题目

Words & tipsThe ultimate goal of learning should go beyond having a decent job, making a fortune or gaining a reputation. Take Hua Luogeng as an example. Despite his humble origins, he taught himself 1)____ with a great interest in math. After years of research and study, he achieved great success abroad, but he was 2____ about the motherland and came back home. Likewise, Fan Zhongyan in the Song Dynasty also taught himself persistently under difficult 3)____. He succeeded not only in literature but also in politics. Through carrying out significant political reforms to 4)____ the people, he acted as what he said: "Be the first to worry about the troubles across the land, the last to enjoy universal happiness." Both figures set the same goal of learning, that is, 5)____ to society while gaining personal achievement.

Words & tips The ultimate goal of learning should go beyond having a decent job, making a fortune or gaining a reputation. Take Hua Luogeng as an example. Despite his humble origins, he taught himself 1)____ with a great interest in math. After years of research and study, he achieved great success abroad, but he was 2____ about the motherland and came back home. Likewise, Fan Zhongyan in the Song Dynasty also taught himself persistently under difficult 3)____. He succeeded not only in literature but also in politics. Through carrying out significant political reforms to 4)____ the people, he acted as what he said: "Be the first to worry about the troubles across the land, the last to enjoy universal happiness." Both figures set the same goal of learning, that is, 5)____ to society while gaining personal achievement.

题目解答

答案

1. 根据句意，华罗庚“自学”数学，应填入“himself”，构成“teach oneself”结构。 2. 华罗庚虽在海外取得成功，但“渴望”回国，应填入“eager”，表示“渴望的”。 3. 范仲淹在“艰难的环境”下自学，应填入“circumstances”，表示“条件、环境”。 4. 范仲淹通过改革“造福”百姓，应填入“benefit”，表示“使……受益”。 5. 两人学习的共同目标是“为社会做贡献”，应填入“contributing”，与“to”构成“contribute to”结构。 答案： 1) himself 2) eager 3) circumstances 4) benefit 5) contributing

解析

本题主要考查词汇在语境中的运用，解题关键在于理解句子的整体意思，结合所给提示和常见的固定搭配来确定合适的词汇。

  1. “teach oneself”是固定短语，意为“自学”，根据前文“taught himself”以及“with a great interest in math”可知，这里说华罗庚自学数学数学，所以应填入“himself”。
  2. 根据“but”可知前后形成转折，前面说他在国外取得成功，后面说回国，说明他渴望回到祖国，“be eager about”表示“渴望……”，所以此处应填“eager”。
  3. “under difficult circumstances”是常用表达，意思是“在艰难的环境下”，结合范仲淹自学的背景，这里说他在艰难环境下自学，故填“circumstances”。
  4. 根据“carrying out significant political reforms”以及范仲淹的名言“Be the first to worry about the troubles across the land, the last to enjoy universal happiness.”可知，他进行改革是为了让百姓受益，“benefit the people”表示“使……受益”，所以填“benefit”。
  5. “contribute to”是固定短语，意为“对……做出贡献”，这里说两人学习的目标是在获得个人成就的同时为社会做贡献，且“of”是介词，后面接动词的 -ing 形式，所以填“contributing”。