题目

Task 9 READING IN DEPTHThe short passage has 10 blanks. Choose the correct word from a list of options in the box to fill in the blanks. No word is used more than once.The death of a loved one is one of the hardest underline(1) to overcome in life. When someone you care about is grieving after a loss, it can be difficult to know what to say or do. People struggle with many painful emotions, including underline(2), anger, and deep sadness. Often, they also feel underline(3) in their grief since the intense pain and difficult emotions can make other people uncomfortable about offering underline(4) of support. Remember that there is no right or wrong way to grieve, and that often grief may involve underline(5) behaviors. While you should never try to force someone to discuss something painful, it is important to underline(6) to your grieving friend or loved one that you are there to listen if they want to talk about their loss. The underline(7) of the grieving underline(8) is different for everyone, but often lasts much longer than most people expect. Your friend or family member may need your support for months or even years. Continue to offer support and understand that the sadness of loss may never fully be underline(9) even as the pain may underline(10) over time.fbox(A. tragedies B. process C. confusing D. depression E. load F. response G. mention H. concentrate I. alone J. suit K. gestures L. clutch M. settle N. length O. released)

Task 9 READING IN DEPTH The short passage has 10 blanks. Choose the correct word from a list of options in the box to fill in the blanks. No word is used more than once. The death of a loved one is one of the hardest $\underline{1}$ to overcome in life. When someone you care about is grieving after a loss, it can be difficult to know what to say or do. People struggle with many painful emotions, including $\underline{2}$, anger, and deep sadness. Often, they also feel $\underline{3}$ in their grief since the intense pain and difficult emotions can make other people uncomfortable about offering $\underline{4}$ of support. Remember that there is no right or wrong way to grieve, and that often grief may involve $\underline{5}$ behaviors. While you should never try to force someone to discuss something painful, it is important to $\underline{6}$ to your grieving friend or loved one that you are there to listen if they want to talk about their loss. The $\underline{7}$ of the grieving $\underline{8}$ is different for everyone, but often lasts much longer than most people expect. Your friend or family member may need your support for months or even years. Continue to offer support and understand that the sadness of loss may never fully be $\underline{9}$ even as the pain may $\underline{10}$ over time. $\fbox{A. tragedies B. process C. confusing D. depression E. load F. response G. mention H. concentrate I. alone J. suit K. gestures L. clutch M. settle N. length O. released}$

题目解答

答案

  1. tragedies：死亡是人生中最难克服的“悲剧”之一。
  2. depression：人们会经历抑郁、愤怒和深切的悲伤。
  3. alone：哀悼者常感到孤独，因他人可能不愿提供支持。
  4. gestures：他人可能因不适而不愿表达支持“姿态”。
  5. confusing：哀悼过程可能涉及“令人困惑”的行为。
  6. mention：应向哀悼者“提及”你愿意倾听。
  7. length：哀悼“持续时间”因人而异。
  8. process：哀悼“过程”各不相同。
  9. released：悲伤可能永远无法“释放”。
  10. settle：但痛苦会随时间“平息”。

答案：

  1. A. tragedies
  2. D. depression
  3. I. alone
  4. K. gestures
  5. C. confusing
  6. G. mention
  7. N. length
  8. B. process
  9. O. released
  10. M. settle

解析

本题考查词汇在语境中的运用，解题思路是根据上下文的语义和逻辑关系，从所给的选项中选择合适的单词填入空白处。

第1题

根据语境，“The death of a loved one”（亲人的离世）是人生中很难克服的事情，“tragedies”（悲剧）能很好地概括这种情况，所以此处应选A：tragedies。

第2题

“People struggle with many painful emotions”（人们会与许多痛苦的情绪作斗争），后面列举了“anger”（愤怒）和“deep sadness”（深切的悲伤），“depression”（抑郁）也是一种常见的痛苦情绪，符合语境，故填D：depression。

第3题

“since the intense pain and difficult emotions can make other people uncomfortable about offering...of support”（因为强烈的痛苦和艰难的情绪会让其他人在提供支持时感到不舒服），这会导致哀悼者感觉“alone”（孤独），所以选I：alone。

第4题

“offering...of support”表示提供支持的某种方式，“gestures”（姿态、表示）符合语义，即他人可能因不适而不愿表达支持的姿态，因此填K：gestures。

第5题

“Remember that there is no right or wrong way to grieve”（记住，哀悼没有对错之分），这意味着哀悼过程可能会有“confusing”（令人困惑的）行为，所以选C：confusing。

第6题

“it is important to...to your grieving friend or loved one that you are there to listen”（向你正在哀悼的朋友或亲人……你会倾听是很重要的），“mention”（提及、说起）符合语境，即要向他们提及你愿意倾听，故填G：mention。

第7题

“...is different for everyone, but often lasts much longer than most people expect”（……对每个人都不同，但通常比大多数人预期的持续时间要长），这里说的是哀悼的“length”（持续时间），所以选N：length。

第8题

结合前文可知，这里说的是哀悼的“process”（过程），即哀悼过程的持续时间因人而异，故填B：process。

第9题

“the sadness of loss may never fully be...”（失去的悲伤可能永远无法完全……），“released”（释放）能表达悲伤无法完全消散的意思，所以选O：released。

第10题

“but as the pain may...over time”（但痛苦可能会随着时间……），“settle”（平息、缓和）符合语义，即痛苦会随时间平息，因此填M：settle。