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(2019·郑州四校联考)Can you imagine making a structure (结构体) out of toothpicks that is strong enough 1.____________ (hold) up a student's desk? I can't. But because of such a school project Stan Munro 2.____________ (throw) into his career as a “toothpick engineer” years ago.
One winter break in primary school, my brother's schoolwork was writing thankyou notes while 3.____________ (I) was making a hut out of toothpicks! Facing a pile of toothpicks, I still remember I was totally at 4.____________ loss what to do next. Under some guidance of my father, I started the 5.____________ (pain) task. Finally, the countless toothpicks became a whole structure with everything 6.____________ (stick) together by glue. Though the process took a lot of patience and was rough for me, there were no words to describe the sense of 7.____________ (proud) after finishing it. Importantly, that helped me find I was better at other things, like writing and playing the piano. 8.____________ Stan Munro, I wasn't born to be a toothpick engineer!
Isn't it great that the school provides us with the chance to try different things, 9.____________ gets us to discover our unknown talents? It's amazing to find what we try in school helps us figure out what we 10.____________ (true) want to do when growing up.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。作者在小学时，做一项“用牙签搭建小屋”的手工作业，在体会到这一过程的不易和成功带来的自豪后，也发现了自己真正的长处所在。
1．解析：考查非谓语动词。此处为“主语＋be＋adj.＋不定式”结构，不定式与句子的主语构成逻辑上的主谓关系，故用to hold。
答案：to hold
2．解析：考查时态和语态。根据句中表示过去的时间状语可知，此处要用一般过去时；throw“使处于，使陷入”与主语是动宾关系，故用被动语态。
答案：was thrown
3．解析：考查代词。while连接两个表示对比的分句，对比的是作者哥哥的功课和作者的功课，此处用名词性物主代词mine指代my schoolwork。
答案：mine
4．解析：考查冠词。此处意为“我全然不知下一步要做什么”。at a loss“不知所措，困惑”为固定搭配。
答案：a
5．解析：考查词性转换。根据后面的task可知，空处应用形容词修饰名词。
答案：painful
6．解析：考查非谓语动词。此处是with复合结构，根据后面的by glue可知，此处表示“被粘在一起”，stick与everything是逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词作宾补。
答案：stuck
7．解析：考查词性转换。根据前面的of和语境可知，此处表示“自豪感”，空处应填名词pride。
答案：pride
8．解析：考查介词。上文提到Stan Munro是一个牙签工程师，空前一句提到这次作业帮助作者认识到他更擅长其他的事情，比如写作和弹钢琴(而不擅长用牙签制作东西)。故此处应表示“不像Stan Munro，我不是当牙签工程师的料”。故填介词Unlike。
答案：Unlike
9．解析：考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是前面的the chance，关系词在从句中作主语，故用which。
答案：which
10．解析：考查词性转换。空处修饰谓语动词，要用副词truly。注意：true变副词时要去e再加ly。
答案：truly
