打击，对应名词blow；
5. 她修改句子、塑造角色，对应动词过去式struggled（努力）；
6. 老师给她建议和鼓励，对应短语spoke highly of（高度赞扬）；
7. 故事被发表说明努力有了回报，对应短语paid off（取得成功）。
【解析】
1. 由前文“father lost his job”可知家庭生活在贫困中，故填poverty；
2. 由后文“think up interesting plots and characters”可知她有想象力，故填imagination；
3. 由“didn’t understand her”可知同学取笑她，故填made fun of；
4. 由“school writing contest turned down her first story”可知这是打击，故填blow；
5. 由“fixed bad sentences and made her characters more real”可知她努力提升写作，故填struggled；
6. 由“gave her useful advice and encouragement”可知老师表扬她，故填spoke highly of；
7. 由“school magazine published one of her stories”可知努力有了回报，故填paid off。
【答案】
(1) poverty (2) imagination (3) made fun of (4) blow (5) struggled (6) spoke highly of (7) paid off
【知识点】
词汇运用、选词填空
【点评】
本题考查词汇在具体语境中的运用，要求学生结合上下文语义和固定搭配解题，是基础的语言运用题型，能帮助学生提升语境理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.6
