Marla enjoys reading all types of books. When she's reading, she can escape into a different world. She can become a mountain climber, a pilot(1)ˍˍ high in the sky or a famous actress. Books (2) ˍˍ her to do things that she can't do in her normal life. Marla has been in a wheelchair6(3)ˍˍ she was five years old. She was injured in an accident and hasn't been(4) ˍˍ ever since. Books give her legs to walk with and see a world that she can't experience firsthand. Marla wants to become a writer one day. She hopes that she can be as(5) ˍˍ as many of her favorite9 authors10.
1.(A)flew(B)flies(C)flying(D)can fly
2.(A)make(B)let(C)allow(D)teaches
3.(A)when(B)since(C)after(D)before
4.(A)able to walk (B)capable to walk (C)can be able to walk
(D)able of walking
5. (A)a good writer(B)a writer good (C)good writer
(D)good a writer
瑪拉喜歡閱讀各種書,她閱讀時,可以跳脫到另一個世界,她可以變成登山者,飛翔在天空的飛行員或是著名的演員,書本可以讓她做到正常生活中無法做到的事。瑪拉從五歲開始就坐輪椅了,她曾在一場意外中受傷,此後就無法走路。書本給她雙腿走路,也讓她看見了無法親身體驗的世界,瑪拉希望有朝一日能成為作家,她希望能成為像自己所喜愛的作家一樣。
答案:1.(C)2.(C)3.(B) 4.(A)5.(D)
單字一點通
1.type n. 種類
2.escape vi. 逃脫
3.pilot n. 飛行員
4.actress n. 女演員
actor n. 男演員
5.normal a. 正常的
6.wheelchair n. 輪椅
7.injure vt. 傷害
8.firsthand a. 第一手
的firsthand information 第一手資料
9.favorite a. 最喜愛的
10.author n. 作者
精解
1.此處空格應選(C)理由:
a.......a pilot flying high in the sky......=.....a pilot who is flying high in the sky......
……在高空飛行的飛行員……
b.若選(D),則應改為:
......a pilot who can fly in the sky.....
c.fly(飛行)的三態為:fly、
flew〔娹婖崋〕、flown〔娹婖孲婜〕。
d.由上得知,(C)應為正選。
2.此處空格應選(C)理由:
a.allow sb to V
允許某人從事……
例:He won't allow me to do it.
他不允許我做這件事。
b.make sb V
叫/命令某人從事……
例:He made me wash the car.
他叫我洗車。
c.let sb V 讓某人從事……
例:I'll let you try that again.
我會讓你再試一遍。
d.(D)中的teaches應改為複數動詞teach,因空格前的主詞books為複數。
e.由上得知,(C)應為正選。
3.此處空格應選(B)理由:
a.since表「自從」時,所引導的副詞子句為過去式,主要子句則為現在完成式或現在完成進行式,句型如下:
主詞+have/has+過去分詞+since引導的過去式子句,或:
主詞+ have/has been+現在分詞+since引導的過去式子句
自從……以來就已經/一直……
例:I have been studying English since I went to college.
自我唸大學起,我就一直學習英文。
b.因空格前的主要子句"Marla has been in a wheelchair"是現在完成式, 故知(B)應為正選。
4.此處空格應選(A)理由:
a.be able to V 有能力……
=be capable of Ving
例:He is able to handle the problem alone.=He is capable of handling the problem alone.
他有能力獨自處理此問題。
b.(C)項的can be able to walk是錯誤的用法,因為can即表示「能夠」,而"be able to....."亦表示「能夠」,造成語意重複的錯誤用法,故不可選。
c.由上得知,(A)為唯一正選。
5.此處空格應選(D)理由:
a.as......as與名詞並用時,只可使用有形容詞修飾的單數可數名詞,結構如下:
as+adj.+a/an+單數名詞+as......
和……一樣的……
例:They are as good students as Peter. (students為複數)
He is as good a student as Peter.(○)
他與彼得一樣是個好學生。
b.根據上述,(D)應為正選。