AThousandSplendidSuns1.(write)byKhaledHosseinishowstheinfluencethatAfghanistan’sviolenthistoryhashadonindividuals2.(especial)itswomen.Hosseinidescribesthe3.(life)ofLailaandMariamandt

Question

  A Thousand Splendid Suns 1. ____ (write) by Khaled Hosseini shows the influence that Afghanistan’s violent history has had on individuals 2. ____ (especial) its women.

   Hosseini describes the 3. ____ (life) of Laila and Mariam and their struggle against society and the Taliban .They are both married to a shoemaker Rasheed 4.____ is constantly abusing them. Initially Mariam Rasheed's first wife doesn ’ t like Laila but she soon realizes 5.____ she is in desperate need of a friend.

   Khaled Hosseini ’ s purpose is 6.____ (show) the hardships of women in Afghanistan and all they must stand in the household as well as society. The constant fear of a bomb 7.____

(hit) a house appears frequently in the story making 8.____ all the more heart-breaking.

   A Thousand Splendid Suns is a remarkable story of two women in a society that is 9.____ (willing) to see Mariam and Laila as equals. Not only 10. ____ Hosseini tell a story of women trying to survive but he gives the reader knowledge of a lifestyle that is foreign.I’ m happy to recommend the book to you.

Answer 1

1. written。考查过去分词作定语的用法。设空处作后置定语，write与A Thousand Splendid Suns之间是逻辑 上的动宾关系，且write所表示的动作己完成，故填written。

2. especially。考查副词。设空处意为 “尤其”，故填especially。

3. lives。考查名词。由 Laila and Mariam可知/设空处应填life的复数 形式lives。

4. who。考查关系词。设空处引导非 限制性定语从句修饰Rasheed 且在 从句中作主语，故填who。

5. that。考查连接词。设空处引导宾语 从句且从句意义及成分均完整，故填 that。

6. to show。考查不定式作表语的用 法。设空处表目的，故填to show。

7. hitting。考查动词-ing形式作定语的 用法。

bomb与hit之间是逻辑上的 主谓关系，且hit表示的是正在进行 的动作，故填hitting。

8. it。考查代词。设空处指代the story 故填 it。

9. unwilling。考查形容词作表语的用 法。由文中的 struggle hardships 等 可知，那是一个不愿意平等对待 Mariam和Laila的社会，故填 unwilling .

10. does。not only位于句首时，其后的句子要部分倒装，且此处应用一般 现在时，故填does。