【正文】 0。 After being discharged, 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(guān)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(fù)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。10．閱讀下面的短文，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，或填入括號中所給單詞的正確形式。 A wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing ________（weak） day by day. Since he was unable to look after ________（him）, he decided to hire （雇傭） a nurse to take care ________him. One day, the old man interviewed two ________（nurse）—Anthony and Peter. Anthony was a handsome young man while Peter looked quite ordinary. The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, Anthony has ________（give） me a very bad account of you. He said you are rude and untrustworthy. Is this correct? Peter thought for a minute and said, ________Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things. The old man was very impressed by Peter39。s words. At the same time, Anthony came back with ________cup of tea for the old man. The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then returned to Anthony and told him. Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. ________do you think about this? After hearing this, Anthony shouted ________（angry）. In the end, Peter ________（choose）. Peter looked quite mon, but he had impressive inner beauty.【答案】 weaker；himself；of；nurses；given；If；a；What；angrily；was chosen 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了一個老人在錄用護士時，故意挑起對方的矛盾，通過兩人截然不同的反應(yīng)，從而判斷誰適合。 （1）句意： 他一天比一天虛弱。weak是形容詞，形容詞修飾系動詞grow，根據(jù)day by day可知是比較級weaker，故填 weaker。 （2）句意： 因為他不能照顧自己 ，他決定雇一個護士來照顧他。look after oneself，照顧自己，主語是he，故反身代詞是himself，故填 himself。 （3）句意：因為他不能照顧自己 ，他決定雇一個護士來照顧他。take care of，固定搭配，照顧，故填of 。 （4）句意：一天，老人面試兩個護士—— Anthony and Peter 。two后是可數(shù)名詞復(fù)習(xí)，nurse，是可數(shù)名詞，故填nurses。 （5）句意： 安東尼對你的評價很差。根據(jù)助動詞has可知此處是現(xiàn)在完成時，故填過去分詞，give的過去分詞是given，故填given 。 （6）句意：如果安東尼對我有看法，我一定有什么問題。此處是條件狀語從句，故是引導(dǎo)詞if，如果，故填I(lǐng)f。 （7）句意：同時，安東尼給老人端了杯茶回來。cup是名詞單數(shù)，以輔音音素開頭，故用不定冠詞a表示泛指，a cup of，固定搭配，一杯……，故填a。 （8）句意：你對此怎么想？此處是特殊疑問句，think后缺少賓語，故用what提問，故填What。 （9）句意：聽到這，安東尼生氣地大喊。副詞修飾動詞shouted，angrily，是副詞，生氣地，故填angrily。 （10）句意：最后，Peter被錄用。根據(jù) Peter looked quite mon ， 可知時態(tài)是一般過去時，choose與主語Peter是被動關(guān)系，故用一般過去時的被動語態(tài)，主語是第三人稱單數(shù)，故助動詞是was，choose的過去分詞是chosen，故填 was chosen 。 【點評】考查語法填空，注意調(diào)整詞性，時態(tài)，主謂一致和名詞的數(shù)等。