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rged, I bought my own cab and have owned one ever since. ________ hasn39。t been too easy at times, ________ 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(jī)的作者,在幾十年的職業(yè)生涯中,認(rèn)識(shí)到誠實(shí)是最寶貴的品質(zhì)。 (1)句意:我在1913年來到這個(gè)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(shí)這并不太容易,但我的妻子打理我們的錢,我們有一個(gè)很好的儲(chǔ)蓄,以備不時(shí)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(shí)這并不太容易,但我的妻子打理我們的錢,我們有一個(gè)很好的儲(chǔ)蓄,以備不時(shí)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(shí)這并不太容易,但我的妻子打理我們的錢,我們有一個(gè)很好的儲(chǔ)蓄,以備不時(shí)之需。此處表示目的,for,介詞,為了,故填 for。 (5)句意:但是我認(rèn)為人們錯(cuò)誤的認(rèn)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(cuò)誤的印象,wrong/false是形容詞,錯(cuò)誤的,故填 wrong/false。 (6)句意:他們中的大多數(shù)人將被視為誠實(shí)的人。regard與主語most of them是被動(dòng)關(guān)系,根據(jù)助動(dòng)詞will,可知是一般將來時(shí)的被動(dòng)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(qiáng)語氣,故填 even。 (8)句意:即使他們偶爾有點(diǎn)倔強(qiáng),我也只是同意他們的意見,然后他們就會(huì)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(shí)是最好的禮物之一。 one of 后是名詞復(fù)數(shù),gift是名詞,故填 gifts。 (10)句意:我已經(jīng)嘗試這個(gè)很長時(shí)間了,而且我嘗試的時(shí)間越長,它就變得越容易。the+比較級(jí),the+比較級(jí),固定搭配,越……越,故此處是比較級(jí),easy的比較級(jí)是easier,故填 easier。 【點(diǎn)評】考查語言綜合運(yùn)用能力,注意謂語的語態(tài),非謂語動(dòng)詞,詞性,連詞搭配等多種用法。10.閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~,或填入括號(hào)內(nèi)所給單詞的正確形式(每空最多不超過3個(gè)單詞)。 Thomas Edison was a great American ________ (invent).When he was________child, he was always asking questions and trying out new ideas. No matter________ hard it was, he never gave up. Young Tom was in school for only three ________ (month). His teacher didn39。t understand why he had so many strange questions. Most of ________(they) were not about his lessons. The teacher didn39。t want to teach Tom any more. He asked Tom39。s mother to take the boy home. Tom39。s mother taught him ________ (read) and write, and she found him a very good student. He learnt very fast and became very ________(interest) in science. One day, he saw a little boy ________(play) on the railway tracks (鐵軌) at a station. A train was ing near quickly, and the boy was too frightened (恐懼) to move. Edison rushed out and took him away ________ (safe). The boy39。s father was so thankful that he taught Edison to send messages ________telegraph (電報(bào)).【答案】 inventor;a;how;months;them;to read;interested;playing;safely;by 【解析】【分析】這篇短文簡要介紹了著名發(fā)明家愛迪生的生平,他因?yàn)榘l(fā)明了電燈,從而改變了人們的生活。并且短文詳細(xì)描述了愛迪生的人格特點(diǎn)。 (1)句意:托馬斯愛迪生是一位偉大的美國發(fā)明家。根據(jù) a great American是形容詞,故前后是名詞單數(shù),invent是動(dòng)詞,名詞是inventor。故填inventor。 (2)句意:當(dāng)他還是個(gè)孩子的時(shí)候,他總是問問題。child是以輔音音素開頭的單數(shù)名詞,故用不定冠詞a表示泛指。故填a。 (3)句意:無論多么困難,他都不會(huì)放棄。hard是副詞,根據(jù)語序it was可知,no matter how表示無論如何的意思,引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句。故填how。 (4)句意:小湯姆只上了三個(gè)月的學(xué)?;鶖?shù)詞three后用復(fù)試形式months。故填months。 (5)句意:他問的問題大部分都與他的功課無關(guān)。of是介詞,其后應(yīng)該要用賓格形式,they的賓格是them。故填them。 (6)句意:湯姆的母親教他讀寫。taught是teach的過去式,教某人做某事teach sb. to do sth.,故填to read。 (7)句意:她媽媽發(fā)現(xiàn)他是個(gè)很好的學(xué)生。他學(xué)得很快,對科學(xué)很感興趣。對什么感興趣be interested in 。故填interested。 (8)句意:一天,他看到一個(gè)小男孩在火車站的鐵軌上玩耍。saw是see的過去式,看到某人在做某事應(yīng)為see sb. doing sth.,故填playing。 (9)句意:一列火車很快就要開過來了,男孩嚇得不敢動(dòng)。愛迪生沖過去把他帶到了安全的地方。took是take的過去式,take是動(dòng)詞應(yīng)該用副詞來修飾,safe是形容詞,副詞是safety。故填safely。 (10)句意:這個(gè)男孩的父親非常感激愛迪生,教他用電報(bào)發(fā)送消息。by通過某種方法、手段。表示傳達(dá)、傳遞的方式或媒介。故填by。 【點(diǎn)評】考查語言綜合運(yùn)用能力,注意名詞復(fù)數(shù),詞性,介詞,和see sb. doing sth的固定搭配等多種用法。