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。

    (2023·湖南邵阳期末) The Internet has the power   1  (connect) people across the world to a single shared community. Even in remote mountain areas, the Internet   2   (enable) people to reach beyond their villages and get in touch with the outside world. We can achieve almost anything online.

    The Internet has many   3  (advantage). One of the greatest advantages of the Internet lies in the quick and easy access to a huge amount of information. With the click of a mouse or the touch of a button, it is possible to find out almost anything we care to know.   4   a certain extent, all of the world’s knowledge is at our fingertips. No wonder the Internet has now become the   5  (one) place that the majority of people turn to for information. The Internet has also made our lives unbelievably convenient, with all sorts of goods and services   6  (provide) by e-commerce. Above all else, the Internet helps us establish and maintain social ties. With all sorts of communication software, physical distance no longer gets in   7   way. There are endless ways to share our views on matters or let someone know we care about them.

    8   the Internet brings many valuable advantages,   9  (be) connected has its problems. Only when the Internet is used properly and   10  (responsible) can it be a place of discovery, wonder and inspiration for everyone.

【答案解析】

本文为一篇说明文，介绍了互联网的好处，并告诉我们应正确使用互联网。

1.to connect。考查非谓语动词。句意：互联网有能力将世界各地的人们连接到一个共享的社区。分析句子可知，空处作定语，修饰抽象名词power，故用动词不定式作定语。故填to connect。

2.enables。考查动词的时态。句意：即使在偏远的山区，互联网也使人们能够走出村庄，与外界取得联系。分析句子可知，空处缺少动词作谓语。结合句意可知，此处表示客观事实，句子为一般现在时，主语the Internet为第三人称单数，故谓语动词用第三人称单数形式enables。

3.advantages。考查名词。many后搭配复数名词，advantage的复数形式为advantages。

4.To。考查介词。句意：在某种程度上，世界上所有的知识都触手可及。to a certain extent"在一定程度上，在某种程度上"。故填To。

5.first。考查序数词。句意：难怪互联网现在已经成为大多数人寻求信息的第一场所。分析句子可知，空处缺少序数词，表示"第一"，故用first。

6.provided。考查非谓语动词。句意：互联网也给我们的生活带来了难以置信的便利，电子商务提供了各种各样的商品和服务。with后的宾语为all sorts of goods and services，与provide为逻辑上的动宾关系，故用动词-ed形式作宾补。故填provided。

7.the。考查冠词。句意：有了各种各样的通信软件，物理距离不再成为障碍。get in the way "妨碍，阻碍"。故填the。

8.While/Although/Though。考查状语从句。句意：虽然互联网带来了许多宝贵的益处，但"互联"也有它自身的问题。分析句子结构可知，空处缺少从属连词，引导状语从句，"  8   the Internet brings many valuable advantages"表示让步，故用While/Although/Though引导。

9.being。考查非谓语动词。分析句子可知，"  9  (be) connected"作主语，故用be的动词-ing形式being， 与connected构成动词-ing的被动语态。故填being。

10.responsibly。考查副词。句意：只有正确和负责任地使用互联网，它才能成为每个人发现之地、奇妙之所和灵感之源。分析句子可知，空处与properly并列，故应用副词。故填responsibly。