【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ______ my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit put away ________ a rainy day. Most people think taxi drivers are tough. But I think people get the ________ impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will ________ （regard） as honest fellows. I39。ve been in the taxicab business for thirtyfive years. In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have never had any trouble with the public, not ________ with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong once in a while, I just agree with them and then they behave ________ （they）. I believe honesty is one of the greatest ________ （gift） there is. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the ________ （easy） it gets. 【答案】 to earn；It；but yet；for；wrong/false；be regarded；even；themselves；gifts；easier 【解析】【分析】本文講述了作為出租車司機的作者，在幾十年的職業(yè)生涯中，認識到誠實是最寶貴的品質(zhì)。 （1）句意：我在1913年來到這個國家，在參加第一次世界大戰(zhàn)之前，我做了幾份工作，掙了幾美元。不定式做目的狀語，故填 to earn。 （2）句意：有時這并不太容易，但我的妻子打理我們的錢，我們有一個很好的儲蓄，以備不時之需。it 指代上文的 I bought my own cab and have owned one 這件事，故填 It。 （3）句意：有時這并不太容易，但我的妻子打理我們的錢，我們有一個很好的儲蓄，以備不時之需。根據(jù) hasn39。t been too easy at times 和 have a good bit put away 可知此處表示轉(zhuǎn)折，故填 but/yet 。 （4）句意：有時這并不太容易，但我的妻子打理我們的錢，我們有一個很好的儲蓄，以備不時之需。此處表示目的，for，介詞，為了，故填 for。 （5）句意：但是我認為人們錯誤的認為他們是壞的。 impression是名詞，其前是形容詞做定語，根據(jù) Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will6（regard） as honest fellows 可知是錯誤的印象，wrong/false是形容詞，錯誤的，故填 wrong/false。 （6）句意：他們中的大多數(shù)人將被視為誠實的人。regard與主語most of them是被動關系，根據(jù)助動詞will，可知是一般將來時的被動語態(tài)，故填 be regarded。 （7）句意：在我開出租車的這些年里，我從來沒有遇到過公眾的麻煩，即使是酒鬼。根據(jù) I have never had any trouble 可知此處是副詞修飾介詞短語，even，即使，是副詞，加強語氣，故填 even。 （8）句意：即使他們偶爾有點倔強，我也只是同意他們的意見，然后他們就會規(guī)規(guī)矩矩地行事。behave oneself，固定搭配， 規(guī)規(guī)矩矩 ，主語是they，故反身代詞是themselves，故填 themselves。 （9）句意：我相信誠實是最好的禮物之一。 one of 后是名詞復數(shù)，gift是名詞，故填 gifts。 （10）句意：我已經(jīng)嘗試這個很長時間了，而且我嘗試的時間越長，它就變得越容易。the+比較級，the+比較級，固定搭配，越……越，故此處是比較級，easy的比較級是easier，故填 easier。 【點評】考查語言綜合運用能力，注意謂語的語態(tài)，非謂語動詞，詞性，連詞搭配等多種用法。7．閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當?shù)脑~,或填入括號中所給單詞的正確形式。 How are American families different from Chinese ones? In some ways American families are very different from Chinese ones, and in other ways they are ________ same. For example, American families enjoy family dinners. They support and love each other just ________ Chinese families do. The ________（different） e from culture, however. Many Chinese students are surprised to learn that American teenagers are ________（allow） to make many decisions ________ their own, and the parents want their children to leave home at eighteen. In most American families, children are encouraged to make their own ________（choose） at a young age. They start with small choices and gradually larger ones until they graduate from high school. That is when they face ________（big） decision of their lives: what to do next. Parents and family will help with the choice, but the children themselves make the ________（finally） decision. Americans seldom move back into family homes ________ they get older. ________, they prefer to have their own lives for as long as possible. It is important to remember that these are cultural differences, and that Americans see this as part of the culture. 【答案】 the；as；differences；allowed；on；choices；the biggest；final；when；Instead 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了美國家庭和中國家庭的不同。 （1）句意： 在某些方面，美國家庭與中國家庭非常不同，而在其他方面，他們是一樣的。be the same，固定搭配，相同，故填the。 （2）句意： 他們互相支持和愛，就像中國家庭一樣。just as引導方式狀語從句，像……一樣，故填as。 （3）句意：然而又有文化的不同。the定冠詞后是名詞，根據(jù)謂語是動詞原形e，可知主語是名詞復數(shù)，different是形容詞，difference是名詞，故填differences。 （4）句意： 許多中國學生驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)，美國青少年允許自己做很多決定，父母希望他們的孩子在18歲離開家。be allowed to do，固定搭配，允許做某事，故填allowed。 （5）句意：許多中國學生驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)，美國青少年允許自己做很多決定，父母希望他們的孩子在18歲離開家。make decisions on sth，固定搭配，做關于……的決定，故填on。 （6）句意： 在大多數(shù)美國家庭中，孩子們被鼓勵在年幼時做出自己的選擇。their形容詞性物主代詞后是名詞，此處表示泛指用名詞復數(shù)，choose是動詞，choice是名詞，故填choices。 （7）句意：那是他們面臨人生最大的決定：下一步該做什么。根據(jù) of their lives 可知是最高級的比較范圍，big是形容詞，最高級前要有the定冠詞，故填the biggest。 （8）句意： 父母和家人會幫助他們做出選擇，但是孩子自己會做出最后的決定。 decision是名詞其前是形容詞，finally是副詞，final是形容詞，故填final。 （9）句意： 美國人很少在他們長大后搬回家里。根據(jù) move back into family homes 和they get older 可知此處是時間狀語從句，故表示當……的時候，故是連詞when，故填when。 （10）句意： 相反他們更喜歡盡可能長久地擁有自己的生活。此處是副詞位于句首， move back into family homes 搬回家和prefer to have their own lives 擁有自己的生活，表示相反的兩種結(jié)果，故填Instead。 【點評】考查語法填空，注意非謂語動詞，詞性，連詞搭配等多種用法8．閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)語境、音標或所給單詞的提示，在每個空格內(nèi)填入一個適當?shù)脑~，要求所填的詞意義準確，使短文意思完整、行文連貫。 When I was in the middle school, I got into an argument with a boy in my class. The teacher ________（decide） to teach us a very important lesson. She brought us up to the front of the ________[39。kla:sru:m]and placed him on one side of her desk and________on the other. In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could ________（hard）see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. White, he________[39。 a:nsa（r）d] I couldn39。t________[b?39。li?v] he said the object was white, when it was clearly black! Another argument started between my classmate and me, this time about the________of the object. The teacher told me to stand where the boy was standing and told him to e stand where I had been. We changed________（place）, and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, White. It was an object with two differently colored sides, and from his viewpoint （視角） it was________. Only from my side it was black. I have always remembered the lesson I learned that day. Sometimes we need to look at the problem from the other ________（person） viewpoint in order to truly understand his/her view. 【答案】 decided；classroom；me；easily；answered；believe；color；places；white；person39。s 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了作者明白的認識道理，我們需要從別人的角度來看待問題，以便真正理解他的觀點。 （1）句意：老師決定給我們上一節(jié)很重要的課。根據(jù) When I was in the middle school可知時態(tài)是一般過去時 ， 故填 decided。 （2）句意：她把我們帶到教室前面根據(jù)，定冠詞the后是名詞， [39。kla:sru:m] 是classroom，教室，是名詞，故填 classroom。 （3）句意：讓他在桌子的一邊，我在另一邊，在她的桌子中間有一個很大的圓形物體。此處是placed的并列賓語，故用賓格，此