语法填空

      阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

       Friendship is a connection between people who make time to offer each other honest support. As our generation grow up in this digital age, online communication   1   (be) the norm (常态). Despite seeing some friends at school, we get most of the    2   (update) on their lives the same way we do with friends     3     live three states away — by viewing what they post on social media.

      However, there is simply no way    4   (feel) real friendships other than by sharing experiences with friends you see in real life on    5     regular basis. Online friendships, on the other hand, create a false sense of support. And that’s only part of the problem. When     6      (communicate) with people online, we don’t get a full picture of whom they are. This is because some people create an    7   (impress) that is different from their true self on the Internet when they aren’t satisfied     8     whom they are in real life — so we can never be certain of whom we    9    (deal) with online.  

      If we continue to depend     10   (heavy) on social media for support, we will lose some important social skills.

【答案解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了友谊是一种人与人之间的联系，但随着我们这一代人在数字时代的成长，在线交流已成为常态。如果我们继续过度依赖社交媒体维持友谊，将会失去一些重要的社交技能。

1．is。考查动词的时态和主谓一致。由空前的“our generation grow up”可知，此处说的是现阶段的状态，应用一般现在时。主句主语为online communication，故谓语动词应用单数形式。故填is。

2．updates。考查名词的数。update意为“最新消息”，为可数名词；由空前的most of和空后的their lives可知，此处表示复数概念，故用其复数形式updates。

3. who/that。考查定语从句的关系词。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，指代先行词friends，且在从句中作主语，指人。故填who/that。

4．to feel。考查非谓语动词。way后常用动词不定式作定语，表示“……的方法”。故填to feel。

5．a。考查冠词。短语on a regular basis=regularly，表示“定期”，为固定短语。故填a。

6．communicating。考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，“When   6   ”为“连词+现在分词”结构，可看作时间状语从句的省略。故填communicating。

7．impression。考查名词。由空前的冠词an可知，空处应填单数名词。故填impression。

8．with。考查介词。be satisfied with...意为“对……感到满意”为固定短语。故填with。

9．are dealing。考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据语境可知，此处表示正在进行的动作，应用现在进行时；逻辑主语为we，谓语应用复数形式。故填are dealing。

10．heavily。考查副词。分析句子结构可知，空处修饰短语动词depend on，应用副词，故填heavily。